{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairwoman-kaptur-secures-hundreds-millions-federal-funding-ohio-and-0", "Chairwoman Kaptur Secures Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funding for Ohio and Great Lakes Region in Fiscal Year 2020 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill", "2019-12-16", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement after the House Committee on Appropriations released the final fiscal year 2020 spending agreement, which includes the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill. The legislation funds the Department of Energy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior programs, and other related agencies. The bill now heads to the House floor.\n\nIn total, the legislation includes $48.3 billion in funding to spur energy innovation that will increase economic prosperity across the country, especially in Ohio and the Great Lakes, while working to mitigate and adapt to climate change, improve the nation's water infrastructure, and strengthen national security. This represents an increase of $3.7 billion, or 8 percent, above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. The bill includes $24.1 billion for non-defense activities, an increase of $1.9 billion above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level, and $24.25 billion for defense spending, an increase of $1.8 billion above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.\n\nThis bill makes historic investments in projects across the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior, and Bureau of Reclamation that meet our national and regional priorities, said Chairwoman Kaptur. This bill makes historic investments to address the climate crisis and places our nation at the forefront of global energy innovation. \n\nThis agreement takes concrete steps to fund environmental projects in the Great Lakes region, including reigning in the spread of deadly algal blooms in Lake Erie and preventing Asian carp from taking hold in the Great Lakes. The negative economic and environmental impact these species have on Lake Erie and its coastal communities cannot be overstated, and this legislation will help protect our $7 billion fishing industry and equally important tourism industry. \n\nThis agreement also provides $305 million for the Weatherization Assistance Program, $51 million above 2019, which helps low-income households across this country, including in Northern Ohio, sufficiently weatherize their homes, cut down on energy costs, and keep themselves and their families safe. The bill also restricts the Army Corps of Engineers from disposing sediment collected from the Toledo and Cleveland Harbors in Lake Erie. \n\nA summary of the fiscal year 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies bill is below. The full text of the bill is here.\nSummary of Provisions Benefitting Ohio and Great Lakes Region:\n\nArmy Corps of Engineers  The bill provides a total of $7.65 billion, an increase of $652 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $2.69 billion above the budget request.\n Funding for Investigations is $151 million, an increase of $26 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $74 million above the President's request.\n\t\tSignificant additional funding is provided for environmental restoration, which will allow projects including the Asian Carp control project at Brandon Road to more easily compete for needed resources.\n\t\t\tA new start for a multi-purpose watershed study to assess coastal resiliency is included. The Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency study is well positioned to compete.\n\t\t\tThe bill funds the Environmental Infrastructure program at $100 million, an increase of $23 million over the fiscal year 2019 level, and supports a variety of projects that invest in stormwater collection, recycled water distribution, and other surface water protection priorities. In the past, Parma, Ohio has received significant funding from this program.\n\t\t\n\tFunding for Construction is $2.68 billion, an increase of $498 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $1.37 billion above the request.\n\t\tThis funding includes significant additional funding for construction projects, including $75.3 million for the Soo Locks construction project. An additional $50 million is provided for certain navigation projects, for which Soo Locks will also be able to compete.\n\t\t\n\tFunding for Operations and Maintenance is $3.79 billion. This rejects the administration's proposed draconian cut, providing $1.86 billion above the request.\n\t\tThis funding will benefit projects at the Cleveland and Toledo Harbors.\n\t\t\tThe bill includes a provision that restricts the Army Corps of Engineers from disposing of sediment collected from the Ohio harbors in Lake Erie. \n\t\t\n\tFunding for Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund projects is estimated to be $1.63 billion, an increase of $665 million above the President's request. This exceeds the target set by the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 and represents 91.5 percent of estimated revenues compared to the fiscal year 2020 target of 80 percent. Projects in the Great Lakes receive approximately 13 percent of these funds.\n\tSix new studies and six new construction projects are included.\n \nDepartment of Energy  A total of $38.6 billion is included for the Department of Energy, an increase of $2.9 billion above the fiscal year 2019 level and $7.1 billion above the President's budget request.\n Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy  The agreement provides $2.79 billion, an increase of $411 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $2.4 billion above the request. This funding provides for clean, affordable, and secure energy and ensures American leadership in the transition to a global clean energy economy. The agreement directs DOE to support middle and late stage research priorities and requires a broad commitment of projects at all stages of the R&D pipeline.