United States Congress; urge to authorize a comprehensive reliability report on Marine Highway 65 in the Water Resources Development Act of 2026.

This bill is a state-level resolution from the Mississippi Legislature urging the U.S. Congress to include authorization for a comprehensive reliability report on Marine Highway 65 in the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. The report would be conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and would evaluate the condition, performance history, and risk profile of locks and navigation infrastructure along the waterway corridor, with specific attention to recent failures at the Demopolis, Holt, and Wilson locks. Marine Highway 65 is a critical inland waterway system that supports commercial barge transportation, economic development, and job creation across Mississippi and the southeastern United States. The resolution formally requests federal action to ensure the long-term reliability and resilience of this transportation infrastructure.