The
Upper Mississippi River System Environmental Management
Program (UMRS-EMP) is a Federal-State partnership to
monitor the natural resources of the river system.
The
Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 (P.L.
99-662) states: "To ensure the coordinated
development and enhancement of the Upper Mississippi
River system,
it is herby declared to be the intent of Congress to
recognize that system as a nationally significant
ecosystem
and a nationally significant commercial navigation
system. Congress further recognizes that the system
provides
a diversity of opportunities and experiences. The system
shall be administered and regulated in recognition
of
its several purposes" (Section 1103). The Environmetnal
Management Program was originally comprised of five
elements: Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Projects
(HREP); Long Term Resource Monitoring (LTRMP); Recreation
Projects; Economic Impacts of Recreation; and Navigation
Monitoring. Currently, UMRS-EMP is only comprised
of two
elements, HREP and LTRMP.
About
the Upper Mississippi River System - Environmental Management
Program
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Resources Development Act.
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