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原文传递 Still Waiting On Infrastructure Bill, IWUB Review

题名：	Still Waiting On Infrastructure Bill, IWUB Review
正文语种：	eng
摘要：	Now that Congress has managed to pass the COVID relief bill, its attention is turning to stimulus measures that will presumably include a substantial infrastructure component. No one knows what shape the bill will take, and whether or not the administration will strive for bipartisan agreement. Waterways Council Inc. continues to argue in favor of the Capital Investment Strategy, which was developed by the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB). WCI believes the strategy should serve as a playbook for the administration and Congress while they develop an infrastructure package because the Users Board provides a boots-on-the-ground perspective that many Washington bureaucrats could not possibly have. There is currently a portfolio of navigation projects valued at $7.1 billion that can be constructed if funding is provided, and it is imperative that the administration and Congress continue to rely on the IWUB as a resource for prioritizing lock modernization. Unfortunately, the administration is still working on its "zero-based review" of advisory committees, including the IWUB, which is suspended until the review is complete. The latest word is that the various advisory committees have been divided into four tiers for review, with each tier having a different deadline for review. The IWUB is reportedly in the fourth tier, whose review won't be completed until April 30 as part of a review of 27 total committees in that tier.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	134
期：	52