FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
NOVEMBER 19, 2003
Contact:  Adrienne Elrod
(202) 225-3772
 

Ross Announces Over $35 Million for 
Fourth District Water & Energy Projects

 
 
WASHINGTON D.C. – Fourth District Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark) announced Wednesday that the FY 2004 Energy & Water Appropriations Conference Report contains $35,542,000 for energy and water projects in Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District.

“I am pleased to have secured more than $35 million for our district’s energy and water needs,” Ross said.  “This crucial funding will create economic opportunities through studies, construction, and other improvements to our waterways.  Water resources are the key to the longevity of the region as cities, industries, farmers, recreational users, navigation interest, and fish and wildlife all benefit from these resources.  These projects are essential to maintaining or even improving our way of life, and preserving it for future generations of Arkansans.” 

The Report includes funding for the following Fourth District projects:

· Montgomery Point Lock and Dam – $23.5 million
· Ouachita and Black Rivers Lock and Dam -- $10.221 million.
· Arkansas River Navigation Study -- $1.2 million 
· Arkansas River Levees - $200,000 
· Lake Ouachita - $150,000 
· Red River Navigation -- $150,000
· City of Hot Springs (for completion of flood damage study) -- $31,000

The Senate and the House have passed the bill, and it on its way to the President for signature.
 


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