[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5726]
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  SA 5068. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 4979 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Inhofe (for 
himself and Mrs. Boxer)) to the bill S. 2848, to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1___. SURPLUS WATER STORAGE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not charge a fee for 
     surplus water under a contract entered into pursuant to 
     section 6 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 708) 
     (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') if the 
     contract is for surplus water stored in the Lake Cumberland 
     Watershed, Kentucky and Tennessee.
       (b) Termination.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
     expire on the date that is 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Applicability.--Nothing in this section--
       (1) affects the authority of the Secretary under section 
     2695 of title 10, United States Code, to accept funds or to 
     cover the administrative expenses relating to certain real 
     property transactions;
       (2) affects the application of section 6 of the Act of 
     December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 708) (commonly known as the 
     ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') or the Water Supply Act of 
     1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b) to surplus water stored outside of the 
     Lake Cumberland Watershed, Kentucky and Tennessee; or
       (3) affects the authority of the Secretary to accept funds 
     under section 216(c) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2321a).
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