Fresh Water From Mississippi River Flooding Causing Issues With Wildlife

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they don't like the spillway being opened then we can just blow several holes in the levee up river on the east side and flood North Mississippi

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Fresh Water From Mississippi River Flooding Causing Issues With Wildlife

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The Jones Act America’s dependence on the seas remains integral to its economic health and survival as a nation. Similarly, because of the vastness of the nation, the expansive network of rivers, lakes, and canals is critical to the efficient transportation of natural resources, food, and manufactured goods from state to state and ultimately to market. Because of the importance of the merchant marine and the critical role that coastwise and inland waterway transportation plays in its economy, America has always made sound decisions about protecting the integrity of this system along with the vitality of our waterways. Thus, the Jones Act, titled after its sponsor Senator Wesley R. Jones, from Washington State, was passed as part of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920.

This federal legislation imposes four primary requirements on vessels carrying goods between U.S. ports.

The vessels must be:
owned by U.S. companies that are controlled by U.S. citizens with at least 75 percent U.S. percent ownership;
at least 75 percent crewed by U.S. citizens;
built (or rebuilt) in the United States;
and registered in the United States.

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Back when private companies were allowed to dredge the river and sell gravel they didnt have the build up. At least not at the current rate.

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