WRRDA amendments and Committee Report released; House vote tomorrow 

 

The U.S. House of Representatives will be taking up the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) tomorrow. In advance of this action, the Rules Committee has released a  list of amendments submitted for consideration and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) has released their full Committee Report. PNWA staff has reviewed both documents and will be providing our thoughts to the Northwest House delegation as the legislation is considered tomorrow.

 

PNWA provided our initial thoughts on WRRDA when it was first introduced. Over 100 amendments were submitted by 10am this morning on various water resource policies and projects. The Rules Committee will be reviewing all amendments tonight to determine the terms of debate and consideration tomorrow by the House. The final vote is expected to take place by tomorrow evening.

 

PNWA has been urging Members of the Northwest Delegation to support passage of WRRDA, so that the bill can be conferenced by the House and Senate later this year. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact Heather Stebbings.  

PNWA welcomes Almota Elevator Company and Van Ness Feldman to the membership

  

Almota Elevator has been a wheat market receiving point at Almota, WA (Colfax) since 1919. Originally warehousing sacked wheat for shipment by steamboat on the Snake/Columbia Rivers to Portland, later by bulk rail and sacked, and finally by bulk barge with the completion of the federal waterway. Currently it employs sixteen individuals with nine full-time positions at four locations including the company headquarters in downtown Colfax, WA. For more information, please contact Daniel Hart.     

 

With offices in both Washington D.C., and Seattle, Van Ness Feldman provides strategic business advice, legislative and policy advocacy, legal and regulatory compliance counsel, representation in administrative proceedings and litigation, and support for project development, permitting, and transactions in the inter-related areas of energy, the environment, natural resources, public lands, real estate, health care, land use, and infrastructure. They help clients design and comply with federal law, develop and finance new energy projects, address complex public land use issues, secure permits for project operations, close major acquisitions and divestitures, and advocate for clients' interests before Congress, the Executive Branch, agencies, and the courts. For more information, please contact Ben McMakin.