S.Amdt. 2377

SA 2377. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 10____. ST. MARY UNIT AND MILK RIVER PROJECT
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Operation, maintenance, and replacement.--The term
``operation, maintenance, and replacement'' means--
(A) any recurring or ongoing activity associated with the
day-to-day operation of the St. Mary Unit;
(B) any activity relating to scheduled or unscheduled
maintenance of the St. Mary Unit; and
(C) any activity relating to replacing a feature of the St.
Mary Unit.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of
Reclamation).
(3) St. mary unit.--The term ``St. Mary Unit'' has the
meaning given the term in section 3703 of the Water
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (130 Stat.
1816).
(b) Use of Appropriated Funds.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall use appropriated funds for the operation, maintenance,
and replacement of the St. Mary Unit.
(2) Cost-sharing requirement.--
(A) In general.--The Federal share of the total costs of
any activity relating to the operation, maintenance, and
replacement of the St. Mary Unit shall be 75 percent, which
shall be nonreimbursable to the United States.
(B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share required
under subparagraph (A) may be paid by the State or any other
non-Federal interest.
(c) Participation of Blackfeet Tribe.--The Secretary shall
coordinate with the Blackfeet Tribe in all phases relating to
the replacement of a feature of the St. Mary Unit.
(d) Offset.--The St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works
project authorized under section 5103 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1234) is deauthorized.

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