,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mrs4
 ,noem 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cram]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify t1
 ) respect to ea* ,miss\ri ,riv] ma9/em 
res]voir ( ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s locat$ 9 
a ,/ate1 ! ,/ate ma9ta9s au?ority to    
allocate & appropriate ! quantity ( wat]
 9 ! res]voir t is attributable to !    
natural fl[s ( ! ,miss\ri ,riv] )9 !    
b\nd>ies ( ! ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,/ate au?ority to allocate &        
appropriate wat]s 9 ,miss\ri ,riv]      
ma9/em res]voirs  7a7 ,decl>ation (     
policy ,x is decl>$ to be ! policy (    
,congress t--  7#a7 a ,/ate has au?ority
 to manage ! wat]s ( riv]s locat$ )9 !  
b\nd>ies ( ! ,/ate2 &  7#b7 accord+ly1 )
 respect to ea* ,miss\ri ,riv] ma9/em   
res]voir ( ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1 ! ,/ate 
9 :i* ! res]voir is locat$ ma9ta9s      
au?ority to allocate & appropriate !    

quantity ( wat] 9 ! res]voir t is       
attributable to ! natural fl[s ( !      
,miss\ri ,riv] )9 ! b\nd>ies ( ! ,/ate4 
7b7 ,natural fl[s ,= purposes ( ?is     
section--  7#a7 ! t]m natural fl[s means
 wat]s ( ! ,miss\ri ,riv] t w\ld be fl[+
 9 a ,/ate 9 ! abs5ce ( a dam t =ms a   
,miss\ri ,riv] ma9/em res]voir ( !      
,corps ( ,eng9e]s2 &  7#b7 ! quantity ( 
natural fl[s %all be det]m9$ bas$ on    
av]age mon?ly fl[s 7exclud+ depletions7 
& %all be calculat$ = ! entire p]iod (  
record1 includ+ ! p]iods be=e1 dur+1 &  
aft] con/ruction ( any dams or          
res]voirs4  7c7 ,miss\ri riv] sy/em     
res]voirs  7#a7 ,policies & proc$ures   
,all policies & proc$ures = ! op]ations 
( ,miss\ri ,riv] ma9/em res]voirs ( !   
,corps ( ,eng9e]s %all be consi/5t ) !  
decl>$ policy "u subsection 7a74  7#b7  
,det]m9ation ( natural fl[s ,) respect  
to ea* ,miss\ri ,riv] ma9/em res]voir ( 
! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1 ! ,secret>y %all   
det]m9e1 9 consultation ) ! ,/ate 9 :i* 
! res]voir is locat$1 ! quantity ( wat] 

9 ! res]voir t is attributable to !     
natural fl[s ( ! ,miss\ri ,riv] )9 !    
b\nd>ies ( ! ,/ate4  7#c7 ,judicial     
review ,a ,/ate may seek judicial review
 ( a det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#b7 "u    
*apt] #g ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7#d7 ,prohibition on fees  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may n *>ge a fee 9
 connection ) wat] attributable to !    
natural fl[s ( ! ,miss\ri ,riv]4  7,b7  
,int]im rule ,until ! quantity ( !      
natural fl[s ( ! ,miss\ri ,riv] )9 !    
b\nd>ies ( a ,/ate is det]m9$ "u        
subsection 7c77#b7 ?r\gh f9al ag5cy     
action1 ! ,secret>y may n *>ge any fee 9
 connection ) wat] ( ! ,miss\ri ,riv] 9 
! ,/ate1 )\t ! cons5t ( ! ,/ate4  7#e7  
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a  
report on det]m9ations made "u p>agraph 
7#b74