Scott Franklin will work to ensure Florida water priorities, including Everglades restoration, Lake Okeechobee work, beach renourishment, and flood-risk reduction, receive the resources and direction needed to move from authorization to construction and stay on schedule.

“As a member of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, I’m focused on making sure these priorities have the resources and direction needed to move from authorization to construction. Congress can authorize important projects, but we must also ensure the Corps can execute them efficiently and keep long-term work on schedule.

Franklin committed to using his appropriations role to help ensure Florida water infrastructure priorities receive resources and direction needed for construction and timely execution.

Franklin Statement On House Passage Of Water Resources Development Act | U.S. Representative Scott Franklin
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"This bill advances several major Florida priorities. It moves the Central Everglades Planning Project and Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir forward, supports continued work on Lake Okeechobee and strengthens federal support for beach renourishment and flood-risk reduction."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Franklin publicly tied House passage of WRDA 2026 to the same Florida water priorities in the promise, but the statement itself notes further Senate action was still needed.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Franklin Statement On House Passage Of Water Resources Development Act | U.S. Representative Scott Franklin
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"Roll Call 313 | Bill Number: H. R. 9497" "Status: Passed" "Franklin, Scott | Republican | FL | Yea"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House Clerk record shows Franklin voted yea when H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, passed the House on September 16, 2026.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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"meet the expedited construction outlined in the July 18, 2025 Memorandum of Agreement" "incorporate other components of the Central Everglades Planning Project" "implement opportunities for expedited construction timelines"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House-engrossed WRDA text contains direction on EAA Reservoir construction, CEPP components, and expedited Everglades restoration timelines, but as of September 23, 2026 this was House-passed bill text rather than enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9497 Engrossed in House - Water Resources Development Act of 2026
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"That includes delivering for Florida by continuing critical water infrastructure investments, such as $461 million for South Florida Ecosystem Restoration to protect our waterways, strengthen our communities, and support long-term economic growth."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Franklin claimed a direct appropriations role and identified $461 million for South Florida Ecosystem Restoration in the FY26 spending package.

partial same_term A for effort

Franklin Advances Energy Dominance, Nuclear Deterrence, And Public Safety In FY26 Spending Vote | U.S. Representative Scott Franklin
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"Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-74), which was signed into law on January 23, 2026."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Appropriations Committee confirms the FY26 Energy and Water appropriations package became Public Law 119-74 on January 23, 2026, supporting partial delivery on the resources side of the promise.

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United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
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"This agreement supercharges Everglades restoration by accelerating the EAA Reservoir’s construction timeline by five years—from 2034 to 2029."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): South Florida Water Management District documentation shows concrete schedule acceleration for the EAA Reservoir, a core Everglades component named in Franklin’s WRDA statement and the promise context.

partial same_term

Major Progress Continues on the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir Project | South Florida Water Management District
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