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The 1990 report of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission spurred efforts to direct federal economic assistance toward the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain|Lower Mississippi River Valley]] region.<ref name=unveil>{{cite news |last=Brosnan |first=James W. |title=Area Lawmakers to Unveil Plan for Aid to Delta's Poor |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=September 22, 1999 |page=A13}}</ref> The region, as defined in the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act of 1988, consisted of 219 counties in [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[Kentucky]], [[Missouri]], and [[Illinois]] and was the poorest in the United States, with a poverty rate of 22% compared to a national rate of 12%.<ref name=clintonendorse>{{cite news |title=Clinton Endorses Lincoln, Berry Bill to Improve the Delta |publisher=Federal Document Clearing House |date=December 10, 1999 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29440080.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180741/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29440080.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |accessdate=August 11, 2015}}</ref> In 1998, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]], an Arkansas native, proposed channeling $26 million in federal aid to the region through the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]], but Mississippi Governor [[Kirk Fordice]] opposed the plan, fearing it would divert aid from the [[Appalachia|Appalachian Region]], including several counties in northern Mississippi.<ref name=unveil /> Instead, [[United States Congress|Congress]] funneled the allocation through the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]], but the Department said it was unable to comply with Congress' intent without more specific direction.<ref name=unveil />
The 1990 report of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission spurred efforts to direct federal economic assistance toward the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain|Lower Mississippi River Valley]] region.<ref name=unveil>{{cite news |last=Brosnan |first=James W. |title=Area Lawmakers to Unveil Plan for Aid to Delta's Poor |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=September 22, 1999 |page=A13}}</ref> The region, as defined in the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act of 1988, consisted of 219 counties in [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[Kentucky]], [[Missouri]], and [[Illinois]] and was the poorest in the United States, with a poverty rate of 22% compared to a national rate of 12%.<ref name=clintonendorse>{{cite news |title=Clinton Endorses Lincoln, Berry Bill to Improve the Delta |publisher=Federal Document Clearing House |date=December 10, 1999 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29440080.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180741/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29440080.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |accessdate=August 11, 2015}}</ref> In 1998, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]], an Arkansas native, proposed channeling $26 million in federal aid to the region through the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]], but Mississippi Governor [[Kirk Fordice]] opposed the plan, fearing it would divert aid from the [[Appalachia|Appalachian Region]], including several counties in northern Mississippi.<ref name=unveil /> Instead, [[United States Congress|Congress]] funneled the allocation through the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]], but the Department said it was unable to comply with Congress' intent without more specific direction.<ref name=unveil />


In 1999, Arkansas [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Blanche Lincoln]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Robert Marion Berry|Marion Berry]] introduced the Delta Regional Authority Act of 1999<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2911 HR.2911] and [https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1622 S.1622], neither of which became law.</ref> to create the Delta Regional Authority to administer funds allocated to the region.<ref name=unveil /> The legislation was co-sponsored by Arkansas [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[Tim Hutchinson]], Tennessee Republican Senator [[Bill Frist]], and Tennessee Democratic Representative [[Harold Ford Jr.]]<ref name=unveil /> Clinton announced in December 1999 that he would include $30 million in funding for the Authority in his next budget proposal.<ref name=clintonendorse /> Mississippi Republican Senator [[Thad Cochran]] become the leading voice against the legislation, opining that the money should be channeled to the Delta Region through existing agencies such as colleges and universities.<ref name=musgrove>{{cite news |title=Musgrove to Make Pitch for Delta Authority in Washington Session |agency=The Associated Press |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=April 12, 2000 |page=DS6}}</ref>
In 1999, Arkansas Democrats [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Blanche Lincoln]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Robert Marion Berry|Marion Berry]] introduced the Delta Regional Authority Act of 1999<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2911 HR.2911] and [https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1622 S.1622], neither of which became law.</ref> to create the Delta Regional Authority to administer funds allocated to the region.<ref name=unveil /> The legislation was co-sponsored by Arkansas [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[Tim Hutchinson]], Tennessee Republican Senator [[Bill Frist]], and Tennessee Democratic Representative [[Harold Ford Jr.]]<ref name=unveil /> Clinton announced in December 1999 that he would include $30 million in funding for the Authority in his next budget proposal.<ref name=clintonendorse /> Mississippi Republican Senator [[Thad Cochran]] become the leading voice against the legislation, opining that the money should be channeled to the Delta Region through existing agencies such as colleges and universities.<ref name=musgrove>{{cite news |title=Musgrove to Make Pitch for Delta Authority in Washington Session |agency=The Associated Press |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=April 12, 2000 |page=DS6}}</ref>
[[File:Delta Regional Authority Service Area.jpg|thumb|The DRA footprint includes 252 counties and parishes across 8 states. Since 2002, DRA has invested in 934 projects represented by the blue and yellow dots with yellow representing FY 2015 projects.
[[File:Delta Regional Authority Service Area.jpg|thumb|The DRA footprint includes 252 counties and parishes across 8 states. Since 2002, DRA has invested in 934 projects represented by the blue and yellow dots with yellow representing FY 2015 projects.
Source: dra.gov/sedap
Source: dra.gov/sedap
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