A bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes.

This bill (S 461) updates eligibility rules for certain irrigation districts to access existing pumping power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. It specifically adds districts located in a defined "test area" or within a 28,000-acre area analyzed but not developed under prior rules to the list of eligible recipients. Districts must enter into a contract with the Secretary of the Interior to receive power, subject to established terms and rates. The bill is procedural, modifying program eligibility without creating new funding or altering core program requirements.