[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4073-S4074]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2377. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10____. ST. MARY UNIT AND MILK RIVER PROJECT 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Operation, maintenance, and replacement.--The term 
     ``operation, maintenance, and replacement'' means--
       (A) any recurring or ongoing activity associated with the 
     day-to-day operation of the St. Mary Unit;
       (B) any activity relating to scheduled or unscheduled 
     maintenance of the St. Mary Unit; and
       (C) any activity relating to replacing a feature of the St. 
     Mary Unit.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of 
     Reclamation).
       (3) St. mary unit.--The term ``St. Mary Unit'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 3703 of the Water 
     Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (130 Stat. 
     1816).
       (b) Use of Appropriated Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall use appropriated funds for the operation, maintenance, 
     and replacement of the St. Mary Unit.
       (2) Cost-sharing requirement.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the total costs of 
     any activity relating to the operation, maintenance, and 
     replacement of the St. Mary Unit shall be 75 percent, which 
     shall be nonreimbursable to the United States.
       (B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share required 
     under subparagraph (A) may be paid by the State or any other 
     non-Federal interest.
       (c) Participation of Blackfeet Tribe.--The Secretary shall 
     coordinate with the Blackfeet Tribe in all phases relating to 
     the replacement of a feature of the St. Mary Unit.
       (d) Offset.--The St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works 
     project authorized under section 5103 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1234) is deauthorized.

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