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[H.R. 3986 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 520
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3986

                          [Report No. 106-864]

   To provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water 
 exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at 
                   Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2000

  Mr. Hastings of Washington introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

                           September 19, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               15, 2000]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water 
 exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at 
                   Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CHANDLER PUMPING PLANT AND POWERPLANT OPERATIONS AT PROSSER 
              DIVERSION DAM, WASHINGTON.

    Section 1208 of Public Law 103-434 (108 Stat. 4562) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or 
                Water Exchange'' after ``Electrification'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
                as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and 
                indenting appropriately;
                    (C) by striking ``In order to'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Electrification.--In order to''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Water exchange alternative.--
                    ``(A) In general.--As an alternative to the 
                measures authorized under paragraph (1) for 
                electrification, the Secretary is authorized to use not 
                more than $4,000,000 of sums appropriated under 
                paragraph (1) to study the engineering feasibility of 
                exchanging water from the Columbia River for water 
                historically diverted from the Yakima River.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--In carrying out subparagraph 
                (A), the Secretary, in coordination with the Kennewick 
                Irrigation District and in consultation with the 
                Bonneville Power Administration, shall--
                            ``(i) prepare a report that describes 
                        project benefits and contains feasibility level 
                        designs and cost estimates;
                            ``(ii) secure the critical right-of-way 
                        areas for the pipeline alignment;
                            ``(iii) prepare an environmental 
                        assessment; and
                            ``(iv) conduct such other studies or 
                        investigations as are necessary to develop a 
                        water exchange.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or water 
                exchange'' after ``electrification''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence of paragraph (2)(A), by 
                inserting ``or the equivalent of the rate'' before the 
                period;
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``electrification,'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``electrification or water 
        exchange''; and
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``of the two'' and 
        inserting ``thereof''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 520

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3986

                          [Report No. 106-864]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water 
 exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at 
                   Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 19, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed