Willapa River and Harbor, WA ... Project Purpose: To fund maintenance dredging and provide full channel dimensions at Willapa River and Harbor, Washington ... Amount Requested: $5,330,000
Request $5,330,000 in FY2026 appropriations for maintenance dredging and full channel dimensions at Willapa River and Harbor in Washington.
Occurrences
Evidence
Cantwell's FY2026 appropriations page says projects listed were submitted as of May 30 and are not guaranteed to be funded. Under FY 2026 Energy and Water Development, it lists “Willapa River and Harbor, WA,” requested by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, recipient “Army Corps of Engineers,” purpose “To fund maintenance dredging and provide full channel dimensions at Willapa River and Harbor, Washington,” location “Pacific County, WA,” amount requested “$5,330,000.”
The Senate Appropriations Committee page states it provides information on Congressionally Directed Spending in the FY2026 appropriations cycle, links funded Energy and Water Development items in P.L. 119-74 signed January 23, 2026, links FY2026 Senate appropriations bill project lists, and provides a comprehensive chart of all Senators’ FY2026 requests.
The official FY26 Energy and Water Development public-law CDS table lists funded Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending items under P.L. 119-74. Washington entries shown include Columbia River Fish Mitigation, Howard A. Hanson Dam, The Dalles Lock and Dam, Yakima Delta, Mount Saint Helens Sediment Control, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; a text search found no “Willapa” entry.
Assessments
The promise was specifically to request $5,330,000 in FY2026 appropriations for Willapa River and Harbor maintenance dredging and full channel dimensions. Cantwell's official FY2026 appropriations disclosure lists the exact project, purpose, recipient, location, and requested amount, submitted during her current Senate term. Later evidence does not prove the project was enacted as funded, but enactment was not the promised action; the promised request itself was completed.