Chuck Schumer: “I am pleased that this matter concerning the additional funds for the Great Lakes has been clarified. The chairman has…”

“I am pleased that this matter concerning the additional funds for the Great Lakes has been clarified. The chairman has gone to great lengths to address important national priorities in this bill, including providing funding for our high-use, deep draft ports--like those in New York, Los Angeles/Long Beach and Oakland--and supporting unique commercial navigation systems like the Great Lakes. I also want to make sure that these funds are distributed to harbors in the Great Lakes that have been ignored by the corps over the years. Chairman Boxer, is that the intent of the language in section 8004 of the bill, that additional priority funds could be used for any Great Lakes navigation project, including those that handle lower levels of freight, measured by tonnage?”