Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin in taped remarks to the Gulf Hypoxia Task Force Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. The Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) will provide approximately $320 million over the next four years for voluntary projects in priority watersheds located in 12 key states. Participation in this initiative, which will be managed by USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will be made available through a competitive process for potential partners at the local, State and national levels.
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