The President’s proposed budget for fiscal 2023, released March 28, 2022, includes more than $100 million in Civil Works funding for the USACE Baltimore District.
The plan includes the construction of aquatic ecosystem restoration projects that benefit the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed; dredging of the Baltimore Harbor and several channels on Maryland’s Eastern Shore; and operating and maintaining flood risk management projects throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Funding highlights are included below.
Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Construction projects:
Navigation (Dredging and Drift Removal):
All funds remain proposed until the enactment of the fiscal 2023 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Act or similar appropriations legislation, said USACE.