Budget: Olmsted Will Take Decade Longer Than Expected
President Obama presented Congress with a Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal totaling $3.8 trillion February 14, including $4.7 billion for the civil works program of the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Officials Tell Congress: Release Dredging Funds
Congressional efforts are accelerating to pass legislation this year to dedicate money collected under the Harbor Maintenance Tax to be used for its intended purpose—keeping waterways open at their authorized dimensions.
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Foss Goes To Court; Delta Mariner Goes To Paducah
As the Delta Mariner arrived at the James Marine shipyard in Paducah, Ky., to continue repairs to its bow and guardrail, its owner, Foss Maritime, filed a document on February 14 called a Complaint for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability with the U.S. District Court in Kentucky’s Western District, Paducah Division. The document is a type of maritime court action that seeks to limit a vessel owner’s liability in an accident.
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Galveston Railroad Bridge Span Put In Place
Years of effort came to a head February 14–17 as workers put the last span of the new Galveston railroad bridge in place. The new bridge spans the Intracoastal Waterway at Mile 357.2, near Galveston, Texas, paralleling the old bridge.
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Turn Services Dedicates Mv. Secretariat
Only 11 horses have won the coveted Triple Crown, with victories at the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes in the same season. Membership in such an elite fraternity of thoroughbreds speaks to each horse’s toughness, determination and true greatness.
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WJ Editorial: Budget Revelations About Olmsted A Shocker
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