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FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds says a federal study should change management of the Missouri River to better reflect the needs of people who live along it.

Congress has ordered a review of the 1944 law that authorized construction of the six dams on the Missouri River and spelled out the purposes of the dams and reservoirs.

In a speech to the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes, Rounds said the states and tribes must cooperate in providing information and recommendations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Congress will decide whether to change the designated purposes of the dams based on the Corps of Engineers report.

Rounds says fishing and other recreation on the reservoirs should be given a higher priority.

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