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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 [...]

Inland Waterway Trust Fund
Description: As part of its budget proposal for FY2010, the Administration sent to congress a proposal which would alter the current funding mechanism of the Inland Waterway Trust Fund (IWTF) from a per gallon fuel tax to a fee charged for each individual barge lockage (lockage fee). The Administration intends to more [...]

US Congressman Parker Griffith
U.S. Congressman Parker Griffith of Alabama’s 5th District visited the Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River in Florence, AL on Monday August 3, 2009, during the facility’s scheduled four-week closure for maintenance.
The first term Member of the House of Representatives and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Member was led on a detailed tour [...]

Our nation’s current economic crisis has been described as being of historic proportions. Leaders from both political parties and President Elect Obama have expressed interest in a second economic stimulus package. The Tennessee River Valley Association encourages a proposal that would not distribute a rebate check, which was the function of the first package, but [...]