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1 1 Amend Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, as passed by
1 2 the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 19 the
1 4 following:
1 5 "WHEREAS, the Missouri River contributes between 40
1 6 and 50 percent of the water flow to the Mississippi
1 7 River south of the rivers' confluence, between St.
1 8 Louis, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois; and
1 9 WHEREAS, the loss of water flow could reduce levels
1 10 at the Port of St. Louis by two to five feet, creating
1 11 significant increases in the cost of transporting
1 12 grain exports throughout the middle Mississippi during
1 13 peak shipping seasons; and
1 14 WHEREAS, the barge share of grain movements to
1 15 export ports increased from 43 percent in 1974 to 54
1 16 percent in 1991 and most of this barge grain traffic
1 17 is on the Mississippi River system; and".
1 18 #2. Page 3, by inserting after line 8 the
1 19 following:
1 20 "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That if the plan proposed
1 21 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers is
1 22 adopted administratively, that the Iowa congressional
1 23 delegation cooperate to take all actions necessary to
1 24 ensure that moneys are not made available for the
1 25 proposal's implementation; and".
1 26
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1 29 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
1 30 EDDIE of Buena Vista, Chairperson
1 31 SCR 6.301 76
1 32 da/cf
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