Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20 Summary

• Encourages Congressional action to maintain and enhance the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS), a 445-mile waterway carrying 13 million tons of cargo valued at $3.7 billion annually across the Verdigris, Grand, and Arkansas Rivers.

• Supports dredging the navigation system to an authorized 12-foot depth (authorized by Congress in 2004 but never funded), which would increase transportation efficiency by 30% and reduce costs by up to 65% compared to truck transportation.

• Addresses $100 million in backlogged maintenance on the MKARNS's 18 locks and dams, with 50% of needed repairs likely to fail within five years as the system approaches its 50-year operational life cycle.

• Directs the appointment of one Senate member and one House member to collaborate with other state legislatures to establish regional goals for system maintenance and modernization.

• Requires distribution of the resolution to the U.S. Congress, Oklahoma's Congressional delegation, and the governors and legislatures of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, and Colorado.