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Senate urges Congress to support Ohio River Restoration (HR 5966)
Summary
The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 7 backing U.S. HR 5966 (Ohio River Restoration Program Act), with a senior senator urging Congress to redirect federal river-basin funds to the Ohio River Basin; adoption occurred by voice vote and the resolution is symbolic advocacy rather than a funding appropriation.
The West Virginia Senate on Jan. 19 adopted Senate Resolution 7 expressing support for U.S. House bill HR 5966, the Ohio River Restoration Program Act, and urging Congress to direct federal funds to restoration, flood resiliency, fish and wildlife protection and expanded recreation in the Ohio River Basin.
The senior senator from the thirteenth framed the resolution as a statement to Congress that West Virginia wants federal dollars spent on the Ohio River Basin, saying the river basin drains about 75% of the state and that roughly 700,000 West Virginians rely on the Ohio River for drinking water. He said the resolution does not create additional regulations and that it seeks to direct existing federal investments rather than create new programs.
Questions were called and, after brief discussion, the presiding officer put the question; the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally. The resolution was presented as a bipartisan request to support HR 5966 and to increase federal attention and resources to the Ohio River Basin.
The transcript records the resolution as an expression of the Senate’s support; it does not itself appropriate funds or change federal law. Any funding or regulatory effects would require action by Congress and federal agencies.
