S. 5402
Western Water Reinvestment Act
Sponsor: Ron Wyden
1 cosponsor
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(a) Definition of Working Group. Section 301(a) of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–534; 122 Stat. 836) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
(1) Working Group. The term Working Group means the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group composed of a board of directors of not fewer than 10, but not more than 15, members nominated by the group represented by the member, of whom—
(A) 2 members shall be representatives of the environmental community in the Deschutes River Basin;
(B) 2 members shall be representatives of the irrigated agriculture community in the Deschutes River Basin;
(C) 2 members shall be representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
(D) 1 member shall be a representative of the hydroelectric production community in the Deschutes River Basin;
(E) 1 member shall be a representative of 1 of the Federal agencies with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin;
(F) 1 member shall be a representative of an agency of the State of Oregon with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin, such as—
(i) the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; or
(ii) the Oregon Water Resources Department; and
(G) 1 member shall be a representative of a unit of local government in the Deschutes River Basin.
(b) Reauthorization; administrative costs. Section 301 of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–534; 122 Stat. 836) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking 2016 and inserting 2032; and
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking 5 percent and inserting 10 percent; and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking 2016 and inserting 2032.