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Our
Purpose:
It is the purpose
of the National Waterways Conference, Inc., to promote a better
understanding of the public value of the American waterways system and to
document the importance of far-sighted navigation and water resources
policies to a sound economy, industrial and agricultural productivity,
regional development, environmental quality, energy conservation,
international trade, defense preparedness and the overall national
interest.
Who
We Are:
Members are the
driving force behind the Conference. A 75-member Board of Directors
represents five categories of membership: waterway associations, carriers,
public agencies, shippers, and waterway services. Federal agencies may
participate as associate members but cannot vote at membership meetings or
hold office.
Focus:
The Conference
fights for common-sense water resources policies that maximize the economic
and environmental value of our inland, coastal and Great
Lakes waterways. As
part of that effort, NWC promotes realistic project evaluation criteria,
adequate risk assessment analyses, funding levels that maximize the return
on investment for taxpayers, a recognition of the
integration of water project purposes, and a Federal Intermodal Transport
Policy. In addition, the Conference
opposes oppressive water transportation user charges and discriminatory
cost-sharing proposals that would cripple waterway-related industry. An
advocate of enlightened flood control policies, the Conference opposes cost
sharing at levels that would jeopardize vital flood protection.
Member
Services:
In addition to
providing the waterways community a strong voice in Washington, the conference offers a wide
range of member
services: coalition building, up-to-date information, research
and special reports, and meetings and seminars. For details on our
member services, click
here.
Membership:
If you are
interested in joining the wide coalition of NWC members, please click on
the following link for a copy of our membership authorization form. Just
fill it out and fax, send or e-mail back to us and we'll take care of the
rest. Click here for the membership form. We also offer you a Membership
brochure in
pdf format.
National
Waterways Conference Staff
Worth Hager,
President
worth@waterways.org
Connie Waterman
connie@waterways.org
The Conference, incorporated on October 24, 1960, is organized
under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue
Code. Federal Identification Number: 53-0259567.
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