Lawmakers are moving ahead with plans for new legislation authorizing billions of dollars for flood protection, harbor dredging, river locks and dams, ecosystem restoration and other projects.
Project would replace coal-fired facility that spilled millions of gallons of coal ash waste in a river and surrounding area after a 2008 impoundment collapse.
The 2.2-million-sq-ft project will double the facility size, establishing the firm as one of only a few U.S.-based manufacturers of truck and bus radial tires.