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| 100-s-2896 | 100 | s | 2896 | National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-10-14 | 1988-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 0 | National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish water use performance standards for plumbing products classified as covered products. Requires such standards to be designed to achieve the maximum water efficiency which the Secretary determines is technologically feasible and economically justified. Sets forth maximum water use standards for the following products: (1) water closets; (2) urinals; (3) showerheads; and (4) faucets. Requires the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for the following products which are manufactured or sold on or after January 1, 1992: (1) drinking fountains; (2) lawn sprinklers; (3) clothes washers; (4) dishwashers; (5) water cooled air conditioning systems and associated cooling equipment; and (6) decorative water fountains. Directs the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for any product that is classified as a covered product and manufactured and sold on or after the date that is three years after such product receives its classification. Describes the procedure for prescribing water use standards. Directs the Secretary to reevaluate such standards at the end of each five-year period after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to prescribe test procedures for classified products. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe labeling and marking rules for each classified product. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of determining coverage for additional consumer products. Establishes a procedure for testing plumbing products and for maintaining test data. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist the Secretary as necessary. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe rules for any covered product offered for importation. Sets forth provisions for prohibited acts, enforcement procedures, and the commencement of civil action under this Act. Declares that standards, procedures, or rules under this Act supersede State regulations. Directs the Secretary … | 2025-08-28T20:06:46Z | |
| 100-s-2904 | 100 | s | 2904 | National Water Conservation Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-10-14 | 1988-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 0 | National Water Conservation Act of 1988 - Title I: Federal Water Conservation Policies - Declares that the following Federal agencies substantially affect the supply, management, or use of water resources: (1) the Department of Agriculture, primarily the Farmers Home Administration and the Soil Conservation Service; (2) the Department of the Army, primarily the Army Corps of Engineers; (3) the Department of Commerce, primarily the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (6) the Department of the Interior, primarily the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Geological Survey; and (7) the Tennessee Valley Authority. Requires the top official of each agency to study that agency's policies with respect to water conservation, including the interactions of such policies with other Federal or State agencies. Requires each study specifically to examine the mechanisms by which such policies promote or discourage the economically and environmentally efficient and sustainable use of water. Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on each study. Requires such agencies, by January 1, 1990, to implement a plan of action for administratively bringing the agency's policies into conformance with the national policy of water conservation for sustainable use. Title II: Federal Consideration of Water Conservation - Directs the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture, jointly and separately, to consider specified water conservation activities and programs whenever they are involved in water supply studies. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to study the management of water levels in those federally managed reservoirs experiencing more than 1,000,000 estimated visitor-days of recreation use in any of the last five years. Requires a report to the Cong… | 2025-08-28T20:06:20Z | |
| 100-hr-5496 | 100 | hr | 5496 | National Water Conservation Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-10-11 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | A000226 | 0 | National Water Conservation Act of 1988 - Title I: Federal Water Conservation Policies - Declares that the following Federal agencies substantially affect the supply, management, or use of water resources: (1) the Department of Agriculture, primarily the Farmers Home Administration and the Soil Conservation Service; (2) the Department of the Army, primarily the Army Corps of Engineers; (3) the Department of Commerce, primarily the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (6) the Department of the Interior, primarily the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Geological Survey; and (7) the Tennessee Valley Authority. Requires the top official of each agency to study that agency's policies with respect to water conservation, including the interactions of such policies with other Federal or State agencies. Requires each study specifically to examine the mechanisms by which such policies promote or discourage the economically and environmentally efficient and sustainable use of water. Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on each study. Requires such agencies, by January 1, 1990, to implement a plan of action for administratively bringing the agency's policies into conformance with the national policy of water conservation for sustainable use. Title II: Federal Consideration of Water Conservation - Directs the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture, jointly and separately, to consider specified water conservation activities and programs whenever they are involved in water supply studies. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to study the management of water levels in those federally managed reservoirs experiencing more than 1,000,000 estimated visitor-days of recreation use in any of the last five years. Requires a report to the Cong… | 2025-08-28T20:08:42Z | |
| 100-hr-5497 | 100 | hr | 5497 | National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-10-11 | 1988-11-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | A000226 | 7 | National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish water use performance standards for plumbing products classified as covered products. Requires such standards to be designed to achieve the maximum water efficiency which the Secretary determines is technologically feasible and economically justified. Sets forth maximum water use standards for the following products: (1) water closets; (2) urinals; (3) showerheads; and (4) faucets. Requires the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for the following products which are manufactured or sold on or after January 1, 1992: (1) drinking fountains; (2) lawn sprinklers; (3) clothes washers; (4) dishwashers; (5) water cooled air conditioning systems and associated cooling equipment; and (6) decorative water fountains. Directs the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for any product that is classified as a covered product and manufactured and sold on or after the date that is three years after such product receives its classification. Describes the procedure for prescribing water use standards. Directs the Secretary to reevaluate such standards at the end of each five-year period after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to prescribe test procedures for classified products. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe labeling and marking rules for each classified product. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of determining coverage for additional consumer products. Establishes a procedure for testing plumbing products and for maintaining test data. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist the Secretary as necessary. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe rules for any covered product offered for importation. Sets forth provisions for prohibited acts, enforcement procedures, and the commencement of civil actions under this Act. Declares that standards, procedures, or rules under this Act supersede State regulations. Directs the Secretary… | 2025-08-28T20:06:37Z | |
