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Nebraska Legislative Committee Focused on Tourism & Water Resources

Nebraska Legislative Committee Focused on Tourism & Water Resources

Senator Tim Gragert Photo: WNAX


The Nebraska Legislature this year approved the formation of a special committee focused on statewide tourism, recreational water access and resource sustainability.

Senator Tim Gragert of Creighton is a member of that committee and says they want to see what can be done to help state parks and other attractions recover from the flooding of 2019…..(NEWS11)(nineteen)(:20)

Gragert says they might be able to better focus state resources….(NEWS12)(McConaughy)(:18)

Gragert says the committee may also be able to help focus attention on the sediment issues in Lewis & Clark Lake…..(NEWS13)(the lake)(:29)

The committee will report back to the 2022 session of the Nebraska legislature.

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