Supporting responsible management of Missouri River resources & authorized purposes including flood control, navigation, water quality & supply.
Hermann, MO
Joined January 2017
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Shane Kinne, @ProtectMORiver Executive Director, testified before House Transportation & Infrastructure last month, emphasizing the importance of passing a #WRDA bill, navigation resiliency, federal investment, & more @transportgop @transportdems ow.ly/HK5V50Qpg2K
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Looking forward to sharing #MissouriRiver priorities with the House T&I committee today. We have strong momentum and passing #WRDA2024 will be critical to the future of navigation, flood control and water supply. #MoRiverMomentum @ProtectMORiver @TransportGOP
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Shane Kinney, @ProtectMORiver, is kicking off our technical sessions this afternoon. @MoDOT Dan Oesch is up next with an I70 update.
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MoDNR and the Army Corps of Engineers held a public meeting in Jefferson City on Monday evening, to discuss the flood resiliency study near Missouri River mile marker 142.
The study area includes areas around the Capital View Levee. Future meetings are planned about the issue.
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Kicking off three days of Missouri River Recovery discussions. #MissouriRiver #waterways @ProtectMORiver
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Another impactful legislative day at the @MoStateFair. Good to see the continued support for agriculture including issues such as moving Ag products on the #MissouriRiver! #MORiverMomentum
@HawleyMO @RepMarkAlford @JasonSmithMO @EricBurlison @JGarrettHawkins @MOFarmBureau
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The tugboat, towboat and barge industry is America’s most sustainable mode of freight transportation. Learn more about our members’ commitment to a greener tomorrow while continuing to safely deliver the cargo you depend on #sustainability #maritime ow.ly/3tES50Pejlj
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated $248 million to repair those devices that are on the lower stretch of the Missouri River. Read more from the @KC_USACE: army.mil/article/267849 #BIL #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw 2/2
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The flood of 2019 made apparent the need for extensive repairs on the Missouri River training devices – dikes and revetments – that direct the downstream flow into the navigation channel to keep it deep enough for boat traffic and generally clear of debris. 1/2
ALT Image shows barge on river.
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Shane Kinne, Coalition to Protect the Missouri River Executive Director, recently wrote an editorial for @missourisoybean Farmer on the Missouri River’s impacts on agriculture. “Missouri soybean farmers should be hopeful and invigorated,” he emphasized: ow.ly/Obav50OPF8S
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Thank you @LtGovMikeKehoe for joining MoDNR Dir. Buntin and @KC_USACE's District Commander Col. Rayfield for the signing of a feasibility cost-share agreement in Jefferson City today. The study is vital to protecting the capital city and its citizens from future flood damages.
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This $8.8 million grant will add a new container dock at Brunswick and fund the supporting infrastructure needed for container-on-barge shipping on the Missouri River. graves.house.gov/media/press…
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Congrats to the Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition for celebrating 70 years of positive impact in our region! @ProtectMORiver looks forward to working with MOARC for many years to come. – at Missouri, USA
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We are in Washington D.C. this week meeting with members and sharing the story of the Missouri River on Capitol Hill. What’s your story about how the Missouri River has positively impacted your life and business? @ProtectMORiver
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Today, the House will consider H.R. 7776, a bill to improve ports, harbors, inland waterways, flood & storm protection. With the continued supply chain crisis, it’s urgent to move forward projects & policies to strengthen this vital component of the infrastructure network. #WRDA
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Several thousand more tons of fertilizer arriving at @portkc Woodswether Terminal in @KCMO this week. Also adding new equipment & moorings. @WSJ reports food prices near all-time high. Port import / export helps lower costs for farmers and consumers. @MissouriPorts #supplychain – at Kansas City, MO
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Thank you to Senator @ChuckGrassley, @RepSamGraves and their colleagues who wrote to @USACEHQ Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Michael Connor requesting funding for flood mitigation and prevention projects on the Lower MO River bit.ly/32vs8Fu
