North Dakota Senator John Hoeven met with the Red River Retention Authority virtually to discuss farm bill priorities. The group asked for updates to the Watershed Protection and Flood Reduction Act, which authorizes USDA to help local units of government to plan and implement watershed projects. RRRA Executive Director Keith Weston highlighted current issues with outdated project parameters. “I just wanted to bring to light that that’s a great program, but it maybe needs to have some updates in dollars, approval limits, and acre foot storage.” Hoeven said he hopes to work with Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar to make amendments that would address these concerns.
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