 Plans for a promenade on Flushing Bay were approved by Queens Community Board 7 in 1987, but were delayed due to a lack of funds.In 1994, a Key House Appropriations subcommittee authorized the money for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to study dredging the Flushing Bay near where the dike was built.The measure of this plan was drafted by Rep. Thomas J. Manton and was aided by Rep. Nita Lowey.