Tag: Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund

Congress recently made a major, if little noticed, new investment in American infrastructure. As part of the year-end budget deal, lawmakers released $10 billion that had been locked away in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) to be used for its intended purpose: dredging U.S. harbors to keep our ports open and to support U.S. economic and national security.

Maritime infrastructure is an indispensable national asset, which is why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recognizes the Maritime Transportation System (MTS) as one of the seven critical subsectors within…

On December 22, 2020, the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) praised congressional passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 as part of the FY 2021 omnibus spending bill and urged President Trump to sign it into law. DCA’s CEO & Executive Director Richard Balzano made the following statement in support of WRDA’s passage:

“For the first time WRDA will open the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) for its…

For Immediate Release

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund bill on Monday October 28, 2019.  The bill may be presented in the House under “suspension of the rules.”

“We strongly support the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for its intended purpose,” said William P. Doyle, CEO and Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of…

This morning, May 9, 2019, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio addressed the Propeller Club of Washington, DC at its monthly breakfast.  Chairman DeFazio spoke about the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and his strong support for the Jones Act.  Yesterday, Chairman DeFazio passed out of Committee H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act. 

“It’s an honor to have the Chairman of the House Transportation and…