Sec. 702. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

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## SEC. 702 FINDINGS AND PURPOSES ###

(a)Findings Congress finds that— ####

(1)the Missouri River is— #####

(A)an invaluable economic, environmental, recreational, and cultural resource to the people of the United States; and #####

(B)a critical source of water for drinking and irrigation; ####

(2)millions of people fish, hunt, and camp along the Missouri River each year; ####

(3)thousands of sites of spiritual importance to Native Americans line the shores of the Missouri River; ####

(4)the Missouri River provides critical wildlife habitat for threatened and endangered species; ####

(5)in 1944, Congress approved the Pick-Sloan program— #####

(A)to promote the general economic development of the United States; #####

(B)to provide for irrigation above Sioux City, Iowa; #####

(C)to protect urban and rural areas from devastating floods of the Missouri River; and #####

(D)for other purposes; ####

(6)the Garrison Dam was constructed on the Missouri River in North Dakota and the Oahe Dam was constructed in South Dakota under the Pick-Sloan program; ####

(7)the dams referred to in paragraph (6)— #####

(A)generate low-cost electricity for millions of people in the United States; #####

(B)provide revenue to the Treasury; and #####

(C)provide flood control that has prevented billions of dollars of damage; ####

(8)the Garrison and Oahe Dams have reduced the ability of the Missouri River to carry sediment downstream, resulting in the accumulation of sediment in the reservoirs known as Lake Sakakawea and Lake Oahe; ####

(9)the sediment depositions— #####

(A)cause shoreline flooding; #####

(B)destroy wildlife habitat; #####

(C)limit recreational opportunities; #####

(D)threaten the long-term ability of dams to provide hydropower and flood control under the Pick-Sloan program; #####

(E)reduce water quality; and #####

(F)threaten intakes for drinking water and irrigation; and ####

(10)to meet the objectives established by Congress for the Pick-Sloan program, it is necessary to establish a Missouri River Restoration Program— #####

(A)to improve conservation; #####

(B)to reduce the deposition of sediment; and #####

(C)to take other steps necessary for proper management of the Missouri River. ###

(b)Purposes The purposes of this title are— ####

(1)to reduce the siltation of the Missouri River in the State of North Dakota; ####

(2)to meet the objectives of the Pick-Sloan program by developing and implementing a long-term strategy— #####

(A)to improve conservation in the Missouri River watershed; #####

(B)to protect recreation on the Missouri River from sedimentation; #####

(C)to improve water quality in the Missouri River; #####

(D)to improve erosion control along the Missouri River; and #####

(E)to protect Indian and non-Indian historical and cultural sites along the Missouri River from erosion; and ####

(3)to meet the objectives described in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)by developing and financing new programs in accordance with the plan prepared under section 705(e) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020).