bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
106-hconres-440,106,hconres,440,Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of Mexico should adhere to the terms of the 1944 Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande Treaty Between the United States and Mexico.,Water Resources Development,2000-10-31,2000-10-31,Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.,House,"Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23]",TX,R,B000617,1,Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should bring about compliance with the 1944 treaty on water utilization in order that the full requirement of water shall be available for U.S. use during the next full crop season; and (2) the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission should work to bring about full compliance with such treaty and should not accept any water debt or deficit repayment plan that does not provide for the full repayment of water owed.,2025-01-02T17:07:47Z,
106-sconres-157,106,sconres,157,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of Mexico should adhere to the terms of the 1944 Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande Treaty between the United States and Mexico.,Water Resources Development,2000-10-31,2000-10-31,Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced:  CR S11425),Senate,"Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]",TX,R,H001016,1,Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should bring about compliance with the 1944 treaty on water utilization in order that the full requirement of water shall be available for U.S. use during the next full crop season; and (2) the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission should work to bring about full compliance with such treaty and should not accept any water debt or deficit repayment plan that does not provide for the full repayment of water owed.,2025-01-14T19:00:46Z,
106-hr-5555,106,hr,5555,California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century,Water Resources Development,2000-10-25,2000-10-30,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,House,"Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]",CA,D,M000725,0,"California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century - Amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) coordinate projects for the reclamation and reuse of water under such Act with projects and programs under the CALFED Bay-Delta Program; and (2) take into account Federal expenditures for projects under such Act in making determinations under the CALFED Program relating to the equitable implementation of ecosystem restoration and water management. Requires project compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Castaic Lake Water Agency reclaimed water project, the Clear Lake Basin water reuse project, the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, the San Pablo Baylands water reuse projects, the Lower Chino Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, the West Basin Comprehensive Desalination Demonstration Program in Los Angeles County, and the City of Los Angeles Water Recycling Program (replaces existing provisions authorizing the Secretary's participation in the Los Angeles area water reclamation and reuse project); (2) provide design and construction assistance for the East Bay Municipal Utility District/Dublin San Ramon Services District advanced wastewater reuse treatment project; (3) provide assistance to California in carrying out projects under the California water recycling program; and (4) carry out programs to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley areas and to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean.Directs the Secretary to carry out a program in cooperation with the Water Reuse Foundation to conduct research concerning water reuse in relation to public health, water quality, new technology, salt management, economics, and ecosystem restoration.Adds a separate Federal cost share limitation with respect to the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project.",2025-08-20T14:20:12Z,
106-s-3232,106,s,3232,California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century,Water Resources Development,2000-10-25,2000-10-25,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11000-11002),Senate,"Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]",CA,D,B000711,0,"California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) coordinate projects for the reclamation and reuse of water under such Act with projects and programs under the CALFED Bay-Delta Program; and (2) take into account Federal expenditures for projects under such Act in making determinations under the CALFED Program relating to the equitable implementation of ecosystem restoration and water management. Requires project compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Castaic Lake Water Agency reclaimed water project, the Clear Lake Basin water reuse project, the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, the San Pablo Baylands water reuse projects, the Lower Chino Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, the West Basin Comprehensive Desalination Demonstration Program in Los Angeles County, and the City of Los Angeles Water Recycling Program (replaces existing provisions authorizing the Secretary's participation in the Los Angeles area water reclamation and reuse project); (2) provide design and construction assistance for the East Bay Municipal Utility District/Dublin San Ramon Services District advanced wastewater reuse treatment project; (3) provide assistance to California in carrying out projects under the California water recycling program; and (4) carry out programs to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley areas and to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean.Directs the Secretary to carry out a program in cooperation with the Water Reuse Foundation to conduct research concerning water reuse in relation to public health, water quality, new technology, salt management, economics, and ecosystem restoration.Adds a separate Federal cost share limitation with respect to the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-5527,106,hr,5527,Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-10-24,2000-10-30,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.",House,"Rep. Thune, John [R-SD-At Large]",SD,R,T000250,0,"Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 - Establishes: (1) a Missouri River Trust committee to vote on approval of a plan for the use of payments to it and to recommend proposals to be funded by its Executive Committee; and (2) a Missouri River Restoration Trust Fund into which the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) shall deposit $300 million on the first day of the eleventh fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act.Requires the Secretary to: (1) invest such portion of the Fund not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing U.S. obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States; (2) designate the aggregate amount of interest deposited in the Fund for the preceding fiscal year as available for making payments as requested by the Trust; and (3) make requested payments only after the Trust has adopted its plan. Requires the Federal share of the cost of any project carried out under this Act to be 80 percent of the project's total cost.Requires the Trust to prepare a plan for the use of such payments for carrying out Missouri River projects and programs to promote: (1) conservation practices; (2) the control and removal of sediment; (3) the protection of recreation on the River from sedimentation; (4) the protection of Indian and non-Indian historical and cultural sites along the River from sedimentation; (5) the conservation of fish and wildlife; or (6) erosion control. Provides for: (1) public review and comment; and (2) an audit of the Trust's activities.Requires the Secretary of the Army, within one year after funding under this Act becomes available, to report on: (1) the impact of the siltation of the Missouri River in the State of South Dakota; (2) the status of such historical and cultural sites; and (3) the extent of erosion along the River in the State.Authorizes the Secretary to use funds appropriated to the operations and maintenance account of the Corps of Engineers and available for use with respect to a water resources development project along the Missouri River to: (1) reduce the siltation of the River in South Dakota; (2) protect recreation on, water quality in, and Indian and non-Indian historical and cultural sites along the River from sedimentation; and (3) improve erosion control along the River.Prohibits any funds appropriated to carry out this Act from being used to purchase or otherwise acquire property unless the acquisition is from willing sellers.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:17:04Z,
106-hr-5529,106,hr,5529,Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-10-24,2000-10-30,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,House,"Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6]",AZ,R,H000413,5,"Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000 - Title I: Central Arizona Project Adjustment Act of 2000 - Central Arizona Project Adjustment Act of 2000 - Sets forth requirements for the reallocation of Central Arizona Project (CAP) non-Indian agricultural and uncontracted municipal and industrial priority water. Provides for the remaining CAP water to be allocated to Arizona Indian tribes or to the Secretary of the Interior for use in future Indian water rights settlements.Ratifies and confirms the Escrow Agreement for the Acquisition and Allocation of Central Arizona Water.Title II: Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - Approves the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement. Describes reallocated water rights.Sets forth requirements regarding after-acquired trust lands.Title III: Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2000 - Amends the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 to set forth the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2000.Sets forth water delivery requirements and construction obligations with respect to the San Xavier Indian Reservation and the Schuk Toak District as well as permissible water uses.Approves the Settlement Agreement with respect to claims under United States v. Tucson, Adams v. United States, and Alvarez v. Tucson.Title IV: San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 (stet)Title V: Enforcement and Effective Date - Makes certain authorizations of appropriations under this Act effective pursuant to a statement of findings by the Secretary regarding actions related to this Act. Voids this Act if such statement is not made by December 31, 2005.",2025-08-20T14:17:46Z,
106-s-3231,106,s,3231,Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-10-24,2000-10-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]",AZ,R,K000352,1,"Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000 - Title I: Central Arizona Project Adjustment Act of 2000 - Central Arizona Project Adjustment Act of 2000 - Sets forth requirements for the reallocation of Central Arizona Project (CAP) non-Indian agricultural and uncontracted municipal and industrial priority water. Provides for the remaining CAP water to be allocated to Arizona Indian tribes or to the Secretary of the Interior for use in future Indian water rights settlements.Ratifies and confirms the Escrow Agreement for the Acquisition and Allocation of Central Arizona Water.Title II: Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - Approves the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement. Describes reallocated water rights.Sets forth requirements regarding after-acquired trust lands.Title III: Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2000 - Amends the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 to set forth the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2000.Sets forth water delivery requirements and construction obligations with respect to the San Xavier Indian Reservation and the Schuk Toak District as well as permissible water uses.Approves the Settlement Agreement with respect to claims under United States v. Tucson, Adams v. United States, and Alvarez v. Tucson.Title IV: San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 (stet)Title V: Enforcement and Effective Date - Makes certain authorizations of appropriations under this Act effective pursuant to a statement of findings by the Secretary regarding actions related to this Act. Voids this Act if such statement is not made by December 31, 2005.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-3227,106,s,3227,Savage Rapids Dam Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-10-23,2000-10-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]",OR,R,S001142,1,"Savage Rapids Dam Act of 2000 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, prior to removal of Savage Rapids Dam, to: (1) design and install modern electric irrigation pumps and associated infrastructure at or near the Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon to supply water to the Grants Pass Irrigation District; (2) install fish screens at the pump stations; and (3) certify that the pumping facilities are operational and in conformity with environmental regulations.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Dam and remove it and to correct any deficiencies in the design, specification, and installation of the pumps.Vests title to the pumping facilities in the District.Requires the Bureau of Reclamation to monitor any impacts downstream from the Dam resulting from dam removal and to implement appropriate remedial actions.Requires the Bureau and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to implement fisheries enhancement projects upstream of the Dam and downstream to the mouth of Applegate River to minimize the impact, and maximize the benefit, of dam removal.Requires the Secretary to work with the State of Oregon and Josephine and Jackson Counties to implement community recreational enhancement projects.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-3212,106,s,3212,Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act,Water Resources Development,2000-10-18,2000-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10716-10717),Senate,"Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH]",NH,R,S000606,3,"Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Connecticut River Joint Commissions, to provide technical and financial assistance in managing the River to the States of New Hampshire and Vermont.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-3207,106,s,3207,Affordable Drinking Water Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-10-13,2000-10-13,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.",Senate,"Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]",PA,R,S000059,0,"Affordable Drinking Water Act of 2000 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to nonprofit organizations to assist eligible individuals obtain financing for construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems in rural areas.",2025-08-20T14:21:06Z,
106-hr-5459,106,hr,5459,Corps of Engineers Benefit-Cost Improvement Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-10-12,2000-10-12,Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.,House,"Rep. Sanford, Marshall (Mark) [R-SC-1]",SC,R,S000051,3,Corps of Engineers Benefit-Cost Improvement Act of 2000 - Direct the Secretary of the Army to: (1) recommend for authorization by Congress a water resources development and conservation project that is subject to a benefit-cost analysis only if the project's projected benefits are at least 1.5 times its estimated total cost; and (2) review the projected benefits and cost of currently authorized projects for which less than 33 percent of the total cost has been expended; and(3) transmit to Congress a list of each such currently authorized project that has projected benefits that are less than 1.5 times its estimated cost. Terminates authorization of a project included on the list three years after the transmittal of the list unless it is reauthorized.,2025-08-20T14:17:50Z,
106-s-3179,106,s,3179,National Recreation Lakes Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-10-06,2000-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]",AR,D,L000035,1,"National Recreation Lakes Act of 2000 - Establishes the National Recreation Lakes Demonstration Program and the Federal Lakes Recreation Leadership Council.Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 to provide for the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers in an existing recreation fee demonstration program.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-5297,106,hr,5297,"To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-09-26,2000-10-06,Executive Comment Requested from USDA.,House,"Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2]",AL,R,E000268,0,"Amends the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance to project sponsors for the construction of reservoir structures for water storage and main water transmission lines to increase water supply in rural areas experiencing a severe problem with the quality or quantity of water; and (2) amend the definition of ""works of improvement"" to delete the requirement that a project must contain benefits directly related to agriculture, including rural communities, that account for at least 20 percent of the total benefits of the project.",2025-01-02T17:15:12Z,
106-hr-5307,106,hr,5307,"Burnt, Malheur, Qwyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000",Water Resources Development,2000-09-26,2000-10-04,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,House,"Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]",OR,R,W000791,0,"Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:20:29Z,
106-hr-5310,106,hr,5310,Industrial Conservation and Efficiency Water Act,Water Resources Development,2000-09-26,2000-09-26,Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.,House,"Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]",CA,D,W000738,0,Industrial Conservation and Efficiency Water Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide assistance to municipal entities and nongovernmental organizations whose mission relates to water conservation and efficiency to support non-Federal voluntary programs that seek to promote new technologies and processes to reduce the use of water and discharge of wastewater from commercial and industrial entities. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-20T14:21:29Z,
106-s-3078,106,s,3078,Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-09-20,2000-09-20,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 2000 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a Santa Fe, New Mexico, regional water management and river restoration project to: (1) divert and fully reuse imported water to meet future demands; (2) convert irrigation uses from potable water to reclaimed water; and (3) use reclaimed water to restore Santa Fe River flows, recharge groundwater resources, and enhance regional surface water supplies.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) participate in the feasibility study, design, planning, and construction of a water resources and infrastructure development plan for the San Ildefonso Pueblo; and (2) conduct a feasibility for a regional backbone pipeline to convey potable water to the pueblos of San Ildefonso, Pojoaque, Nambe, and Tesuque.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-5150,106,hr,5150,"To direct the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries, Oregon and Washington.",Water Resources Development,2000-09-12,2000-09-26,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.",House,"Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]",OR,D,B000574,3,"Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries, Oregon and Washington; (2) use comprehensive conservation and management plans and committees established pursuant to the Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project (TBNEP) and the Lower Columbia River Estuary Program (LCREP) as guides for estuary restoration projects; and (3) work with the LCREP Implementation Committee and the TBNEP Tillamook Performance Partnership Committee  to select two sites for environmental restoration actions and to plan, design, and construct two demonstration projects at full Federal expense.",2025-01-02T17:15:04Z,
106-s-3022,106,s,3022,Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act,Water Resources Development,2000-09-08,2000-11-07,Became Public Law No: 106-466.,Senate,"Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]",ID,R,C000858,1,"Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District certain facilities, including the water distribution and drainage system that is operated and maintained by the District for delivery and drainage of water for District lands.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-5120,106,hr,5120,Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-09-07,2000-09-14,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,House,"Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-43]",CA,R,C000059,0,"Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2000 - Amends the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 (the Act) to: (1) add irrigation projects to authorized projects; (2) include an Indian tribe as an organization eligible for assistance under the Act; and (3) revise the definitions of ""project"" and ""water quality improvements.""Establishes within the Bureau of Reclamation a program under which the Secretary of the Interior may make grants to organizations to carry out reclamation projects. Outlines proposal requirements for organizations seeking grant assistance. Requires each organization receiving assistance to contribute at least 25 percent of the estimated project cost. Makes the maximum Federal share per project $30 million as of January 2000, to be adjusted annually to reflect construction cost increases. Requires project approval or disapproval by the Secretary within one year. Limits to 50 percent of the maximum Federal share per grant the amount of any grant made under an approved project. Authorizes the Secretary to make a loan to an organization for remaining project costs.Establishes within the Bureau a small grant and loan program, to be known as the Small Reclamation Water Resources Management Partnership Program, to implement projects that can be performed by the recipient organization's workforce or contractors with streamlined documentation in 18 months or less. Limits partnership grants to $2.5 million each, to be matched on a 50 percent basis. Limits loans to the same amount, requiring repayment within five years after project completion. Includes as eligible activities under the partnership program water conservation, water quality improvements, water management for urban landscapes, drought assistance, fish and wildlife improvements, and public safety improvements. Authorizes the Secretary to include additional activities, after public notice and notification of specified congressional committees. Requires project applications to be submitted by April 1 of each year (under specified requirements) and approved or disapproved by September 1 of that year. Allows only one proposal per project area during each five-year period.Establishes within the Bureau a demonstration program for guaranteeing loans for projects receiving grants or loans or grants for approved projects. Allows up to ten percent of amounts authorized to be used for such loan guarantees. Directs the Secretary to adopt and use competitive procedures in selecting organizations to receive such guarantees. Requires 75 percent of the loan guarantee amount to be used for the reclamation projects, and 25 percent to be used for the partnership projects. Prohibits the maximum guarantee percentage for loans from exceeding 75 percent of total project costs. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the beneficial use and suggested improvements of loan guarantees as a mechanism for project construction. Prohibits any guarantee from being issued after six years following initial funding of projects under this Act.Requires each proposal for a loan, grant, or guarantee under this Act to be accompanied by a payment of $5,000 or one tenth of one percent of the Federal project share, whichever is greater, to defray the costs of proposal examination.",2025-08-20T14:21:30Z,
