S.Amdt. 2161

SA 2161. Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Hoeven) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr.
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in division D, insert the
following:

SEC. ____. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN AREAS TO RECEIVE PICK-SLOAN
MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM PUMPING POWER.

Section 5(a) of Public Law 89-108 (79 Stat. 435; 100 Stat.
419; 114 Stat. 2763A-284) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(6) Eligibility of certain irrigation districts to
receive pumping power.--
``(A) Definition of eligible irrigation district.--In this
paragraph, the term `eligible irrigation district' means an
irrigation district that is located in--
``(i) the test area referred to in paragraph (1); or
``(ii) an area within the 28,000-acre area described in
paragraph (3) that is analyzed by the Secretary but not
developed under that paragraph.
``(B) Eligibility.--An eligible irrigation district shall
be eligible to receive Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
pumping power--
``(i) subject to any terms and at any rates established by
the Secretary; and
``(ii) in accordance with a contract entered into under
subparagraph (C).
``(C) Contract.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary
may enter into a contract with an eligible irrigation
district to provide Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping
power to the eligible irrigation district.
``(ii) Requirement.--No Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
pumping power may be delivered to an eligible irrigation
district under this paragraph until the date on which a
contract authorizing the delivery to the irrigation district
is executed under clause (i).''.
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