
Left to right: Atchison City Manager Becky Berger, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), 63rd KS Representative Dr. John Eplee, and Atchison Mayor Shawn Rizza, discussed flooding at the Atchison Riverfront March 29, 2019 (Credit: Brian Hagen/MSC News)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican senators from four states that have seen severe flooding from the Missouri River are backing legislation that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change its management of the river to reduce flood risk.
The proposal would require the Corps to take steps to reduce flood risks along the lower Missouri River by changing the way it manages the dams and by strengthening levees along the river.
The proposal is backed by all the senators from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Corps officials say flood protection remains their highest priority.
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