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Senators say Howard Hanson Dam was ‘‘shovel-ready’’ but administration cut construction funding
Summary
Senator Murray and subcommittee members pressed Corps officials about removal of construction funds for the Howard Hanson Dam project, which senators said had been fully authorized and funded to proceed in earlier bipartisan bills but was zeroed out in the administration's allocation plan.
Senator Murray and other members of the energy and water subcommittee told the Army Corps and administration witnesses that the Howard Hanson Dam project near Seattle is “shovel ready” and that recent allocations removed construction funding the project needs to proceed on schedule.
Murray said Congress had provided $500,000,000 in the FY2025 work plan and in both the House and Senate bills that would have allowed construction to continue as planned. “It’s clear that the Howard Hanson Dam project is shovel ready,” she said, and described the…
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