Mo. Senate adopts riverways resolution

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators have adopted a resolution asking the state's congressional delegation to block the federal government's proposed management plan of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

The National Park Service is in the midst of changing the management plan for the Missouri park along the Current and Jacks Fork rivers. The system's preferred option would close 65 miles of undesignated horse trails and unauthorized stream crossings, and add restrictions on use of motorized boats.

The resolution asks the park system to leave the current plan in place, work with the Missouri Conservation Department or relinquish control of the park to state officials.

The measure was adopted on a 23-8 vote Thursday and now heads to the House.