Urge Congress to authorize reliability report on Marine Highway 65.

Mississippi's Senate Concurrent Resolution 534 is a request to Congress, not a law. It urges Congress to include in the 2026 Water Resources Development Act a requirement for the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a reliability report on Marine Highway 65 (M-65). This report would assess the condition and risks of locks and infrastructure along M-65, including documented failures at the Demopolis, Holt, and Wilson locks. The resolution directly affects Mississippi's ports (like Yellow Creek and Itawamba), industries, and communities that rely on this waterway for transporting goods like steel, coal, and agricultural products. The report aims to guide future infrastructure investments to maintain the corridor's reliability.