Tag Archive: Richard Balzano

Investing in America’s Critical Maritime Infrastructure

United States

By Richard Balzano  Congress recently made a major, if little noticed, new investment in American infrastructure. As part of the year-end budget deal, lawmakers released $10 billion that had been locked away in the Harbor Maintenance Tax Trust Fund to be used for its intended purpose: dredging U.S. harbors to keep our ports open and support U.S. economic and national security. Maritime infrastructure is an indispensable national asset, which is why the U.S. Department of… Read More

DCA Praises Historic WRDA 2020 Harbor Maintenance Tax Fund Reform

DC, United States

WASHINGTON (December 22, 2020) – Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) praised Congressional passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 as part of the FY 2021 omnibus spending bill and urged President Trump to sign it into law. DCA CEO Richard Balzano made the following statement in support of WRDA’s passage: “For the first time,… Read More