The most important advisory body concerning the Nation’s inland waterways infrastructure is the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), a Congressionally mandated, non-discretionary advisory committee established in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
The most important advisory body concerning the Nation’s inland waterways infrastructure is the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), a Congressionally mandated, non-discretionary advisory committee established in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 and codified by 33 U.S.C. § 2251. Comprised of the users and payers of the inland waterways system, the IWUB does not appropriate funds , but its recommendations are critically important to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and to Congress because the commercial navigation industry contributes taxes to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF), which pays for 25% of new lock construction and major rehabilitation on the U.S. inland waterways system.
The IWUB and its members advise on priorities for construction and rehabilitation projects on the fuel-taxed inland system and receive important updates from the Corps on construction schedule changes, construction risks, the health of the IWTF, and long-range investment strategies. For organizations like Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI), the Board is the most important public venue where industry priorities become part of the official record.
Statutorily, the IWUB’s responsibilities include the following:
- Advising the Secretary of the Army on annual construction and major rehabilitation priorities before the President's budget is developed;
- Recommending funding priorities to Congress after
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