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On the recordJuly 18, 2017
So I guess my question would be, if we had full use of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Funds, both on an annual basis, the income, and the theoretical balance in the Treasury of $9 billion, would it be fair to say that that money could be rather quickly and appropriately spent to begin to deal with deferred maintenance?
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio inquires about the effective use of Harbor Maintenance Trust Funds.

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