The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted unanimously to advance the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, maintaining a popular biennial schedule for passing WRDA bills.Passed by a 20-0 vote, the bipartisan bill now heads to the Senate floor.It authorizes 17 chief's reports for new projects and 36 feasibility studies.According to a bill summary, the Army Corps of Engineers is directed to expedite completion of a number of ongoing studies and projects critical to coastal and inland floor risk mitigation, navigation and ecosystem restoration.Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) singled out language that for the first time since 2007 authorizes new environmental infrastructure projects as well as modifications for existing projects.As an example of a project that will benefit a local community as well as the entire country, Sen. Shelley Moore Capita (R-W. Va.), the panel's ranking member, highlighted a significant project for coastal storm risk management on the coast of Texas.
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