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WJ Washington Correspondent
| 题名： | WJ Washington Correspondent |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Jim Myers |
| 摘要： | Washington, D.C.-With historically low water levels along the Mississippi River, the White House convened a virtual meeting with industry leaders and senior government officials who discussed around-the-clock dredging by key agencies, employing safety limitations on waterway access and maintaining navigational signals and buoy markings for safe and steady navigation of the river system.Support that agricultural shippers have available, such as the ability to work with grain elevators and warehouses to license emergency and temporary storage space for commodities deemed storable, also was discussed, according to a White House readout of the meeting.CEOs provided an overview of the industries, commodities and jobs that rely daily on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Agencies represented at the meeting included the departments of Agriculture, Energy and Transportation as well as the Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers, the two agencies that dredge and mark river channels.The impact of funds provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also was discussed. According to the Biden administration, more than $4 billion from that law will be invested toward the improved operations and maintenance of U.S. ports and waterways. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 136 |
| 期： | 32 |
| 页码： | 3-4 |
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