Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025”.
Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Reauthorization of Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group
Definition of working group— Section 301(a) of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–534; 122 Stat. 836) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(1) Working Group—The term “Working Group” 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—
“(A) 2 members shall be representatives of the environmental community in the Deschutes River Basin;
“(B) 2 members shall be representatives of the irrigated agriculture community in the Deschutes River Basin;
“(C) 2 members shall be representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
“(D) 1 member shall be a representative of the hydroelectric production community in the Deschutes River Basin;
“(E) 1 member shall be a representative of 1 of the Federal agencies with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin;
“(F) 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
“(G) 1 member shall be a representative of a unit of local government in the Deschutes River Basin.”
Reauthorization; administrative costs— Section 301 of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–534; 122 Stat. 836) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (3), by striking “2016” and inserting “2032”; and
in paragraph (6), by striking “5 percent” and inserting “10 percent”; and
in subsection (h), by striking “2016” and inserting “2032”.