106-hr-5121,106,hr,5121,"Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act ",Water Resources Development,2000-09-07,2000-09-08,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.,House,"Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]",FL,R,S000303,7,"Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan contained in the ""Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement"" dated April 1, 1999, as modified by this Act (the Plan) as a framework for modifications and operational changes to the Central and Southern Florida Project that are needed to: (1) restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem; and (2) provide for the water-related needs of the region.Directs the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary): (1) in carrying out the Plan, to integrate such activities with ongoing Federal and State projects and activities; (2) to carry out specified listed projects included in the Plan, taking into account the protection of water quality by considering applicable State water quality standards and including features necessary to ensure that all ground water and surface water discharges from any authorized project feature will meet all applicable water quality standards and applicable water quality permitting requirements; and (3) in developing the projects authorized, to provide for public review and comment in accordance with applicable Federal law. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) specified pilot projects and initial projects included in the plan that are authorized for implementation; (2) conditions (i.e., reporting requirements, funding contingent on approval, modified water delivery, maximum costs of projects) for project implementation; and (3) the maximum cost of authorized project features.Sets forth provisions regarding additional program authority, authorization of future projects, the Federal cost share (50 percent), project evaluation, and exclusions and limitations from the Plan (regarding 245,000 acre-feet of water, wastewater reuse, and approval with limitations for the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and the Southern Corkscrew regional ecosystem).Directs the Secretary: (1) on completion and evaluation of the wastewater reuse pilot project, in an appropriately timed five-year report, to describe the results of the evaluation of advanced wastewater reuse in meeting, in a cost effective manner, the requirements of restoration of the natural system; and (2) to submit such report to Congress before congressional authorization for advanced wastewater reuse is sought.States that the overarching objective of the Plan is the restoration, preservation, and protection of the South Florida Ecosystem while providing for other water-related needs of the region, including water supply and flood protection. Directs that the Plan be implemented to ensure the protection of water quality in, the reduction of the loss of fresh water from, and the improvement of the environment of, the South Florida Ecosystem and to achieve and maintain the benefits to the natural system and human environment described in the Plan and required pursuant to this Act, for as long as the project is authorized.Prohibits any appropriation from being made for the construction of a project contained in the Plan until the President and the Governor of the State ensure, by regulation or other appropriate means, that water made available under the Plan will not be permitted for a consumptive use or otherwise made unavailable by the State until sufficient reservations of water for the restoration of the natural system are made under State law and consistent with the Plan.. Authorizes any person or entity that is aggrieved by a failure of the United States or any governor or other officer of a State to comply with any provision of the agreement to bring a civil action in U.S. district court for an injunction or other appropriate relief, subject to specified limitations.Directs the Secretary, within two years, after notice and opportunity for public comment, and with the concurrence of and consultation with specified parties, to promulgate regulations which shall establish a process to: (1) provide guidance for the development of project implementation reports, project cooperation agreements, and operating manuals that ensure that Plan goals and objectives are achieved; (2) ensure that new information resulting from changed or unforeseen circumstances, new scientific or technical information or information that is developed through the principles of adaptive management contained in the Plan, or future authorized changes to the Plan are integrated into implementation of the Plan; and (3) ensure protection of the natural system consistent with Plan goals and purposes.Directs the Secretary and the non-Federal sponsor (subject to specified requirements) to: (1) develop project implementation reports in accordance with the Plan; (2) execute project cooperation agreements in accordance with the Plan; and (3) develop and issue, for each project or group of projects, an operating manual that is consistent with the water reservation or allocation for the natural system described in the project implementation report and cooperation agreement for the project or group of projects.Requires that the Secretary ensure that Plan implementation, including physical or operational modifications to the Central and Southern Florida Project, does not cause significant adverse impact on existing legal water users. Prohibits the Secretary from eliminating existing legal sources of water until a new source of water supply of comparable quantity and quality is available to replace the water to be lost as a result of implementation of the Plan. Directs the Secretary to maintain authorized levels of flood protection in existence on the date of this Act's enactment.Directs the Secretary and the Governor to develop an agreement for resolving disputes between the Corps of Engineers and the State associated with Plan implementation. Requires that such agreement establish a mechanism for the timely and efficient resolution of disputes, including: (1) a preference for the resolution of disputes between the Jacksonville District of the Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District; (2) a mechanism for the Jacksonville District of the Corps of Engineers or the South Florida Water Management District to initiate dispute resolution process for unresolved issues; (3) the establishment of appropriate time frames and intermediate steps for the elevation of disputes to the Governor and the Secretary; and (4) a mechanism for the final resolution of disputes, within 180 days from the date that the dispute resolution process is initiated. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a project implementation report under this Act until the agreement established herein has been executed. Specifies that nothing in such agreement shall alter or amend any existing Federal or State law or the responsibility of any agreement party to comply with Federal or State law.Directs the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Governor to establish an independent scientific review panel convened by a body such as the National Academy of Sciences to review the Plan's progress toward achieving the natural system restoration goals of the Plan. Requires the panel to produce a biennial report to Congress, the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Governor that includes an assessment of ecological indicators and other measures of progress in restoring the ecology of the natural system, based on the Plan.Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) in executing the Plan, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals are provided opportunities to participate; and (2) impacts on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including individuals with limited English proficiency, and communities are considered during Plan implementation and that public outreach and educational opportunities are provided to individuals of South Florida.Sets forth reporting requirements.",2025-08-20T14:17:41Z,
106-hr-5130,106,hr,5130,CALFED Extension Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-09-07,2000-12-07,"House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 15, 2000.",House,"Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]",CA,R,D000429,6,"CALFED Extension Act of 2000 - Directs certain Federal agencies, acting through the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (the Program), to develop a program to achieve increased water yield and environmental benefits as well as improved water system reliability, water quality, water use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection for the State of California. Requires funding for water supply enhancements and environmental benefits to proceed concomitantly so that adequate progress is made in each area. States that funding for water storage development and conveyance facilities located in the Central Valley and Bay-Delta will occur together. Requires the Federal agencies, in developing water supply options, to consider all potential storage alternatives and utilize a cost/benefit analysis in conjunction with environmental criteria.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop water supply rule curves that can be used to describe increased water delivery in varying water years.Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct studies of available water supplies and existing demand within the respective units of the Central Valley Project.(Sec. 5) Directs: (1) the Federal agencies to participate with certain State agencies to develop a proposed joint structure for managing CALFED operations that will be authorized by Congress and the California Legislature prior to becoming effective; and (2) the Federal and the State agencies (the CALFED agencies) to make such a recommendation to such legislative bodies by May 31, 2001. Directs the Federal agencies to take steps that will encourage public, tribal, and local government involvement in developing such governance proposal.(Sec. 6) Directs the Federal agencies to: (1) manage the Environmental Water Account (EWA) so that actions taken to avoid jeopardy to endangered and threatened species, enhance species recovery, and protect fish by reducing incidental take related to Central Valley Project, State Water Project, or other water user operations, are accomplished with no annual net loss of water delivered by those projects; and (2) in their operation of the EWA, minimize water quality impacts associated with EWA operations. Requires, if by December 31, 2000, the EWA water purchase targets have not been met, the Federal agencies to continue their efforts to meet such targets as well as cooperate with the State agencies to operate the EWA to avoid jeopardy to such species and to avoid reductions in such Projects or other water user deliveries due to the application of take limits. Requires the Federal ESA (Endangered Species Act) regulatory agencies (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service) to determine if there is likely to be jeopardy to such species from the lack of water in the EWA. Declares that only after: (1) full utilization of the available EWA assets; (2) the use of other water, measures, and resources available to the CALFED agencies, that would not reduce deliveries to water users; and (3) a determination by the Federal ESA regulatory agencies that jeopardy is likely, shall water deliveries be reduced.(Sec. 7) Requires the CALFED agencies, prior to acquiring land as part of the Program, to first determine that Federal or State owned land is not available to achieve identified Program objectives. Requires the CALFED agencies, in determining whether to acquire additional lands, to consider the cumulative impact on the local government and communities of transferring the property into government ownership and mitigate such impacts. Directs the Federal agencies, no later than January 1, 2001, to develop an assurances program in cooperation with the State agencies and requires the CALFED agencies under this program to partner with landowners and local agencies to develop cooperating landowner commitments that will meet co-equal objectives to achieve local economic and social goals and to implement the ecosystem restoration goals in the CALFED Record of Decision.(Sec. 8) Requires, for FY 2002, the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the proposed projects to be carried out with the Federal portion of the funds to be appropriated pursuant to this Act. Prohibits any project from proceeding without the concurrence of such committees.(Sec. 9) Requires: (1) on January 1, 2001, the Governor of California to account for all moneys received by California from the Federal FY 2000 appropriations; and (2) on February 1, 2001, the Secretary to provide to the congressional committees a report regarding Program expenditures and accomplishments in achieving the benefits and improvements required by this Act.(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 11) Authorizes Program participants to undertake the activities and programs for which Federal cost sharing is provided by this Act. Requires CALFED agencies to ensure that all relevant Federal programs coordinate goal setting, funding, and implementation so as to ensure the most effective expenditure of Federal resources for CALFED related activities.Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) submit to the congressional committees an interagency budget crosscut report; and (2) prepare a similar budget crosscut report itemizing the proposed fiscal project level funding for 2002.Requires CALFED agencies to provide to such committees by January 1, 2001: (1) a statement of goals to achieve the benefits and improvements required by this Act; and (2) ecological monitoring plans and protocols. Requires that such monitoring protocols be compatible with the Comprehensive Monitoring Assessment and Research Program and incorporated into all ecosystem projects, grants, and awards of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act. Requires such agencies to collect, directly or through the relevant agencies, all monitoring data and use it to assess the effectiveness of the Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan implementation.Requires the Federal agencies to ensure: (1) that all aspects of Program components use credible and objective scientific review; and (2) decisions are based on the best available, independent peer-reviewed information.(Sec. 12) Requires the CALFED agencies to operate in compliance with California water law.",2025-04-07T13:47:29Z,
106-hr-4991,106,hr,4991,"To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, to use Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-07-27,2000-08-08,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4]",CO,R,S000112,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, or its Water and Power Department or any other agency, public utility, or enterprise of the city, providing for the use of facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado, for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water originating on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes; and (2) the exchange of water originating on such slope for such purposes, using Project facilities.",2025-04-07T13:47:14Z,
106-s-2951,106,s,2951,A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to investigate opportunities to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River.,Water Resources Development,2000-07-27,2000-11-09,Became Public Law No: 106-499.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the opportunities to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed, Okanagoan County, Washington, so as to restore and enhance fishery resources while maintaining or improving the availability of water supplies for irrigation. Limits the Federal Government's cost share for such study to 50 percent.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-4984,106,hr,4984,Klamath Project Water Supply Enhancement Act,Water Resources Development,2000-07-26,2000-08-08,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]",OR,R,W000791,1,"Klamath Project Water Supply Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct feasibility studies of the following proposals related to the Klamath Project, a Federal reclamation project in Oregon and California: (1) increasing the storage capacity and or the yield (or both) of Project facilities, including the Gerber reservoir, Upper Klamath Lake, and Clear Lake; and (2) the potential for development of additional Klamath Basin groundwater supplies, including the effect of such groundwater development on groundwater and surface water supplies. Requires the Secretary, upon completion of such studies, to carry out projects to construct modifications to existing facilities and develop groundwater supplies to implement such proposals.",2025-08-20T14:18:11Z,
106-hr-4928,106,hr,4928,"To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water.",Water Resources Development,2000-07-24,2000-08-09,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]",NV,R,G000152,0,"Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reclamation and reuse of wastewater in and outside of the service area of Washoe County, Nevada. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 25 percent.Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for project operation and maintenance.",2025-01-02T17:14:41Z,
106-s-2906,106,s,2906,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, to use Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-07-21,2000-09-19,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-903.,Senate,"Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]",CO,R,A000109,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, or its Water and Power Department or any other agency, public utility, or enterprise of the city, providing for the use of facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado, for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water originating on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes; and (2) the exchange of water originating on such slope for such purposes, using Project facilities.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-4879,106,hr,4879,Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-07-18,2000-07-19,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.,House,"Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]",WI,D,K000188,8,"Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2000 - Title I: Project Planning - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary of the Army to ensure that feasibility reports for the following water resources projects are subject to review by an independent panel of experts established under this title: (1) projects with an estimated cost of more than $25 million, including mitigation costs; and (2) controversial projects, as defined under this title.Establishes in the Army Corps of Engineers an Office of Independent Review to review the projects covered under this title. Defines as controversial projects those which: (1) are subject to a substantial degree of public controversy; (2) the affected State objects to; or (3) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines are likely to have a significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife after taking into account any proposed mitigation plan. Limits to $250,000 the cost of a review, authorizing the Secretary to waive such limit for good cause shown.(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to establish a stakeholder advisory group to assist the Secretary with the development of each feasibility study under this title and to enhance public participation in such study.(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to monitor the economic and environmental results of each project having an estimated total cost of more than $25 million and to report annually to Congress on such project's performance.(Sec. 104) Prohibits the Secretary from recommending a plan for a proposed project until all project costs, including mitigation, have been calculated.(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to revise the principles and guidelines for flood control projects to: (1) incorporate a national ecological restoration account, a national economic development account, and an optimum trade-off plan to maximize account benefits; (2) incorporate new techniques in risk and uncertainty analysis; (3) eliminate biases and disincentives for nonstructural flood damage projects; (4) incorporate new analytical techniques; and (5) encourage the restoration of aquatic ecosystems.(Sec. 106) Requires the Corp's Environmental Advisory Board to review all water resource reconnaissance studies to assess whether a proposed project is likely to have environmental impacts that cannot be successfully mitigated and to make recommendations to the Secretary based on such review.Title II: Mitigation - Requires the submission of a plan which will fully mitigate (currently, only mitigate) fish and wildlife losses created by a project before the Secretary may propose the authorization of such project to Congress. Directs the Secretary, in such mitigation, to meet the highest standards typically required of private parties under related Federal programs and to acquire and restore at least an acre of habitat to replace each acre negatively impacted by the project. Prohibits the Secretary from recommending a project alternative unless the Secretary determines that the mitigation plan for the alternative project will cost-effectively and successfully mitigate all adverse impacts of such project on aquatic resources and fish and wildlife. Requires the Secretary to complete all planned mitigation in a particular watershed before constructing any new project in that watershed.(Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary, to ensure concurrent mitigation, to complete 50 percent of all required project mitigation before beginning project construction and to use a proportionate amount of project funding to complete such mitigation.",2025-08-20T14:18:26Z,
106-s-2880,106,s,2880,"A bill to provide construction assistance for a project for a water transmission line from the Missouri River to the city of Williston, North Dakota.",Water Resources Development,2000-07-17,2000-07-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]",ND,D,C000705,1,"Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to provide assistance for a project for a water transmission line from the Missouri River to the city of Williston, North Dakota.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
106-s-2881,106,s,2881,Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-07-17,2000-07-25,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-810.,Senate,"Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]",OR,R,S001142,0,"Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2000 - Amends the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 (the Act) to: (1) add irrigation projects to authorized projects; (2) include an Indian tribe as an organization eligible for assistance under the Act; and (3) revise the definitions of ""project"" and ""water quality improvements.""Establishes within the Bureau of Reclamation a program under which the Secretary of the Interior may make grants to organizations to carry out reclamation projects. Outlines proposal requirements for organizations seeking grant assistance. Requires each organization receiving assistance to contribute at least 25 percent of the estimated project cost. Makes the maximum Federal share per project $30 million as of January 2000, to be adjusted annually to reflect construction cost increases. Requires project approval or disapproval by the Secretary within one year. Limits to 50 percent of the maximum Federal share per grant the amount of any grant made under an approved project. Authorizes the Secretary to make a loan to an organization for remaining project costs.Establishes within the Bureau a small grant and loan program, to be known as the Small Reclamation Water Resources Management Partnership Program, to implement projects that can be performed by the recipient organization's workforce or contractors with streamlined documentation in 18 months or less. Limits partnership grants to $2.5 million each, to be matched on a 50 percent basis. Limits loans to the same amount, requiring repayment within five years after project completion. Includes as eligible activities under the partnership program water conservation, water quality improvements, water management for urban landscapes, drought assistance, fish and wildlife improvements, and public safety improvements. Authorizes the Secretary to include additional activities, after public notice and notification of specified congressional committees. Requires project applications to be submitted by April 1 of each year (under specified requirements) and approved or disapproved by September 1 of that year. Allows only one proposal per project area during each five-year period.Establishes within the Bureau a demonstration program for guaranteeing loans for projects receiving grants or loans or grants for approved projects. Allows up to ten percent of amounts authorized to be used for such loan guarantees. Directs the Secretary to adopt and use competitive procedures in selecting organizations to receive such guarantees. Requires 75 percent of the loan guarantee amount to be used for the reclamation projects, and 25 percent to be used for the partnership projects. Prohibits the maximum guarantee percentage for loans from exceeding 75 percent of total project costs. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the beneficial use and suggested improvements of loan guarantees as a mechanism for project construction. Prohibits any guarantee from being issued after six years following initial funding of projects under this Act.Requires each proposal for a loan, grant, or guarantee under this Act to be accompanied by a payment of $5,000 or one percent of the Federal project share, whichever is greater, to defray the costs of proposal examination.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2882,106,s,2882,Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-07-17,2000-11-09,Became Public Law No: 106-498.,Senate,"Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]",OR,R,S001142,1,"Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility studies of the following topics related to the Upper Klamath Basin and the Klamath Project, a Federal reclamation project in Oregon and California: (1) increasing the storage capacity and/or yield of Project facilities while improving water quality, consistent with the protection of fish and wildlife; (2) the potential for development of additional Klamath Basin groundwater supplies to improve water quantity and quality, including the effect of such groundwater development on nonproject lands, groundwater and surface water supplies, and fish and wildlife; and (3) the potential for further innovations in the use of existing water resources, or market-based approaches, in order to meet growing water needs consistent with State water law.Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Oregon Department of Water Resources to fund studies relating to the water supply needs of non-project lands in the Upper Klamath Basin.Authorizes the Secretary to compile information on native fish species in the Upper Klamath River Basin upstream of Upper Klamath Lake and, wherever possible, to use data already developed by Federal agencies and other stakeholders in such Basin.Directs the Secretary to complete ongoing hydrologic surveys in the Klamath River Basin currently being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.Requires the Secretary to submit the findings of the studies to Congress within 90 days of each study's completion, together with any recommendations for projects.Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2877,106,s,2877,"Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000",Water Resources Development,2000-07-14,2000-10-19,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,Senate,"Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]",OR,D,W000779,1,"Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-4847,106,hr,4847,Reclamation Reform Refund Act of 2000 ,Water Resources Development,2000-07-13,2000-09-18,"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.",House,"Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20]",CA,D,D000424,2,"Reclamation Reform Refund Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to fully refund amounts received as payments (including the amount of associated interest) for charges assessed by the Secretary before January 1, 1994, for failure to file or properly file certain certification or reporting forms prior to the receipt of irrigation water pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. Provides that such refunds shall be made regardless of whether such payments were required by the United States, were made pursuant to a compromise or settlement, or were otherwise received by the United States. Requires, except with respect to the 1987 water year, such refunds to be reduced by a specified administrative fee for each failure to file certification or reporting forms. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:19:02Z,
106-s-2847,106,s,2847,A bill to modify the River and Harbor Act of 1886 to authorize Corps of Engineer authority over an extended portion of the Clinton River.,Water Resources Development,2000-07-11,2000-07-11,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI]",MI,R,A000355,0,"Modifies the Clinton River, Michigan, navigation project to extend the eight foot deep, fifty foot wide navigation channel approximately two miles upstream from the Cass Avenue bridge to the Gratiot Avenue bridge.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
106-s-2796,106,s,2796,Water Resources Development Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-06-27,2000-12-11,Became Public Law No: 106-541.,Senate,"Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH]",OH,R,V000126,2,"Water Resources Development Act of 2000 - Title I: Water Resources Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (Secretary) to carry out: (1) projects for water resources development, conservation, and related purposes at the Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey, and the Port of New York and New Jersey; and (2) specified water resources projects (subject to the completion of a favorable final report of the Army Chief of Engineers by December 31, 2000) in Alaska, Arizona, California, the Delaware coast, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana and Kentucky, Kentucky and Ohio, the Ohio River in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming.(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of, and authorizes the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that a project is feasible, to carry out projects for: (1) emergency streambank protection in Indiana and Louisiana; (2) navigation in Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin; (3) aquatic ecosystem restoration in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania; (4) shoreline protection in Louisiana and New York; (5) snagging and sediment removal in Illinois and Louisiana; and (6) mitigation of shore damage at Puget Island, Washington.(Sec. 110) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain projects in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Ohio for the beneficial uses of dredged material.(Sec. 111) Amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1999 to authorize the Secretary to design and construct a shore protection project at Fort Canby State Park, Washington.(Sec. 112) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the Petaluma River flood protection project in Petaluma, California.Title II: General Provisions - Amends the WRDA of 1986 to authorize the Secretary to assess the water resources needs of watersheds (currently only river basins and regions) of the United States. Requires cooperation with the heads of specified Federal agencies, and consultation with Federal, tribal, State, interstate, and local governmental entities, as part of such assessment. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 203) Authorizes the Secretary to study the feasibility of carrying out water resources development projects that: (1) will substantially benefit Indian tribes; and (2) are located primarily within Indian country or in proximity to Alaska Native villages. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 204) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to require cost-sharing agreements for environmental protection and restoration, navigation, storm damage or hurricane protection, shoreline erosion, or recreation projects under such Act (currently, only for flood control or agricultural water supply) to be subject to the non-Federal interest's ability to pay.(Sec. 205) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program to reduce vandalism and destruction of property at water resources development projects, including awards to those providing information; and (2) participate in the National Recreation Reservation Service and pay the Army's share of activities required to maintain such Service.(Sec. 207) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to adjust and extend permanently the authorization of appropriations for interagency and international support to address problems of national significance to the United States.(Sec. 208) Authorizes the Secretary to identify and set aside areas at Army civil works projects for the reburial of certain Native American remains discovered on project lands.(Sec. 209) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to require certain guidelines developed therein to address measures undertaken by non- Federal interests to preserve a project's flood protection level.(Sec. 210) Amends various WRDA Acts to allow a non-Federal sponsor to include a nonprofit entity, with the consent of the affected local government, in projects for environmental dredging, the lakes program, and environmental improvement.(Sec. 211) Authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to provide specialized or technical services to a Federal agency (other than an agency of the Department of Defense) only if the chief executive of the requesting entity submits to the Secretary: (1) a request describing the scope of such services and an agreement to reimburse the Corps for their costs; and (2) a certification that such services are not reasonably and quickly available through ordinary business channels. Requires a report identifying such requests.(Sec. 213) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with non- Federal public and nonprofit entities for services relating to natural resources conservation or recreation management.(Sec. 214) Authorizes the Secretary, in FY 2001 through 2003, to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of permits under the Army's jurisdiction. Requires impartiality in permit decisionmaking.(Sec. 215) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to allow the direct marketing of dredged materials to public agencies and private entities. Requires annual reports. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a related pilot program, with a report and an authorization of appropriations.(Sec, 216) Directs the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study, and make recommendations relating to, the independent peer review of water resources project feasibility reports, including a review of methods for project analysis. Requires reports. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 217) Amends the: (1) WRDA of 1990 to extend through FY 2005 the authorization of appropriations for the rehabilitation of Federal flood control levees; and (2) Flood Control Act of 1948 to increase from $40,000 to $50,000 the maximum expenditure for small flood control projects.(Sec. 219) Provides a conflict-of- interest requirement with respect to the employment of engineering and consulting services under a water resources project.(Sec. 220) Requires the Secretary to develop and implement procedures to ensure that all the benefits of a beach restoration project are displayed in that project's reports.(Sec. 221) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a pilot program to test the design-build method of project delivery on various authorized Corps civil works projects. Requires a report.(Sec. 222) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to require the Secretary to enhance public participation in the development of each project feasibility study under that Act, including the use of a stakeholder advisory group.(Sec. 223) Directs the Secretary to conduct a monitoring program of the economic and environmental results of up to five eligible projects selected by the Secretary. Limits the monitoring term to 12 years. Requires reports.(Sec. 224) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to direct the Secretary to design mitigation projects to reflect contemporary understanding of the science of such mitigation. Requires a report.(Sec. 226) Limits the administrative costs associated with the conveyance of property by the Secretary to a non-Federal governmental or nonprofit entity.(Sec. 227) Amends the WRDA of 1999 to add sites in Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas to authorized flood mitigation and riverine restoration projects.Title III: Project-Related Provisions - Modifies the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway wildlife mitigation project, Alabama and Mississippi, to authorize the Secretary to remove the wildlife mitigation purpose designation from up to 3,000 acres of such project's land, and to take related actions.(Sec. 302) Modifies the project for flood control, Nogales Wash and tributaries, Nogales, Arizona, to provide a 100 percent Federal share of the costs associated with addressing certain flood control problems arising from floodwater flows originating in Mexico.(Sec. 303) Credits toward the non-Federal share the costs of certain planning and engineering investigations associated with reservoir improvements in the vicinity of Boydsville, Arkansas.(Sec. 304) Modifies the project for flood control and power generation, White River Basin, Arkansas and Missouri, to authorize the Secretary to provide minimum flows necessary to sustain tail water trout fisheries. Requires a report.(Sec. 305) Modifies the project for navigation, Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California, to authorize the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal cost share the value of dredged material that is purchased by public agencies or nonprofit entities for environmental restoration or other beneficial uses (with a condition).(Sec. 306) Modifies the project for: (1) navigation on the Delaware River, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, to provide for the crediting of the non-Federal share of the costs of additional capacity at dredged material disposal areas; (2) storm damage reduction and shoreline protection, Rehoboth and Dewey Beach, Delaware, to revise the project's cost; (3) navigation, Fernandina Harbor, Florida, to authorize the Secretary to realign the access channel; (4) shore protection, Gasparilla and Estero Island, Florida, to authorize the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest to carry out such project; (5) flood protection, East St. Louis and vicinity, Illinois, to include ecosystem restoration as a project purpose; (6) navigation, Kaskaskia River, Illinois, to include recreation as a project purpose; and (7) navigation, Waukegan Harbor, Illinois, to extend such project's upstream limit.(Sec. 313) Authorizes the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal cost share a required feasibility study of improvements to the Upper Des Plaines River and tributaries, Illinois and Wisconsin.(Sec. 314) Directs the Secretary to initiate construction of an authorized flood control project in Cumberland, Kentucky, to prevent future losses from any flood equal in magnitude to the one experienced there in April 1977.(Sec. 315) Directs the Secretary to construct a visitors center and other recreational features at the flood control project, Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana.(Sec. 316) Modifies the project for: (1) mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Red River Waterway, Louisiana, to authorize the purchase of additional mitigation lands; (2) navigation, Georges River, Maine, to redesignate a specified project portion; and (3) the beneficial use of dredged material at Poplar Island, Maryland, to provide certain crediting of non- Federal shares of such project's cost.(Sec. 319) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide design and construction assistance for recreational facilities at William Jennings Randolph Lake, Maryland and West Virginia; and (2) complete the project for flood damage reduction, Breckenridge, Minnesota, at a specified cost.(Sec. 321) Modifies the project for: (1) navigation, Duluth Harbor, Minnesota, to include the relocation of Scenic Highway 61; and (2) clearing, snagging, and sediment removal, East Bank of the Mississippi River, Little Falls, Minnesota, to direct the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with specified plans.(Sec. 323) Authorizes the project for navigation, New Madrid County Harbor, Missouri, as described in a specified feasibility report.(Sec. 324) Authorizes the Secretary to credit certain integral construction work toward the non-Federal cost share of the project for navigation, Pemiscot County Harbor, Missouri.(Sec. 325) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a project at Fort Peck Lake, Montana, for the design and construction of a fish hatchery and associated facilities necessary to sustain a multispecies fishery. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 326) Directs the Secretary to carry out maintenance dredging of the Sagamore Creek Channel, New Hampshire.(Sec. 327) Modifies the project for flood control, Passaic River, New Jersey and New York, to direct the Secretary to give priority to nonstructural approaches to flood control as alternatives to construction of the Passaic River tunnel element, while maintaining the integrity of other project elements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) undertake certain project reviews; and (2) establish the Passaic River Flood Management Task Force (requiring an annual report from the Task Force).(Sec. 328) Modifies the project for: (1) environmental quality, Times Beach Nature Preserve, Buffalo, New York, to include recreation as a project purpose; and (2) shoreline protection, Rockaway Inlet to Norton Point, New York, to authorize the Secretary to construct T-groins to improve sand retention.(Sec. 330) Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the Garrison Dam, North Dakota, feature of the project for flood control, Missouri River Basin, to determine if the damage to a certain water transmission line is the result of a design deficiency and, if so, to correct the deficiency.(Sec. 331) Modifies the project for flood control, Duck Creek, Ohio, to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project at a revised cost.(Sec. 332) Extinguishes certain reversionary interests and use restrictions contained in deeds affecting the John Day Pool area, Oregon and Washington.(Sec. 333) Amends the WRDA of 1999 to provide a crediting toward the non-Federal cost share of the Fox Point hurricane barrier in Providence, Rhode Island.(Sec. 334) Modifies the project for: (1) flood control, Nonconnah Creek, Tennessee and Mississippi, to authorize the Secretary to extend a certain protected area and hiking and biking trails; (2) flood control, San Antonio channel, Texas, to include environmental restoration and recreation as project purposes; and (3) flood control, Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River, Virginia, to direct the Secretary to determine the ability of specified Virginia counties to pay the non-Federal share of certain project costs.(Sec. 337) Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of a local water authority, to reallocate water supply storage space in the John Flannagan Reservoir, Virginia, to yield specified water withdrawals.(Sec. 338) Modifies the project for: (1) beach erosion control and hurricane protection, Sandbridge Beach, Virginia, to direct the Secretary to provide 50 years of periodic nourishment; (2) sediment control, Mount St. Helens, Washington, to authorize the Secretary to maintain specified flood protection levels; and (3) flood damage reduction, Lower Mud River, Milton, West Virginia, to direct the Secretary to carry out the project.(Sec. 342) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to increase the funding for Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration in Maryland and Virginia, specifying the uses for such additional funds.(Sec. 343) Requires specified adjustment in the dredging of the Great Lakes and certain adjoining areas, including a portion of the St. Lawrence River.(Sec. 344) Amends the WRDA of 1990 to increase and extend through FY 2005 the authorization of appropriations for Great Lakes remedial action plans and sediment remediation.(Sec. 345) Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program to use innovative treatment technologies for the treatment of dredged material from Long Island Sound. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 346) Declares specified portions of Erie County, New York, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States, unless the Secretary finds that proposed projects there are not in the public interest.(Sec. 347) Deauthorizes specified navigation projects at: (1) Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Jackson, Alabama; (2) Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California; (3) Bay Island Channel, Illinois; (4) Warsaw Boat Harbor, Illinois; (5) Kennebunk River, Maine; (6) Rockport Harbor, Massachusetts (with a project modification); (7) Scituate Harbor, Massachusetts; (8) Duluth- Superior Harbor, Minnesota and Wisconsin; (9) Tremley Point, New Jersey; (10) Angola, New York; (11) Wallabout Channel, New York; (12) New York and New Jersey Channels; and (13) Warwick Cove, Rhode Island.(Sec. 348) Directs the Secretary to convey to: (1) Thompson, Connecticut, specified lands for firefighting and related emergency services; (2) the Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses and Missionaries Conducting Sibley Memorial Hospital, specified lands for medical care and parking; (3) the Joliet Park District, Illinois, specified lands for public ownership and use as a headquarters; (4) the Young Men's Christian Association of Ottawa, Illinois, the easements acquired for improvement of the Illinois Waterway; (5) S.S.S., Inc., specified lands in Pike County, Missouri; (6) the Iconium Fire Protection District, Missouri, specified lands for a fire station site; (7) the township of Manor, Pennsylvania, specified lands for public park, recreation, and other public purposes; and (8) South Carolina specified lands for fish and wildlife mitigation.Authorizes the Secretary to convey to: (1) St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, specified lands in Bayou Teche, Louisiana; (2) the Ontonagon County Historical Society, Michigan, a lighthouse and underlying lands; and (3) North Augusta and Aiken County, South Carolina, the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam (after undertaking certain repairs).(Sec. 349) Authorizes projects on the Narraguagus River, Maine, and Cedar Bayou, Texas, to be carried out by the Secretary, but prohibits construction therein until the Secretary determines that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.Redesignates as anchorage a specified portion of the Narraguagus River.(Sec. 350) Continues project authorizations for: (1) flood control, Sacramento River, California; and (2) flood protection on a portion of such River.(Sec. 351) Amends the WRDA of 1992 to include St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, within authorized projects to address water quality problems associated with storm water runoffs.Title IV: Studies - Authorizes or directs the Secretary to conduct studies with respect to specified projects in Florida, Illinois, Oregon, the Lower Mississippi River, the Upper Mississippi River, the Ohio River, Alabama, the Arkansas River, California, the Delaware River, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine and New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the WRDA of 1986 to direct the Secretary to construct an environmental education and research facility at Otsego Lake, New York. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 502) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) add specified sites for authorized water quality restoration projects; and (2) authorize appropriations for such projects.(Sec. 503) Makes certain competitive bid requirements inapplicable to any contract, agreement, or grant entered into between the Secretary and Marshall University or Juniata College in support of the Army civil works program.(Sec. 504) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to: (1) direct the Secretary to encourage the Great Lakes States to develop and implement a mechanism that provides a common conservation standard with respect to the withdrawal and use of Great Lakes water; (2) require approval of the Great Lakes Board of Governors prior to the export of Great Lakes water; and (3) express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should work with the Canadian Government to develop a standard under (1), above.(Sec. 505) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) require a report concerning the Great Lakes tributary model; and (2) authorize appropriations through 2006 for such model.(Sec. 506) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a plan for Corps activities that support the management of Great Lakes fisheries; (2) plan, design, and construct projects to support the restoration of the fishery, ecosystem, and beneficial uses of the Great Lakes; and (3) enter into a cooperative agreement with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission or any other agency established to facilitate active State participation in Great Lakes management. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 507) Directs the Secretary to assess the condition of water resources and related ecosystems in New England to identify problems and needs for restoring, preserving, and protecting New England water resources, ecosystems, wildlife, and fisheries. Requires a report. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 508) Amends the WRDA of 1992 to redefine areas authorized for the construction of: (1) a visitors center at Fort Smith, Arkansas; and (2) an interpretive site in Vicksburg, Mississippi.(Sec. 509) Authorizes the Secretary to participate with appropriate Federal and State agencies in the planning and management associated with the CALFED Bay- Delta Program, an ecosystem restoration program for the San Joaquin and Sacramento River basins, California. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 510) Directs the Secretary to carry out: (1) necessary repairs of the Lowell Creek Tunnel, Seward, Alaska; (2) a flood damage reduction project at the Contra Coastal Canal, California; (3) a flood damage reduction project in Huntington Beach, California; and (4) a flood damage reduction project at Mallard Slough, Pittsburg, California.(Sec. 511) Limits to wetlands restoration and project creation elements the use of funds made available to the Secretary for Clear Lakes Basin, California, under the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2000.(Sec. 515) Directs the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest for certain costs under the project for navigation, Port Everglades Harbor, Florida.(Sec. 516) Directs the Secretary to establish, and provide public notice of, a program to: (1) convey to eligible property owners the right to maintain existing habitation structures on land acquired by the United States for the Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, project; or (2) release such owners from a related easement prohibition as it applies to existing structures.(Sec. 517) Authorizes the Secretary to provide the non-Federal interest for certain environmental quality improvements at Ballard's Island, Illinois, if the Secretary determines that such work is integral to the project.(Sec. 518) Amends the WRDA of 1986 to extend permanently (currently ends after FY 2003) the authorization of appropriations for the project for Lake Michigan diversion, Illinois.(Sec. 519) Directs the Secretary to develop a proposed comprehensive plan for restoring, preserving, and protecting the Illinois River basin using new technologies and innovative approaches. Requires a report. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to integrate and coordinate such projects with specified ongoing Federal and State programs, projects, and activities. Provides a non-Federal cost share of 35 percent.(Sec. 520) Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide, if the work is determined integral, the non-Federal costs for certain aquatic ecosystem restoration at Koontz Lake, Indiana; (2) investigate the contamination of the well system in West View Shores, Maryland; and (3) carry out the project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration at Muddy River, Brookline and Boston, Massachusetts.(Sec. 523) Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a cargo vessel equipped with bow thrusters and friction winches traversing the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to provide more than two crew members to serve as line handlers on the pier of a lock there (with exceptions).(Sec. 524) Directs the Secretary to establish an inventory of dams constructed in Minnesota by the Works Progress Administration, the Works Projects Administration, and the Civilian Conservation Corps, and to assess their condition and need for rehabilitation. Requires a report. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 525) Designates a specified portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota, as the Bruce F. Vento Unit of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.(Sec. 526) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) add certain technologies to those being considered for the decontamination and disposal of dredged material at the Port of Duluth, Minnesota; and (1) increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for such purpose.(Sec. 527) Directs the Secretary to design and construct the project for environmental restoration and recreation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, substantially in accordance with specified plans. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 528) Directs the Secretary to participate in restoration projects for critical coastal wetlands and coastal barrier islands in Mississippi. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 529) Directs the Secretary to participate in the implementation of the project at Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead in accordance with a specified plan. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 530) Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a research program to evaluate opportunities to manage peak flood flows in urbanized New Jersey watersheds. Requires a report. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 531) Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to Yonkers, New York, relating to the dredging of the Nepperhan River outlet.(Sec. 532) Directs the Secretary to conduct a study, develop a strategy, and implement a project to reduce flood damages and create wildlife habitat in the Upper Mohawk River Basin, New York.(Sec. 533) Directs the Secretary to carry out certain flood damage reduction projects in eastern North Carolina and Ohio. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 534) Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to non-Federal interests to evaluate the structural integrity of the bulkhead system along the Cuyahoga River in the vicinity of Cleveland, Ohio.(Sec. 535) Directs the Secretary to enter into a long-term lease with the city of Crowder, Oklahoma, under which the city may develop, operate, and maintain as a public park all or a portion of Crowder Point on Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma.(Sec. 536) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects for the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries, Oregon and Washington. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 537) Authorizes the State of Pennsylvania to transfer certain unobligated funds for access improvements at the Raystown Lake project, Pennsylvania.(Sec. 538) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) increase the amount authorized for a water quality improvement project on the Susquehanna River; and (2) direct (currently, authorizes) the Secretary to enter into certain cooperative agreements to effectuate such projects.(Sec. 539) Directs the Secretary to develop a plan for Corps activities to support ecosystem restoration of the Charleston Harbor estuary, South Carolina. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 540) Amends the WRDA of 1999 relating to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and South Dakota terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration program to: (1) fund such program through funds made available under the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program and through grants to such tribes and South Dakota; (2) require consultation with such tribes in expending amounts from trust funds established for such program; (3) require the Secretary to lease to South Dakota in perpetuity certain recreation areas within the boundaries of the program; (4) require the Secretary to clean up each open dump and hazardous waste site identified on program lands and recreation areas; (5) require such tribes and South Dakota to establish the Cultural Resources Advisory Commission to advise with respect to cultural resources on such lands and recreation areas; (6) require the Secretary to inventory and stabilize each Commission-identified cultural and historic site; (7) direct the Secretary to complete a study, and take appropriate remedial action, with respect to sediment contamination in the Cheyenne River (authorizing appropriations for such purpose); and (8) provide additional authorizations of appropriations for activities added under this section, with specified allocations among such tribes and South Dakota.(Sec. 541) Directs the Secretary to prepare a limited reevaluation report with respect to the project for flood control, Horn Lake Creek and tributaries, Tennessee and Mississippi.(Sec. 542) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in critical restoration projects in the Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont and New York. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 543) Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study evaluating the structural integrity and need for modification or removal of each of ten specified dams in Vermont; and (2) provide certain assistance to the non-Federal interests for each such dam. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 544) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in critical restoration projects in the area of Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 545) Directs the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study of providing coastal erosion protection for the tribal reservation of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe on Willapa Bay, Washington.(Sec. 546) Authorizes the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to transfer to Tacoma, Washington, certain lands transferred to such city under the WRDA of 1990.(Sec. 547) Modifies the project for flood control, Bluestone Lake, Ohio River basin, West Virginia, to authorize construction of hydroelectric generation facilities by the Tri-Cities Power Authority of West Virginia.(Sec. 548) Amends the WRDA of 1988 to direct the Secretary to ensure the preservation of the Jenkins House within the Lesage/Greenbottom Swamp, West Virginia.(Sec. 549) Authorizes the Secretary to provide planning and design assistance to non-Federal projects located along the Tug Fork River, West Virginia, and identified in a specified master plan.(Sec. 550) Amends the WRDA of 1982 to include environmental restoration within authorized activities under a pilot program for providing certain assistance to non-Federal interests in southern West Virginia.(Sec. 551) Directs the Secretary to treat as continuing construction the Surfside/Sunset Newport Beach element of the project for beach erosion, Orange County, California.(Sec. 552) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to: (1) add specified sites to a watershed management, restoration, and development program; and (2) add two sites to a navigation channel maintenance program.(Sec. 554) Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for providing NOAA with data on the results of any navigation channel hydrographic survey conducted by the Corps.(Sec. 555) Increases the authorization of appropriations for identifying and acquiring additional lands adjacent to the Bonneville Pool to provide access and fishing facilities for specified Indian tribes.(Sec. 556) Directs the Tennessee Valley Authority to release a specified use restriction with respect to lands in Decatur, Alabama, previously conveyed to the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation.Title VI: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, as contained in a specified report dated April 1, 1999, as a framework for modifications and operational changes to the Central and Southern Florida Project that are needed to restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem while providing for other water-related needs of the region, including water supply and flood protection. Directs the Secretary to integrate such Project with ongoing Federal and State projects and activities under the WRDA of 1996. Authorizes certain pilot projects to be implemented as part of such Project. Authorizes the implementation of other projects after review and approval by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to implement Project modifications that are described in the Plan and will produce a substantial benefit to the restoration, preservation, and protection of the South Florida ecosystem. Requires Project implementation reports. Provides funding. Requires any project in the Plan to be specifically authorized by Congress. Directs the Secretary to monitor non-Federal contributions to ensure that non-Federal interests provide 50 percent of the cost of each project. Excludes specified Plan components from implementation. Approves with limitations the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and the Southern Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem.Prohibits any appropriation from being made for a Plan project until the President and the Governor of Florida enter into a binding agreement to ensure that water made available under the Plan is not otherwise used until sufficient reservations of water for the restoration of the natural system exist. Provides for enforcement of such requirement.Requires the Secretary and the non-Federal sponsor to develop project implementation reports.Prohibits Plan implementation from reducing current flood protection levels.Directs the Secretary and Governor to develop an agreement for resolving disputes associated with Plan implementation.Requires the Secretary, Secretary of the Interior, and Governor to establish an independent scientific review panel to review the Plan's progress toward achieving its natural system restoration goals. Requires Plan and project reports.Requires the Secretary to report to Congress a determination as to whether the ongoing Biscayne Aquifer Storage and Recovery Program in Dade County, Florida, has a substantial benefit to the restoration, preservation, and protection of the South Florida ecosystem.(Sec. 602) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) development at the site of the former Homestead Air Force Base could potentially cause significant air, water, and noise pollution and result in the degradation of adjacent national parks; (2) Federal agencies charged with determining the reuse of such site should carefully consider the environmental impacts of reuse options; (3) the redevelopment of such site should be consistent with South Florida ecosystem restoration goals; (4) the Secretary of the Air Force should take certain action so that reuse can proceed expeditiously; (5) following conveyance of surplus property, the Secretary should reuse such property in a manner consistent with the goals of the Plan; and (6) the Secretary should report to the appropriate congressional committees on actions taken.Title VII: Missouri River Restoration, North Dakota - Missouri River Protection and Improvement Act of 2000 - Establishes the: (1) North Dakota Missouri River Trust committee; and (2) Missouri River Task Force. Requires the Task Force to: (1) prepare and vote on approval of a plan for the use of funds for conservation practices, the control and removal of sediment, and related protection measures for the Missouri River; and (2) review and recommend to the Secretary projects for meeting plan goals and projects critical to plan implementation. Requires the plan to be made available for public review and comment prior to implementation. Directs the Secretary, after plan approval, to identify critical plan restoration projects. Requires the Secretary to ensure that not less than 30 percent of critical project funds are used exclusively for projects that are either within the boundary of an Indian reservation or administered by an Indian tribe.(Sec. 707) Authorizes appropriations.Title VIII: Wildlife Refuge Enhancement - Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000 - Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit the issuance of new cabin site leases within the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, except as necessary to consolidate with, or substitute for, existing cabin site leases. Requires the Secretary to determine cabin sites that are not suitable for conveyance to a lessee for any reason that adversely impacts the future habitability of the cabin sites, and to offer to such lessees the opportunity to acquire a comparable cabin within the same area. Prohibits the conveyance of cabin sites determined to be unsuitable.(Sec. 805) Allows lessees that do not offer to lease a comparable site or who decline such an offer to continue to lease their current site for the remainder of such lease through 2010. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress that: (1) describes progress made in implementing this title; and (2) identifies cabin owners that have declined the offer to acquire a comparable site.(Sec. 806) Authorizes the Secretary to offer for sale cabin sites that are not conveyed and have not been determined to be unsuitable for habitation.(Sec. 807) Requires proceeds from sold cabin sites to be used to acquire from willing sellers other property within or adjacent to the Refuge that would be suitable to: (1) achieve Refuge wildlife conservation purposes; (2) protect local fish and wildlife habitat; (3) enhance public opportunities for Refuge hunting, fishing, and other wildlife- dependent activities; (4) improve Refuge management; or (5) reduce Federal expenditures associated with administration of the cabin site leases.(Sec. 810) Authorizes appropriations.Title IX: Missouri River Restoration, South Dakota - Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 - Establishes the: (1) Missouri River Trust committee; and (2) Missouri River Task Force. Requires the Task Force to: (1) prepare and vote on approval of a plan for the use of funds for conservation practices along the Missouri River watershed, including sediment control and removal, protection of Indian, historical and cultural sites, and erosion control; and (2) review and recommend to the Secretary projects critical to plan implementation. Requires the plan to be made available for public review and comment prior to implementation. Directs the Secretary, after plan approval, to identify critical plan restoration projects. Requires the Secretary to ensure that not less than 30 percent of critical project funds are used exclusively for projects that are either within the boundary of an Indian reservation or administered by an Indian tribe.(Sec. 907) Authorizes appropriations.",2025-04-07T13:47:29Z,
106-s-2797,106,s,2797,"Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act",Water Resources Development,2000-06-27,2000-07-27,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 730.,Senate,"Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH]",NH,R,S000606,4,"Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan contained in the ""Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement"" dated April 1, 1999, as modified by this Act (the Plan) as a framework for modifications and operational changes to the Central and Southern Florida Project that are needed to: (1) restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem; (2) provide for the protection of water quality in, and the reduction of the loss of fresh water from, the Everglades; and (3) provide for the water-related needs of the region.Directs the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary): (1) in carrying out the Plan, to integrate such activities with ongoing Federal and State projects and activities; (2) to carry out specified listed projects included in the Plan, taking into account the protection of water quality by considering applicable State water quality standards and including features necessary to ensure that all ground water and surface water discharges from any authorized project feature will meet all applicable water quality standards and applicable water quality permitting requirements; and (3) in developing the projects authorized, to provide for public review and comment in accordance with applicable Federal law. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) specified pilot projects and initial projects included in the plan that are authorized for implementation; (2) conditions (i.e., reporting requirements, funding contingent on approval, modified water delivery, maximum costs of projects) for project implementation; and (3) the maximum cost of authorized project features.Sets forth provisions regarding additional program authority, authorization of future projects, the Federal cost share (50 percent), project evaluation, and exclusions and limitations from the Plan  (regarding 245,000 acre-feet of water, wastewater reuse, and approval with limitations for the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and the Southern Corkscrew regional ecosystem).Directs the Secretary: (1) on completion and evaluation of the wastewater reuse pilot project, in an appropriately timed five-year report, to describe the results of the evaluation of advanced wastewater reuse in meeting, in a cost effective manner, the requirements of restoration of the natural system; and (2) to submit such report to Congress before congressional authorization for advanced wastewater reuse is sought.States that the overarching objective of the Plan is the restoration, preservation, and protection of the South Florida Ecosystem while providing for other water-related needs of the region, including water supply and flood protection. Directs that the Plan be implemented to ensure the protection of water quality in, the reduction of the loss of fresh water from, and the improvement of the environment of, the South Florida Ecosystem and to achieve and maintain the benefits to the natural system and human environment described in the Plan and required pursuant to this Act, for as long as the project is authorized.Prohibits any appropriation from being made for the construction of a project contained in the Plan until the President and the Governor of the State ensure, by regulation or other appropriate means, that water made available under the Plan for the restoration of the natural system is available as specified in the Plan. Authorizes any person or entity that is aggrieved by a failure of the President or the Governor to comply with any provision of the agreement to bring a civil action in U.S. district court for an injunction or other appropriate relief, subject to specified limitations.Directs the Secretary, within two years, after notice and opportunity for public comment, and with the concurrence of and consultation with specified parties, to promulgate regulations which shall establish a process to: (1) provide guidance for the development of project implementation reports, project cooperation agreements, and operating manuals that ensure that Plan goals and objectives are achieved; (2) ensure that new information resulting from changed or unforeseen circumstances, new scientific or technical information or information that is developed through the principles of adaptive management contained in the Plan, or future authorized changes to the Plan are integrated into implementation of the Plan; and (3) ensure protection of the natural system consistent with Plan goals and purposes.Directs the Secretary and the non-Federal sponsor (subject to specified requirements) to: (1) develop project implementation reports in accordance with the Plan; (2) execute project cooperation agreements in accordance with the Plan; and (3) develop and issue, for each project or group of projects, an operating manual that is consistent with the water reservation or allocation for the natural system described in the project implementation report and cooperation agreement for the project or group of projects.Requires that the Secretary ensure that Plan implementation, including physical or operational modifications to the Central and Southern Florida Project, does not cause significant adverse impact on existing legal water users. Prohibits the Secretary from eliminating existing legal sources of water until a new source of water supply of comparable quantity and quality is available to replace the water to be lost as a result of implementation of the Plan. Directs the Secretary to maintain authorized levels of flood protection in existence on the date of this Act's enactment.Directs the Secretary and the Governor to develop an agreement for resolving disputes between the Corps of Engineers and the State associated with Plan implementation. Requires that such agreement establish a mechanism for the timely and efficient resolution of disputes, including: (1) a preference for the resolution of disputes between the Jacksonville District of the Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District; (2) a mechanism for the Jacksonville District of the Corps of Engineers or the South Florida Water Management District to initiate dispute resolution process for unresolved issues; (3) the establishment of appropriate time frames and intermediate steps for the elevation of disputes to the Governor and the Secretary; and (4) a mechanism for the final resolution of disputes, within 180 days from the date that the dispute resolution process is initiated. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a project implementation report under this Act until the agreement established herein has been executed. Specifies that nothing in such agreement shall alter or amend any existing Federal or State law.Directs the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State to establish an independent scientific review panel convened by a body such as the National Academy of Sciences to review the Plan's progress toward achieving the natural system restoration goals of the Plan. Requires the panel to produce a biennial report to Congress, the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Florida that includes an assessment of ecological indicators and other measures of progress in restoring the ecology of the natural system, based on the Plan.Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) in executing the Plan, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals are provided opportunities to participate; and (2) impacts on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including individuals with limited English proficiency, and communities are considered during Plan implementation and that public outreach and educational opportunities are provided to individuals of South Florida.Sets forth reporting requirements.",2025-04-07T13:42:34Z,
106-hr-4754,106,hr,4754,Missouri River Valley Improvement Act,Water Resources Development,2000-06-26,2000-07-11,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5]",MO,D,M000316,2,"Missouri River Valley Improvement Act - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1944 to direct the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect, enhance, and restore fish and wildlife habitat on the Missouri River (River).(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of the Army to provide for activities necessary to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat without adversely affecting the water-related needs of the River basin and private property rights.(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in each River basin State for which the State Governor so consents, to conduct a River study to examine needs and opportunities for acquisition of land surrounding the River for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Requires any acquisition of new land for inclusion in the System to be: (1) conducted using existing acquisition authorities; (2) from willing sellers only; and (3) preceded by an evaluation of any impact of new land on other authorized project purposes of the River main stem system.(Sec. 7) Amends provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to a project for the mitigation of River fish and wildlife losses to authorize appropriations for FY 2001 through 2010.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary of the Army to complete, and report to Congress on, a study that: (1) analyzes any adverse effects on aquatic and riparian-dependent fish and wildlife resulting from operation of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Project in Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana; (2) recommends appropriate measures to mitigate such effects; and (3) develops baseline geologic and hydrologic data relating to aquatic and riparian habitat. Directs such Secretary to: (1) develop and administer a pilot mitigation program that involves the experimental releases of warm water from the spillways at Fort Peck Dam during the spawning periods for native fish and involves the monitoring of fish response to and the effectiveness of the preservation of native fish and wildlife habitat of the releases; and (2) complete, and report to Congress on, a study to analyze and recommend measures to avoid or reduce the loss of fish, including rainbow smelt, through Garrison Dam in North Dakota and Oahe Dam in South Dakota. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 9) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to extend, through FY 2010, the authorization of appropriations for a project to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri and middle Mississippi Rivers.(Sec. 10) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Program of the National Park Service (NPS) and if requested, to work with riverside communities to develop projects to revitalize historic riverfronts in specified River communities in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana as well as riverside tribal communities and other communities along the River that request a project. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to complete, and report to Congress on, a study to evaluate opportunities to protect and replenish cottonwood trees in the associated riparian woodland communities along the River between Fort Benton and Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 12) Directs the Secretaries of the Army and Interior to establish a program at the River Studies Center, Columbia, Missouri, to determine and monitor the geological, hydrological, biological, and chemical characteristics of the River in accordance with title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a program to monitor and assess the biota, habitats, and water quality of the River (requiring certain consultation); and (2) establish and make available a database on such biota, habitats, and water quality. Requires a report to Congress every three years. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 13) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the NPS, to establish Lewis and Clark Interpretive Centers to educate the public about the economic and environmental importance of the River and the scientific and cultural discoveries of Lewis and Clark in the vicinity of River communities. Authorizes appropriations.Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide improvements to recreation facilities and visitor centers at the Missouri River mainstem projects to provide for increased visitor use associated with the Lewis and Clark commemoration. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:20:12Z,
106-hr-4726,106,hr,4726,Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act,Water Resources Development,2000-06-22,2000-06-29,"Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.",House,"Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3]",NM,D,U000039,0,"Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey, to develop a hydrogeologic mapping, modeling, and monitoring program for the Southern Ogallala Aquifer (as defined by this Act).Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to establish a groundwater conservation assistance program for such Aquifer. Directs the Secretary to create a groundwater conservation plan certification process. States that farms in jurisdictions with a certified plan shall be eligible for specified implementation assistance.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:17:09Z,
106-s-2755,106,s,2755,Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act,Water Resources Development,2000-06-20,2000-06-20,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5462-5463)",Senate,"Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]",NM,D,B000468,1,"Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey, to develop a hydrogeologic mapping, modeling, and monitoring program for the Southern Ogallala Aquifer (as defined by this Act).Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to establish a groundwater conservation assistance program for such Aquifer. Directs the Secretary to create a groundwater conservation plan certification process. States that farms in jurisdictions with a certified plan shall be eligible for specified implementation assistance.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:17:16Z,
106-hr-4692,106,hr,4692,Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-06-19,2000-06-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.,House,"Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]",NV,D,B001231,0,"Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the continued development and implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project.Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of the Army and Interior to provide, with respect to the Project, technical assistance, interagency coordination, and funding for: (1) the collection and modeling of hydrologic data for water quality; and (2) the design and construction of erosion control facilities, wetland restoration features, ground water interdiction facilities, treated effluent transport diffusion and reuse features, water quality improvement facilities, and other project features developed under the Las Vegas Wash Comprehensive Adaptive Management Plan.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:16:54Z,
106-s-2750,106,s,2750,Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-06-19,2000-06-19,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]",NV,D,R000146,1,"Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the continued development and implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project.Direct the Administrator and the Secretaries of the Army and the Interior to provide research, technical assistance, interagency coordination, and funding for: (1) the collection and modeling of scientific and hydrologic data; and (2) the design and construction of erosion control facilities, wetland restoration features, ground water interdiction facilities, treated effluent transport diffusion and reuse features, water quality improvement facilities, and other project features developed under the Las Vegas Wash Comprehensive Adaptive Management Plan.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:17:50Z,
106-s-2724,106,s,2724,"A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out an assessment of State, municipal, and private dams in the State of Vermont and to make appropriate modifications to the dams.",Water Resources Development,2000-06-13,2000-06-13,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT]",VT,R,J000072,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out an assessment of State, municipal, and private dams in Vermont to: (1) determine whether the dams and related structures continue to serve their intended purposes; (2) evaluate their condition; (3) identify any repairs and improvements required to address structural deficiencies; (4) identify dams which warrant removal; and (5) evaluate the need for modifications for environmental enhancement, including the need to modify or remove existing structures or to construct additional structures to provide for fish passage.Requires the Secretary: (1) after completion of the assessment, to implement the recommendations developed under the assessment, including recommendations for modifications to the dams; and (2) pending completion of the assessment, to plan and implement necessary modifications to such dams identified as high or significant hazard dams that pose an imminent threat to life and property.Sets forth cost sharing requirements for non-Federal interests.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
106-s-2704,106,s,2704,Missouri River Valley Improvement Act,Water Resources Development,2000-06-08,2000-06-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE]",NE,D,K000146,5,"Missouri River Valley Improvement Act - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1944 to direct the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect, enhance, and restore fish and wildlife habitat on the Missouri River (River).(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of the Army to provide for activities necessary to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat without adversely affecting the water-related needs of the River basin and private property rights.(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in each River basin State for which the State Governor so consents, to conduct a River study to examine needs and opportunities for acquisition of land surrounding the River for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Requires any acquisition of new land for inclusion in the System to be: (1) conducted using existing acquisition authorities; (2) from willing sellers only; and (3) preceded by an evaluation of any impact of new land on other authorized project purposes of the River main stem system.(Sec. 7) Amends provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to a project for the mitigation of River fish and wildlife losses to authorize appropriations for FY 2001 through 2010.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary of the Army to complete, and report to Congress on, a study that: (1) analyzes any adverse effects on aquatic and riparian-dependent fish and wildlife resulting from operation of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Project in Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana; (2) recommends appropriate measures to mitigate such effects; and (3) develops baseline geologic and hydrologic data relating to aquatic and riparian habitat. Directs such Secretary to: (1) develop and administer a pilot mitigation program that involves the experimental releases of warm water from the spillways at Fort Peck Dam during the spawning periods for native fish and involves the monitoring of fish response to and the effectiveness of the preservation of native fish and wildlife habitat of the releases; and (2) complete, and report to Congress on, a study to analyze and recommend measures to avoid or reduce the loss of fish, including rainbow smelt, through Garrison Dam in North Dakota and Oahe Dam in South Dakota. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 9) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to extend, through FY 2010, the authorization of appropriations for a project to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri and middle Mississippi Rivers.(Sec. 10) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Program of the National Park Service (NPS) and if requested, to work with riverside communities to develop projects to revitalize historic riverfronts in specified River communities in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana as well as riverside tribal communities and other communities along the River that request a project. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to complete, and report to Congress on, a study to evaluate opportunities to protect and replenish cottonwood trees in the associated riparian woodland communities along the River between Fort Benton and Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 12) Directs the Secretaries of the Army and Interior to establish a program at the River Studies Center, Columbia, Missouri, to determine and monitor the geological, hydrological, biological, and chemical characteristics of the River in accordance with title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a program to monitor and assess the biota, habitats, and water quality of the River (requiring certain consultation); and (2) establish and make available a database on such biota, habitats, and water quality. Requires a report to Congress every three years. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 13) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the NPS, to establish Lewis and Clark Interpretive Centers to educate the public about the economic and environmental importance of the River and the scientific and cultural discoveries of Lewis and Clark in the vicinity of River communities. Authorizes appropriations.Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide improvements to recreation facilities and visitor centers at the Missouri River mainstem projects to provide for increased visitor use associated with the Lewis and Clark commemoration. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:20:58Z,
106-s-2691,106,s,2691,"A bill to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-06-07,2000-10-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.,Senate,"Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]",OR,D,W000779,1,"Amends Federal law establishing the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon to add acreage to such unit.Requires the cutting of trees to be prohibited on Federal land in the entire unit.Repeals a provision of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 which requires certain Unit lands that are not contained in the Bull Run River Drainage to be managed in accordance with the law establishing the Unit.Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to identify any Oregon and California Railroad lands (O&C lands), subject to the distribution provision regarding such lands, within the boundary of the Unit. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to identify public domain lands (as defined under this Act) within the Medford, Roseburg, Eugene, Salem and Coos Bay Districts and the Klamath Resource Area of the Lakeview District of the Bureau of Land Management equal in size and condition as such O&C lands, but not subject to the Act relating to the Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands. Requires such Secretary to: (1) submit to Congress and publish in the Federal Register a map or maps identifying those public domain lands mentioned in the two preceding clauses; and (2) after an opportunity for public comment, complete an administrative land reclassification such that the O&C lands within the Unit become public domain lands not subject to the distribution provision and the public domain lands within such Districts become O&C lands subject to such Act.Authorizes appropriations under the provisions of the FY 1999 Interior Appropriations Act for Clackamas County, Oregon, for watershed restoration (except timber extraction) that protects or enhances water quality or relates to the recovery of endangered and threatened species near the Unit in order to further this Act's purposes.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-4580,106,hr,4580,"To provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-06-06,2000-06-28,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.",House,"Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]",OR,D,B000574,4,"Amends Federal law to reestablish and add acreage to the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior, as applicable, to prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the entire unit.",2025-01-02T17:14:16Z,
106-s-2672,106,s,2672,Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir Conveyance Act,Water Resources Development,2000-06-06,2000-07-11,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-783.,Senate,"Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]",CA,D,F000062,0,"Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey the improvements (and associated interests) authorized in the Foresthill Divide Subunit of the Auburn-Folsom South Unit, Central Valley Project (Project) to the Foresthill Public Utility District of California. Requires the District to be relieved of all payment obligations relating to the Project and requires all debt under the Water Services Contract to be extinguished upon the District's payment of a specified amount to the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that the District shall continue to be obligated to make Project payments under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act through 2029.States that on payment of such amount: (1) the Project shall no longer be a Federal reclamation project or a unit of the Central Valley Project; and (2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any further reclamation benefits.Directs the Chief of the Forest Service, upon such conveyance, to grant the District the right to occupy and flood portions of land in Tahoe National Forest, subject to the terms and conditions stated in an agreement between the District and the Supervisor of such Forest.Allows the Secretary, to the extent that costs associated with the Project are included as a reimbursable cost of the Central Valley Project, to exclude such costs in excess of the amount of costs repaid by the District from such Project's pooled reimbursable costs until the Project is operationally integrated into the water supply yield of such Project.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2683,106,s,2683,"A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Kennebunk River, Maine.",Water Resources Development,2000-06-06,2000-06-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]",ME,R,S000663,0,"Deauthorizes a specified portion of the project for navigation, Kennebunk River, Maine.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
106-s-2684,106,s,2684,"A bill to redesignate and reauthorize as anchorage certain portions of the project for navigation, Narraguagus River, Milbridge, Maine.",Water Resources Development,2000-06-06,2000-06-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]",ME,R,S000663,1,"Redesignates and reauthorizes as anchorage specified portions of the project for navigation, Narraguagus River, Milbridge, Maine.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
106-hr-4558,106,hr,4558,"To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to modify the City of West Jordon, Utah, Reuse Project to include recycling and reuse of naturally impaired surface water.",Water Resources Development,2000-05-25,2000-06-05,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,House,"Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2]",UT,R,C000722,0,"Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to revise the City of West Jordan, Utah, Water Reuse Project to include the recycling and reuse of naturally impaired surface water.",2025-04-07T13:43:08Z,
106-hr-4531,106,hr,4531,"To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to particpate in the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.",Water Resources Development,2000-05-24,2000-06-05,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-41]",CA,R,M001139,5,"Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in cooperation with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project; (2) in cooperation with local governments, to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean; (3) to carry out a study and program to assist water agencies in projects to construct such brine lines in San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley, California; and (4) in cooperation with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, the Western Municipal Water District, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.Sets forth limits respecting the Federal cost share of such projects and study.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-02T17:14:19Z,
106-hr-4533,106,hr,4533,"To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, and to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program under the Federal reclamation laws to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California.",Water Resources Development,2000-05-24,2000-06-06,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,House,"Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-42]",CA,D,B001234,0,"Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in cooperation with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project; (2) in cooperation with local governments, to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean; and (3) to carry out a study and program to assist water agencies in projects to construct such brine lines in San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley, California.Sets forth limitations respecting the Federal cost share of such projects and study.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-02T17:14:19Z,
