February 4, 2015

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) recently stated that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced funding for the Kaskaskia Watershed Study in both its fiscal year 2015 work plans and its fiscal year 2016 budget. The Kaskaskia Watershed Study will have a $50,000 allocation in the current 2015 fiscal year. The President’s budget, released today, asks for $500,000 in fiscal year 2016.
“The Kaskaskia Watershed Study was previously authorized by Congress, but funding has always been the holdup in getting this comprehensive study of the river accomplished,” Shimkus noted. “The local stakeholders have been very supportive and have really been the impetus in getting these funds allocated.”     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.