H.R. 2537

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · April 1, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Bynum · Committee: Committee on Natural Resources

Table of contents

• H.R. 2537
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Reauthorization of Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025.
• Short title

SEC. 2. Reauthorization of Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group

• Reauthorization of Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group
• (a) Definition of working group
  • Section 301(a) of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (; 110 Stat. 3009–534; 122 Stat. 836) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: Public Law 104–208
  • Definition of working group
    • (1) Working Group
      • The term means the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group composed of a board of directors of not fewer than 10, but not more than 15, members nominated by the group represented by the member, of whom—
      • Working Group
        • 2 members shall be representatives of the environmental community in the Deschutes River Basin;
        • 2 members shall be representatives of the irrigated agriculture community in the Deschutes River Basin;
        • 2 members shall be representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
        • 1 member shall be a representative of the hydroelectric production community in the Deschutes River Basin;
        • 1 member shall be a representative of 1 of the Federal agencies with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin;
        • 1 member shall be a representative of an agency of the State of Oregon with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin, such as—
          • (i) the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; or
          • (ii) the Oregon Water Resources Department; and
        • 1 member shall be a representative of a unit of local government in the Deschutes River Basin.
• (b) Reauthorization; administrative costs
  • Section 301 of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (; 110 Stat. 3009–534; 122 Stat. 836) is amended— Public Law 104–208
  • Reauthorization; administrative costs
    • in subsection (b)—
      • in paragraph (3), by striking and inserting ; and
      • in paragraph (6), by striking 5 percentand inserting 10 percent; and
    • in subsection (h), by striking and inserting .