[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6369 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6369

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and 
maintain facilities in the Sun River Project, Montana, for the purpose 
                   of hydroelectric power generation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2022

Mr. Rosendale introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and 
maintain facilities in the Sun River Project, Montana, for the purpose 
                   of hydroelectric power generation.

    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 ``Sun River Hydropower Authorization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF SUN RIVER PROJECT, MONTANA.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Commissioner of Reclamation and pursuant to the reclamation laws, 
may construct, operate, and maintain facilities in the Sun River 
Project, Montana, for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation.
    (b) Effect.--The authorization under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be in addition to any other authorizations for the Sun 
        River Project under existing law; and
            (2) not limit, restrict, or alter operations of the Sun 
        River Project in a manner that would be adverse to the 
        satisfaction of valid existing water rights or water deliveries 
        to the holder of any valid water service contract.
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