MRRRI Act

This bill would create the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative within the Environmental Protection Agency, run by a new Mississippi River National Program Office located in one of ten Mississippi River states. The initiative would fund projects that improve water quality, restore floodplains and wetlands to reduce flood risk, protect fish and wildlife habitat, and stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. The office would set measurable goals within 1 year and an action plan within 2 years, and at least 5 percent of funds would go to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for Tribal projects. Non-Federal groups would generally pay at least 20 percent of project costs. The bill would also create three Mississippi River research centers within the U.S. Geological Survey and require a science plan.

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Sponsors

• Tammy Baldwin Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors