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The term “construction” appears 636 times in the $908 billion pandemic relief package and $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump at the end of December.
In other words, while the relief package was less than half the size of the initial $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, there’s still plenty in the overall bill for contractors to be happy about.
“Lots of construction spending is always a good thing, as long as everyone has access to it,” said Kristen Swearingen, vice president of legislative and political affairs at Associated Builders and Contractors. Her cautionary tone refers to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which many nonunion contractors oppose, potentially being passed in the 117th Congress after Democrats regained control of the Senate this week.
Beach renourishment projects are primarily funded by periodic congressional allocations and overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Port City Daily photo/File)
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. When the president signed an omnibus spending bill on Dec. 27, it unlocked $1.4 trillion in government appropriations and $900 billion in Covid-19 aid.
In addition to averting a partial government shutdown, the passage of the bill will fund a number of projects spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which will impact beaches and waterways close to home.
Wilmington District
Projects helmed by USACE in Wilmington got a $53 million boost, mostly for “operations and maintenance.” A maintenance dredging project for the Wilmington Harbor earned $15.1 million. A similar project for Morehead City Harbor gleaned $7.1 million, and $3.6 million was dedicated to maintenance dredging for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
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EMWD serves a 555-square-mile area, encompassing Hemet, Mead Valley, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Perris, San Jacinto, the Temecula Valley and Winchester. (Shutterstock)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA The Eastern Municipal Water District will receive $25 million in federal funds over the next several years to expand its desalination program, increasing fresh water stocks and reducing dependence on water imports, the agency announced Tuesday.
The Perris-based EMWD was selected to receive the additional funding under the recently approved federal Water Resources Development Act, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be responsible for distributing the funds. EMWD is incredibly appreciative of our federal elected officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for their partnership and support of our expanding desalination program, EMWD Board Vice President Phil Paule said. This funding is another example of EMWD s continued commitment to work with our federal partners to bring lo
Blue Cypress Lake
In 2020, we were consumed with news of the pandemic, politics and protests; however, our environmental problems did not go away. Tania Ortega-Cowan speaks with Eve Samples of Friends of the Everglades and Ken Grudens of the
Indian River Land Trust to get a status report on our waterways.
We’ve had our fill of toxic blue-green algae and red tide here on the Treasure Coast. Keeping our waterways clean is critical to our personal health, and Florida’s economy. On Monday, we checked in with two local experts for a status report.
ES: I’m Eve Samples and I’m the Executive Director of Friends of the Everglades.