S. 3409
Introduced in Senate · January 6, 2026December 9, 2025
Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To reaffirm that the Bureau of Reclamation retains exclusive ownership, operational control, and financial responsibility for the Lower Yellowstone Fish Bypass Channel, ensuring long-term conservation of the endangered pallid sturgeon and other native aquatic species in the Yellowstone River while protecting the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project and District from undue financial and operational burdens, and for other purposes.
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 “Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act”.