The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night approved a nearly $3 billion bill to improve the nation’s ports, dams and harbors, protect against floods, restore shorelines, and support other water-related projects.
The bipartisan bill, titled the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, passed the lower chamber on a 408-2 vote.
The Water Resources Development Act would authorize a host of projects nationwide, including nearly $1 billion for a massive project to stem coastal erosion in Galveston, Texas, and restore wetlands and marshes damaged by Hurricane Harvey. The bill also would boost a project to deepen and expand the harbor in Savannah, Ga., and direct the Army Corps of Engineers to study two dozen projects to reduce flood risks, improve navigation and protect against aquatic invasive species.
If approved by Congress and signed by the president, the water-projects bill would be the third two-year authorization in a row approved by Congress, according to the Associated Press.
