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The report found that protecting about 200,000 acres in the watershed from development or conversion to farmland would cost $400 to $600 million, but it would yield nearly $500 million in direct and indirect economic benefits.
If two high-profile gun bills clear the House as standalone measures, the Senate's Republican leader said there would be hearings there. But other gun measures would also come up.
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