Army Corps Civil Works Funding: A Primer

Abstract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is an agency in the Department of Defense with both military and civil works responsibilities. At the direction of Congress, the Corps plans, builds, operates, and maintains a range of water resource and related recreation facilities. Its civil works responsibilities are principally to support navigation, reduce flood and storm damage, and protect and restore aquatic ecosystems. The agency also has several water resources regulatory responsibilities and issues multiple types of permits. Congress typically funds Corps civil works activities through annual Energy and Water Development Appropriations acts. Congress often provides more funds than requested by the Administration, as shown in Figure 1.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 2014
Accession Number
AD1171919

Entities

People

  • Charles V. Stern
  • Nicole T. Carter

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Inland Waterways
  • Law
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Storms
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Water
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Riverine Ecology