Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Investment in our Nation’s Waterways Matter.” The purpose of this hearing is to examine the key role that ports, harbors, and inland waterways play in our communities and their economies. The hearing will also address the importance of full utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) for its authorized purposes – namely, the maintenance dredging of authorized commercial coastal and inland harbors.
Additional details, including witness lists, can be found here, once available.
HEARING DETAILS
“The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Investment in our Nation’s Waterways Matter”
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
9:30 a.m.
HVC-210, Capitol Visitor Center
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