The City of Arlington, Texas rejected the channelization of Johnson Creek in
favor of buyouts, riverside trails, and floodplain restoration. To learn
more, visit
(Select the following to go to:) http://www.amrivers.org/johnson.html
To learn more about non-structural alternatives to levees and dams, visit
(Select the following to go to:) http://www.amrivers.org/flood.html
The Energy and Water Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee is expected to vote this week on the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for FY 2000, which provides annual funding for the Corps. The Senate, which has already acted on their version of the bill, cut funding for several habitat restoration funding programs, including habitat restoration programs for the Columbia, Upper Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
To learn more and find out what you can do, visit
(Select the following to go to:) http://www.amrivers.org/rbudget.html
More than 100 conservation groups joined testimony supporting federal
funding for Corps of Engineers habitat restoration program and projects. To
view the testimony, visit
(Select the following to go to:) http://www.amrivers.org/corpsactionappropdoc.html
To send a letter, visit
http://www.amrivers.org/corpsactionpackardletter.html To learn more about
Corps restoration programs, visit
(Select the following to go to:) http://www.amrivers.org/corpsauthorities.html
House and Senate negotiators appear to be unable to resolve their
differences over competing versions of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1999 (WRDA), which authorizes new Corps of Engineers projects and sets
new flood control, navigation, and environmental policy. To view each bill,
visit http://thomas.loc.gov and type in S. 507 and H.R. 1480. To view a list
of project authorized by the bills, visit
(Select the following to go to:) http://www.amrivers.org/wrdaprojects.htm
Top officials with the Corps of Engineers suggested at the Mississippi River
Basin Alliance conference last weekend that the restoration of coastal
Louisiana - which could cost more than $10 billion - would be the Corps'
next large-scale ecosystem restoration project. To view a plan to restore
coastal Louisiana, visit
(Select the following to go to:) http://www.lacoast.gov/Programs/2050/Index.htm
Conservation and taxpayer groups met in Louisiana in March to develop a national strategy and network to reform the Corps of Engineers. In the coming months, we will be developing an internal document that will discuss key issues and develop national strategies. Subjects will include flood control, environmental restoration, navigation, ports and beaches. If you would like to be involved in the development of this document, please contact smcdowell@amrivers.org.
Suzy McDowell
Outreach Coordinator
American Rivers
1025 Vermont Ave, NW, #720
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-7550 x3040
smcdowell@amrivers.org OR send online mail right now to: Suzy McDowell
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