I will work to find long term funding solutions for the dredging of our waterways and inlets as well as beach nourishment and re-nourishment.
Work to find long-term funding solutions for dredging waterways and inlets, and for beach nourishment and re-nourishment.
Occurrences
I will also work with my colleagues in the House to protect the federal floodwater insurance program, which is vital to our coastal communities.
Representative Rouzer is turning his focus to the biennial Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) ... With a robust legislative calendar for the remainder of 2026, Representative Rouzer looks forward to advancing these commonsense solutions to deliver a safer, more resilient, and more prosperous America.
Evidence
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Rouzer's campaign issues page says he would work to find long-term funding solutions for dredging waterways and inlets, and for beach nourishment and re-nourishment.
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H.R. 524, sponsored by Rouzer, passed the House on April 11, 2024 after being introduced on January 25, 2023. Congress.gov shows the bill was received in the Senate on April 15, 2024 and referred to committee, with no enactment shown in the record cited here.
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Rouzer said his bill would secure a permanent fix for Wrightsville, Carolina, and Kure Beaches' nourishment by allowing continued use of historic borrow sites. The release also says he worked with USACE and OMB to get emergency funding approved and urged a long-term certainty solution through H.R. 524.
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Rouzer announced approval of funding for the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach coastal storm damage reduction project after urging OMB and USACE to act. The release describes the money as previously unused funds redirected to the project, not a durable long-term funding mechanism.
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Today, with the support of Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07), the House passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026... The bill now advances to the Senate for consideration.
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NC Surf City, Onslow July 15, 2025 Initial Federal: and Pender $121,750,000 Counties, North Initial Non-Federal: Carolina, Coastal $76,863,000 Storm Risk Total: $198,613,000 Management Renourishment Federal: $171,007,000 Renourishment Non-Federal: $191,297,000 Renourishment Total: $362,304,000
Assessments
Rouzer materially worked on the issue during the same federal House term by sponsoring H.R. 524, which passed the House in April 2024, and by pressing OMB and USACE for beach renourishment funding that was approved for Carolina and Kure Beaches. However, the record provided does not show enactment of H.R. 524 or creation of a durable long-term funding solution for dredging, inlets, and beach nourishment/re-nourishment. The evidence supports meaningful same-term effort and some project-level funding, but not full delivery of the promised long-term funding solution.
Rouzer made serious efforts related to the promise, including sponsoring H.R. 524, securing House passage, pressing USACE and OMB, and helping obtain project-specific beach renourishment funding. However, the cited record does not show that a durable long-term funding solution for dredging waterways and inlets or beach nourishment/re-nourishment was enacted or otherwise delivered. H.R. 524 remained in the Senate committee process, and the funding cited was short-term or project-specific rather than a long-term mechanism.