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    President Obama signed legislation that will provide much needed investment in America's inland waterways and port infrastructure system. The new funding for locks, dams, and harbor maintenance projects will help the United States maintain its competitive advantage in moving agricultural products across the nation and around the world. It will also contribute to economic growth, including the creation of new American jobs. The legislation is being hailed for streamlining the permitting process and adding reforms that should significantly reduce costs. The additional funding will kick-start numerous lock and dam projects that have been delayed, including one along the Monongahela River in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The improvement projects and repairs are essential for U.S. seaports to be ready for competition that will come from other

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    President Obama signed legislation that will provide much needed investment in America's inland waterways and port infrastructure system. The new funding for locks, dams, and harbor maintenance projects will help the United States maintain its competitive advantage in moving agricultural products across the nation and around the world. It will also contribute to economic growth, including the creation of new American jobs. The legislation is being hailed for streamlining the permitting process and adding reforms that should significantly reduce costs. The additional funding will kick-start numerous lock and dam projects that have been delayed, including one along the Monongahela River in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The improvement projects and repairs are essential for U.S. seaports to be ready for competition that will come from other

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    President Obama Signs Farmer-Supported Inland Waterways and Port Infrastructure Bill

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    For Immediate Release: June 10, 2014

    President Obama Signs Farmer-Supported


    Inland Waterways and Port Infrastructure Bill
    (Camp Hill) Pennsylania Farm !ureau says le"islation si"ned #y President $#ama %ill in&use mu'( needed
    inestment in )meri'a*s inland %ater%ays and port in&rastru'ture system+ ,(e -+.+ House and .enate
    oer%(elmin" passed t(e /ater Resour'es Re&orm and 0eelopment )'t (/RR0)) last mont(+
    1,(e ne% &undin" &or lo'2s, dams and (ar#or maintenan'e pro3e'ts %ill (elp t(e -nited .tates maintain its
    'ompetitie adanta"e oer ot(er 'ountries in moin" a"ri'ulture produ'ts a'ross t(e nation and around t(e
    %orld,4 said PF! President Carl ,+ .(a&&er+ 1,(e ne% inestment %ill also 'ontri#ute to e'onomi' "ro%t(,
    in'ludin" t(e 'reation o& ne% )meri'an 3o#s+4
    ,(e le"islation is #ein" (ailed &or streamlinin" t(e permittin" pro'ess and addin" re&orms t(at s(ould
    si"ni&i'antly redu'e 'osts+
    1,(e additional &undin" %ill 2i'25start numerous lo'2s and dam pro3e'ts t(at (ae #een delayed, in'ludin"
    one alon" t(e 6onon"a(ela Rier in .out(%estern Pennsylania,4 added .(a&&er+ 1,(e improement pro3e'ts
    and repairs are essential &or -+.+ seaports to #e ready &or 'ompetition t(at %ill 'ome &rom ot(er nations a&ter t(e
    e7pansion o& t(e Panama Canal is 'ompleted+4
    Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is the states largest farm organization with a volunteer membership of more
    than 58,300 farm and rural families, representing farms of every size and ommodity aross Pennsylvania!
    """

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