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Lobbyist has bought out Legislators ... We knew the Agenda was not about Safety !!! <'TK><
Here is some action that has taken place in the last few days:


Per Senator Alexander’s announcement, the Senate passed an amendment (SA 49) to the House Budget Continuation Bill (H.R. 433). But during the House processing and ultimate approval of the Senate amendments, the six little paragraphs of the Freedom to Fish Act (SA 49) were surgically plucked from the 530 page bill.



Apparently, lobbyists representing the Corps, got to key legislators who had the power to table items within H.R. 433, and $ufficiently motivated them to yank it.



I think its pretty safe to say now that this goes way beyond the Corps funding of the barricades. There are some serious forces at work here, that grass roots efforts have slim chances of stopping. In my opinion, its going to take big money law firms and lobbyists to turn the tide. That will require the mobilization of monies within the industries with so much at stake. Bass Pro, Shimano, Berkley, Cabela’s, the hotel business, all have to start playing the big money game of American politics, or the Corps’ “Property Line” , as shown on their web site aerial view of the 10 dams, will grow until something intervenes.


Read on...


SA 49. Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. CORKER) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 26 proposed by Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. SHELBY) to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



On page X, between lines X and X, insert the following:

Sec. __XXX. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), no funds made available under this Act or any other Act to the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall be used to take any action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps of Engineers.

(b) For purposes of this Act, installing and maintaining sirens, strobe lights, and signage for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions shall not be considered to be an action to establish a restricted area under subsection (a).

(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall apply to an action described in subsection (a) on or after August 1, 2012.

(2) If the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, has taken an action described in subsection (a) during the period beginning on August 1, 2012, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--

(A) cease implementing the restricted area resulting from the action; and

(B) remove any barriers constructed in connection with the restricted area.