[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5265-S5266]
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SA 3010. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. Romney, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
Bennet, and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2025 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 H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 10___. REAUTHORIZATION OF UPPER COLORADO AND SAN JUAN
RIVER BASINS ENDANGERED FISH AND THREATENED
FISH RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Purpose.--Section 1 of Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat.
1602) is amended by inserting ``and threatened'' after
``endangered''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 2 of Public Law 106-392 (114
Stat. 1602; 116 Stat. 3113) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to implement the
Recovery Implementation Program for the Endangered Fish
Species in the Upper Colorado River dated September 29, 1987,
and extended by the Extension of the Cooperative Agreement
dated December 6, 2001, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement to
implement the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program
dated October 21, 1992, and as they may be amended'' and
inserting ``for the Recovery Implementation Program for
Endangered Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin dated
September 29, 1987, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement for
the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program
dated October 21, 1992, as the agreements may be amended and
extended'';
(2) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by inserting ``or threatened'' after ``endangered'';
and
(B) by striking ``removal or translocation'' and inserting
``control'';
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ``long-term'' each place
it appears;
(4) in paragraph (8), in the second sentence, by striking
``1988 Cooperative Agreement and the 1992 Cooperative
Agreement'' and inserting ``Recovery Implementation
Programs'';
(5) in paragraph (9)--
(A) by striking ``leases and agreements'' and inserting
``acquisitions'';
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(B) by inserting ``or threatened'' after ``endangered'';
and
(C) by inserting ``, as approved under the Recovery
Implementation Programs'' after ``nonnative fishes''; and
(6) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``pursuant to the
Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species in the
Upper Colorado River Basin'' after ``Service''.
(c) Authorization to Fund Recovery Programs.--Section 3 of
Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1603; 116 Stat. 3113; 120 Stat.
290; 123 Stat 1310; 126 Stat. 2444; 133 Stat. 809; 136 Stat.
5572) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) There is hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, $88,000,000
to undertake capital projects to carry out the purposes of
this Act. Such funds'' and inserting the following:
``(1) Authorization.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), there is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for use by the
Bureau of Reclamation to undertake capital projects to carry
out the purposes of this Act $50,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2024 through 2031.
``(B) Annual adjustment.--For each of fiscal years 2025
through 2031, the amount authorized to be appropriated under
subparagraph (A) shall be annually adjusted to reflect widely
available engineering cost indices applicable to relevant
construction activities.
``(C) Nonreimbursable funds.--Amounts made available
pursuant to subparagraph (A)'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Program for Endangered
Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin shall expire
in fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``Programs shall expire
in fiscal year 2031''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3);
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the
following:
``(b) Non-Federal Contributions to Capital Projects.--The
Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may
accept contributed funds, interests in land and water, or
other contributions from the Upper Division States, political
subdivisions of the Upper Division States, or individuals,
entities, or organizations within the Upper Division States,
pursuant to agreements that provide for the contributions to
be used for capital projects costs.'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as
subsections (c) through (i), respectively;
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``$10,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and inserting
``$92,040,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through
2031'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ``$4,000,000 per
year'' and inserting ``$61,100,000 for the period of fiscal
years 2024 through 2031'';
(ii) in the second sentence--
(I) by inserting ``Basin'' after ``San Juan River''; and
(II) by striking ``$2,000,000 per year'' and inserting
``$30,940,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through
2031''; and
(iii) in the third sentence, by striking ``in fiscal years
commencing after the enactment of this Act'' and inserting
``for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) Federal contributions to annual base funding.--
``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2024 through
2031, the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of
Reclamation, may accept funds from other Federal agencies,
including power revenues collected pursuant to the Act of
April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the ``Colorado River
Storage Project Act'') (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.).
``(B) Availability of funds.--Funds made available under
subparagraph (A) shall be available for expenditure by the
Secretary, as determined by the contributing agency in
consultation with the Secretary.
``(C) Treatment of funds.--Funds made available under
subparagraph (A) shall be treated as nonreimbursable Federal
expenditures.
``(D) Treatment of power revenues.--Not more than $499,000
in power revenues over the period of fiscal years 2024
through 2031 shall be accepted under subparagraph (A) and
treated as having been repaid and returned to the general
fund of the Treasury.
``(4) Non-federal contributions to annual base funding.--
The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may
accept contributed funds from the Upper Division States,
political subdivisions of the Upper Division States, or
individuals, entities, or organizations within the Upper
Division States, pursuant to agreements that provide for the
contributions to be used for annual base funding.
``(5) Replacement power.--Contributions of funds made
pursuant to this subsection shall not include the cost of
replacement power purchased to offset modifications to the
operation of the Colorado River Storage Project to benefit
threatened or endangered fish species under the Recovery
Implementation Programs.'';
(5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the first
sentence, by inserting ``or threatened'' after
``endangered'';
(6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking
``unless the time period for the respective Cooperative
Agreement is extended to conform with this Act'' and
inserting ``, as amended or extended'';
(7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in the first
sentence, by striking ``Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish
Recovery Program or the San Juan River Basin Recovery
Implementation Program'' and inserting ``Recovery
Implementation Programs''; and
(8) in subsection (i)(1) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``2022'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2030'';
(B) by striking ``2024'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2031''; and
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(III), by striking
``contributions by the States, power customers, Tribes, water
users, and environmental organizations'' and inserting ``non-
Federal contributions''.
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