Tag: us transportation and infrastructure committee
Lois Frankel: Funds for Palm Beach County Projects Included in Infrastructure Bill
“Each of the projects I submitted will benefit Palm Beach County and support our most underserved communities by making key infrastructure improvements,” said Frankel. “I am pleased that the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure saw the same value in these projects and included them in this critical infrastructure bill.”
Florida Delegation Urges House Committee to Include Everglades Funding in Infrastructure Package
In the letter to the leaders of the U.S. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the members urged the committee to provide robust funding for key restoration projects, citing the importance of the Everglades ecosystem for providing clean drinking water to 8 million Floridians, creating jobs, and supporting the regional economy.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: FEMA Sending $8.5 Million to Homestead for Hurricane Irma Recovery
Earlier this year, Mucarsel-Powell pressed FEMA for more help to help South Florida recover from Hurricane Irma which hit the region three years ago.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Marathon, Miami Dade Getting $10.7 Million From FEMA for Hurricane Irma Repairs
Mucarsel-Powell said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sending $10,664,360 in grants to repair infrastructure, wastewater treatment plants and parks damaged by Hurricane Irma which hit back in September 2017.
Brian Mast Pressed Army Corps of Engineers on Lake Okeechobee Discharges
“For the first time ever, the Army Corps admitted to willfully and knowingly releasing toxic water containing cyanobacteria and harmful algal blooms from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Rivers,” Mast’s office insisted.
