ENGROSSED SENATE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 22	By:	Garrison, Brogdon, Burrage, Justice, Adelson, Aldridge, Anderson, Ballenger, Barrington, Bass, Bingman, Branan, Brown, Coates, Coffee, Corn, Crain, Crutchfield, Easley, Eason McIntyre, Ellis, Ford, Gumm, Halligan, Ivester, Johnson (Constance), Johnson (Mike), Jolley, Lamb, Laster, Leftwich, Lerblance, Marlatt, Mazzei, Myers, Newberry, Nichols, Paddack, Reynolds, Rice, Russell, Schulz, Sparks, Stanislawski, Sweeden, Sykes, Wilson and Wyrick of the Senate

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		Faught, Jones, Derby and Rousselot of the House

A Concurrent Resolution recognizing the importance of maintaining the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System; supporting sufficient funding; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has not received sufficient funding in the past several years to properly maintain the McClellan-Kerr River Navigation System; and
WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers was forced to defer timely and needed preventive maintenance for lack of funds; and
WHEREAS, the twenty most critical maintenance projects now will cost an estimated $80 million to properly address, and all deferred maintenance will cost an estimated $162 million to accomplish; and
WHEREAS, there is a 50% chance of failure of any or all of the twenty critical projects in the next five years; and
WHEREAS, the closure of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System will cost Oklahoma industries and shippers $1.3 million for every day the system remains closed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 52ND OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature understands the importance and economic value of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System to the State of Oklahoma and the importance of properly maintaining the system’s infrastructure to prevent failures and emergency closures of the system.
THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature supports sufficient funding by Congress to properly maintain and correct this disturbing backlog of critical, deferred maintenance on the McClellan-Kerr River Navigation System in a timely manner.
THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Oklahoma Congressional delegation.
Adopted by the Senate the 6th day of May, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate

Adopted by the House of Representatives the ____ day of _______, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer  of the House
	of Representatives