▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁Ab dn or ' s ▁accomplish ments ▁included ▁authorization ▁of ▁the ▁Gr ass rop es ▁ir rig ation ▁project ▁and ▁the ▁Wal worth , ▁Edmund s , ▁Brown ▁( WE B ) ▁rural ▁water ▁system , ▁re author ization ▁of ▁the ▁Belle ▁Four che ▁ir rig ation ▁project , ▁and ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁o ats ▁( of ▁which ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁producer ) ▁in ▁the ▁farm ▁program . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁fis cal ▁conserv ative , ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁introduced ▁S . ▁ 2 5 1 6 , ▁the ▁Def ic it ▁Red u ction ▁Act , ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁to ▁the ▁Gr amm – R ud man – H oll ings ▁Bal anced ▁Bud get ▁Act . ▁ ▁As ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Environment ▁and ▁Public ▁Works ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Water ▁Resources , ▁he ▁ex ert ed ▁leadership ▁in ▁passage ▁of ▁legisl ation ▁requiring ▁cost - sh aring ▁for ▁Federal ▁water ▁development ▁projects . ▁ ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁chair ing ▁the ▁sub comm ittee ▁was ▁spawn ed ▁by ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁water ▁to ▁South ▁Dak ota ' s ▁primary ▁industry , ▁agricult ure , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁the ▁state ▁had ▁been ▁promised ▁ir rig ation ▁development ▁in ▁trade ▁for ▁in und ation ▁of ▁its ▁Missouri ▁River ▁bottom ▁land ▁behind ▁massive ▁d ams ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁flo od ▁control ▁and ▁navigation ▁benefits ▁to ▁down stream ▁states . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Ab dn or ▁staff ers