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Association Of Tennessee Valley Governments Resolution

A RESOLUTION to call upon the Governors and Congressional Delegations of the
Seven-state Tennessee Valley Authority Region to make it known to federal policy
Makers and to their colleagues in the United States Congress of their support for
Legislation that will provide funding to continue without suspension, construction
through completion of the Chickamauga Lock [...]

The Coalition of Alabama Waterways Associations is a regional organization composed of Waterway Associations in the Southeastern United States dedicated to the continued development, improvement, and modernization of our Nation’s Inland Waterway Transportation System. During the CAWA Annual Meeting in Montgomery, Alabama on January 5, 2010 the seven member organizations unanimously [...]

Info from WCI Release and attached presentation from Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting in New Orleans on December 15, 2009:
Hoey – IMTS Capital Inv Strategy 12-15-2009
Inland Waterways Users Board Endorses Recommendations of the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy Team (White Paper Working Group)
At their final meeting of 2009, the [...]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Announces Closure Schedule for 2010 and Proposed 2011

During his presentation to the TRVA Annual Meeting, the Chief of the Nashville District’s Navigation Branch, Jeff Ross updated TRVA and guests on maintenance plans for the Tennessee and Cumberland River Systems locks in 2010-2011.  The schedule follows:
Calendar Year 2010
Fort Loudoun Lock [...]

Water Resources December sign on Letter Jobs Bill- Pelosi

Tennessee River Valley Association
Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council
Resolution

Whereas, a commitment to improving the quality of life for all citizens should support continued economic development, job creation, and greater prosperity for the people of the Southeast, as well as providing for a cleaner, healthier, and safer environment; and
Whereas, during the past decade the Southeast has led the nation [...]

U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp Pledges Continued Support for
Chickamauga Lock Project

U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp of Tennessee’s 3rd District and aggressive supporter of the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on the Tennessee River, was warmly welcomed in Gatlinburg, TN on October 20, 2009 as the keynote speaker of the Tennessee River Valley Association’s 43rd Annual Meeting.
Introduced [...]

Tennessee River Valley Association
Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council

Annual Meeting Notice

August 17, 2009
The Tennessee River Valley Association will hold its 43rd Annual Meeting on October 19-20, 2009 at the Clarion Inn & Suites Hotel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
The Tennessee River Valley Association was formed in 1967 to encourage regional cooperation and legislation that is economically beneficial to the Tennessee [...]

U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp to receive TRVA-TCWC
2009 ‘Janice L. Jones’ Friend of the Valley Award

The Tennessee River Valley Association announced on October 1, 2009 the recipient of their prestigious ‘Janice L. Jones’ Friend of the Valley Award for 2009 would be U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp of Tennessee’s 3rd District.
Formed in 1967, the Tennessee [...]

H.R. 2421: The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

Description: Chairman Jim Oberstar has introduced a bill, HR 2421, to change the definition of “waters of the United States,” as used in the Clean Water Act, from navigable waters to virtually all waters. This change is being driven by recent Supreme Court decisions and the [...]