A bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-461
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2023-02-16
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals

Electric power generation and transmission

Missouri River

North Dakota

Public contracts and procurement

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill makes certain irrigation districts in North Dakota eligible to receive pumping power (i.e., hydropower) from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, subject to the terms and rates established by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under this bill, an irrigation district must enter into a contract with Reclamation to receive such pumping power.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 461 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2023 Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes.

1. 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). .