The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved its bipartisan water infrastructure bill, sending it for a floor vote in the lower chamber.

The biennial bill, which provides the Army Corps of Engineers with the authorization to maintain the nation’s water infrastructure, is expected to receive a vote the first week of June.

“I think we’re moving in the right direction,” committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said of the legislation during its Wednesday markup.

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