H.R.

3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act

of 2014
Enacted June 10, 2014
Sponsor - Bill Shuster

Major Supporting Organizations
Supporting Organization Reason
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
To ensure the viability of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Civil Works programs including
navigation, flood risk management, recreation, and
infrastructure and environmental stewardship as
well as for economic benefits
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Job creation
Public safety
U.S. economy
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
To protect vulnerable communities from the cost
and damages caused by flooding
Limit the authorization of water resource
projects
Laborers' International Union (LIUNA)
Jobs in the construction sector
Nation's competitiveness across a wide sector of
the economy.
Efficient and competitive domestic supply chain
World-class maritime transportation system
Associated General Contractors (AGC)
The average cost savings of $11 per ton
Nation may save $6.2 billion in transportation
costs
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Create middle class maritime
Construction jobs
Support Reforms to Harbor Maintenance
Investments
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)
Create jobs
support economic growth
substantial benefits to our nations
competiveness
Every $1 will lead to $10.59 economic output
over 20 years time span






General Reasons
In Support
Jobs Creation
Economic
Growth
Infrastructure
Developement
Operation Cost
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Major Opposing Organizations
Organization Name Reason
1. National Wildlife Federation
2. Natural Resources Defense Council
3. Ocean Conservancy
4. Environmental Defense Fund
5. Center for Biological Diversity
6. American Rivers
7. Environment America
8. Clean Water Action
Limited Public participation
Degrade environmental review
Delay in water projects
Army Corps of Engineers already suffers from a
30-year project backlog of $60 to $80 billion
It will allow rampant development without
conducting analyses of its effects or
implementing safeguards to mitigate impacts
Fiscal Conservative Groups
1. Americans for Prosperity
2. Campaign for Liberty
3. Competitive Enterprise Institute
4. FreedomWorks
5. Heritage Action for America
6. Less Government
7. National Taxpayers Union
8. R Street Institute
9. Taxpayers for Common Sense
10. Taxpayers Protection Alliance

Backlog
Authorization
Forced Increased Spending
Kentucky Kickback: the Sequel






Figure 1 - Estimated Cost according to CBO (Congressional Budget Office)
Marxism is a very complex economic ideology, grounded in an historical analysis based on the idea of
class struggle. According to Marxist theory, during any historical era, there is a dominant class and an
oppressed class and a struggle between the two. The state is the instrument by which one class
dominates the other. Similarly in above bill we can clearly make out that most of the supporting groups
are either capitalist or supporting capitalism while those who are opposing are working or supporting
socialism. So, there are two class one which is emphasizes on job creation, economic stability,
infrastructure development and operation cost in lieu of these, organizations opposing this bill are
concerned about Environment, sustainable development, Human performance Index, public
participation, transparency, already due projects and high initial investment. But, according to capitalists
jobs creation would lead to socialism only. How effectively it would be done that can only be known
after the completion of projects.