| 100-s-2874 | 100 | s | 2874 | Wetland Enhancement and Construction Cost Reduction Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-10-07 | 1988-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 0 | Wetland Enhancement and Construction Cost Reduction Act of 1988 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to the extent feasible and consistent with public health considerations, to give preference to water treatment systems involving wetlands when it is determined, in consultation with the affected State and local governments, that application of treated effluent waters may be used to enhance fish and wildlife wetland habitats. Requires the Administrator to consult with the National League of Cities and the National League of Counties to develop guidelines to assess the financial and environmental advantages of application of effluent water to wetlands. | 2025-08-28T20:09:08Z | |
| 100-hr-5485 | 100 | hr | 5485 | Territorial Sea Extension Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-10-06 | 1988-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 1 | Territorial Sea Extension Act of 1988 - Declares that, except as provided in any law enacted after this Act, the authority of any Federal agency and the legal rights, interests, jurisdiction, or authority of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States shall not be extended beyond its previous geographical limits by the extension of the territorial sea of the United States. | 2025-08-28T20:06:42Z | |
| 100-hr-5449 | 100 | hr | 5449 | A bill to amend the Flood Control Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of the Armey to carry out bank erosion measures along the White, Black, and Little Red Rivers, Arkansas. | Water Resources Development | 1988-10-04 | 1988-10-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] | AR | D | A000103 | 0 | Amends the Flood Control Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to take measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems which constitute a threat to life and property along the White, Black, and Little Red Rivers, Arkansas. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-s-2855 | 100 | s | 2855 | A bill to designate Lock and Dam 7 on the Monongahela River in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the "Albert Gallatin Lock and Dam". | Water Resources Development | 1988-10-03 | 1988-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Designates the Lock and Dam 7, sometimes referred to as Grays Landing Lock and Dam, on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania as the Albert Gallatin Lock and Dam. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-hr-5423 | 100 | hr | 5423 | A bill to authorize continued storage of water at Abiquiu Dam in New Mexico. | Water Resources Development | 1988-09-29 | 1988-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 100-522. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to store specified acre-feet of Rio Grande system water at Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico, in lieu of water storage already authorized, to the extent that contracting entities no longer require such storage. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, as necessary, interests in lands required for such storage. Subjects the authorization to store water and to acquire lands to the provisions of the Rio Grande Compact and the resolutions of the Rio Grande Compact Commission. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-5327 | 100 | hr | 5327 | A bill to authorize continued storage of water at Abiquiu Dam in New Mexico. | Water Resources Development | 1988-09-16 | 1988-10-24 | For Further Action See H.R.5423. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to store specified acre-feet of Rio Grande system water at Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico, in lieu of water storage already authorized, to the extent that contracting entities no longer require such storage. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, as necessary, interests in lands required for such storage. Subjects the authorization to store water and to acquire lands to the provisions of the Rio Grande Compact and the resolutions of the Rio Grande Compact Commission. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-s-2795 | 100 | s | 2795 | Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-09-15 | 1988-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of State, acting through the United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, to construct an extension of the Rio Grande American Canal to lie wholly within the United States, beginning at the downstream end of the current American Canal in El Paso, Texas, and extending to Riverside Heading, Texas. Repeals previous construction authorization. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on findings from a study to determine the likelihood and extent of any damage to property adjacent to the American Canal which would be caused by subsidence related to the Canal extension. | 2025-08-28T20:06:11Z | |
| 100-hr-5297 | 100 | hr | 5297 | A bill to authorize the reformulation of the Cedar Bluff Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, to provide for the amendment of water service and repayment contracts. | Water Resources Development | 1988-09-14 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reformulate the Cedar Bluff Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, including reallocation of the conservation capacity of the Cedar Bluff Reservoir, to create: (1) a designated operating pool for fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes, and for groundwater recharge for environmental, domestic, municipal, industrial, and irrigation uses; and (2) a joint-use pool for flood control, water sales, fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with Kansas for the sale, use, and control of the designated operating pool (with the exception of water reserved for Russell, Kansas), and to allow Kansas to acquire use and control of water in the joint-use pool. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with Kansas for the acceptance of a specified payment and the State's commitment to pay a proportionate share of the annual operation, maintenance, and replacement charges for the Cedar Bluff Dam and Reservoir, as full satisfaction of the reimbursable cost associated with irrigation of the Cedar Bluff Unit. Requires, after the reformulation authorized by this Act, that any revenues in excess of operating expenses received from the sale of water from the Cedar Bluff Unit be allocated to pay the United States for the cost of the project. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer ownership of the fish hatchery facility at Cedar Bluff Dam and related water rights to Kansas for its use and operation. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer title to the Cedar Bluff Irrigation District headquarters located near Hays, Kansas, contingent upon the District's agreement to close down the irrigation system to the satisfaction of the Secretary at no additional cost to the United States, after which all easement rights shall revert to the owners of the land to which the easements are attached. