Warner, Kaine call for increased Corps of Engineers allocation from harbors trust fund

Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine as asking the  Senate Appropriations Committee to increase funding for maintaining the nation's harbors.

They said additional funding could help expand the Port of Virginia’s capacity and bolster commerce along Virginia’s inland waterways.

Warner and Kaine joined 18 others asking to increase the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allocation from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is paid for by user fees, but only a fraction of the funds currently get appropriated for their designated purpose of harbor maintenance, despite a backlog of harbor maintenance needs throughout the country, the Senators said.

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