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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY HAHN, WISE, COHOON, MASCHER, LARKIN, BUKTA,
1 3 GREINER, RAYHONS, BRADLEY, HOLMES, BRAUNS, GIPP,
1 4 THOMAS, JOHNSON, MARTIN, HEATON, WELTER, DOLECHECK,
1 5 BLODGETT, HUSEMAN, DRAKE, REYNOLDS, MERTZ, MUNDIE,
1 6 DAVIS, ALONS, EDDIE, BAUDLER, SUNDERBRUCH, ARNOLD,
1 7 WEIDMAN, TEIG, MILLAGE, SIEGRIST, KLEMME, HOFFMAN,
1 8 and TYRRELL
1 9 A Concurrent Resolution in support of maintaining the
1 10 Mississippi River as a major transportation route
1 11 for various products shipped into and out of the
1 12 Upper Mississippi region.
1 13 WHEREAS, barges operating on United States inland
1 14 waterways are the dominant carriers of United States
1 15 grains to export port facilities; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the majority of this barge grain traffic
1 17 traverses the Mississippi River system; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the Upper Mississippi River is the
1 19 dominate originator of grain barge traffic for export;
1 20 and
1 21 WHEREAS, 95 percent of the world's population live
1 22 outside the United States; and
1 23 WHEREAS, economies and populations continue to grow
1 24 worldwide and these agricultural export markets are
1 25 essential to the economic future of the Upper Midwest
1 26 including Iowa; and
1 27 WHEREAS, international markets are very competitive
1 28 and opportunities can be gained or lost based on very
1 29 small differences in price; and
1 30 WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers
2 1 projects Upper Mississippi River barge traffic to
2 2 increase dramatically; and
2 3 WHEREAS, increased barge traffic will continue to
2 4 place a burden on the river transportation system
2 5 which is more than 50 years old; and
2 6 WHEREAS, the original design specifications for the
2 7 locks and dams have been surpassed by modern barge
2 8 technology resulting in delays because tows must be
2 9 broken down to move through the locks; and
2 10 WHEREAS, delays are projected to rise as high as
2 11 several million dollars per year; and
2 12 WHEREAS, shipping products by rail or truck would
2 13 significantly increase costs and consumption of fuel
2 14 and the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere;
2 15 and
2 16 WHEREAS, a consistent, economical, and reliable
2 17 inland waterway system is critical to our economy; and
2 18 WHEREAS, the national economic and public benefit
2 19 of the Upper Mississippi River system is more than $1
2 20 billion per year; NOW THEREFORE,
2 21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 22 SENATE CONCURRING, That the maintenance of the Upper
2 23 Mississippi River system is essential to the economic
2 24 well-being of Iowa and the Midwest; and
2 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Congress is urged
2 26 to provide adequate funding for major rehabilitation
2 27 efforts on the Upper Mississippi River; and
2 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 29 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of
2 30 Representatives to the President of the United States;
3 1 the Chief of Engineers, United States Army Corps of
3 2 Engineers, North Central Division; the United States
3 3 Secretary of Transportation; the President of the
3 4 United States Senate; the Speaker of the United States
3 5 House of Representatives; and the members of Iowa's
3 6 congressional delegation.
3 7 LSB 3435HH 78
3 8 da/sc/14.2
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