income over 10 years,
and would actually de-
crease overall system
construction costs.
Recognizing Presi-
dent Trump’s stated in-
terest in Public-Private
Partnerships and prior-
ity for formulating a
national infrastructure
policy, there is a way to
create a sustainable ad-
vantage to American in-
dustries that ship their
products on our water-
ways and, by increas-
ing the reliability and
effi ciency of the water-
ways, make American industry more competitive at home
and in the world market:
- Allocate up to $8.7 billion of infrastructure funds
over 10 years for the construction of capital projects al-
ready authorized by Congress to modernize the inland
waterways transportation system. - Cost-share this investment with the Inland Water-
ways Trust Fund at a temporary rate of 25% IWTF and
75% General Funds as part of the Trump Administra-
tion’s infrastructure initiative.
This proposal would expedite the completion of up to
25 modernization projects located throughout the United
States, particularly throughout the nation’s heartland in
states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Ten-
nessee and Illinois. These projects are in states that benefi t
farmers, manufacturers, and the men and women of the
construction trades.
Projects that could
be built in the next 10
years include the Chick-
amauga Lock and Dam
(Tennessee River/ TN);
Kentucky Lock and
Dam (Tennessee River/
KY); Lower Mononga-
hela Locks and Dams 2,
3, and 4 (Monongahela
River/PA); and Olm-
sted Locks and Dam
(Ohio River/KY).
Projects authorized
and awaiting construc-
tion include Brazos
High Island (Gulf In-
tracoastal Waterway/TX); Brazos River to Port O’Connor
(Gulf Intracoastal Waterway/TX); Calcasieu Lock (Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway/LA); Dashields Lock (Ohio River/
PA); Emsworth Lock (Ohio River/PA); Inner Harbor
Navigation Canal Lock (Mississippi River/LA); LaGrange
Lock (Illinois River/IL); Montgomery Lock (Ohio River/
PA); Peoria Lock (Illinois River/IL); and the Upper Mis-
sissippi River Lock and Dam 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 (Mis-
sissippi River).
There are also major rehabilitation projects ready for
construction. These include the Brandon Road Lock and
Dresden Island (Illinois River/IL); Greenup Lock (Ohio
River/ OH & KY); J.T. Myers Lock (Ohio River/IN &
KY); Starved Rock (Illinois River/IL); T.J. O’Brien (Little
Calumet River/IL); and LaGrange Lock (Illinois River/IL).
It is time to reinvest in infrastructure that keeps our
economy moving ... on down the river!