Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7938) to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary of the Interior with certain authorities with respect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin watershed, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 7938 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 ``Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. KLAMATH PROJECT WATER AND POWER. (a) Addressing Water, Power, and Facilities Management for Irrigation.--Section 4 of the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-498) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Restoration Activities.--The Secretary may-- ``(1) plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain projects in the Klamath Basin watershed, including-- ``(A) facilities to reduce fish entrainment; ``(B) projects that reduce or avoid impacts on aquatic resources of facilities involved in the storage or diversion of water for irrigation in the Klamath Project service area; and ``(C) projects that restore habitats in the Klamath Basin watershed, including Tribal fishery resources held in trust; ``(2) undertake studies, including feasibility studies, and improvements that the Secretary determines to be necessary to implement this subsect…”