[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S4497]
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      By Mr. BAUCUS:
  S. 2357. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through 
the Chief of Engineers, to maintain a minimum quantity of stored water 
in certain reservoirs in the vicinity of the upper portion of the 
Missouri River; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2357

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

     SECTION 1. UPPER MISSOURI RIVER WATER STORAGE.

       (a) Water Storage.--Notwithstanding any project or activity 
     carried out by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin 
     Program authorized by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 
     1944 (58 Stat. 891), or any other law, the Secretary shall 
     cease to support water releases for navigation purposes at 
     any time at which the total volume of water stored in the 
     reservoirs described in subsection (b) is less than 
     44,000,000 acre-feet.
       (b) Reservoirs.--The reservoirs referred to in subsection 
     (a) are the following reservoirs located in the vicinity of 
     the upper portion of the Missouri River:
       (1) Fort Peck Lake.
       (2) Lake Sakakawea.
       (3) Lake Oahe.
       (4) Lake Sharpe.
       (5) Lake Francis Case.
       (6) Lewis and Clark Lake.
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