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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 3395· Senate(119-SAMDT-3395)

S.Amdt. 3395

Rep. Merkley
Age: 70 years
Oregon
Introduced
7/31/2025
Sponsored by
Jeff Merkley
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3395, submitted by Mr. Merkley, aims to add a section to bill S. 2296 for the reauthorization of the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group.

The amendment changes the following:

  • Working Group Composition: It defines the Working Group as a board of 10 to 15 members nominated by their represented groups. This includes:

    • 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 from 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 an Oregon State 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 local government unit in the Deschutes River Basin.

  • Dates and Costs: It changes the date from 2016 to 2032 in two different subsections of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 and increases a percentage from 5 percent to 10 percent in subsection (b) paragraph (6).