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Connecticut Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal have announced the inclusion of $5.725 million for Connecticut Congressionally Directed Spending projects in the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill.
In addition, the bill includes over $10 million in funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations in Connecticut that are vital to protecting the shorelines and keeping waterways navigable.
Committee passage is the first step in the process, and funding will only be made available when the bill is passed by Congress and signed into law.
“These projects are really important to the health of Connecticut’s waters, and I’m proud to have secured the federal funding they need to get started. For some of these rivers and harbors, it’s been close to 30 years since they were last dredged. This bill is a big win for the future of our shoreline economy, and I’ll continue to push for their inclusion in the final budget,” said Murphy.
Connecticut projects in the Committee-passed Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill include: