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“I believe the gentleman has two amendments today. Mr. LaMALFA. Yes. This first amendment is on the Klamath Project. Are the amendments out of order? They are out of numerical order. Mr. Chairman, I offer this amendment on the Sites Reservoir. This helps complete a surface water storage project feasibility study by aligning the bill's language with the MOU recently signed by the Bureau of Reclamation and project stakeholders. {time} 1100 Sites Reservoir has been studied for decades, but stakeholders recently agreed to help fund the study's completion. Last year, California's voters authorized billions in funding for projects like Sites, but the State cannot determine which projects to invest in until the feasibility studies are complete. This is a key project to help the State prepare for future droughts, and the State Department of Water Resources found that it would generate an additional 900,000 acre-feet of water during drought years. That is enough for 7.2 million people per year. This noncontroversial amendment helps to allow Californians to invest in their own water infrastructure, which is a laudable goal that I think we should all support. I have been pleased to sponsor a bill with my colleague, Mr. Garamendi, aimed at advancing this project, and I hope I will have your support today on this amendment. I reserve the balance of my time.”