Mississippi River: Restoration and Protection Program
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While the bill addresses a major waterway, it was just introduced and faces a long path through committees without a clear list of bipartisan cosponsors yet.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Renters living in flood-prone areas along the Mississippi River Corridor could see reduced flood risk from wetland and floodplain restoration projects funded by the bill, though the benefit is indirect and depends on where projects are located.
“restoring the ability of the Mississippi River floodplain, riverine wetlands, delta and coastal wetlands, and backwaters to minimize and ameliorate flood and storm risks”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
A proposal for a federal program to protect the Mississippi River is in front of Congress for another time. Spearheaded by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the MRRRI is modeled after the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to address threats to the basin and improve community resilience.
The legislation creates a collaborative initiative to coordinate efforts and invest in building resilience to flooding and storms, improving water quality, restoring wildlife habitat, and stopping the spread of aquatic invasive species along the 10-state river corridor.
The legislation would use federal dollars for various efforts, ranging from improving water quality by reducing runoff pollution to addressing flooding and other storm risks with 'natural infrastructure solutions' and environmental management.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
MRRRI Act
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