106-s-2594,106,s,2594,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use the Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-05-18,2000-12-19,Became Public Law No: 106-549.,Senate,"Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]",CO,R,A000109,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if storage or carrying capacity has been or may be provided in excess of the requirements of the land to be irrigated under the Mancos Project, Colorado, to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District and any of its member unit contractors for impounding, storage, diverting, or carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes, to an extent not exceeding the excess capacity.Requires the Secretary, in fixing the charges under such a contract, to take into consideration: (1) the costs of construction and maintenance of the project by which the nonproject water is to be diverted, impounded, stored, or carried; and (2) the canal by which the water is to be carried.Prohibits the District from imposing a charge for the storage, carriage, or delivery of the nonproject water in excess of the charge paid to the United States, except to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to cover: (1) a proportionate share of the project cost; and (2) the cost of carriage and delivery of such water through the District's facilities.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-4411,106,hr,4411,Water Resources Development Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-05-09,2000-05-10,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.,House,"Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9]",PA,R,S000394,3,"Water Resources Development Act of 2000 - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to modify the Central and Southern Florida (CSF) Project to restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem.Authorizes implementation, at specified total costs, of certain pilot projects and other projects included in the Plan. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to implement modifications to the CSF Project that are consistent with the Plan and that will produce independent and substantial restoration, preservation, or protection benefits to the ecosystem, provided that the total cost of each project accomplished under such authority shall not exceed $35 million and the total Federal cost of all such projects shall not exceed $250 million. Requires a specific authorization of Congress for all other future projects included the Plan.Directs the Secretary to establish a program to ensure that socially and economically disadvantaged individuals within the South Florida ecosystem are informed of the Plan, given the opportunity to review and comment on each project feature, provided opportunities to participate as a small business concern contractor, and given opportunities for employment or internships in emerging industry sectors. Requires the Secretary to establish a goal that not less than ten percent of the amounts made available for construction of projects be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by such individuals within the ecosystem.Requires the Secretary: (1) to dedicate and manage the water made available from project features for the temporal and spatial needs of the natural system; and (2) after notice and opportunity for public comment and with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to issue programmatic regulations identifying the amount of water to be dedicated and managed. Requires that such regulations be completed within two years of the date of enactment of this Act.Requires the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to develop project feature specific regulations to ensure that the benefits anticipated from each feature are achieved and maintained.Requires Secretary to ensure that Plan implementation, including physical or operational modifications to the CSF Project, does not cause substantial adverse impacts on existing legal water uses, including annual water deliveries to Everglades National Park, water for the preservation of fish and wildlife in the natural system, and other legal uses. Prohibits the Secretary from eliminating existing legal sources of water supply until new sources of comparable quantity and quality are available.Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Interior to jointly submit to Congress a report on Plan implementation beginning on October 1, 2005 and periodically thereafter (but at least every five years) until October 1, 2036.(Sec. 4) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to replace provisions for the study of water resources needs of river basins and regions with provisions for  the assessment of such needs, including cost sharing requirements. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to provide assistance to non-Federal interests in the remediation and restoration of abandoned or idled industrial and commercial sites  where such assistance will improve the quality, conservation, and sustainable use of the nation's streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with federally recognized Indian tribes and other Federal agencies, to study and determine the feasibility of implementing water resources development projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes and that are located primarily within Indian country or in proximity to Alaska Native villages. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 7) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to apply ability to pay requirements relating to flood control or agricultural water supply projects to cost sharing agreements for a feasibility study or for construction of an environmental protection and restoration project.(Sec. 8) Authorizes the Secretary to implement a program to reduce vandalism and destruction of property at water resources development projects.(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in the National Recreation Reservation Service on an interagency basis and fund the Department of the Army's share of those activities required for implementing, operating, and maintaining such Service.(Sec. 10) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to: (1) provide that activities currently performed by personnel under the direction of the Secretary in connection with the operation and maintenance of hydroelectric power generating facilities at Army Corps of Engineers water resources projects are to be considered as inherently governmental functions and not as commercial activities where such activities require specialized training related to hydroelectric power generation; and (2) subject such activities to specified labor standards.(Sec. 11) Amends such Act to increase funding for the Secretary to engage in interagency and international support activities to address problems of national significance to the United States.(Sec. 12) Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to identify and set aside areas at civil works projects that may be used to re-inter Native American remains that have been discovered on project lands and which have been rightfully claimed by a lineal descendant or Indian tribe; (2) in consultation and consent with the lineal descendant or the respective Indian tribe, to recover and re-bury the remains at such sites at full Federal expense; and (3) to transfer to such Indian Tribe the land for use as a cemetery.(Sec. 13) Amends the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 to provide that the approval required of the location and plans, or any modification of plans, for any dam or dike, applies only to any dam or dike that would completely span a waterway currently used to transport interstate or foreign commerce when existing commerce could be adversely affected.(Sec. 14) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to revise cost sharing requirements with respect to the non-Federal share of the cost of a structural project assigned to flood control.(Sec. 15) Authorizes the Secretary to participate with the appropriate Federal and State agencies in the planning and management activities associated with the CALFED Bay Delta Program and to integrate the activities of the Corps of Engineers in the San Joaquin and Sacramento River basins with the long-term goals of the Program. Allows the Secretary to accept and expend funds from other Federal agencies and  non- Federal public, private, and non-profit entities to carry out ecosystem restoration projects and activities associated with such Program and to enter into contracts, cooperative research and development agreements, and cooperative agreements with Federal agencies and such entities in carrying out these projects and activities. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 16) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to revise provisions governing water resources project de-authorizations. Requires the Secretary to transmit to Congress annually a list of projects that have been authorized for construction: (1) but for which no appropriations have been obligated during the four preceding fiscal years; and (2) for which construction funds have been obligated in the past but for which no appropriations have been obligated for construction during the two previous consecutive fiscal years. Requires any authorized project to be de-authorized: (1) after seven years after its most recent authorization unless construction funds have been obligated; or (2) if construction funds have been obligated but no new construction appropriations have been obligated during five subsequent fiscal years.(Sec. 17) Requires that the guidelines for the preparation of floodplain management plans also require non-Federal interests to take measures to preserve the level of flood protection provided by the project for which required compliance with Federal floodplain management and flood insurance programs applies.(Sec. 18) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the States of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Nebraska, and other affected interests, for the transfer of land that was acquired by the Secretary for the implementation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program and is located within the reservations of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, ND, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, SD, the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the benefit of such Indian tribes.(Sec. 19) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in Critical Restoration Projects in the area of Puget Sound and its adjacent waters, including the watersheds that drain directly into the Sound, Admiralty Inlet, Hood Canal, Rosario Strait, and the eastern portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:19:45Z,
106-hr-4389,106,hr,4389,To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.,Water Resources Development,2000-05-04,2000-10-27,Became Public Law No: 106-376.,House,"Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4]",CO,R,S000112,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey the North Poudre Supply Canal and Diversion Works, the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal and Windsor Extension, and the Dixon Feeder Canal, all of which are facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project located in Larimer County, Colorado, to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.Requires the Secretary to accept specified payments from the District and from the power customers as consideration. Provides that specified receipts from the sale of power from the Loveland Area Projects collected by the Western Area Power Administration and deposited into the Reclamation fund of the Treasury in FY 2001 shall be treated as full and complete payment by such customers of such consideration and as repayment by them of all aid to irrigation associated with such facilities. Provides for the amount paid by the District to be credited toward repayment of capital costs of the Project in an amount equal to the associated undiscounted obligation for repayment of such capital costs.",2025-04-07T13:47:14Z,
106-hr-4299,106,hr,4299,National Recreation Lakes Act,Water Resources Development,2000-04-13,2000-04-26,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9]",GA,R,D000168,11,"National Recreation Lakes Act - Requires the heads of Federal lake management agencies to: (1) treat recreation as an authorized purpose of each Federal manmade lake managed by such agencies; and (2) give recreation appropriate attention in all agency decisions and policies relating to such lakes.Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide for the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers in an existing recreation fee demonstration program.Establishes the National Recreation Lakes Demonstration Program.Authorizes the Federal share of costs to construct, reconstruct, or operate facilities for recreation at a Federal manmade lake to be 100 percent.",2025-08-20T14:21:26Z,
106-hr-4341,106,hr,4341,Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-04-13,2000-04-27,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]",OR,R,W000791,0,"Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Tumalo Irrigation District, to participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon.Limits the Federal share of project costs to 50 percent and provides that such share shall be nonreimbursable. Provides that the District shall receive credit for any funds it has provided toward project design, planning or construction prior to the enactment of this Act.Provides that the District shall hold title to facilities constructed under this Act and shall be  responsible for the operation and maintenance of such facilities.Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits the Bureau of Reclamation from charging the District more than one percent of the project cost for carrying out administrative or oversight activities.",2025-08-20T14:18:43Z,
106-s-2425,106,s,2425,Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-04-13,2000-11-09,Became Public Law No: 106-496.,Senate,"Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]",OR,R,S001142,1,"Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Tumalo Irrigation District, to participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon.Limits the Federal share of project costs to 50 percent and provides that such share shall be nonreimbursable. Provides that the District shall receive credit for any funds it has provided toward project design, planning or construction prior to the enactment of this Act.Provides that the District shall hold title to facilities constructed under this Act and shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of such facilities.Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2437,106,s,2437,Water Resources Development Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-04-13,2000-05-11,Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-729.,Senate,"Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH]",NH,R,S000606,1,"Water Resources Development Act of 2000 - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to modify the Central and Southern Florida (CSF) Project to restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem.Authorizes implementation, at specified total costs, of certain pilot projects and other projects included in the Plan. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to implement modifications to the CSF Project that are consistent with the Plan and that will produce independent and substantial restoration, preservation, or protection benefits to the ecosystem, provided that the total cost of each project accomplished under such authority shall not exceed $35 million and the total Federal cost of all such projects shall not exceed $250 million. Requires a specific authorization of Congress for all other future projects included the Plan.Directs the Secretary to establish a program to ensure that socially and economically disadvantaged individuals within the South Florida ecosystem are informed of the Plan, given the opportunity to review and comment on each project feature, provided opportunities to participate as a small business concern contractor, and given opportunities for employment or internships in emerging industry sectors. Requires the Secretary to establish a goal that not less than ten percent of the amounts made available for construction of projects be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by such individuals within the ecosystem.Requires the Secretary: (1) to dedicate and manage the water made available from project features for the temporal and spatial needs of the natural system; and (2) after notice and opportunity for public comment and with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to issue programmatic regulations identifying the amount of water to be dedicated and managed. Requires that such regulations be completed within two years of the date of enactment of this Act.Requires the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to develop project feature specific regulations to ensure that the benefits anticipated from each feature are achieved and maintained.Requires Secretary to ensure that Plan implementation, including physical or operational modifications to the CSF Project, does not cause substantial adverse impacts on existing legal water uses, including annual water deliveries to Everglades National Park, water for the preservation of fish and wildlife in the natural system, and other legal uses. Prohibits the Secretary from eliminating existing legal sources of water supply until new sources of comparable quantity and quality are available.Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Interior to jointly submit to Congress a report on Plan implementation beginning on October 1, 2005 and periodically thereafter (but at least every five years) until October 1, 2036.(Sec. 4) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to replace provisions for the study of water resources needs of river basins and regions with provisions for  the assessment of such needs, including cost sharing requirements. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to provide assistance to non-Federal interests in the remediation and restoration of abandoned or idled industrial and commercial sites  where such assistance will improve the quality, conservation, and sustainable use of the nation's streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with federally recognized Indian tribes and other Federal agencies, to study and determine the feasibility of implementing water resources development projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes and that are located primarily within Indian country or in proximity to Alaska Native villages. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 7) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to apply ability to pay requirements relating to flood control or agricultural water supply projects to cost sharing agreements for a feasibility study or for construction of an environmental protection and restoration project.(Sec. 8) Authorizes the Secretary to implement a program to reduce vandalism and destruction of property at water resources development projects.(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in the National Recreation Reservation Service on an interagency basis and fund the Department of the Army's share of those activities required for implementing, operating, and maintaining such Service.(Sec. 10) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to: (1) provide that activities currently performed by personnel under the direction of the Secretary in connection with the operation and maintenance of hydroelectric power generating facilities at Army Corps of Engineers water resources projects are to be considered as inherently governmental functions and not as commercial activities where such activities require specialized training related to hydroelectric power generation; and (2) subject such activities to specified labor standards.(Sec. 11) Amends such Act to increase funding for the Secretary to engage in interagency and international support activities to address problems of national significance to the United States.(Sec. 12) Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to identify and set aside areas at civil works projects that may be used to re-inter Native American remains that have been discovered on project lands and which have been rightfully claimed by a lineal descendant or Indian tribe; (2) in consultation and consent with the lineal descendant or the respective Indian tribe, to recover and re-bury the remains at such sites at full Federal expense; and (3) to transfer to such Indian Tribe the land for use as a cemetery.(Sec. 13) Amends the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 to provide that the approval required of the location and plans, or any modification of plans, for any dam or dike, applies only to any dam or dike that would completely span a waterway currently used to transport interstate or foreign commerce when existing commerce could be adversely affected.(Sec. 14) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to revise cost sharing requirements with respect to the non-Federal share of the cost of a structural project assigned to flood control.(Sec. 15) Authorizes the Secretary to participate with the appropriate Federal and State agencies in the planning and management activities associated with the CALFED Bay Delta Program and to integrate the activities of the Corps of Engineers in the San Joaquin and Sacramento River basins with the long-term goals of the Program. Allows the Secretary to accept and expend funds from other Federal agencies and  non- Federal public, private, and non-profit entities to carry out ecosystem restoration projects and activities associated with such Program and to enter into contracts, cooperative research and development agreements, and cooperative agreements with Federal agencies and such entities in carrying out these projects and activities. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 16) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to revise provisions governing water resources project de-authorizations. Requires the Secretary to transmit to Congress annually a list of projects that have been authorized for construction: (1) but for which no appropriations have been obligated during the four preceding fiscal years; and (2) for which construction funds have been obligated in the past but for which no appropriations have been obligated for construction during the two previous consecutive fiscal years. Requires any authorized project to be de-authorized: (1) after seven years after its most recent authorization unless construction funds have been obligated; or (2) if construction funds have been obligated but no new construction appropriations have been obligated during five subsequent fiscal years.(Sec. 17) Requires that the guidelines for the preparation of floodplain management plans also require non-Federal interests to take measures to preserve the level of flood protection provided by the project for which required compliance with Federal floodplain management and flood insurance programs applies.(Sec. 18) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the States of South and North Dakota of the affected interest, and with the affected Indian tribes, for the transfer of land that was acquired by the Secretary for the implementation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program and that is located within the reservations of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, ND, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, SD, the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the benefit of such Indian tribes.(Sec. 19) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in Critical Restoration Projects in the area of Puget Sound and its adjacent waters, including the watersheds that drain directly into the Sound, Admiralty Inlet, Hood Canal, Rosario Strait, and the eastern portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-09-03T11:03:18Z,
