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Washington, D.C.-Inland waterways and the crucial role they currently play in the nation's economy and could play in reducing congestion on major highways was one of the topics discussed at a congressional hearing on implementing landmark reforms in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, made it clear the hearing also was the kickoff to getting the next WRDA legislation passed by the new Congress. Mary Ann Rucci, executive director of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission, used her testimony to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment to promote the importance of the inland wa-terway-intermodal transportation system. While acknowledging improvements in financing and management of challenges to inland waterways, Bucci urged Congress to accept that more work is needed as international competitors continue to improve their systems. |