,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dchi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,cramer 7for himself and ,mr4 
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to make certain 
irrigation districts eligible for       
,pick-,sloan ,missouri ,basin ,program  
pumping power1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,eligibility of certain areas to    
receive ,pick-,sloan ,missouri ,basin   
,program pumping power ,section #e7;a7  
of ,public ,law #hi-ajh 7#gi ,stat4     
#dce2 #ajj ,stat4 #dai2 #aad ,stat4     
#bgfc;,a-#bhd7 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7#f7            
,eligibility of certain irrigation      
districts to receive pumping power  7,a7
 ,definition of eligible irrigation     
district ,in this paragraph1 the term   
eligible irrigation district means an   
irrigation district that is located in--
 7i7 the test area referred to in       

paragraph 7#a72 or  7ii7 an area within 
the #bh1jjj-;acre area described in     
paragraph 7#c7 that is analyzed by the  
,secretary1 but not developed1 under    
that paragraph4  7,b7 ,eligibility ,an  
eligible irrigation district shall be   
eligible to receive ,pick-,sloan        
,missouri ,basin ,program pumping       
power-- 7i7 subject to any terms and at 
any rates established by the ,secretary2
 and  7ii7 in accordance with a contract
 entered into under subparagraph 7,c74  
7,c7 ,contract  7i7 ,in general ,subject
 to clause 7ii71 the ,secretary may     
enter into a contract with an eligible  
irrigation district to provide          
,pick-,sloan ,missouri ,basin ,program  
pumping power to the eligible irrigation
 district4  7ii7 ,requirement ,no       
,pick-,sloan ,missouri ,basin ,program  
pumping power may be delivered to an    
eligible irrigation district under this 
paragraph until the date on which a     
contract authorizing the delivery to the
 irrigation district is executed under  

clause 7i74  4