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5303 | 100 | hr | 5303 | A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide Federal cost sharing for water supply projects, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-09-14 | 1988-09-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] | KY | R | H000776 | 6 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to change the non-Federal share of costs for municipal water supply for flood control projects from 100 percent to 35 percent. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-5307 | 100 | hr | 5307 | Ute Indian Water Settlement Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-09-14 | 1988-10-04 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] | UT | D | O000156 | 0 | Ute Indian Water Settlement Act of 1988 - Ratifies the compact among the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, the State of Utah, and the United States (the Ute Indian Water Compact). Creates and allocates funds for the Ute Indian Water Deferral Trust Fund with monies to be held by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Tribe as compensation for deferring the use and development of irrigable farmland and the related water diversion requirement. Allocates funds for studies to be conducted jointly by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and the Tribe of alternate designs for specific water storage facilities and alternate plans for the rehabilitation of water distribution facilities of the Uintah Indian irrigation project. Allocates funds for: (1) the repair of the leak in Cedarview Reservoir; (2) stream improvements for certain Utah creeks and rivers; and (3) the cleanup of the Bottle Hollow Reservoir to make it a suitable habitat for a cold water fishery. Directs the Secretary to maintain certain stream flows. Requires the Bureau of Reclamation to transfer acreage at the proposed site of the Lower Stillwater Reservoir as a wildlife mitigation measure. Allocates funds to: (1) construct, rehabilitate, and realign a certain project access road to the proposed Taskeech Dam site; (2) construct waterfowl management areas on the Upper Duchesne River; and (3) construct fisheries, campgrounds, and fish and wildlife management facilities, in lieu of the construction of the lower Stillwater Dam and related facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with non-Federal entities for the operation, maintenance, and construction of projects under this Act. Provides that the repayment of money appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be permanently deferred, except that construction costs allocated to non-Indian irrigation shall be subject to repayment within the irrigators' ability to repay. Provides that operation and maintenance costs for any facility built pursuant to … | 2025-08-28T20:07:29Z | |
| 100-hr-5247 | 100 | hr | 5247 | Water Resources Development Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-09-07 | 1988-09-30 | House Incorporated this Measure in S.2100 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | A000189 | 3 | (Measure passed House, amended) Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations: (1) flood control, Rillito River, Arizona; (2) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (3) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (4) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (5) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (6) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (7) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (8) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (9) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (10) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (11) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (12) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (13) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (14) flood control, Falfurrias, Texas; (15) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; (16) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas; and (17) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the following projects subject to favorable reports: (1) flood control, Coyote and Berryessa Creeks, California; (2) navigation, Morro Bay, California; (3) navigation, Ventura Harbor, California; (4) navigation, Miami Harbor, Florida; (5) navigation, Great Lakes connecting channels and harbors, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; (6) dike replacement, Small Boat Harbor, Buffalo Harbor, New York; (7) flood control, Rio de la Plata, Puerto Rico; (8) flood control, Valley Creek, Warrior River and tributaries, Alabama; and (9) flood control, Nogales Wash and tributaries, Arizona. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend its cost sharing and cost ceiling provisions to all water resources projects enacted after the date of enactment of such Act. Requires the Chief of the Soil Conservation Service to cooperate with the Secretary of the Army in the Beav… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-5260 | 100 | hr | 5260 | A bill to provide protection for established recreational uses of water resources projects constructed by the Secretary of the Army. | Water Resources Development | 1988-09-07 | 1988-09-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-4] | MI | R | U000031 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, in planning any water resources project, to consider the impact of the project on existing and future recreational and commercial uses in the area surrounding the project. Directs the Secretary to take action as necessary to restore recreational use or provide alternative opportunities for comparable recreational use, if maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of a water resources project results in a change in the configuration of such project and has an adverse effect on a recreational use. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-s-2748 | 100 | s | 2748 | A bill to extend the authorization in Public Law 96-309 to design and construct a gunite lining on certain reaches of the Bessemer Ditch in the vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado. | Water Resources Development | 1988-08-11 | 1988-10-13 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to undertake the design and construction of additional gunite lining on the Bessemer Ditch in the vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado. Authorizes appropriations for the Federal share of costs, provided that non-Federal interests make cash or in-kind contributions in an amount equal to 22 percent of the total costs of the design and construction of such additional lining. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with the Bessemer Irrigation Ditch Company for the design and construction at cost of such additional gunite lining. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5184 | 100 | hr | 5184 | A bill to designate Black Butte Lake located on Stoney Creek in the Sacramento River Basin, California, as the "Harold T. 'Bizz' Johnson Lake". | Water Resources Development | 1988-08-09 | 1988-08-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | A000189 | 81 | Designates Black Butte Lake on Stoney Creek in the Sacramento River Basin, California, as the Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson Lake. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-5168 | 100 | hr | 5168 | A bill to extend the moratorium on reconnaissance studies of plans for the importation of water into the Colorado River Basin from certain other basins. | Water Resources Development | 1988-08-04 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2] | ID | D | S000785 | 1 | Amends the Colorado River Basin Project Act to extend for a period of ten years from the date of enactment of this Act the moratorium on reconnaissance studies of plans for the importation of water into the Colorado River Basin from certain other basins. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5152 | 100 | hr | 5152 | Upper Mississippi Headwaters Protection Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-08-03 | 1988-08-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] | MN | R | S000795 | 0 | Upper Mississippi Headwaters Protection Act of 1988 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from substantially increasing a release from any of the headwaters reservoirs in the Upper Mississippi River region in Minnesota unless the Secretary first transmits to specified congressional committees a report justifying such increase. | 2025-08-28T20:05:05Z | |
