The Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board will conduct a meeting from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST on April 13, 2023. This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee’s website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/​Missions/​Navigation/​Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/​.

The Inland Waterways Users Board meeting will be conducted at the Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, 412-454-6000. The online virtual portion of the Inland Waterways Users Board meeting can be accessed at https://usace1.webex.com/​meet/​ndc.nav

Purpose of the Meeting: The Board is chartered to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on construction and rehabilitation project investments on the commercial navigation features of the inland waterways system of the United States. At this meeting, the Board will receive briefings and presentations regarding the investments, projects, and status of the inland waterways system of the United States and conduct discussions and deliberations on those matters. The Board is interested in written and verbal comments from the public relevant to these purposes.

Agenda: At this meeting the agenda will include the status of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF) and review of reported IWTF revenues, transfers and balances; Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Work Plan funding for Navigation, and status of the FY 2024 Budget; update of Remote Lock Operations; follow up of Low Water on the waterways; updates of inland waterways projects for the Upper Ohio River Navigation (Montgomery Lock), Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) Three Rivers, Arkansas, and 12-foot Channel Deepening Project, status of the ongoing construction activities for the Monongahela River Locks and Dams 2, 3, and 4, Chickamauga Lock and the Kentucky Lock projects.

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