119-s1200

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1200 Introduced in Senate

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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.

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 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

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 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--
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        (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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