| 100-hr-5123 | 100 | hr | 5123 | A bill to modify the project for Wynoochee Lake, Wynoochee River, Washington, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to permit the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to operate, maintain, repair, and rehabilitate the project for Wynoochee Lake, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-08-02 | 1988-10-21 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] | WA | D | D000327 | 0 | Modifies the project for Wynoochee Lake, Wynoochee River, Washington, authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1962 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to permit the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to operate, maintain, repair, and rehabilitate such project after September 30, 1988. Sets forth terms and conditions and other administrative provisions applicable if the Secretary grants the city permission to proceed. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-5136 | 100 | hr | 5136 | A bill to authorize amendments to a certain water service contract for the Frenchman Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. | Water Resources Development | 1988-08-02 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S000622 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute an amendatory contract with the Frenchman Valley Irrigation District, Nebraska, with respect to water service to: (1) rescind any construction charge obligations remaining unpaid; and (2) limit the district's annual water service charges to the amount of water delivered to the district. Makes certain irrigation costs which are in excess of the district's repayment ability nonreimbursable. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2678 | 100 | s | 2678 | A bill to authorize the reformulation of the Cedar Bluff Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, to provide for the amendment of water service and repayment contracts. | Water Resources Development | 1988-08-02 | 1988-09-06 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reformulate the Cedar Bluff Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, including reallocation of the conservation capacity of the Cedar Bluff Reservoir, to create: (1) a designated operating pool for fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes, and for groundwater recharge for environmental, domestic, municipal, industrial, and irrigation uses; and (2) a joint-use pool for flood control, water sales, fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with Kansas for the sale, use, and control of the designated operating pool (with the exception of water reserved for Russell, Kansas), and to allow Kansas to acquire use and control of water in the joint-use pool. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with Kansas for the acceptance of a specified payment and the State's commitment to pay a proportionate share of the annual operation, maintenance, and replacement charges for the Cedar Bluff Dam and Reservoir, as full satisfaction of the reimbursable cost associated with irrigation of the Cedar Bluff Unit. Requires, after the reformulation authorized by this Act, that any revenues in excess of operating expenses received from the sale of water from the Cedar Bluff Unit be allocated to pay the United States for the cost of the project. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer ownership of the fish hatchery facility at Cedar Bluff Dam and related water rights to Kansas for its use and operation. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer title to the Cedar Bluff Irrigation District headquarters located near Hays, Kansas, contingent upon the District's agreement to close down the irrigation system to the satisfaction of the Secretary at no additional cost to the United States, after which all easement rights shall revert to the owners of the land to which the easements are attached. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5098 | 100 | hr | 5098 | A bill to amend the authority of the Corps of Engineers with respect to bank stabilization and shoreline erosion along the Missouri River. | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-27 | 1988-10-21 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska. Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense. Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-s-2655 | 100 | s | 2655 | A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for Federal cost-sharing of water projects, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-26 | 1988-07-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to change the non-Federal share of costs for municipal water supply for flood control projects from 100 percent to 50 percent. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-hr-5057 | 100 | hr | 5057 | Sacramento Area Flood Control Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-14 | 1988-11-17 | For Further Action See S.2100. | House | Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] | CA | D | F000053 | 1 | Sacramento Area Flood Control Act of 1988 - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1917 to modify the project for flood protection along the Sacramento River and its tributaries, California, to: (1) provide flood protection to the Sacramento metropolitan area by constructing a flood control dam on the North Fork of the American River designed to not preclude enlargement to help meet hydroelectric power and local water supply needs, subject to obtaining appropriate non-Federal sponsorship of such purposes; (2) bring up to current design standards, modify, and extend the Sacramento River Flood Control project involving areas of the American River and its tributaries from Nimbus Dam downstream to the Sacramento River, and areas along the Sacramento River and its bypass system from the Feather River downstream to Freeport; (3) improve the operational efficiency of the Folsom Dam project; and (4) provide fish and wildlife mitigation as necessary. Provides for determining Federal and non-Federal costs and for crediting non-Federal interest with prior flood control construction work. Declares that adequate progress shall be deemed to have been made on the flood protection system for Sacramento to make such system eligible for premium rates for flood insurance. Deauthorizes the Auburn Dam and the Folsom South Canal and incorporates existing features with the flood control project authorized by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress on a study to determine the feasibility of designating the Auburn Project Reservation as a national recreation area. | 2025-08-28T20:08:07Z | |
