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“PACTOLA RESERVOIR REALLOCATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H8588-H8589 on Nov. 13, 2006.
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PACTOLA RESERVOIR REALLOCATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005
Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill (S. 819) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes.
The Clerk read as follows:
S. 819
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is appropriate to reallocate the costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes; and
(2) section 302 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152) prohibits such a reallocation of costs without congressional approval.
SEC. 3. REALLOCATION OF COSTS OF PACTOLA DAM AND RESERVOIR,
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The Secretary of the Interior may, as provided in the contract of August 2001 entered into between Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Rapid Valley Conservancy District, reallocate, in a manner consistent with Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.)), the construction costs of Pactola Dam and Reservoir, Rapid Valley Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, South Dakota, from irrigation purposes to municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich) and the gentlewoman from South Dakota (Ms. Herseth) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
General Leave
Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may be given 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill now under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from California?
There was no objection.
Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, Senate 819, introduced by Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota, reallocates the costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir to reflect growing municipal needs for water. As Rapid City's municipal water needs are growing at a rapid rate and demand for local irrigation water decreases, this legislation appropriately reallocates the costs associated with the changing water needs. This bill is a win for the citizens of Rapid City and a win for the American taxpayer, and I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense legislation.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HERSETH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
(Ms. HERSETH asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. HERSETH. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support S. 819, sponsored by Senator Tim Johnson, which is the counterpart to legislation I sponsored which passed this body earlier this year. This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate the construction costs of Pactola Dam and Reservoir. This important water supply project is located just 15 miles west of Rapid City in my home State of South Dakota.
The water supply needs of the Rapid City area have changed dramatically since the Bureau of Reclamation built Pactola Dam 50 years ago. Rapid City is the second largest city in South Dakota, and there is no doubt this metropolitan area will continue to enjoy strong economic and population growth. The cost reallocation authorized in this legislation will simply allow the Secretary of the Interior to modernize the financial structure of the project to reflect the changing water supply needs of this area of my State.
I want to thank Chairman Radanovich, Ranking Member Napolitano, and committee staff for working with me to advance the House counterpart of this legislation, and I urge my colleagues to support S. 819.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, the Pactola Dam, located near Rapid City, South Dakota, stores water from Rapid Creek and is part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. This bill authorizes reallocation of a portion of the construction costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir from irrigation purposes to municipal and industrial and fish and wildlife purposes.
The effort to reallocate Pactola Dam costs stems from the population growth around Rapid City, with corresponding increases in demand for M&I water and decreases in demand for irrigation water. Pactola Dam originally provided water storage for flood control, irrigation, and M&I uses. A 40-year water service contract between the Bureau of Reclamation and Rapid City for M&I water expired in 1991. Water for Rapid City has been subsequently provided under annual contracts. A second 40-year contract between reclamation and the Rapid Valley Conservancy District for irrigation water expired in 2001. The district decided not to renew this contract due to decreased irrigation demand and sufficient alternative water sources. Since the district no longer needs Pactola water, repayment of construction costs originally allocated to irrigation can be reallocated to M&I uses and fish and wildlife purposes. Under law, Congress must authorize this reallocation.
As I close with the Resources Committee issues today, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Lisa Pittman, our chief counsel on the Resources Committee, for all her hard work during the 109th Congress.
Thank you, Lisa
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. HERSETH. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich) that the House suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 819.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of those voting have responded in the affirmative.
Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.
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