Vitter Announces Morganza Chief’s Report Completed by Corps (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter, top Republican on the Senate committee that oversees the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, today announced that the Corps has completed the Morganza to the Gulf Chief’s Report. Vitter ensured that the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) included the ability for Morganza to get authorization under this bill when he passed the bill through the Senate. The Chief’s Report is a major step in achieving authorization. The last hurdle is a mandated 120 day review by the Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works and the Office of Management and Budget. “After nearly two decades, this is huge step to finally get Morganza moving forward, which will have major benefits for south Louisiana,” Vitter said. “Many Louisianians are under threat of flooding every hurricane season, and this project would give them much needed relief. I’ll continue working with the House to take up and pass the WRDA bill we passed in the Senate.” On May 15, Vitter was able to get WRDA, S. 601, agreed to in the U.S. Senate with a vote of 83 to 14. Currently, WRDA is awaiting consideration in the House of Representatives. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved WRDA on March 20, 2013. Vitter is the top Republican on the Committee and the lead sponsor along with Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif). WRDA provides critical flood protection for communities across the country and particularly in Louisiana. Projects like the Morganza to the Gulf and Louisiana Coastal System Ecosystem Restoration Projects will all be able to get authorization under this bill. Morganza is a system of levees, floodgates and a lock on the Houma Navigation Canal aimed at protecting residents of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from storm flooding. The Corps has been working on the federal project since 1992.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:28:28 +0000
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