Alabama Senator Katie Britt has secured over $20.9 million for Mobile and Baldwin Counties through the passage of three Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills : the FY26 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act, the FY26 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, and the FY26 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies (EWD) Appropriations Act.
Commenting the latest announcement, Senator Britt said: “From strengthening our inland waterway infrastructure and Mobile Harbor, to supporting our hardworking law enforcement, to providing funding for our incredible higher education institutions, to upgrading water infrastructure, this key funding reflects the promise I made to return your hard-earned taxpayer dollars home to Alabama as a member of the Appropriations Committee.”
A detailed breakdown of the Alabama priorities secured by Senator Britt:
The FY26 EWD bill includes $5.025 million for the surveying and deepening of the Alabama River, of which the Alabama Gulf will get a portion. It includes $2.9 million that will go towards deepening studies of the Tennessee-Tombigbee and Black Warrior River system, which will have impacts throughout the Gulf.
Also, $2.5 million will be used for small boat access dredging, including on the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway.