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On the recordMay 27, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my as modified amendment No. 4251 to printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: On page 27, line 7, strike ``$173,000,000'' and insert ``$163,000,000''. On page 28, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following: SEC. 4__. EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF. For an additional amount for ``Water and Related Resources'', $9,000,000, for drought emergency assistance: Provided, That financial assistance may be provided under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and any other applicable Federal law (including regulations) for the optimization and conservation of project water supplies to assist drought-plagued areas of the West:
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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