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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE RESOLUTION
1 3 BY CHAIRPERSON MCLAREN)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution requesting that the President
1 5 of the United States, the Chief of Engineers and
1 6 Commander of the United States Corps of Engineers,
1 7 and the United States Congress take action necessary
1 8 to provide a spring navigation target flow on the
1 9 Missouri River that is consistent with the needs of
1 10 landowners and the region's economy.
1 11 WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers controls
1 12 the appropriate navigation target flow and elevation of the
1 13 Missouri River to carry out a number of purposes, including
1 14 river traffic, irrigation, wildlife habitat, and flood
1 15 protection; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers is
1 17 considering modifying its water control plan in order to
1 18 release substantially more water in the spring and
1 19 substantially less water in the summer, including at location
1 20 points at Sioux City, Omaha, Nebraska City, and Kansas City;
1 21 and
1 22 WHEREAS, reservoirs are expected to have capacity
1 23 sufficient to maintain a constant rate of flow; and
1 24 WHEREAS, persons have relied upon the Corps' water control
1 25 plan, and the river's stable elevation rate for agricultural,
1 26 industrial, commercial, and residential purposes that
1 27 constitute a vital part of the region's economy and the
1 28 livelihood and security of its residents; and
1 29 WHEREAS, the river's constant rate of flow is important to
1 30 maintain a navigable waterway essential for commercial traffic
1 31 and the viability of the economy for the western and eastern
1 32 counties bordering the Missouri and Mississippi rivers; NOW
1 33 THEREFORE,
1 34 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 35 CONCURRING, That the United States Army Corps of Engineers
2 1 establish a full-service navigation target that preserves a
2 2 stable elevation and rate of flow consistent with the Corps'
2 3 established water control plan, which preserves land from
2 4 excessive flooding which would otherwise damage the economy of
2 5 the region and the lives of its residents, and that maintains
2 6 a vital navigable waterway essential for commercial traffic;
2 7 and
2 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be
2 9 sent by the Secretary of the Senate to the President of the
2 10 United States; the Chief of Engineers and Commander of the
2 11 United States Corps of Engineers; the President of the Senate
2 12 of the United States; the Speaker of the House of
2 13 Representatives of the United States; the Chairperson of the
2 14 United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
2 15 Forestry; the Chairperson of the United States House of
2 16 Representatives Committee on Agriculture; and members of
2 17 Iowa's congressional delegation.
2 18 LSB 1666SC 79
2 19 da/cf/24.2
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