Hyde-Smith Confirms Army Corps Funding Bill

Hyde-Smith confirms Army Corps Funding Bill

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for final passage of an appropriations bill that will direct more than $184.1 million for 30 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Mississippi, including $49 million for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps and $21.9 million for Arkabutla Lake dam repairs. The Senate passed the FY2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, 82-15, as part of a three-bill package (HR.6938) that will…

Yazoo Backwater Pumps, Arkabutla Lake Dam among projects funded in federal appropriations bill signed by Trump

In total, the federal appropriations bill directs more than $184.1 million for 30 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Mississippi.

Trump signs bill that includes millions for Yazoo pumps project, Arkabutla Lake dam restoration

President Donald Trump has signed an appropriations bill that directs funding to the long-anticipated Yazoo pumps project and repairs to the Arkabutla Lake dam. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced Wednesday that $184.1 million of the more than $57 billion FY2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill will go to 30 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Mississippi, including $49 million for the Yazoo Backwater p…

Yazoo Backwater Pumps, Arkabutla Lake Dam among projects funded in federal appropriations bill signed by Trump - Mississippi Monitor

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from Army Corps EIS)   President Donald Trump (R) has signed into law the FY 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill which includes $49 million for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps and $21.9 million for Arkabutla Lake dam repairs, among other appropriations. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde…