Vitter Votes to Move Forward with WRDA 2016
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"We are one step closer to passing WRDA 2016, which will authorize and implement much-needed water infrastructure reforms in
Vitter was instrumental in the construction of WRDA 2016 and successfully included several important provisions that will directly benefit
* Authorization of the
* Authorization for reconstructing the aging Calcasieu Lock, ensuring safe, reliable transportation along the
* Reforms to the
* Authority for ports to get limited reimbursement for maintenance they perform using their own equipment on federal navigation channels to help clear the bureaucratic log jam in routine maintenance and operation of
* Provisions that increase the beneficial use of dredged material, which is critically important for the restoration of our coast - including the placement of dredged material in a location other than the least cost alternative.
* Provisions that allow local flood protection authorities to increase the level of protection after a disaster and rehabilitate existing levees to provide the authorized level of protection and meet the National Flood Insurance Program requirements.
* Provisions that allow locals to get credit for money they spend for operations and maintenance of multipurpose protection structures and work they've already completed on coastal restoration projects.
* Studies to look at improvements to the
After the recent devastating flooding in
Read this original document at: https://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/vitter-votes-to-move-forward-with-wrda-2016
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