[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2163 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 937
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2163

                          [Report No. 106-488]

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2000

Mr. Gorton (for himself and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

                             April 12, 2000

 Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

            October 4 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. CHANDLER PUMPING PLANT AND POWERPLANT OPERATIONS AT 
              PROSSER DIVERSION DAM, WASHINGTON.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1208 of Public Law 103-434 (108 Stat. 4562) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the subsection heading, by 
                inserting ``or Water Exchange'' after 
                ``Electrification'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
                and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 
                respectively, and indenting appropriately;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``In order to'' and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Electrification.--In order to''; 
        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Water exchange alternative.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--As an alternative to 
                the measures authorized under paragraph (1), the 
                Secretary may use 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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Requirements.--In carrying out 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in cooperation with 
                the Kennewick Irrigation District, shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) prepare a report that 
                        describes project benefits, contains 
                        feasibility level designs and cost estimates, 
                        and secures the critical right-of-way areas for 
                        the pipeline alignment;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) prepare an environmental 
                        assessment; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) conduct such other studies 
                        or investigations as are necessary to develop a 
                        water exchange.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``or water 
        exchange'' after ``electrification''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (d), by striking 
        ``electrification,'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``electrification or water exchange''.</DELETED>

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''.
                                                       Calendar No. 937

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2163

                          [Report No. 106-488]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

            October 4 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

                       Reported with an amendment