{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://foster.house.gov/media/press-releases/foster-priorities-signed-law-part-water-resources-development-act", "Foster Priorities Signed into Law as part of Water Resources Development Act", "2022-12-28", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Bill Foster", "F000454", "foster.house.gov", "foster", "https://foster.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that four of his requests were signed into law by President Biden as part of the Water Resources Development Act. These requests authorize crucial investments in the waterways and environmental infrastructure for Will County and the entire Great Lakes region.\n\nFoster\u2019s requests include:\n\nIncreased federal funding from 80 percent to 90 percent for the Brandon Road Ecosystem Project, which is the last line of defense for preventing invasive Asian Carp from reaching Lake Michigan and all of the tributaries and lakes in the Great Lakes basin. This increased funding will be used for the project\u2019s remaining design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation.\n\n$30 million in federal funding to improve water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Will County, Illinois.\n\nA hydraulic evaluation of the upper Mississippi River and Illinois River to evaluate flow frequency probabilities and develop updated water surface profiles to help predict and prevent floods.\n\nVarious ecosystem restoration projects for the Fox River, Illinois River, Chicago River, Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, Little Calumet River, and other waterways in the Chicago suburbs.\n\n\u201cDuring my time in Congress, it\u2019s always been one of my top priorities to give Illinois its fair share of federal resources,\u201d said Foster. \u201cThese projects are critical to the ecosystems and environmental infrastructure in Will County and the entire Great Lakes region, and I\u2019m proud this legislation invests in the water infrastructure that future generations deserve.\u201d\n\nThe Water Resources Development Act was included in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://foster.house.gov/media/press-releases/foster-priorities-signed-law-part-water-resources-development-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 5.747334100306034, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}