,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 
,ris* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4     
,%eehy1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 &    
,mr4 ,b>rasso7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =        
op]ations ( ! ,f$]al ,columbia ,riv]    
,p[] ,sy/em pursuant to a c]ta9 op]ation
 plan = a specifi$ p]iod ( "t1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,! ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,nor?we/ ,en]gy ,security   
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,,fcrps ,! t]m ,,fcrps means ^?        
portions ( ! ,f$]al ,columbia ,riv] ,p[]
 ,sy/em t are ! subject ( ! ,supplem5tal
 ,op9ion4  7#b7 ,secret>ies ,! t]m      
,secret>ies means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,commission] (  
,reclamation2  7,b7 ! ,secret>y (       
,en]gy1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,bonneville ,p[] ,adm9i/ration2 &  7,c7 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh !     

,*ief ( ,eng9e]s4  7#c7 ,supplem5tal    
,op9ion ,! t]m ,supplem5tal ,op9ion     
means ! docum5t entitl$ ,columbia ,riv] 
,sy/em ,op]ations ,environm5tal ,impact 
,/atem5t ,record ( ,decision & dat$     
,septemb] #bjbj4  #c4 ,op]ation (       
,,fcrps ,! ,secret>ies %all op]ate !    
,,fcrps 9 a mann] consi/5t ) !          
reasonable & prud5t alt]native describ$ 
9 ! ,supplem5tal ,op9ion4  #d4 ,am5dm5ts
 to supplem5tal op9ion  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,not)/&+ section #c1 ! ,secret>ies may  
am5d portions ( ! ,supplem5tal ,op9ion &
 op]ate ! ,,fcrps 9 accordance ) ^?     
am5dm5ts if all ( ! ,secret>ies det]m9e1
 9 ! sole discretion ( ea* ,secret>y1   
t-- 7#a7 ! am5dm5t is necess>y = public 
safety or transmission & grid           
reliability2 or  7#b7 ! actions1        
op]ations1 or o!r requirem5ts t !       
am5dm5t w\ld remove are no long]        
w>rant$4  7b7 ,re/riction on am5dm5ts ,!
 process describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all 
be ! only me?od by :i* ! ,secret>ies may
 op]ate ! ,,fcrps 9 any way t is n      

consi/5t ) ! reasonable & prud5t        
alt]native set =? 9 ! ,supplem5tal      
,op9ion4  #e4 ,limitation on re/rict+   
,,fcrps electrical g5]ation2            
cl>ification  7a7 ,re/rict+ ,,fcrps     
electrical g5]ation ,no /ructural       
modification1 action1 /udy1 or eng9e]+  
plan t re/ricts electrical g5]ation at  
any ,,fcrps hydroelectric dam1 or t     
limits navigation on ! ,snake ,riv] 9 ! 
,/ate ( ,wa%+ton1 ,oregon1 or ,idaho1   
%all proce$ unless su* proposal is      
specifically & expressly au?oriz$ by a  
,f$]al /atute enact$ aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,cl>ification 
,no?+ 9 ?is section affects or int]f]es 
) ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>ies to conduct 
op]ation & ma9t5ance activities or make 
capital improvem5ts necess>y to meet    
au?oriz$ project purposes ( ,,fcrps     
facilities4