| 100-hr-5069 | 100 | hr | 5069 | Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-14 | 1988-10-07 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] | WA | D | L000486 | 3 | (Measure passed House, amended) Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension Act of 1988 - Title I: Extension of Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone - Declares that, upon issuance of a proclamation, the territorial sea of the United States consists of the ocean waters adjacent to the baseline of the United States, as the baseline is established in accordance with international law, for a distance of 12 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline, the seabed and subsoil, and the airspace above the water. Declares that U.S. sovereignty exists in accordance with international law over such areas. Declares that, upon issuance of a presidential proclamation, the contiguous zone of the United States consists of the zone of ocean waters extending 24 nautical miles from the baseline from which the seaward extent of the territorial sea is measured. Declares that the United States has authority to conduct activities in the zone relating to U.S. customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws and regulations. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the distance covered by the term "customs waters" from four leagues to 24 nautical miles. Declares that, except for provisions of this Act dealing with the term "customs waters" and except for laws enacted after enactment of this Act, the legal rights, jurisdiction, and authority of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States and the statutory and regulatory authorities of Federal agencies are not extended by the extension (by this Act or by presidential proclamation) of the territorial sea or the contiguous zone. Declares that nothing in this Act impairs: (1) the right of innocent passage through the U.S. territorial sea or the right of transit passage through international straits; or (2) the determination, in accordance with international law and equitable principles, of any maritime boundary with a foreign nation or foreign jurisdiction. Title II: Establishment of a Territorial Sea Commission - Establishes the Territorial Sea Commission (the… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5028 | 100 | hr | 5028 | A bill to increase the amounts authorized for the Colorado River Storage Project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] | UT | R | N000106 | 0 | Increases authorized appropriations to provide for completion of the Colorado River Storage Project, which provides water and power to the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Sets aside a specified amount for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project for an irrigation and drainage system. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the construction of facilities for the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation under a deferral agreement between the United States, the Tribe, and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (District). Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with non-Federal entities for the design and construction of the Bonneville Unit Irrigation and drainage system. Lists certain features of the Bonneville Unit that are not to be funded. Directs the District to develop comprehensive water conservation plans for all systems of the Central Utah Project. Directs the Secretary to form an interagency task force to be known as the Central Utah Project Fish and Wildlife Task Force to review and coordinate accomplishment of the fish and wildlife mitigation program for the Central Utah Project. Sets forth the stream flows to be provided in the Uinta Basin and for the Bonneville Unit. Makes funds available for canal, reservoir, stream, and habitat improvements in the Uinta Basin. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5029 | 100 | hr | 5029 | Ute Indian Water Settlement Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] | UT | R | N000106 | 0 | Ute Indian Water Settlement Act of 1988 - Increases authorized appropriations for construction of the Upalco Unit and Taskeech Dam of the Colorado River Storage Project which provides water and power to the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Authorizes appropriations for storage projects, irrigation improvements, and the Whiterocks Dam for the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. Authorizes appropriations for and creates the Ute Indian Water Deferral Trust Fund with monies to be held by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah, as compensation for deferring the use and development of irrigable farmland and the related water diversion requirement. Restricts use of the deferred water to diversion directly from the Green River. Directs the Bureau of Reclamation to maintain certain stream flows and to transfer acreage at the proposed site of the Lower Stillwater Reservoir as a wildlife mitigation measure. Allocates funds for the Uintah Irrigation Project. Provides for: (1) non-Federal operation and construction of Project facilities; (2) water right losses for nonpayment of assessments; and (3) lease of available water. Ratifies, confirms, and approves the compact among the Ute Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, the State of Utah, and the United States (the Ute Indian Water Compact). | 2025-08-28T20:06:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5010 | 100 | hr | 5010 | A bill to extend the authorization of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 through the end of fiscal year 1993. | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-11 | 1988-10-07 | For Further Action See S.2100. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 13 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the grant program for water resources research and technology institutes on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis for FY 1989 through 1993. Requires that such funds be used only for the reimbursement of direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation of each institute every five years to determine if it qualifies for further support. (Currently the Secretary must make such determination every four years.) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the grant program from FY 1989 through 1993. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 only for the reimbursement of the direct cost expenses of additional research by 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 related to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary and the institutes. Requires such funds when appropriated to be matched on a not less than dollar-for-dollar basis by non-Federal sources. Extends the authorization of appropriations from FY 1989 through 1993 for the matching grant research program concerning any aspect of a water resource-related problem which the Secretary deems to be in the national interest. Authorizes appropriations to extend the technology grant program from FY 1989 through 1993. Requires rules and regulations issued prior to the date of enactment of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to remain in effect until superseded by new rules and regulations promulgated under this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-hr-4988 | 100 | hr | 4988 | A bill to prohibit the Tennessee Valley Authority from taking any action that results in lowering the water levels of certain lakes in North Carolina. | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-07 | 1988-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Clarke, James McC. [D-NC-11] | NC | D | C000462 | 0 | Prohibits the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from taking any action which results in lowering (below a specified number of feet above mean sea level) of the level of water in Fontana Lake, Lake Hiwassee, or Santeetlah Lake, all located in North Carolina, except when necessary in emergency situations to protect the public health and safety. Allows the TVA to suspend temporarily such prohibitions when necessary to carry out its functions. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4989 | 100 | hr | 4989 | A bill to reauthorize the Great Lakes mapping plan through fiscal year 1989. | Water Resources Development | 1988-07-07 | 1988-07-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 11 | Amends the Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 instead of FY 1988 for preparing maps of the shoreline of the Great Lakes. | 2021-06-10T21:40:16Z | |
