Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) today announced significant progress in reaching a permanent solution to prevent the Army Corps of Engineers from permanently restricting access to the tailwaters near Cumberland River dams, including Barkley Dam. At the request of Whitfield and other interested colleagues, language was included as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. The measure was released from the House Transportation Infrastructure Committee earlier this afternoon.
“While I am pleased we were able to enact a two year delay on the Corps’ plan to restrict access to fishing, I am now focused on enacting a permanent solution to stop the Corps’ overreach,” said Whitfield. “This legislation is the result of the Corps’ failure to listen to the people of Kentucky on an issue that impacts our livelihoods, way of life and local economy of western Kentucky.”
