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Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

S.Amdt. 6431

S.Amdt. 6431 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 6431, submitted by Mr. Merkley and Mr. Wyden, aims to change the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 by adding a section for the Reauthorization of Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group.

The amendment proposes the following changes:

  • It updates the definition of the Working Group to be a board of directors with at least 10 but no more than 15 members. These members are nominated by their represented groups, including:

    • 2 representatives from the environmental community in the Deschutes River Basin.
    • 2 representatives from the irrigated agriculture community in the Deschutes River Basin.
    • 2 representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
    • 1 representative from the hydroelectric production community in the Deschutes River Basin.
    • 1 representative from a Federal agency with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin.
    • 1 representative from a State of Oregon agency with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin, such as the Oregon Water Resources Department or the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
    • 1 representative from a unit of local government in the Deschutes River Basin.

  • It extends the dates in Section 301 of the act by replacing 2016 with 2032.

  • It increases the percentage in subsection (b), paragraph (6) from 5 percent to 10 percent.