| 100-hr-4961 | 100 | hr | 4961 | Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-06-30 | 1988-10-06 | Executive Comment Received From State. | House | Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] | TX | D | C000621 | 0 | Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of State, acting through the United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, to construct an extension of the Rio Grande American Canal to lie wholly within the United States, beginning at the downstream end of the current American Canal in El Paso, Texas, and extending to Riverside Heading, Texas. Repeals previous construction authorization. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on findings from a study to determine the likelihood and extent of any damage to property adjacent to the American Canal which would be caused by subsidence related to the Canal extension. | 2025-08-28T20:07:26Z | |
| 100-s-2563 | 100 | s | 2563 | A bill to provide for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District of the State of Colorado, and for the enhancement of fish habitat on the Conejos River. | Water Resources Development | 1988-06-23 | 1988-06-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District, Colorado, upon the early payout of the repayment obligation on a lump-sum basis. Defines the Platoro Reservoir as the Platoro Dam and Reservoir Unit of the Conejos Division of the San Luis Valley project. Transfers to the District: (1) all lands beneath the Platoro Dam and Reservoir up to the high water line; (2) land and improvements at the operation and maintenance site in the townsite of Platoro, Colorado, including the shop and caretaker house; and (3) all associated structures and all project operating facilities and equipment. Reserves to the United States: (1) the right to make recreational use of the Platoro Reservoir so long as such use does not interfere with its use for irrigation and flood control; and (2) a reversionary interest in the transferred land in the event such lands are no longer used for reservoir purposes. Relieves the United States of responsibility and liability associated with the operation and maintenance of the project except: (1) recreation with respect to the Reservoir; and (2) flood control administration by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. Provides for a reduction in the repayment obligation in exchange for instream flows in the Conejos River. Requires the Secretary of the Army to retain authority for the management of the Platoro Dam and Reservoir for flood control purposes on the Conejos River. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4889 | 100 | hr | 4889 | A bill to provide for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District of the State of Colorado and for the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat on the Conejos River. | Water Resources Development | 1988-06-22 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] | CO | D | C000077 | 4 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement for the transfer of the Platoro Reservoir to the Conejos Water Conservancy District, Colorado, upon the early payout of the repayment obligation on a lump-sum basis. Defines the Platoro Reservoir as the Platoro Dam and Reservoir Unit of the Conejos Division of the San Luis Valley project. Transfers to the District: (1) all lands beneath the Platoro Dam and Reservoir up to the high water line; (2) land and improvements at the operation and maintenance site in the townsite of Platoro, Colorado, including the shop and caretaker house; and (3) all associated structures and all project operating facilities and equipment. Reserves to the United States: (1) the right to make recreational use of the Platoro Reservoir so long as such use does not interfere with its use for irrigation and flood control; and (2) a reversionary interest in the transferred land in the event such lands are no longer used for reservoir purposes. Relieves the United States of responsibility and liability associated with the operation and maintenance of the project except: (1) recreation with respect to the Reservoir; and (2) flood control administration by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. Provides for a reduction in the repayment obligation in exchange for instream flows in the Conejos River. Requires the Secretary of the Army to retain authority for the management of the Platoro Dam and Reservoir for flood control purposes on the Conejos River. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2542 | 100 | s | 2542 | A bill to provide for the use of unobligated abandoned mine land funds by the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-06-21 | 1988-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mineral Resources and Development. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 0 | Directs the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to make available to the State of Kentucky certain unobligated Abandoned Mine Land Funds for use by such State for Butler County water project activities. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2514 | 100 | s | 2514 | A bill to modify the navigation project for Morro Bay, California, to direct the Secretary of the Army to extend and deepen the entrance channel for Morro Bay to a depth of 40 feet, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-06-15 | 1988-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 0 | Modifies the navigation project for Morro Bay, California, to direct the Secretary of the Army to: (1) extend and deepen the entrance channel for Morro Bay Harbor, contingent upon a favorable recommendation by the Chief of Engineers and after completion of a feasibility study by the Corps of Engineers; and (2) carry out and maintain such other improvements as the Chief of Engineers determines necessary for safe navigation. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-hr-4791 | 100 | hr | 4791 | Solano Project Indebtedness Prepayment Act | Water Resources Development | 1988-06-10 | 1988-06-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] | CA | D | F000053 | 0 | Solano Project Indebtedness Prepayment Act - Provides for the water users of the Solano Project, in Solano County, California, to purchase the indebtedness of such project and for the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the land and improvements forming the project facilities to the water users. Declares that the Secretary is responsible for, and retains full jurisdiction and control over, Lake Berryessa and retains full title to all recreational facilities. | 2025-08-28T20:05:44Z | |
