[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H1688-H1689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




GLENDO UNIT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN PROJECT CONTRACT EXTENSION ACT 
                                OF 2005

  Mr. RENZI. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
Senate bill (S. 592) to amend the Irrigation Project Contract Extension 
Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of 
Reclamation and certain irrigation water contractors in the States of 
Wyoming and Nebraska.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                 S. 592

       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 ``Glendo Unit of the Missouri 
     River Basin Project Contract Extension Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 2. GLENDO UNIT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN CONTRACT 
                   EXTENSION.

       Section 2 of the Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act 
     of 1998 (112 Stat. 2816, 117 Stat. 1854) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``December 31, 2005'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2007''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``beyond December 31, 2005'' and inserting 
     ``beyond December 31, 2007''; and
       (B) by striking ``before December 31, 2005'' and inserting 
     ``before December 31, 2007''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Renzi) and the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs. 
Christensen) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.


                             General Leave

  Mr. RENZI. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arizona?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RENZI. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  S. 592, introduced by Senator Craig Thomas, extends nine water 
contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and water customers 
depending on the Glendo Reservoir in Wyoming until December 31, 2007. 
Our distinguished House colleague from Wyoming (Mrs. Cubin) has led the 
effort in this Chamber to bring this bill to the floor.
  To meet Endangered Species Act compliance within the Platte River 
basin area, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado have been negotiating with 
the Federal Government on a recovery plan for four threatened and 
endangered species. Although all parties are expected to finalize and 
sign the recovery plan late this year, area water users need access to 
Glendo Reservoir water deliveries into the spring irrigation season, 
and this legislation ensures that while allowing the recovery plan 
process to go forward. I urge my colleagues to support this time-
sensitive bill.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, we support the passage of S. 592. This bill would 
allow delivery of irrigation water to continue while work is finished 
on the Recovery Implementation Program for four listed species that 
rely on Platte River habitat.
  A carefully managed process is in place to implement the Platte River 
Cooperative Agreement and to achieve species recovery. S. 592 will 
allow this critical work to continue without creating hardship for 
farmers who depend on irrigation water.

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  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RENZI. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Renzi) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the Senate bill, S. 592.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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