\n\t\tThis agreement provides $305 million for the Weatherization Assistance Program, $51 million above 2019, which helps low-income households across this country, including in Northern Ohio, have energy-efficient, more livable homes.\n\t\t\tWithin the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), the agreement prioritizes technical assistance and R&D to assist our nation's wastewater and drinking water facilities in addressing rising energy prices at these facilities. \n\t\t\tThe agreement funds the Solar Energy program at $280 million, $33.5 million above 2019, which supports critical domestic production of photovoltaic cells modules, including cadmium telluride, a Midwestern expertise.\n\t\t\tThe agreement funds the Vehicles Technologies program at $396 million, $52 million above 2019.\n\t\t\tThe agreement commits significant resources to a variety of new priorities related to energy storage.\n\t\t\n  Fossil Energy Research and Development  The agreement provides $750 million, an increase of $188 million above the request. This funding provides for research, development, and demonstration activities to ensure the safe, efficient, and environmentally sound use of fossil energy resources.\n\t\tThis funding includes significant resources for the carbon capture and carbon storage technologies, which are critical for addressing climate change, and crucial for carbon intensive economies across the Midwest.\n\t\t\n\tScience  The agreement provides $7 billion, an increase of $415 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $1.5 billion above the request. The Office of Science funds basic science research in physics, biology, chemistry, and other science disciplines to expand scientific understanding and secure the nation's global leadership in energy innovation.\n\t\tThis funding supports much needed infrastructure investment which is fundamental for ongoing basic research at our national laboratories, in partnership with universities and key industry partners. Investments in basic research and instrumentation supports a broad range of applications from the physical, energy, and health sciences. These investments bear fruit across a variety of fields.\n\t\t\tWorkforce Development- The agreement provides $28 million for the Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists program at DOE and rejects the administration proposal to decrease resources for Workforce Development pipeline programs. DOE and the high sciences in general face a dramatic shortage of trained professionals and have difficulty retaining personnel.\n\t\t\n  Advanced Research Projects Agency  Energy  The agreement provides $425 million, an increase of $59 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and rejects the budget proposal to eliminate the program. This funding supports research aimed at rapidly developing energy technologies that are capable of significantly changing the energy sector to address our critical economic, environmental, and energy security challenges.\n  Environmental Management  The agreement provides $7.46 billion, an increase of $280 million above fiscal year 2019 level and an increase of $986 million above the President's budget request. This funding is used for nuclear waste cleanup at 16 sites across the country.\n\t\tUranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning  $881 million, an increase of $40 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $166 million above the budget request.\n\t\t\t\tThis supports the Portsmouth cleanup project in Southern Ohio and funds it at $418.3 million, an increase of $10.2 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $62.6 million above the budget request.\n\t\t\t\t\tThis rejects the President's proposal to barter uranium; this shortsighted proposal was a bad budget gimmick that would have put the cleanup at Portsmouth in jeopardy.\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDefense Environmental Cleanup  $6.255 billion, an increase of $231 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $748 million above the budget request.\n\t\t\n\tNational Nuclear Security Administration The agreement provides $16.7 billion for DOE's nuclear security programs, an increase of $1.48 billion above the fiscal year 2019level. This funding will maintain a safe, secure, and credible nuclear deterrent while addressing the threat of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. This includes:\n\t\tWeapons Activities $12.46 billion, an increase of $1.36 billion above the fiscalyear 2019level to maintain a credible nuclear deterrent.\n\t\t\tDefense Nuclear Nonproliferation $2.16 billion, an increase of $234 million abovethe fiscal year 2019 level and $171 million above the request. This funding secures nuclear material both globally and domestically. Funding is included to advance the Surplus Plutonium Disposition project.\n\t\t\tNavalNuclear Reactors $1.65 billion, equal to the budget request, to continue safe and reliable operation of the Navy's nuclear-powered fleet.\n\t\t\tFederal Salaries and Expenses$434.7 million, an increase of $24.7 million abovethe fiscal year 2019level, to strengthen federal oversight and program and project management.\n\t\t\n \nDepartment of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation  The agreement provides a total of $1.68 billion for the Department, an increase of $115 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $560 million above the President's budget request.\n The agreement provides $1.66 billion for the Bureau of Reclamation, an increase of $110 million above the fiscal year 2019 level and $550 million above the request. Within Reclamation:\n\t\tThe agreement provides $550 million in additional funding for water resources projects, including those authorized in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.\n\t\t\tWithin additional funding, $117 million is provided for rural water projects above the budget request.\n\t\t\n ###\n\nkaptur.house.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairwoman-kaptur-secures-hundreds-millions-federal-funding-ohio-and-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8025439456105232, "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"}