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capital improvements, research, <br />■ , The Corps of Engineers <br />-. • Emphasize collaborative <br />and other technological en- . <br />should assign,a navigation <br />strategies and partnership <br />- hancements to- navigation on <br />contact person within the _ <br />opportunities - with other users <br />the Missouri River. For ex- <br />Missouri River Region office in <br />of the Missouri River. <br />ample, Congress,should fund.. <br />.'Omaha. <br />•Find ways for the Corps to <br />research into more efficient <br />increase flexibility within the <br />barge and tow boat designs- that <br />-0 Other general consider - <br />constraints of the Master <br />draw less water. To accomplish, <br />ations to enhance Missouri <br />Manual. . <br />this recommendation, the Corps <br />R_ iver navigation are to: <br />•Incorporate habitat conser- <br />should cgnvene a meeting with <br />Seek and integrate 4nput <br />vation measures in the opera -- <br />' members of -the navigation <br />from agricultural producers in " <br />tior o4the system, where <br />industry. <br />all- areas of recommendations: <br />possible.. . <br />Recreation IRecommendations <br />The highest'priority for re Tv recreation is the establishment <br />-- of acceptable minimum pool levels and conservation measures that protect <br />fisheries, <br />recognize the irnportance;of recreation, and protectwater quality. <br />Irriproved: accessto- the river segments and reservoirs via trails and acqui- <br />sitioil <br />programs would provide more recreational opportunities, thus . <br />benefiting <br />the entire basin. These and other activities listed below would'. <br />help transform the river into a magnet that <br />would .draw people to the area. <br />■ The Corps should establish _ <br />■ .Congress should increase <br />existing budget and are not <br />the policy of unbalancing <br />the Corps' O &M budget for <br />used as a substitute for appro - <br />reservoir levels in. drought to_. <br />-- recreation and direct the -Corps , <br />priated funds. <br />maintain a good* spawn of- _ <br />"to end its policy of no new <br />_ sports fish in at lgast one of the <br />recreation development. on <br />Congress should recognize <br />big three _reservoirs every year. <br />-Corps properties in the Mis- - <br />the importance. of recreation to, <br />The Corps should meet with the <br />souri River-basin. <br />basin states and tribal entities <br />Missouri: River Basin Associa- <br />., <br />and direct the Corps to give <br />lion and othep appropriate <br />-To encourage more recre- <br />recreation meaningful consider- <br />entities, such as the :Missouri.. — <br />ation development in the basin, <br />ation along with other uses of <br />River Natural Resources -Com- <br />Congress should, change the <br />the.river in its O &M activities <br />mittee, tribal representatives, <br />Federal Water Project Recre- <br />and budget. ' <br />businesses; and associations <br />ation Act. (PL 89 -72) to reduce <br />during droughts to develop,a <br />the cost- sham burden for non -, <br />■ Congress should fund the <br />schedule for unbalancing the <br />federal sponsors working on <br />development of a basinwide > <br />,big three reservoirs. It should <br />projects_with the Corps. <br />recreation plan that draws on . <br />also develop procedures for <br />_ <br />the expertise of many of the <br />in <br />mimizing the impact to <br />0 'Congress should change the, <br />people in the basin. <br />reservoirs that will have declin- <br />Special Recreation Use Fees (16 <br />ing.pool levels during low <br />MSC 4601) so that special user <br />■ The Corps should meet wifh_ - <br />water inflow years. �: - <br />fees are-added.to a project's <br />organized recreational- interests <br />y <br />