Posted on June 3, 2026
- Rep. Greg Murphy (NC) – $7.5 million for Operations & Maintenance of the AIWW in North Carolina
- Rep. Buddy Carter (GA) – $7.87 million for Operations & Maintenance of the AIWW in Georgia
- Rep. Brian Mast (FL) – $7.5 million for Operations & Maintenance of the AIWW in Florida
The House Appropriations Committee passed the Energy & Water Appropriations Bill on May 20th and the next step will be consideration by the full House of Representatives. In the House bill, there were only 17 CPF requests for Operations & Maintenance for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nationwide, and the AIWW received three of them! Below is a table reflecting the current amounts.
On the Senate side, we received more good news! Both Senator Jon Ossoff and Senator Raphael Warnock requested $9,707,000 in Congressionally-Directed Spending (CDS is the Senate version of an earmark) for operations and maintenance of the AIWW in Georgia.
These are the first Senate earmarks for the waterway in more than 15 years. There are several steps before the Senate request can be funded. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development first must allocate funding for the project at requested levels. Then the full Senate needs to vote to advance the appropriations package that includes this request.
After the House and Senate complete their separate appropriation processes, they must agree to one joint appropriations bill that includes these requests which then must be signed by the President. We expect additional movement on appropriations this month.
AIWA Board chair David Kennedy of BoatU.S. amplified AIWA’s advocacy efforts in this recent article. Click to read and share the article.
Importantly, the inclusion of “How To Safely Pass A Dredge In A Tight Channel” features Devon Carlock, VP of Safety and Government Affairs for Cottrell Contracting, Inc, and AIWA Treasurer.
Thank you Rich Armstrong, Senior Editor BoatU.S.
On May 15, AIWA Executive Director, Brad Pickel toured recent projects along the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway led by Monica Chasten, Philadelphia District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
During the day-long tour, we visited recent thin-layer placement projects and met with Dr. Lenore Tedesco of the Wetlands Institute, a founding partner of the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab.
The Philadelphia District is a leader in Nature-based solutions and innovative use of dredge material for coastal resiliency. We continue to learn from our partners along the NJIWW as they successfully implement coastal restoration projects along the waterway.
