President Donald Trump has signed an appropriations bill that directs funding to the long-anticipated Yazoo pumps project and repairs to the Arkabutla Lake dam. “The Army Corps always has important projects underway in Mississippi to improve our waterways and ports,” said Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee. The plan entails installing high-volume pumps at the Steele Bayou Water Control Structure, just 10 miles north of Vicksburg. The pumps would manage water levels to the 90-foot elevation mark during crop season and the 93-foot elevation mark during non-crop season. The $49 million set aside for the plan is a major funding source to get the ball rolling on the pumps project.