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Floor SpeechNeutral2024-12-09

DAKOTA WATER RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2024

Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
RIA · Senator
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On 2024-12-09, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) delivered a floor speech titled "DAKOTA WATER RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2024" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment. It referenced legislation including S6869, S4996.

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DAKOTA WATER RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2024

Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024)] [Senate] [Page S6869] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] DAKOTA WATER RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2024 Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I am placing a hold on S. 4996, the Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2024. This bill authorizes the appropriation of more than $1.5 billion to further the construction of projects that directly and indirectly facilitate the diversion of water outside of the Missouri River basin. Despite the precedent this will set and the impacts these projects will have on the future of water supply for downstream States along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, the Bureau of Reclamation has only held two meetings with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, one in 2010 and the other in 2015. The Bureau has not engaged with any other downstream States or impacted interests, which includes municipal water supply users, navigators, and electric utilities. ____________________

Referenced legislation: S4996, S4996
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