Bill Details
S.1200 - 119th Congress
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2025-03-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-03-31
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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This bill would extend the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group so it can keep operating through 2032. The group is meant to help different interests in the Deschutes River Basin work together on water and river issues. The bill also updates how the group is made up and allows a larger share of money to be used for administrative costs.
- The working group would have between 10 and 15 members.
- Its membership would include representatives from environmental groups, irrigated agriculture, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, hydroelectric producers, a federal agency, a state agency, and local government.
- The bill changes the reauthorization date from 2016 to 2032, keeping the group active for many more years.
- It increases the amount that can be used for administrative costs from 5% to 10%.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1200 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1200
To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize
the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 31, 2025
Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize
the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deschutes River Conservancy
Reauthorization Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF DESCHUTES RIVER CONSERVANCY WORKING GROUP.
(a) Definition of Working Group.--Section 301(a) of the Oregon
Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-
534; 122 Stat. 836) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
``(1) Working group.--The term `Working Group' means the
Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group composed of a board
of directors of not fewer than 10, but not more than 15,
members nominated by the group represented by the member, of
whom--
``(A) 2 members shall be representatives of the
environmental community in the Deschutes River Basin;
``(B) 2 members shall be representatives of the
irrigated agriculture community in the Deschutes River
Basin;
``(C) 2 members shall be representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon;
``(D) 1 member shall be a representative of the
hydroelectric production community in the Deschutes
River Basin;
``(E) 1 member shall be a representative of 1 of
the Federal agencies with authority and responsibility
in the Deschutes River Basin;
``(F) 1 member shall be a representative of an
agency of the State of Oregon with authority and
responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin, such as--
``(i) the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife; or
``(ii) the Oregon Water Resources
Department; and
``(G) 1 member shall be a representative of a unit
of local government in the Deschutes River Basin.''.
(b) Reauthorization; Administrative Costs.--Section 301 of the
Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat.
3009-534; 122 Stat. 836) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2016'' and
inserting ``2032''; and
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``5 percent'' and
inserting ``10 percent''; and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ``2016'' and inserting
``2032''.
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