Introduced in Senate
Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF DESCHUTES RIVER CONSERVANCY WORKING GROUPTrack this section →
(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.