Federal

To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes.

Source: Congress.gov · 436 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill changes the rules for which irrigation districts (organizations that manage water for farming) can receive pumping power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program (a federal water project). The bill expands eligibility to include certain irrigation districts that were previously excluded from receiving this power.

Who It Affects

Irrigation districts in specific areas described in the bill and the Secretary (the federal official who manages the program).

Key Provisions

• An irrigation district located in a test area or in an analyzed but undeveloped part of a 28,000-acre area becomes eligible to receive pumping power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program (Sec. 1). • Eligible irrigation districts can receive pumping power only under terms and at rates set by the Secretary and only if they sign a contract with the Secretary (Sec. 1). • The Secretary has the authority to enter into contracts with eligible irrigation districts to deliver pumping power (Sec. 1). • No pumping power can be delivered to an eligible irrigation district until a signed contract between that district and the Secretary is in place (Sec. 1).

What Changes

Irrigation districts in the specified test area and analyzed but undeveloped portions of the 28,000-acre area can now apply for contracts to receive Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power.

Important Definitions

"Eligible irrigation district" means an irrigation district located in the test area or in an analyzed but undeveloped part of the 28,000-acre area.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1061 To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 17, 2023 Mr. ARMSTRONG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN AREAS TO RECEIVE 3 PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM 4 PUMPING POWER. 5 Section 5(a) of Public Law 89–108 (79 Stat. 435; 6 100 Stat. 419; 114 Stat. 2763A–284) is amended by add- 7 ing at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(6) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN IRRIGATION DIS- 9 TRICTS TO RECEIVE PUMPING POWER.— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Mar 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1061.IH H1061 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 1061 IH ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE IRRIGA- 1 TION DISTRICT.—In this paragraph, the term 2 ‘eligible irrigation district’ means an irrigation 3 district that is located in— 4 ‘‘(i) the test area referred to in para- 5 graph (1); or 6 ‘‘(ii) an area within the 28,000-acre 7 area described in paragraph (3) that is 8 analyzed by the Secretary but not devel- 9 oped under that paragraph. 10 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible irrigation 11 district shall be eligible to receive Pick-Sloan 12 Missouri Basin Program pumping power— 13 ‘‘(i) subject to any terms and at any 14 rates established by the Secretary; and 15 ‘‘(ii) in accordance with a contract en- 16 tered into under subparagraph (C). 17 ‘‘(C) CONTRACT.— 18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 19 (ii), the Secretary may enter into a con- 20 tract with an eligible irrigation district to 21 provide Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Pro- 22 gram pumping power to the eligible irriga- 23 tion district. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Mar 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1061.IH H1061 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 1061 IH ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—No Pick-Sloan 1 Missouri Basin Program pumping power 2 may be delivered to an eligible irrigation 3 district under this paragraph until the date 4 on which a contract authorizing the deliv- 5 ery to the irrigation district is executed 6 under clause (i).’’. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Mar 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1061.IH H1061 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

Important: This plain English summary was generated by AI and is provided for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice. Always consult the official bill text on Congress.gov or a qualified attorney for legal matters.