Text of the bill (S. 2470) to enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System has been posted on the Internet. If enacted, the bill would, among other things, authorize $730 million for construction of new 1,200-foot locks around various dams on the two waterways. (HK Law).
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