Army Corps of Engineers: FY2016 Appropriations
Abstract
The Energy and Water Development bill provides funding for the civil program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), an agency in the Department of Defense with both military and civilian responsibilities. Under its civil works program, the Corps plans, builds, operates, and maintains a wide range of water resources facilities. The Corps attracts congressional attention in part because its projects can have significant local and regional economic benefits and environmental effects, in addition to their water resource development purposes. Corps appropriations generally are authorized in water resources development acts. Most recently, Congress enacted a new water resources development act in June 2014, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA 2014; P.L. 113-121). In most years, the Presidents budget request for the Corps is below the agencys enacted appropriation. For FY2015, Congress appropriated $5.5 billion for the Corps, almost $1 billion more than the requested amount. The Presidents FY2016 request for the Corps was $4.7 billion, and the final FY2016 enacted appropriation was almost $6 billion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 11, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1171951
Entities
People
- Charles V. Stern
Organizations
- Library of Congress