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).