MS HR92

Mississippi House Resolution urging U.S. Congress to authorize a comprehensive reliability report on Marine Highway 65 (M-65) in the Water Resources Development Act of 2026

M-65 encompasses the Tennessee River, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Tombigbee River, Black Warrior River, and Mobile River system, with approximately 234 miles traversing Mississippi

The waterway supports six Mississippi ports (Yellow Creek, Itawamba, Amory, Aberdeen, Clay County, and Lowndes County) and transports steel, coal, petroleum products, forest products, aggregates, agricultural commodities, and manufactured goods

Recent lock failures and operational disruptions at Demopolis Lock, Holt Lock, and Wilson Lock highlight aging infrastructure concerns requiring assessment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Resolution requests copies be sent to the President, Speaker of the House, Senate President, Mississippi Congressional Delegation, and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority (a four-state compact with Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee)