[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      SIDNEY AND KINSEY IRRIGATION DISTRICTS SHOULD NOT LOSE POWER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Montana (Mr. Gianforte) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GIANFORTE. Mr. Speaker, the Sidney and Kinsey Irrigation 
Districts serve more than 130 family farms that irrigate nearly 12,000 
acres of farmland in eastern Montana.
  A recent decision by the Bureau of Reclamation has upended 70 years 
of how Sidney and Kinsey irrigators have received project use power to 
pump water.
  The change will increase power costs from 2.5 percent of their annual 
budget to nearly 40 percent.
  Losing this power would put these family farmers and companies out of 
business.
  My amendment will fix this issue by restoring the original 
arrangement that has been in place for 70 years.
  I urge support for it.


            Montana Should be Able to Sell its Coal Overseas

  Mr. GIANFORTE. Mr. Speaker, Montana should be able to sell its coal 
overseas.
  Washington State is preventing construction of coal export terminals, 
effectively shutting down exports of Montana coal and 
unconstitutionally interfering with interstate commerce.
  My amendment will continue the Federal permitting process if 
Washington State remains on its unconstitutional path.
  Building a coal port that supports good-paying union jobs in 
Washington and good-paying jobs across Montana should be a bipartisan 
winner.
  I urge adoption of this amendment.

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