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

Source: Congress.gov · 448 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill changes which irrigation districts can receive pumping power through the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Specifically, it makes certain irrigation districts eligible to get this power if they are located in specific areas that were previously analyzed but not developed.

Who It Affects

Irrigation districts located in the test area or in a 28,000-acre area that was analyzed but not developed. The Secretary (the head of the federal agency overseeing this program) who makes contracts with these districts.

Key Provisions

• Irrigation districts in the test area become eligible to receive Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power (Sec. 1(6)(A)(i)) • Irrigation districts in the 28,000-acre area that was analyzed but not developed become eligible to receive pumping power (Sec. 1(6)(A)(ii)) • The Secretary can set any terms and rates for providing pumping power to eligible districts (Sec. 1(6)(B)(i)) • The Secretary may enter into a contract with eligible irrigation districts to provide pumping power (Sec. 1(6)(C)(i)) • No pumping power can be delivered until a contract between the Secretary and the irrigation district is signed (Sec. 1(6)(C)(ii))

What Changes

Previously, certain irrigation districts were not eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power. After this bill becomes law, those irrigation districts in the specified locations become eligible to receive this power if they sign a contract with the Secretary.

Important Definitions

Eligible irrigation district: an irrigation district located in the test area or in the 28,000-acre area that was analyzed but not developed.

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 461 To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 16, 2023 Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. HOEVEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Mar 04, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S461.IS S461 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 461 IS ‘‘(6) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN IRRIGATION DIS- 1 TRICTS TO RECEIVE PUMPING POWER.— 2 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE IRRIGA- 3 TION DISTRICT.—In this paragraph, the term 4 ‘eligible irrigation district’ means an irrigation 5 district that is located in— 6 ‘‘(i) the test area referred to in para- 7 graph (1); or 8 ‘‘(ii) an area within the 28,000-acre 9 area described in paragraph (3) that is 10 analyzed by the Secretary but not devel- 11 oped under that paragraph. 12 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible irrigation 13 district shall be eligible to receive Pick-Sloan 14 Missouri Basin Program pumping power— 15 ‘‘(i) subject to any terms and at any 16 rates established by the Secretary; and 17 ‘‘(ii) in accordance with a contract en- 18 tered into under subparagraph (C). 19 ‘‘(C) CONTRACT.— 20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 21 (ii), the Secretary may enter into a con- 22 tract with an eligible irrigation district to 23 provide Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Pro- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Mar 04, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S461.IS S461 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 461 IS gram pumping power to the eligible irriga- 1 tion district. 2 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—No Pick-Sloan 3 Missouri Basin Program pumping power 4 may be delivered to an eligible irrigation 5 district under this paragraph until the date 6 on which a contract authorizing the deliv- 7 ery to the irrigation district is executed 8 under clause (i).’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Mar 04, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S461.IS S461 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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