KUAR | By Mary Hennigan / Arkansas Advocate
From the Arkansas Advocate:
Marti Olesen has now driven the five-hour round trip from Ponca to Little Rock three times in recent weeks with the intention to learn about lawmakers’ plans for the Buffalo River watershed.
Once when the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy and Environment brought a pair of rules regarding permit moratoriums through the promulgation process to a legislative committee meeting. And twice during the 95th General Assembly when she expected Sen. Blake Johnson, R-Corning, to introduce Senate Bill 84 to the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Lawmakers have yet to consider the bill during the current session.
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Courtesy Photo/National Park Service
A person paddles a canoe on the Buffalo River as trees display fall colors.