Congress overwhelmingly approved water resources legislation authorizing projects to improve infrastructure at ports, inland waterways, locks, dams and flood mitigation.

 

America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 authorizes more than $6 billion in spending over the next 10 years and awaits President Trump’s signature.

 

The legislation, approved 99-1 in the Senate Oct. 10 and by a voice vote in the House a month earlier, includes the Water Resources Development Act. The WRDA piece passed the House in June by a 408-2 vote.

 

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