Rep. Randy Weber | Rep. Randy Weber Official Website
Rep. Randy Weber | Rep. Randy Weber Official Website
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced on July 14 that the House Appropriations Committee included funding for Texas’ Fourteenth District in the fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Appropriations bills. The following projects were approved by the full committee but await final passage by the full House of Representatives later this year.
If enacted, the bill would provide:
- $2,000,000 to the City of La Marque to replace water lines in the municipal drinking water supply and distribution system.
- $5,000,000 to the Port of Beaumont to link the port terminals via a 4” thick asphalt paved road that will provide a stronger, safer, and more resilient roadway for the movement of oversized cargo, cranes, and other heavy equipment.
- $10,000,000 to Port Freeport for the construction of a new 36,900 square foot (sf) cross-deck facility and a terminal gate.
- $6,000,000 to the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District for drainage improvements and construction of a 50,000-square-foot multimodal transit shed providing enhanced rail and truck connectivity for marine cargo.
- $10,000,000 to the Port of Orange for the demolition and reconstruction of the Port’s unstable transmodal yard.
- $1,000,000 to Brazosport Water Authority for an 11.6-mile waterline from the water treatment plant into the City of Angleton to support community and economic sustainability and resilient growth.
- $750,000 to the City of Beaumont for the rehabilitation of one of the two retention ponds at the City of Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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