106-s-2410,106,s,2410,"A bill to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-04-12,2000-05-24,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-703.,Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to: (1) delete a provision which included modification costs resulting from the nonperformance of reasonable dam structure maintenance as project costs reimbursable to the operating entity; (2) make reimbursable with respect to additional funds authorized to be appropriated by amendments made to the Act in 2000 costs incurred in the modification of structures resulting from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in dam safety criteria; (3) include as reimbursable those costs allocated to irrigation without regard to the water users' ability to pay; (4) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pay reimbursable costs pursuant to a repayment contract at any time prior to completion of construction; (5) extend through FY 2000 the authorization of appropriations for the above costs; and (6) decrease from 60 to 30 days after the Secretary has submitted a report on an existing dam the required waiting period before funds can be obligated to carry out actual construction to modify such dam.,2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2396,106,s,2396,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding , storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-04-11,2000-05-24,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-703.,Senate,"Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]",UT,R,B000382,1,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District or any of its member unit contractors for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes, using facilities associated with the Weber Basin Project; and (2) the exchange of water among Project contractors for such purposes, using such facilities.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2400,106,s,2400,A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.,Water Resources Development,2000-04-11,2000-10-02,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 896.,Senate,"Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]",CO,R,A000109,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey the North Poudre Supply Canal and Diversion Works, the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal and Windsor Extension, and the Dixon Feeder Canal, all of which are facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project located in Larimer County, Colorado, to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.Requires the Secretary to accept specified amounts from the District and power customers as consideration for the conveyance of such facilities. Treats the amount from the power customers as a full and complete payment of such consideration and as repayment of all aid to irrigation associated with such facilities. Credits the amount paid by the District toward repayment of capital costs of the Project in an amount equal to the associated undiscounted obligation for repayment of such capital costs.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2368,106,s,2368,Water Resource Study Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-04-06,2000-04-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN]",TN,R,F000439,0,"Water Resource Study Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide assistance to the State of Tennessee to conduct studies on emerging water supply needs as described under this Act.Requires, as a condition of receiving such assistance, the State to: (1) select a geographic area within the State having consistent, emerging, water supply needs; and (2) conduct a study on such needs.Requires that such a study conducted under this Act: (1) identify Federal and State resources, assistance programs, regulations, and sources of funding for water supply development and management that are applicable to the geographic areas selected; (2) identify potential weaknesses, redundancies, and contradictions; and (3) conduct a water resource inventory in the geographic study area to determine specified considerations and conditions with respect to such area's water supply needs.Requires the Corps of Engineers, for each study, to: (1) be the lead Federal agency; and (2) consult with the State for guidance in the development of the study. Provides for: (1) selection by the State of entities to participate in the study; and (2) participation by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Tennessee Valley Authority in such study. Permits the University of Tennessee to elect to participate in such study.Provides for each study to be funded at full Federal expense.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:19:19Z,
106-hr-4196,106,hr,4196,Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-04-05,2000-04-14,Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.,House,"Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]",ID,R,S001148,8,"Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2000 - Subjects the United States, in any State administrative or judicial proceeding for the adjudication or administration of water rights in which the United States is a party, to the imposition of fees and costs on its claims to water rights under either State or Federal law to the same extent as a private party to the proceeding.Sets forth reporting requirements by heads of Federal agencies that file or have pending water rights claims.",2025-08-20T14:21:19Z,
106-s-2363,106,s,2363,Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-04-05,2000-04-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2239),Senate,"Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]",ID,R,C000880,6,"Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2000 - Subjects the United States, in any State administrative or judicial proceeding for the adjudication or administration of water rights in which the United States is a party, to the imposition of fees and costs on its claims to water rights under either State or Federal law to the same extent as a private party to the proceeding.Sets forth reporting requirements by heads of Federal agencies that file or have pending water rights claims.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2350,106,s,2350,Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act,Water Resources Development,2000-04-04,2000-10-03,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 927.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,1,"Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified water rights to Duchesne City, Utah, or a water district created by the City.Directs the Secretary to require, as terms of any such conveyance, that the City: (1) allow the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, its members, and any person leasing or utilizing land that is held in trust for the Tribe and is located within the water service area of the City to connect to the City's municipal water system; and (2) not require such tribe, members, or person to pay any water impact or connection fee or deliver or transfer any water or water rights for such connection (but permits charging any person that connects to the City's municipal water system reasonable, customary, and nondiscriminatory fees to cover system operation and maintenance costs to treat, transport, and deliver water).",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-4132,106,hr,4132,To reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.,Water Resources Development,2000-03-30,2000-10-27,Became Public Law No: 106-374.,House,"Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]",CA,R,D000429,31,Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to authorize appropriations through FY 2005 for: (1) carrying out certain provisions relating to water resources research and technology institutes; and (2) for reimbursement of the direct cost expenses of additional research or synthesis of research by the institutes which focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relate to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the institutes.,2025-04-07T13:47:14Z,
106-hr-4139,106,hr,4139,Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-03-30,2000-04-07,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2]",WA,R,M000669,2,"Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in: (1) the Tulalip Tribes Water Quality Feasibility Study to identify ways to meet domestic and commercial water distribution needs of the Tulalip Indian Reservation on the Eastern Shore of Puget Sound, Washington; and (2) the Lower Elwha Klallam Rural Water Supply Feasibility Study to identify additional groundwater supply sources for the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Requires the Secretary to make available to the public, upon request, the results of each feasibility study and to promptly publish in the Federal Register a notice of the availability of those results.",2025-08-20T14:17:13Z,
106-hr-4123,106,hr,4123,Yazoo Tax Base Protection Act,Water Resources Development,2000-03-29,2000-03-30,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.,House,"Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]",MS,D,T000193,0,"Yazoo Tax Base Protection Act - Modifies the flood control project, Yazoo Backwater Area, Yazoo Basin, Mississippi, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to make payments to local interests as compensation for certain local tax revenue reductions resulting from project-related reforestation easement purchases.",2025-08-20T14:17:35Z,
106-s-2301,106,s,2301,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lakehaven water reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water",Water Resources Development,2000-03-28,2000-10-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for the Lakehaven water reclamation project, Washington, to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwater, within and outside the service area of the Lakehaven Utility District.Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of total project costs. Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for project operation and maintenance. Permits funds appropriated pursuant to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to be used for the Project. Requires the design, planning, and construction of the Project be in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, such Act.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2309,106,s,2309,Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act,Water Resources Development,2000-03-28,2000-03-28,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1824-1825),Senate,"Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]",SD,D,D000064,0,"Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act - Directs the President to establish the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission to investigate and report to Congress on the Corps, with emphasis on: (1) the effectiveness of civilian control over civil works functions, particularly the effectiveness of the relationship between uniformed officers and the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works with respect to responsiveness, lines of authority, and coordination; (2) compliance through such functions with environmental laws in the design and operation of projects; (3) the quality and objectivity of scientific, environmental, and economic analyses; (4) the extent of coordination and cooperation with other Federal and State agencies in designing and implementing projects; (5) whether the size of the Corps is appropriate; (6) whether and how the management structure should be changed; (7) whether any of the civil works functions should be transferred from the Department of the Army to a civilian agency or should be privatized; (8) whether any segments of the inland water system should be closed; (9) whether any planning regulations should be revised to give equal consideration to economic and environmental goals of a project; (10) whether any currently authorized projects should be deauthorized; (11) whether all studies conducted by the Corps should be subject to independent review; and (12) the extent to which project benefits exceed costs or accrue to private interests.Authorizes appropriations.",2026-02-10T13:38:48Z,
106-s-2297,106,s,2297,A bill to reauthorize the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.,Water Resources Development,2000-03-27,2000-08-25,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 746.,Senate,"Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]",ID,R,C000880,13,Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to authorize appropriations through FY 2005 for: (1) carrying out certain provisions relating to water resources research and technology institutes; and (2) for reimbursement of the direct cost expenses of additional research or synthesis of research by the institutes which focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relate to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the institutes.,2026-02-10T13:38:48Z,
106-s-2291,106,s,2291,Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-03-23,2000-03-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]",SD,D,D000064,1,"Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 - Establishes: (1) a Missouri River Trust committee to vote on approval of a plan for the use of payments to it and to recommend proposals to be funded by its Executive Committee; and (2) a Missouri River Restoration Trust Fund into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit $200 million on the first day of the eleventh fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act.Requires the Secretary to: (1) invest such portion of the Fund not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing U.S. obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States; (2) designate the aggregate amount of interest deposited in the Fund for the preceding fiscal year as available for making payments as requested by the Trust; and (3) make requested payments only after the Trust has adopted its plan. Requires not less than 30 percent of such payments to be used for projects that are within an Indian reservation or administered by an Indian Tribe.Requires the Trust to prepare a plan for the use of such payments for carrying out Missouri River projects and programs to promote: (1) conservation practices; (2) the control and removal of sediment; (3) recreation; (4) the protection of Indian and non-Indian historical and cultural sites; (5) the conservation of fish and wildlife; or (6) erosion control. Provides for: (1) public review and comment; and (2) an audit of the Trust's activities.Requires the Secretary of the Army, within one year after funding under this Act becomes available, to report on: (1) the impact of the siltation of the Missouri River in the State of South Dakota; (2) the status of such historical and cultural sites; and (3) the extent of erosion along such river in the State.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:18:42Z,
106-hr-4060,106,hr,4060,Lake Sidney Lanier Home Preservation Act,Water Resources Development,2000-03-22,2000-03-23,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.,House,"Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9]",GA,R,D000168,0,"Lake Sidney Lanier Home Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish and provide public notice of a program to: (1) convey to eligible property owners the right to maintain existing structures for human habitation (constructed before January 1, 2000) on lands acquired by the United States for the Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, project; or (2) release eligible property owners from the rights acquired by the United States to prohibit structures for human habitation on lands surrounding the Lake to a specified elevation, with respect to existing structures. Sets forth requirements for regulations governing actions by the Army Corps of Engineers and property owners seeking to establish eligibility under such program.",2025-08-20T14:21:20Z,
106-s-2260,106,s,2260,Lake Sidney Lanier Home Preservation Act,Water Resources Development,2000-03-21,2000-04-25,Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-1005.,Senate,"Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA]",GA,R,C000813,1,"Lake Sidney Lanier Home Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish and provide public notice of a program to: (1) convey to eligible property owners the right to maintain existing structures for human habitation (constructed before January 1, 2000) on lands acquired by the United States for the Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, project; or (2) release eligible property owners from the rights acquired by the United States to prohibit structures for human habitation on lands surrounding the Lake to a specified elevation, with respect to existing structures. Sets forth requirements for regulations governing actions by the Army Corps of Engineers and property owners seeking to establish eligibility under such program.",2025-08-20T14:18:00Z,
106-s-2248,106,s,2248,Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act,Water Resources Development,2000-03-20,2000-05-24,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-703.,Senate,"Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]",CA,D,F000062,0,"Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for use by the Colusa Basin Drainage District, California, or by local agencies acting under California's Colusa Basin Drainage Act, for planning, design, environmental compliance, and construction required in carrying out eligible projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed to: (1) reduce the risk of damage to urban and agricultural areas from flooding or the discharge of drainage water or tailwater; (2) assist in groundwater recharge efforts to alleviate overdraft and land subsidence; or (3) construct, restore or preserve wetland and riparian habitat; and (4) capture surface water or stormwater for conservation, conjunctive use, and increased water supplies. Requires the Secretary to ensure that funded projects are not inconsistent with watershed protection and environmental restoration efforts being carried out under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act or the CALFED Bay-Delta Program.Directs the Secretary to require that the District and cooperating non-Federal agencies or organizations pay: (1) 25 percent of project construction costs; and (2) 100 percent of project operation, maintenance, and replacement and rehabilitation costs. Permits funds made available under this Act to: (1) be used to fund all costs incurred for planning, design, and environmental compliance activities by the District or by local agencies; and (2) be made available only to a District or a local agency that enters into a binding agreement with the Secretary that provides that the District or local agency shall pay the non-Federal share of construction costs and that governs the funding of planning, design, and compliance activities costs.Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-3986,106,hr,3986,"To provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.",Water Resources Development,2000-03-15,2000-10-27,Became Public Law No: 106-372.,House,"Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]",WA,R,H000329,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, as an alternative to providing for the electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant and Powerplant operations at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington, to use not more than $4 million of sums appropriated for the electrification to study the engineering feasibility of exchanging water from the Columbia River for water historically diverted from the Yakima River. Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Kennewick Irrigation District and in consultation with the Bonneville Power Administration, to: (1) prepare a report that describes project benefits and contains feasibility level designs and cost estimates; (2) secure the critical right-of-way areas for the pipeline alignment; (3) prepare an environmental assessment; and (4) conduct such other studies or investigations as are necessary to develop a water exchange. Requires that the rate to be utilized by the Administrator of the Administration in determining the cost of power needed for the electrification or water exchange be the rate prescribed under current law or the equivalent of such rate.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-3994,106,hr,3994,To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project.,Water Resources Development,2000-03-15,2000-03-21,Referred to Bureau of Reclamation for comments.,House,"Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-34]",CA,D,N000179,3,Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the cost of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project.,2025-01-02T17:13:41Z,
106-hr-3910,106,hr,3910,Affordable Drinking Water Act,Water Resources Development,2000-03-14,2000-03-27,Executive Comment Requested from USDA.,House,"Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8]",OH,R,B000589,7,"Affordable Drinking Water Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to nonprofit organizations to assist eligible individuals obtain financing for construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems in rural areas.",2026-02-10T13:38:48Z,
106-hr-3882,106,hr,3882,"To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and to carry out ecosystem restoration and other protective measures within Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-03-09,2000-03-17,Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.,House,"Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]",WA,D,I000026,5,"Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration and other protective measures determined to be feasible within Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters and associated estuary and near-shore habitat.Directs the Secretary: (1) in prioritizing projects for implementation, to consult with public and private entities active in watershed planning and ecosystem restoration in Puget Sound watersheds; and (2) in developing and implementing protective measures, to provide for public review and comment.Sets the non-Federal share of the cost for the protective measures at 35 percent (with an exception) with a $5 million limit for any single measure. Limits to 80 percent the non-Federal share that may be provided in the form of in-kind-contributions. Requires the operation and maintenance of the protective measures to be a non-Federal responsibility. Requires the Secretary to waive the first $200,000 in non-Federal cost share for all studies and projects cosponsored by federally recognized Indian tribes.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-02T17:13:23Z,
106-s-2228,106,s,2228,"A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and to carry out ecosystem restoration and other protective measures within Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-03-09,2000-03-09,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1396-1397),Senate,"Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]",WA,D,M001111,1,"Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration and other protective measures determined to be feasible within Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters and associated estuary and near-shore habitat.Directs the Secretary: (1) in prioritizing projects for implementation, to consult with public and private entities active in watershed planning and ecosystem restoration in Puget Sound watersheds; and (2) in developing and implementing protective measures, to provide for public review and comment.Sets the non-Federal share of the cost for the protective measures at 35 percent (with an exception) with a $5 million limit for any single measure. Limits to 80 percent the non-Federal share that may be provided in the form of in-kind-contributions. Requires the operation and maintenance of the protective measures to be a non-Federal responsibility. Requires the Secretary to waive the first $200,000 in non-Federal cost share for all studies and projects cosponsored by federally recognized Indian tribes.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
106-s-2239,106,s,2239,A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River basins.,Water Resources Development,2000-03-09,2000-09-07,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 793.,Senate,"Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]",CO,R,A000109,4,"Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior to undertake capital projects for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program. Terminates the authority to implement projects for such Programs at the end of FY 2005 and 2007, respectively. Limits to $100 million the total cost of authorized projects.Authorizes the: (1) Secretary to accept contributed funds from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, or political subdivisions or organizations thereof, pursuant to agreements that provide for such contributions to be used for capital project costs; and (2) Secretary and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Western Power Administration, to utilize for such projects power revenues not exceeding $17 million collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act. Makes funds available on a matching basis with funds contributed by the above States. Authorizes alternative project funding through loans from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund (with specified loan requirements). Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the power revenues, above, for the annual base funding contributions to the programs by the Bureau of Reclamation. Provides funding limits for each Basin Program. Terminates at the end of FY 2011 the authority for the use of power revenues for annual base funding, with an exception. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the use of such revenues. Requires the Administration and the Bureau to maintain sufficient Fund revenues to meet the base funding requirements.States that nothing in this Act shall restrict the Secretary from funding activities or capital projects in accordance with the Federal Government's Indian trust responsibility.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-3865,106,hr,3865,To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source.,Water Resources Development,2000-03-08,2000-03-08,Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.,House,"Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11]",CA,R,P000419,5,"Prohibits Federal funds from being used for any governmental program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source, unless such source is specifically found to impose a risk to human health.",2025-01-02T17:13:23Z,
