,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bb1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,daines1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4
 ,lummis1 and ,mr4 ,barrasso7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for operations of   
the ,federal ,columbia ,river ,power    
,system pursuant to a certain operation 
plan for a specified period of time1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,the ,act may be cited as the ,northwest
 ,energy ,security ,act4  #b4           
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,fcrps
 ,the term ,,fcrps means those portions 
of the ,federal ,columbia ,river ,power 
,system that are the subject of the     
,supplemental ,opinion4  7#b7           
,secretaries ,the term ,secretaries     
means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of the      
,interior1 acting through the           
,commissioner of ,reclamation2  7,b7 the

 ,secretary of ,energy1 acting through  
the ,administrator of the ,bonneville   
,power ,administration2 and  7,c7 the   
,secretary of the ,army1 acting through 
the ,chief of ,engineers4  7#c7         
,supplemental ,opinion ,the term        
,supplemental ,opinion means the        
document entitled ,columbia ,river      
,system ,operations ,environmental      
,impact ,statement ,record of ,decision 
and dated ,september #bjbj4  #c4        
,operation of ,,fcrps ,the ,secretaries 
shall operate the ,,fcrps in a manner   
consistent with the reasonable and      
prudent alternative described in the    
,supplemental ,opinion4  #d4 ,amendments
 to supplemental opinion  7a7 ,in       
general ,notwithstanding section #c1 the
 ,secretaries may amend portions of the 
,supplemental ,opinion and operate the  
,,fcrps in accordance with those        
amendments if all of the ,secretaries   
determine1 in the sole discretion of    
each ,secretary1 that-- 7#a7 the        
amendment is necessary for public safety

 or transmission and grid reliability2  
or  7#b7 the actions1 operations1 or    
other requirements that the amendment   
would remove are no longer warranted4   
7b7 ,restriction on amendments ,the     
process described in subsection 7a7     
shall be the only method by which the   
,secretaries may operate the ,,fcrps in 
any way that is not consistent with the 
reasonable and prudent alternative set  
forth in the ,supplemental ,opinion4    
#e4 ,limitation on restricting ,,fcrps  
electrical generation2 clarification    
7a7 ,restricting ,,fcrps electrical     
generation ,no structural modification1 
action1 study1 or engineering plan that 
restricts electrical generation at any  
,,fcrps hydroelectric dam1 or that      
limits navigation on the ,snake ,river  
in the ,state of ,washington1 ,oregon1  
or ,idaho1 shall proceed unless such    
proposal is specifically and expressly  
authorized by a ,federal statute enacted
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  7b7 ,clarification ,nothing in  

this section affects or interferes with 
the authority of the ,secretaries to    
conduct operation and maintenance       
activities or make capital improvements 
necessary to meet authorized project    
purposes of ,,fcrps facilities4