{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/army-corps-projects-could-cost-commonwealth-less", "Army Corps projects could cost the Commonwealth less", "2013-10-28", "2013", "2013-10", "Independent", "Senate", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Army Corps projects could cost the Commonwealth less                                           \n              Oct 28, 2013      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    The Water Resources Reform and Development Act \u2014 with my provision doubling the waiver of local match requirements for Army Corps projects in the Northern Marianas and other territories \u2014 passed the House on a 417-3 vote.\u00a0 The Senate has also passed a reauthorization, so House and Senate bills now go to a conference committee for reconciliation.\u00a0 Only the House bill contains the waiver provision, which will adjust the $200,000 waiver put in place in 1986 to an amount that reflects inflation since then.\u00a0 The new waiver should be in excess of $400,000.\u00a0 More work remains to keep this provision in the bill that comes out of conference, but doubling the waiver amount will make it less expensive for the Commonwealth to match federal dollars for Army Corps undertakings and in some cases mean not paying any local match at all.\u00a0 Typical Corps projects include the Rota Harbor improvements completed in 2008, the on-going Susupe-Chalan Kanoa Drainage Plan to address flooding in those villages, or the planned Outer Cove Marina project and the Saipan Lagoon Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration.", 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": ["http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/army-corps-projects-could-cost-commonwealth-less"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5974959824234247, "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"}