106-s-2195,106,s,2195,"A bill to authorize  the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation of Wastewater and Groundwater Study  and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water.",Water Resources Development,2000-03-07,2000-10-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,Senate,"Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]",NV,D,R000146,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation project, consisting of the North Valley Reuse Project and the Spanish Springs Valley Septic Conversion Project, for the reclamation and reuse of wastewater in and outside of the service area of Washoe County, Nevada.Limits the Federal share of project costs to 25 percent. Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for project operation or maintenance.Permits funds appropriated pursuant to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to be used for the project. Requires the design, planning, and construction of the project to be in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, such Act.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2163,106,s,2163,"A bill to provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.",Water Resources Development,2000-03-02,2000-10-04,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 937.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, as an alternative to providing for the electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant and Powerplant operations at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington, to use not more than $4 million of sums appropriated for the electrification to study the engineering feasibility of exchanging water from the Columbia River for water historically diverted from the Yakima River. Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Kennewick Irrigation District and in consultation with the Bonneville Power Administration, to: (1) prepare a report that describes project benefits and contains feasibility level designs and cost estimates; (2) secure the critical right-of-way areas for the pipeline alignment; (3) prepare an environmental assessment; and (4) conduct such other studies or investigations as are necessary to develop a water exchange. Requires that the rate to be utilized in determining the cost of power needed for the electrification or water exchange be the rate prescribed under current law or the equivalent of such rate.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-3815,106,hr,3815,"To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington.",Water Resources Development,2000-03-01,2000-03-07,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]",WA,D,S000510,0,"Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, within and outside of the service area of Lakehaven Utility District.Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of total project costs.Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance.",2025-01-02T17:13:29Z,
106-s-2091,106,s,2091,"A bill to amend the Act that authorized construction of the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project, California, to facilitate water transfers in the Central Valley Project.",Water Resources Development,2000-02-24,2000-03-22,Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-607.,Senate,"Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]",CA,D,F000062,0,"Amends the Act authorizing construction of the San Luis unit of the Central Valley Project, California, to eliminate certain restrictions on water service for lands in that unit's service area.Prohibits the State of California from using additional capacity to deliver water inside the San Luis service area unless: (1) such delivery is managed to ensure that agricultural drainage discharges arising from such water's use comply with appropriate discharge requirements or, if there are no such requirements, do not cause water quality conditions in the San Joaquin River and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay to be degraded or otherwise adversely affected; (2) use of delivered water for irrigation does not frustrate or interfere with U.S.-California efforts to manage agricultural subsurface drainage discharges from such unit; and (3) such delivery is consistent with current operating agreements between the Secretary of the Interior and California that are consistent with this Act.Directs the Secretary: (1) to revise current water agreements between the United States and California to reflect amendments made by this Act; and (2) pending such amendments, not to enforce any such restriction.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-3595,106,hr,3595,"To increase the authorization of appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,2000-02-08,2000-10-24,Received in the Senate.,House,"Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]",CA,D,M000725,1,"Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to: (1) delete a provision which included modification costs resulting from the nonperformance of reasonable dam structure maintenance as project costs reimbursable to the operating entity; (2) make reimbursable with respect to additional funds authorized to be appropriated by amendments made to the Act in 2000 costs incurred in the modification of structures resulting from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in dam safety criteria; (3) include as reimbursable those costs allocated to irrigation without regard to the water users' ability to pay; (4) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pay reimbursable costs pursuant to a repayment contract at any time prior to completion of construction; (5) extend through FY 2000 the authorization of appropriations for the above costs; and (6) decrease from 60 to 30 days after the Secretary has submitted a report on an existing dam the required waiting period before funds can be obligated to carry out actual construction to modify such dam.Requires the Secretary, before selecting a reclamation facility for modification, to notify project beneficiaries and solicit their participation in evaluating such modification. Authorizes the Secretary to negotiate agreements with such beneficiaries for the cooperative oversight of planning, design, cost containment, procurement, construction, and management of the modifications. Requires the Secretary to consider and, where appropriate, implement alternatives recommended by such beneficiaries (requiring the Secretary to respond to such recommendations within 30 days). Requires the Secretary to provide to requesting beneficiaries information concerning the status and costs of such modifications.",2025-04-07T13:47:14Z,
106-hr-3577,106,hr,3577,"To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho.",Water Resources Development,2000-02-03,2000-10-27,Became Public Law No: 106-371.,House,"Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]",ID,R,S001148,0,"Increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-2027,106,s,2027,Fort Peck Fish Hatchery Authorization Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,2000-02-03,2000-04-29,"Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and  Water. Hearings held at Glasgow, Montana. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-1037.",Senate,"Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]",MT,R,B001126,1,"Fort Peck Fish Hatchery Authorization Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project at Fort Peck Lake, Montana, for the design and construction of a warm water fish hatchery and such associated facilities.Requires that the Federal share of  the cost of design and construction of such project be 75 percent. Requires the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of project costs: (1) the cost to the State of Montana of stocking Fort Peck Lake; and (2) the cost to the State and the counties having jurisdiction over land surrounding the Lake of construction of local access roads to such lake.Provides for the cost of operation and maintenance associated with raising threatened or endangered species to be a Federal responsibility.Directs the Secretary to offer low-cost project power for all hatchery operations.Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-20T14:18:32Z,
106-hr-3468,106,hr,3468,Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act,Water Resources Development,1999-11-18,2000-10-27,Became Public Law No: 106-370.,House,"Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]",UT,R,C000116,0,"Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified water rights to Duchesne City, Utah, or to a water district created by the City.Directs the Secretary to require as terms of any such conveyance that the City: (1) allow the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, its members, and any person leasing or utilizing land that is held in trust for the Tribe and is located within the water service area of the City to connect to the City's municipal water system; and (2) not require such tribe, members, or person to pay any water impact, connection, or similar fee or to deliver or transfer any water or water rights for such connection (but permits charging any person that connects to the City's municipal water system reasonable and customary fees for system operation and maintenance costs to treat, transport, and deliver water). Provides that nothing in this Act may be construed: (1) as a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights secured by the United States in Utah; and (2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of the Tribe or any other Indian tribe.",2025-04-07T13:47:14Z,
106-s-1965,106,s,1965,"A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1999-11-18,1999-11-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to study and report to Congress on the most feasible method of developing a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for the residents of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in New Mexico.  Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-3388,106,hr,3388,Lake Tahoe Restoration Act,Water Resources Development,1999-11-16,2000-11-13,Became Public Law No: 106-506.,House,"Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]",CA,R,D000429,2,"Lake Tahoe Restoration Act - States that the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, in accordance with this Act and the laws applicable to the National Forest System.(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to consult with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and other specified entities.(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to develop an environmental restoration priority list for the Lake Tahoe Basin. Sets forth project areas, including: (1) erosion and sediment control; (2) acquisition of environmentally sensitive land; (3) fire risk reduction; (4) cleaning up methyl tertiary butyl ether contamination; and (5) parking and traffic management.Directs the Secretary to make a specified payment to the Agency and the South Tahoe Public Utility District to develop a hydrocarbon contamination cleanup plan.Authorizes appropriations for priority projects.(Sec. 7) Amends Federal law with respect to certain environmental improvement payments to localities in the Basin area to: (1) make public utilities eligible recipients; (2) revise funding provisions, including limiting fund use to projects that are part of the environmental improvement program adopted by the Agency; and (3) authorize appropriations.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate fire risk reduction activities with State and local agencies, including local fire departments and volunteer groups; and (2) minimize related ground disturbances.(Sec. 9) States that funding under this Act shall be in addition to other funding and shall not reduce allocations for other National Forest System Regions.. Sets forth matching requirements for Nevada and  California.(Sec. 10) Amends Federal law to require Basin land acquisitions only from willing (private) sellers.(Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriations.",2025-04-07T13:47:14Z,
106-hr-3401,106,hr,3401,Dickinson Dam Bascule Gates Settlement Act of 1999,Water Resources Development,1999-11-16,1999-11-18,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large]",ND,D,P000422,0,"Dickinson Dam Bascule Gates Settlement Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept from the city of Dickinson, North Dakota, a one-time payment of $300,000 in lieu of any existing repayment obligations for construction and modification costs of the Bureau of Reclamation in placing bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam to provide additional water capacity in Lake Patterson, North Dakota, toward which amount any payments made by the city to the Secretary on or after June 2, 1998, shall be credited.Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the city allocating responsibilities for operation and maintenance costs of the gates. Makes the city responsible for up to a maximum annual amount of $15,000 of such costs. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with the city or other person to use water from the Lake.",2025-08-20T14:17:37Z,
106-s-1925,106,s,1925,Lake Tahoe Restoration Act,Water Resources Development,1999-11-16,2000-10-06,Held at the desk.,Senate,"Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]",CA,D,F000062,3,"Lake Tahoe Restoration Act - States that the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, in accordance with this Act and the laws applicable to the National Forest System.(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to consult with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and other specified entities.(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to develop an environmental restoration priority list for the Unit. Sets forth project areas, including: (1) erosion and sediment control; (2) acquisition of environmentally sensitive land; (3) fire risk reduction; (4) cleaning up methyl tertiary butyl ether contamination; and (5) parking and traffic management.Directs the Secretary to make a specified payment to the Agency and the South Tahoe Public Utility District to develop a hydrocarbon contamination cleanup plan.Authorizes ten-year appropriations for priority projects.(Sec. 7) Amends Federal law with respect to certain environmental improvement payments to localities in the Basin area to: (1) make public utilities eligible recipients; (2) revise funding provisions, including limiting fund use to projects that are part of the environmental improvement program adopted by the Agency; and (3) authorize ten-year appropriations.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary, in conducting fire risk reduction activities, to consult with State and local entities, including local fire departments and volunteer groups.(Sec. 9) States that funding under this Act shall be in addition to other funding and shall not be drawn from other National Forest System units. Sets forth: (1) matching requirements for Nevada and  California; (2) Federal relocation cost-sharing requirements.(Sec. 10) Amends Federal law to prohibit land acquisition within the Unit from an unwilling seller.(Sec. 11) States that nothing in this Act exempts the Secretary from compliance with any applicable Federal law.(Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-hr-3316,106,hr,3316,"To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, New Port Harbor, Rhode Island.",Water Resources Development,1999-11-10,1999-11-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.,House,"Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]",RI,D,K000113,0,"Deauthorizes a specified portion of the project for navigation at Newport Harbor, Rhode Island.",2025-01-02T17:12:46Z,
106-hr-3322,106,hr,3322,"To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California.",Water Resources Development,1999-11-10,1999-11-18,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. McKeon, Howard P. ""Buck"" [R-CA-25]",CA,R,M000508,0,"Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Agency.  Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of the cost of the project. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance.",2025-04-07T13:46:24Z,
106-hr-3236,106,hr,3236,"To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes.",Water Resources Development,1999-11-05,2000-10-27,Became Public Law No: 106-368.,House,"Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]",UT,R,C000116,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District or any of its member unit contractors for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes, using facilities associated with the Weber Basin Project, Utah; and (2) the exchange of water among Project contractors for such purposes, using such facilities.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-1852,106,s,1852,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes.",Water Resources Development,1999-11-04,1999-11-04,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]",UT,R,B000382,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water  Conservancy District or any of its member unit contractors for water from Weber Basin, Utah, for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal,          industrial, and other beneficial purposes, using facilities associated with the Weber Basin       Project; and (2) the exchange of water among Project contractors for such purposes, using such facilities.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-1848,106,s,1848,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project.",Water Resources Development,1999-11-03,2000-10-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.,Senate,"Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]",CO,R,C000077,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with State and local authorities, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the Denver Water Department of Denver, Colorado. Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of the total cost of the Project. Prohibits the use of funds provided by the Secretary for operation and maintenance of the Project. Provides that the design, planning, and construction of the Project shall be in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-1761,106,s,1761,Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,1999-10-21,2000-12-28,Became Public Law No: 106-576.,Senate,"Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]",TX,R,H001016,1,"Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) undertake a program to investigate and identify opportunities to improve the supply of water for the counties in the State of Texas in the Rio Grande Regional Water Planning Area known as Region M and of the counties of Hudspeth and El Paso (the program area), including the review of the studies or planning reports (or both) prepared by any competent engineering entity for projects designed to conserve and transport raw water in the program area; and (2) evaluate alternatives in such area that could be used to improve water supplies, including lining irrigation canals and increasing the use of pipelines, flow control structures, meters, and associated appurtenances of water supply facilities.Requires the Secretary to develop and publish criteria to determine which projects would qualify and have the highest priority for financing. Requires such criteria to address at a minimum: (1) how the project relates to the near-and long-term water demands and supplies in the study area, including how the project would affect the need for development of new or expanded water supplies; (2) the relative amount of water (acre feet) to be conserved; (3) whether the project would provide operational efficiency improvements or achieve water, energy, or economic savings (or any such combination) at a rate of acre feet of water or kilowatt energy saved per dollar expended on construction of the project; and (4) if the project proponents have met the following project requirements.Requires a project sponsor seeking Federal funding under this program to: (1) provide a report that includes an analysis showing how the project would reduce, postpone, or eliminate development of new or expanded water supplies, and a description of conservation measures to be taken; (2) provide a project plan; and (3) sign a cost-sharing agreement with the Secretary that commits the non-Federal project sponsor to annual funding of its proportionate share of the project's construction costs. Requires the Secretary to determine: (1) that the project sponsor is financially capable of funding the project's non-Federal share of the project's costs; and (2) within one year after the date the project is submitted for approval, whether a project meets the criteria.Permits project sponsors to contract with the Secretary to prepare such reports.Authorizes the Secretary, through specified projects that meet the review criteria and project requirements, to conduct or participate in funding engineering work, infrastructure construction and improvements for conserving and transporting raw water.Limits: (1) the non-Federal share of the costs of any such activity to 50 percent; and (2) payments by the State to 40 percent of such costs. Permits the remainder of the non-Federal share to include in-kind contributions of goods and services, and funds previously spent on feasibility and engineering studies.Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
106-s-1762,106,s,1762,Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act of 2000,Water Resources Development,1999-10-21,2000-10-25,Held at the desk.,Senate,"Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA]",GA,R,C000813,20,"Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act of 2000 - Amends the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance to an eligible local organization to cover a portion of the total costs incurred for the rehabilitation of structural measures originally constructed as part of a covered water resource project. Limits the amount of Federal funds that may be made available for construction of a particular rehabilitation project to 65 percent of the total rehabilitation costs, but not to exceed 100 percent of actual construction costs incurred, and makes the local organization responsible for resource rights costs and all Federal, State, and local permits.Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to provide technical assistance to planning, designing, and implementing rehabilitation projects should such an organization request such assistance.Prohibits any assistance authorized from being used to perform operation and maintenance activities.Outlines assistance application requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a system of approving rehabilitation assistance requests from eligible organizations equitably; and (2) give requests made for decommissioning the same priority as requests made for other forms of rehabilitation.Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2005 to provide financial and technical assistance. Earmarks funds authorized for the first two fiscal years for an assessment by the Secretary of the rehabilitation needs of covered projects. Requires: (1) the Secretary to maintain a database to track the benefits derived from rehabilitation projects and expenditures and report annually to Congress on the status of activities conducted; and (2) eligible local organizations that received assistance to report to the Secretary on the status of rehabilitation efforts after the completion of the specific projects for which assistance was provided.",2025-04-07T13:45:35Z,