The primary objective of the
Section 594 Program is to provide design and construction assistance to
non-Federal interests for carrying out water-related environmental
infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in the State of
Ohio.
Authority
In the Water Resources Development
Act (WRDA) of 1999 (Public Law 106-53), Section 594, Congress provided authority
for water related environmental infrastructure projects on publicly held lands
for the entire State of Ohio.
