S.Amdt. 1896

SA 1896. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1813 submitted by Mr. Dorgan to the bill H.R. 3183, making
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 33, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
Sec. __.
(a) Section 3405(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 102-575 (106 Stat.
4709) is amended by striking ``countries'' and inserting
``counties''.
(b) A transfer of water between a Friant Division
contractor and a south-of-Delta CVP agricultural water
service contractor, approved during a two-year period
beginning

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on the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to meet
the conditions set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (I) of
section 3405 (a)(1) of Public Law 102-575 (106 Stat. 4709) if
the transfer under this clause (1) does not interfere with
the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Part I of
subtitle A of title X of Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1349)
(including the priorities described in section 10004(a)(4)(B)
of that Act relating to implementation of paragraph 16 of the
Settlement) and the Settlement (as defined in section 10003
of that Act), and (2) is completed by September 30, 2012.
(c) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
shall revise, finalize and implement the applicable draft
recovery plan for the Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas).
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