Makes certain irrigation districts in North Dakota eligible to receive pumping power (i.e., hydropower) from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin…
S. 1554117th Congress

Makes certain irrigation districts in North Dakota eligible to receive pumping power (i.e., hydropower) from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin…

Introduced in the SenateSen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)9 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · May 11, 2021

Section 1. Eligibility of certain areas to receive Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power

Section 5(a) of Public Law 89–108 (79 Stat. 435; 100 Stat. 419; 114 Stat. 2763A–284) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(A) Definition of eligible irrigation district

In this paragraph, the term eligible irrigation district means an irrigation district that is located in—

(i) the test area referred to in paragraph (1); or

(ii) an area within the 28,000-acre area described in paragraph (3) that is analyzed by the Secretary but not developed under that paragraph.

(B) Eligibility

An eligible irrigation district shall be eligible to receive Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power—

(i) subject to any terms and at any rates established by the Secretary; and

(ii) in accordance with a contract entered into under subparagraph (C).

(i) In general

Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary may enter into a contract with an eligible irrigation district to provide Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power to the eligible irrigation district.

(ii) Requirement

No Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power may be delivered to an eligible irrigation district under this paragraph until the date on which a contract authorizing the delivery to the irrigation district is executed under clause (i).

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