| 100-s-2435 | 100 | s | 2435 | State and Local River Conservation Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-26 | 1988-05-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 9 | State and Local River Conservation Act of 1988 - Encourages States to make specified assessments with respect to the identification of rivers needing environmental protection and to develop protection programs with respect to such rivers. Requires each State to develop river protection plans designed to protect such rivers' natural and environmental values. Requires each State, in developing such plans, to make reasonable efforts, including the creation of river protection commissions, to consult with interested parties. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State to appoint river protection commission members. Requires such commissions to assist in the development and implementation of river protection plans. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to States, local governments, or river commissions that intend to develop or implement programs and river protection plans. Limits Federal funds to no more than 67 percent of the cost of State programs developed under this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to review State river protection programs every five years for compliance with this Act. Terminates assistance for those States which fail to comply. Provides that current State river protection efforts meeting the criteria under this Act shall be automatically eligible for river protection grants. Provides that this Act shall not affect State or Federal programs developed under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and is intended to supplement and enhance the river protection provisions of the Electric Consumer Protection Act of 1986. Prohibits a permit, license, or exemption, or an amendment thereto, to be issued for the construction of an original hydroelectric project by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission if, at the time the application is considered by the Commission, the project would be inconsistent with a State's river protection plan. Requires the Commission to comply with specified requirements when relicensing a hydroelectri… | 2025-08-28T20:05:23Z | |
| 100-hr-4661 | 100 | hr | 4661 | Water Project Beautification Act | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-24 | 1988-06-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 7 | Water Project Beautification Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from executing a water resources project unless the State or local government enters into an agreement with the Secretary to reconstruct any lands adversely affected by such project to an aesthetically appealing and environmentally compatible condition. | 2025-08-28T20:09:15Z | |
| 100-hr-4628 | 100 | hr | 4628 | A bill to provide temporary authorities to the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate emergency action to mitigate the impacts of drought. | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-18 | 1988-11-17 | For Further Action See S.795. | House | Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] | CA | D | C000581 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make specified efforts to mitigate the impact of the 1987-1988 drought period. Prohibits any willing seller from profiting or receiving any undue benefit from the sale of water during such drought. Authorizes the Secretary to make available, by contract, surplus water at existing Federal reclamation projects to irrigation districts on a temporary basis to mitigate losses and damages resulting from the drought. Requires Federal and State agencies to coordinate emergency and relief operations. Requires a report to the President and the Congress by March 1, 1989. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4630 | 100 | hr | 4630 | Water Resources Development Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-18 | 1988-11-17 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22] | IL | D | G000400 | 1 | Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Title I: Project Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations: (1) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (2) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (3) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (4) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (5) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (6) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (7) repair and renovation of the Harrisonville Levee, Monroe County, Illinois; (8) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (9) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas, Mississippi and Louisiana; (10) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (11) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (12) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (13) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (14) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (15) flood control, Falfurrias, Texas; (16) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; and (17) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas. Makes such projects subject to current law with respect to the maximum costs of projects and project deauthorizations. Title II: General Provisions - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests toward the additional ten percent payment they are assessed for the cost of general navigation features of a project over 30 years. Revises provisions implementing the transfer of land near the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project in North Dakota to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Allows a Federal Project Repayment District to use any cost-recovery requirements. (Currently, such districts are restricted to cost-recovery through property transfer fees.) Requires non-Federal interests to agree to comply with app… | 2025-08-28T20:07:28Z | |
| 100-s-2412 | 100 | s | 2412 | A bill to ensure continued funding for the Davis Creek Dam, North Loup Project, Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-18 | 1988-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE] | NE | R | K000011 | 0 | Provides for continued funding of the Davis Creek Dam, North Loup project, in Nebraska. | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 100-hr-4609 | 100 | hr | 4609 | A bill to provide protection for established recreational uses of water resources projects constructed by the Secretary of the Army. | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-17 | 1988-11-17 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 8 | Requires the Secretary of the Army, when maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, or reconstructing a water resources project which will result in a change in its configuration, to carry out construction in a manner which will not adversely affect any recreational use. Requires the Secretary to take necessary actions to restore such recreational use or provide alternative opportunities for comparable recreational use. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4613 | 100 | hr | 4613 | Water Resources Development Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-17 | 1988-11-17 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22] | IL | D | G000400 | 1 | Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Title I: Project Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations: (1) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (2) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (3) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (4) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (5) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (6) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (7) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (8) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas, Mississippi and Louisiana; (9) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (10) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (11) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (12) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (13) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (14) flood control, Falfurrias, Texas; (15) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; and (16) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas. Makes such projects subject to current law with respect to the maximum costs of projects and project deauthorizations. Title II: General Provisions - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests toward the additional ten percent payment they are assessed for the cost of general navigation features of a project over 30 years. Revises provisions implementing the transfer of land near the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project in North Dakota to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Allows a Federal Project Repayment District to use any cost-recovery requirements. (Currently, such districts are restricted to cost-recovery through property transfer fees.) Requires non-Federal interests to agree to comply with applicable Federal flood plain management and flood insurance programs before const… | 2025-08-28T20:07:18Z | |
