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S 1882 — A bill to make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes.

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.

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This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to the bill S 1882 removes specific findings related to the historical authorization and operation of the Fort Peck project and the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. This change likely means that this particular context and detail are no longer highlighted in the bill's text. As a result, the focus may shift, but the practical effects of the bill will depend on any remaining provisions and the broader intent now emphasized.

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1882 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1882 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
1882 To make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
310 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1882 [Report No.
116-161] To make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources November 21, 2019 Reported by Ms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Murkowski, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
CONTINUED USE OF PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM PROJECT USE POWER BY THE KINSEY IRRIGATION COMPANY AND THE SIDNEY WATER USERS IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat.
CONTINUED USE OF PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM PROJECT USE POWER BY THE KINSEY IRRIGATION COMPANY AND THE SIDNEY WATER USERS IRRIGATION DISTRICT.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat.
833 et seq.), authorized the completion, maintenance, and operation of the Fort Peck project;
833 et seq.), authorized the completion, maintenance, and operation of the Fort Peck project;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) section 2 of that Act (52 Stat.
(2) section 2 of that Act (52 Stat.
833a) authorized and directed the Bureau of Reclamation-- (A) to transmit and sell electric energy generated by the Fort Peck project;
833a) authorized and directed the Bureau of Reclamation--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) to transmit and sell electric energy generated by the Fort Peck project;
and (B) ``to interconnect the Fort Peck project with either private or with other Federal projects and publicly owned power systems now or hereafter constructed.'';
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) ``to interconnect the Fort Peck project with either private or with other Federal projects and publicly owned power systems now or hereafter constructed.'';</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat.
(3) section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat.
891, chapter 665)--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) authorized the Missouri River Basin Project, now known as the ``Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program'' (referred to in this section as the ``Program'');</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) approved the comprehensive plan for the Program set forth in Senate Document 191 and House Document 475, as revised and coordinated by Senate Document 247, 78th Congress;</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) established a permanent administration for the development of the Missouri River Basin;
891, chapter 665)-- (A) authorized the Missouri River Basin Project, now known as the ``Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program'' (referred to in this section as the ``Program'');
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (D) incorporated the Fort Peck project as part of the Program;</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) in 1946, the Bureau of Reclamation entered into project use power contracts to provide the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the predecessor of the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District electrical service under the authority of the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat.
(B) approved the comprehensive plan for the Program set forth in Senate Document 191 and House Document 475, as revised and coordinated by Senate Document 247, 78th Congress;
(C) established a permanent administration for the development of the Missouri River Basin;
and (D) incorporated the Fort Peck project as part of the Program;
(4) in 1946, the Bureau of Reclamation entered into project use power contracts to provide the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the predecessor of the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District electrical service under the authority of the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat.
833 et seq.);
833 et seq.);</DELETED> <DELETED> (5) since 1946, the Bureau of Reclamation has approved 9 modifications to the project use power contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation, the Kinsey Irrigation Company, and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District;</DELETED> <DELETED> (6) the project use power contracts in effect on the date of enactment of this Act provide electric service to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District at the Program rate of 2.5 mills per kilowatt-hour, including wheeling, through 2020;
(5) since 1946, the Bureau of Reclamation has approved 9 modifications to the project use power contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation, the Kinsey Irrigation Company, and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (7) the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District have reasonably relied on the authority of the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat.
(6) the project use power contracts in effect on the date of enactment of this Act provide electric service to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District at the Program rate of 2.5 mills per kilowatt-hour, including wheeling, through 2020;
and (7) the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District have reasonably relied on the authority of the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat.
833 et seq.), and the fact that the Bureau of Reclamation has treated the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District as irrigation pumping units of the Program for more than 74 years.
833 et seq.), and the fact that the Bureau of Reclamation has treated the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District as irrigation pumping units of the Program for more than 74 years.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) shall continue to treat the irrigation pumping units known as the ``Kinsey Irrigation Company'' in Custer County, Montana and the ``Sidney Water Users Irrigation District'' in Richland County, Montana, or any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, as irrigation pumping units of the Program for the purposes of wheeling, administration, and payment of project use power.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Limitation.--The quantity of power to be provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (including any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District) under subsection (b) may not exceed the maximum quantity of power provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District under the applicable contract for electric service in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
(b) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) shall continue to treat the irrigation pumping units known as the ``Kinsey Irrigation Company'' in Custer County, Montana and the ``Sidney Water Users Irrigation District'' in Richland County, Montana, or any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, as irrigation pumping units of the Program for the purposes of wheeling, administration, and payment of project use power.
CONTINUED USE OF PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM PROJECT USE POWER BY THE KINSEY IRRIGATION COMPANY AND THE SIDNEY WATER USERS IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
(c) Limitation.--The quantity of power to be provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (including any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District) under subsection (b) may not exceed the maximum quantity of power provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District under the applicable contract for electric service in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) shall continue to treat the irrigation pumping units known as the ``Kinsey Irrigation Company'' in Custer County, Montana and the ``Sidney Water Users Irrigation District'' in Richland County, Montana, or any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, as irrigation pumping units of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program for the purposes of wheeling, administration, and payment of project use power, including the applicability of provisions relating to the treatment of costs beyond the ability to pay under section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat.
<all>
891, chapter 665).
(b) Limitation.--The quantity of power to be provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (including any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District) under subsection (a) may not exceed the maximum quantity of power provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District under the applicable contract for electric service in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
Calendar No.
310 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1882 [Report No.
116-161] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ November 21, 2019 Reported with an amendment
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Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-310.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-161.

  6. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-161.

  7. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.

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S 1882 is sponsored by Daines, Steve (Republican).
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This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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