An anticipated Senate rider fight regarding Corps reform has been delayed because House appropriators have been unable to pass their version of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill for FY 2001. However, the rider may be tacked onto the appropriations bill for military construction.
To learn more about the rider blocking Corps reform, visit
http://amrivers.localweb.com/corpsreform.html
To send a letter or call your Senator, visit
http://amrivers.localweb.com/corps-action6.html
The White House called for Republicans to drop a series of anti-environmental riders from appropriations bills, including a rider blocking Corps reform.
To read the White House fact sheet, visit
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0609-124.html
Chief of Engineers Gen. Joe Ballard did not retire last week (as was expected) and may stay until October.
Administration officials cited a policy preventing early retirement during an ongoing investigation.
To see Ballard’s e-mail to the Corps, visit
http://www.amrivers.org/template2.asp?cat=7&page=235&id=1954&filter=1955
The Corps continued to design new locks for the Mississippi River despite a 1999 law specifically preventing such actions.
To read an article, visit
http://www.postnet.com./postnet/stories.nsf/ByDocID/CF4563712653639B862568F80040F0F3
Conservation groups urged Congress to reform the Corps by requiring independent review, modern estimates of benefits and costs, greater local cost-sharing and by holding the Corps to the same wetland mitigation standards as private developers.
To view testimony, visit
http://amrivers.localweb.com/corpsreform.html
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