Appropriations Request

Kauai Drainage Master Plan ($150,000)

The requested funding would be used to conduct the Kauai Drainage Master Plan.

The project will inventory all streams and rivers on the island of Kauai to establish a priority list on which to base resource decisions. These funds will be matched with local sponsor funding. The study is a high priority for the County of Kauai.

Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Honolulu District, Building 230
Fort Shafter, Hawaii 96858-5440

Why this is a good use of taxpayer dollars: Funding to conduct the Kauai Drainage Master Plan. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds as it will allow the county to establish a priority list on which to base resource decisions and address flood risk and environmental degradation.