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Weber urges funding to deepen Sabine waterway, modernize Gulf ports and back nuclear demonstration projects
Summary
Rep. Randy Weber told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water that channel deepening, harbor improvements and floodgate upgrades are needed to keep Gulf Coast energy and military logistics moving; local sponsors have offered a larger-than-usual share of project costs, he said.
Representative Randy Weber, R-Texas, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water during a member day hearing that Congress should fund deepening and other upgrades to Gulf Coast navigation channels, modernize harbor infrastructure at Port of Galveston and advance small modular nuclear demonstration projects.
Weber said those improvements are necessary to move the region’s energy and military exports efficiently and to maintain what he described as “American energy dominance.” He asked the subcommittee to consider federal funding for the Sabine-Neches waterway channel improvement project, deeper channels at Galveston and upgrades to Brazos River floodgates, and to support coastal protection work for storm surge risk reduction.
Weber said the Sabine Neches waterway moves large volumes of cargo and…
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