Senate approves 2016 Water Resources Development Act

The US Senate passed the 2016 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by 95 to 3 votes. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced the measure on Apr. 25. The American Petroleum Institute applauded the Senate’s Sept. 15 bipartisan action.

Nick Snow

Sept. 16, 2016

“This bill, aimed at maintaining and improving the safety of our nation’s ports and harbors, will help ensure that our nation’s energy renaissance continues to provide benefits to American consumers while taking steps to improve the environment,” API Executive Vice-Pres. Louis Finkel said.

About 40% of all goods transported on US waterways are crude oil or petroleum products, Finkel noted. The WRDA would ensure that the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund has the resources needed to maintain our nation’s ports and harbors, Finkel said.

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Nick Snow

NICK SNOW covered oil and gas in Washington for more than 30 years. He worked in several capacities for The Oil Daily and was founding editor of Petroleum Finance Week before joining OGJ as its Washington correspondent in September 2005 and becoming its full-time Washington editor in October 2007. He retired from OGJ in January 2020.