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WRDA 2024 Unanimously Passed by Senate

Thursday, the Senate unanimously passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, also known as S. 4367. The Senate’s version of the bill, supported by Illinois Senators Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, includes provisions for lock and dam improvement along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. IL Corn thanks Sen. Durbin and Duckworth for their investment in the state’s waterways infrastructure.

The Senate WRDA 2024 bill (Section 109) permanently adjusted the inland waterways cost-share for construction and major rehabilitation projects to 75% general revenues/25% Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF) (from 65%/35%). It also provided 100% full Federal funding for projects funded in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding will allow for continued improvements to be made on Lock and Dam 25, on the Illinois-Missouri border.

The House of Representatives passed its WRDA legislation on July 22, but the bill did not include any inland waterways provision. Now, the Senate EPW Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will begin the conference process to resolve differences between the two bills.

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