,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h   
7legislative day1 ,february #c71        
#bjbb,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,oregon ,resource ,conservation ,act of 
#aiif to reauthorize the ,deschutes     
,river ,conservancy ,working ,group1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,deschutes ,river ,conservancy          
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbb4  #b4    
,reauthorization of ,deschutes ,river   
,conservancy ,working ,group  7a7       
,definition of working group ,section   
#cja7;a7 of the ,oregon ,resource       
,conservation ,act of #aiif 7,public    
,law #ajd-bjh2 #aaj ,stat4 #cjji-ecd2   
#abb ,stat4 #hcf7 is amended by striking
 paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the       
following3  7#a7 ,working ,group ,the   

term ,working ,group means the          
,deschutes ,river ,conservancy ,working 
,group composed of a board of directors 
of not fewer than #aj1 but not more than
 #ae1 members nominated by the group    
represented by the member1 of whom--    
7,a7 #b members shall be representatives
 of the environmental community in the  
,deschutes ,river ,basin2  7,b7 #b      
members shall be representatives of the 
irrigated agriculture community in the  
,deschutes ,river ,basin2  7,c7 #b      
members shall be representatives of the 
,confederated ,tribes of the ,warm      
,springs ,reservation of ,oregon2  7,d7 
#a member shall be a representative of  
the hydroelectric production community  
in the ,deschutes ,river ,basin2  7,e7  
#a member shall be a representative of  
#a of the ,federal agencies with        
authority and responsibility in the     
,deschutes ,river ,basin2  7,f7 #a      
member shall be a representative of an  
agency of the ,state of ,oregon with    
authority and responsibility in the     

,deschutes ,river ,basin1 such as-- 7i7 
the ,oregon ,department of ,fish and    
,wildlife2 or  7ii7 the ,oregon ,water  
,resources ,department2 and  7,g7 #a    
member shall be a representative of a   
unit of local government in the         
,deschutes ,river ,basin4  4  7b7       
,reauthorization2 administrative costs  
,section #cja of the ,oregon ,resource  
,conservation ,act of #aiif 7,public    
,law #ajd-bjh2 #aaj ,stat4 #cjji-ecd2   
#abb ,stat4 #hcf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71
 by striking #bjaf and inserting #bjcb2 
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking
 #e percent and inserting #aj percent2  
and  7#b7 in subsection 7h71 by striking
 #bjaf and inserting #bjcb4