User Fee Proposal in FY 09 Budget?

e-Brief - The Waterways Council, Inc.
11 January 2008

The President's Budget for FY 09 will be issued on February 4. Conservative numbers for projects are expected, in order to hold the line on spending. Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle said the 2200-page budget will be paperless for the first time, provided only to the Administration, Capitol Hill and the media in paper form, and to others at a fee from the Government Printing Office. The budget can be found at www.budget.gov upon its release.

Expected in the budget is an Administration proposal for user fees for the inland system.