The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed in December its study to deepen
105 miles of Columbia River channel. The move met the Dec. 31, 1999, deadline
to retain the projects congressional authorization the Corps had already
received for the project in spring 1999.
Meeting the deadline means the Corps will not have to reapply to Congress
a second time to get authorization for the $196 million project. The Office
of the Assistant Secretary of Civil Works could issue a record of …
