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LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AQUATIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN GOALS & OBJECTIVES |
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D. ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES - Improve economic opportunities in river-side communities
through the sustainable use of environmental resources Objective D.1 Ensure
that the economy of river-side communities improves as a result of implementing
the Aquatic Resource Management Plan Strategy D.1.1 Seek input from the private sector, manufacturing, forest
products, agriculture, navigation, and recreation industries on incorporating
positive economic development strategies in the Aquatic Resource Management
Plan Strategy D.1.2 Concurrently develop specific economic enhancement goals
as an integral component of the Aquatic Resource Management Plan by involving
the Departments of Tourism & Economic Development in Arkansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee Objective D.2 Increase
public use of the Lower Mississippi River through improved public access Strategy D.2.1 Conduct
a comprehensive inventory of existing public facilities that provide access to
the Lower Mississippi River system. Strategy D.2.2 Work
cooperatively with state and federal agencies to determine additional public
access needs. Strategy D.2.3 Develop
a prioritized list of potential public access sites on the mainstem Lower
Mississippi River and seasonally connected backwaters, side channels, and
oxbows. Strategy D.2.4 Work cooperatively with state and federal agencies to develop additional funding sources for access development.
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