WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army announced today the Civil Works studies, projects and programs that the Corps would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws -- the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. The spend plan supports the Administration hitting the ground running by focusing on cur  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: The U.S. Army has announced the Civil Works studies, projects and programs that the Corps would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws -- the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. Included in this supplemental funding  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Jan. 21 (TNSOps) -- The Illinois Soybean Association issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its spend plans outlining the specific inland waterways projects that were allocated funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Package). A significant priority for soybean and grain farmers was the $732 million designated to complete the design and construction of the Lock and Dam 25. The $829  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 19, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state will receive $2.6 billion in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) funding from theInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Supplemental Disaster Relief). This funding will support coastal, water management, and hurricane risk reduction projects throughout sou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced a $829.1 million investment in lock and dam modernization projects along the upper Mississippi River with funding made available by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act, which was supported by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). "Iowa's agriculture, manufacturing and shipping industries rely on a functioning and efficient lock   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 20 (TNSOps) -- The National Grain and Feed Association issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for prioritizing crucial inland waterways infrastructure projects in its spending plan released today that includes nearly $23 billion in supplemental funding. In the plan released on Jan. 19, the Army Corps announced it would spend $732 million to finish design and construc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released federal funding that includes over $1 billion for flood protection and repairs for Louisiana's First Congressional District in the wake of Hurricane Ida. "After Louisiana suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Ida, I am pleased to see the Corps include over $1 billion for projects in Louisi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01), along with U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has allocated $829.1 million in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the Navigation and Ecos  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: Congresswomen Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Cheri Bustos (D-IL) as well as Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Roy Blunt (R-MO) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has allocated $829.1 million in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) on the Upper Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Dick Durbin (Ill.), Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), and Chuck Grassley (Iowa), along with U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (Ill.) and Ashley Hinson (Iowa), announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has allocated $829.1 million in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) on  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Sam Graves (MO-06) led nearly a dozen of their colleagues in sending a letter to Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, urging him to prioritize funding for flood mitigation and prevention projects along the lower Missouri River. Specifically, Grassley and his colleagues are pushing Connor to utilize funding from the Infrastructure Inv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Malcolm Woolf, president and CEO of the National Hydropower Association, involving a Jan. 11, 2022, hearing on hydropower: * * * Hydropower is America's first renewable energy resource, providing enough reliable, zero-carbon electricity to power over thirty million Americans homes and playing an essential part of any climate solution. The International Energy Agency recently described hyd  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) and Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $4.1M through its Port Infrastructure Development Program to the Saint Paul Port. "The Saint Paul Port enables Minnesota's industries to compete in the global market and provides a cost-effective and environmentally-sustainab  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) and Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $4.1M through its Port Infrastructure Development Program to the Saint Paul Port. "The Saint Paul Port enables Minnesota's industries to compete in the global market and provides a cost-effective and environmentally-sustainable   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) applauded the Army Corps of Engineer's fiscal year (FY) 2022 spend plan, which allocates $742 million provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the Soo Locks and Brandon Road Lock and Dam projects. The Soo Locks project will receive $516.2 million in funding, while the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project will   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Mississippi office issued the following news release: Mississippi's United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) announces farmers and landowners can apply to receive assistance to implement conservation activities. The project will offer financial assistance to landowners in Fiscal Year (FY)  more