An amendment numbered 6 printed in part B of House Report 110-36 to establish a two-year pilot program to test under normal weather conditions what an extended summer pool lake level would mean to enhanced boating safety, recreation, navigation, fishing, and tourism activities, while also enabling us to gauge the economic impact of longer and higher water levels.

1. Adds SEC. 104. POOL ELEVATION PILOT PROGRAM at the end of title I

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 104. POOL ELEVATION PILOT PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) Pilot Program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, beginning in the first July after the date of enactment of this Act, the Army Corps of Engineers, together with any other Federal agency that has the authority to change the pool elevation of Lake Barkley, Kentucky, shall establish and conduct a pilot program that, under normal weather conditions, extends the summer pool elevation of 359 feet on such lake from the current draw down date of July 1 until after the first Monday in September.

   Inserted: (b) Pilot Program Duration.--Except as provided in subsection (d), the pilot program shall terminate on the first Monday in September two years after the pilot program begins.

   Inserted: (c) Evaluation and Recommendations.--Not later than 60 days after the first Monday in September two years after the pilot program begins, the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers shall evaluate the effectiveness of extending the pool elevation on Lake Barkley, Kentucky, under subsection (a) and report to the appropriate committees of Congress their findings, including any recommendations, regarding the extension of time for such lake elevation.

   Inserted: (d) Continuation.--If the Army Corps of Engineers determines that the pilot program under this section is effective, the Corps shall continue the summer elevation of 359 feet on Lake Barkley, Kentucky, through the first Monday in September each year.

   Original wording

   At the end of title I, insert the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

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