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Abraham Secures Support for Ouachita and Black Rivers Water
Supply in House-Passed Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday,
Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, released the
following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives
passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA)
with language championed by Abraham that would authorize
water supply as a key mission of the Ouachita and Black
Rivers Navigation Project, upon completion of a feasibility
study.
If passed by the U.S. Senate
and signed into law by President Trump, Abraham's provision
will ensure that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will help
maintain the Ouachita and Black Rivers as a source of water
supply for up to 150 communities along the river - including
tens of thousands of residents in the Monroe area - and
dozens of industries up and down the river system.
“The Ouachita and Black
Rivers Navigation Project is huge for providing commerce and
jobs, flood control, and water to the people of north
Louisiana. This provision is a good first step to officially
recognizing water supply as vital to the project,” said
Abraham. “I'd like to thank the Ouachita River Valley
Association for its hard work and help on this issue, as
well as U.S. Representatives Sam Graves and Bruce Westerman
for supporting its inclusion in WRDA. The livelihood and
well-being of millions of Louisianans is directly tied to
our water resources and this is a major step toward
preserving and maintaining them for future generations.”
The Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA) is biennial legislation that
authorizes the construction of projects and sets policies
for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support water
infrastructure throughout the country, including our ports,
harbors, navigable rivers, and flood control projects.
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