S.Amdt. 5588

SA 5588. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 458, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

SEC. 2842. WATER CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment of Account.--There is hereby established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the “Department of Defense Water Conservation Investment Program Account” (in this section referred to as the “Account”).

(b) Credits to Account.--The Account shall consist of the following:

(1) Amounts appropriated to the Account.

(2) Amounts transferred pursuant to appropriations Acts to the Account from operation and maintenance or military construction accounts of the Department of Defense.

(c) Use of Funds.--To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, funds in the account may be used--

(1) to carry out construction or other projects authorized by section 2866 of title 10, United States Code; or

(2) to comply with the requirements of Executive Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007) or any successor Executive Order relating to water conservation.

(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated under title XXIV, there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Defense to carry out this section.