Request $11,956,000 in FY2026 appropriations to repair Mud Mountain Dam's Tail Race bridge and pier and reline the tunnel.

Maria Cantwell · Washington · Democratic

spending impact 3.20 specificity 0.96 extraction confidence 98%

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Mud Mountain Dam, WA ... Project Purpose: To repair Mud Mountain Dam’s Tail Race bridge and its pier and reline the tunnel. ... Amount Requested: $11,956,000

Requested funding to repair Mud Mountain Dam infrastructure.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington
primary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

The Seattle District says the Mud Mountain Dam fish-passage system still needs maintenance; the barrier structure is prioritized for replacement, and operational changes through the outlet tunnels are still ongoing.

Official project-status page shows continuing maintenance and tunnel work, which is consistent with the underlying need still being unresolved rather than completed.

unresolved unknown

Mud Mountain Dam Fish Passage - Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 79%

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Public Law 119-74 enacted the FY2026 consolidated appropriations act that included Energy and Water Development appropriations on January 23, 2026.

This confirms FY2026 appropriations moved forward, but the enacted law text available here does not itself show that the specific Mud Mountain Dam Tail Race bridge/pier and tunnel relining request was delivered.

unresolved same_term

Public Law 119-74, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 67%

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Assessments

unresolved unknown

The available evidence shows FY2026 appropriations were enacted, but it does not show that Maria Cantwell's specific $11.956 million Mud Mountain Dam request was included or otherwise delivered. The Army Corps project page also indicates the underlying repair and maintenance needs remain ongoing, which cuts against treating the outcome as completed. Because the record here does not clearly confirm either the specific request's success or failure, the safest judgment is unresolved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 82%