| 100-hr-4577 | 100 | hr | 4577 | A bill to amend the Buy American Act to extend its coverage to temporary structures used in Army Corps of Engineers projects. | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-11 | 1988-05-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] | WV | D | M000844 | 0 | Amends the Buy American Act to extend its coverage to a cofferdam or any other temporary structure used in Army Corps of Engineers water resource projects. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 100-hr-4583 | 100 | hr | 4583 | A bill entitled: "The New Melones Emergency Drought Relief Act". | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-11 | 1988-06-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 0 | Amends provisions of Federal law to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract unallocated water from the New Melones project in California on an annual basis for emergency drought relief purposes. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4584 | 100 | hr | 4584 | A bill to authorize the development of public outdoor recreation areas and facilities at Minidoka Dam in the State of Idaho. | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-11 | 1988-10-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2] | ID | D | S000785 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct and maintain public outdoor recreation areas and facilities at Minidoka Dam, Idaho. Requires 50 percent of the costs for such construction and maintenance to be repaid to the Federal Government from non-Federal interests. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4537 | 100 | hr | 4537 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a flood control project on the Scioto River at West Columbus, Ohio. | Water Resources Development | 1988-05-04 | 1988-10-21 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] | OH | R | W000781 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a flood control project on the Scioto River at West Columbus, Ohio, at specified cost. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4492 | 100 | hr | 4492 | A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to cost sharing. | Water Resources Development | 1988-04-29 | 1988-05-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] | AR | D | A000103 | 0 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide that the cost sharing provisions do not apply to: (1) the construction of harbors with a depth of 20 feet or less; (2) certain flood control projects in Arkansas within the boundaries of the watersheds of the Mississippi River and tributaries; and (3) the feasibility studies, planning, engineering, and design of such flood control projects. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4453 | 100 | hr | 4453 | A bill to authorize certain elements of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-04-25 | 1988-05-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] | WA | R | M000999 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, operate, and maintain the following facilities of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project: (1) modification of existing radial gates at Cle Elum Dam; (2) a reregulating reservoir to increase water-use efficiency of the Roza Division; (3) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Sunnyside Division; (4) facilities to automate the headgate, wasteways, and trashrack of the Chandler Power Canal to maintain operating controls for the Kennewick Irrigation District; (5) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Wapato Indian Irrigation Project; and (6) electric pumping facilities to replace existing hydraulic pumps at the Chandler Diversion and at facilities within the Sunnyside Division. Authorizes the Secretary to construct, operate, and maintain the Bumping Lake enlargement storage facility in accordance with the recommended plan for the Bumping Lake Enlargement Yakima Project, Washington, joint feasibility report. Directs the Secretary to update and complete all project reports and report to the Congress within three years of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from undertaking the construction of the Bumping Lake enlargement until: (1) completion of a plan to mitigate and enhance resources that will be affected by the construction and operation of such facility; and (2) completion and implementation of the Yakima water study (authorized by this Act). Directs the Secretary to undertake the Yakima River Basin Conservation and Water Use Efficiency Study to investigate the feasibility of reducing or otherwise altering the diversion of irrigation water supplies provided by the existing Yakima Project and the Yakima Enhancement Project and delivered pursuant to contracts with the Secretary. Requires the Secretary, within three years after enactment of this Act, to transmit the study, along with recommendations for implementation of conservation and water use efficiency mea… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2322 | 100 | s | 2322 | A bill to authorize certain elements of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-04-25 | 1988-06-28 | Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA] | WA | R | E000236 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, operate, and maintain the following facilities of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project: (1) modification of existing radial gates at Cle Elum Dam; (2) a reregulating reservoir to increase water-use efficiency of the Roza Division; (3) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Sunnyside Division; (4) facilities to automate the headgate, wasteways, and trashrack of the Chandler Power Canal to maintain operating controls for the Kennewick Irrigation District; (5) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Wapato Indian Irrigation Project; and (6) electric pumping facilities to replace existing hydraulic pumps at the Chandler Diversion and at facilities within the Sunnyside Division. Authorizes the Secretary to construct, operate, and maintain the Bumping Lake enlargement storage facility in accordance with the recommended plan for the Bumping Lake Enlargement Yakima Project, Washington, joint feasibility report. Directs the Secretary to update and complete all project reports and report to Congress within three years of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from undertaking the construction of the Bumping Lake enlargement until: (1) completion of a plan to mitigate and enhance resources that will be affected by the construction and operation of such facility; and (2) completion and implementation of the Yakima water study (authorized by this Act). Directs the Secretary to undertake the Yakima River Basin Conservation and Water Use Efficiency Study to investigate the feasibility of reducing or otherwise altering the diversion of irrigation water supplies provided by the existing Yakima project and the Yakima Enhancement Project and delivered pursuant to contracts with the Secretary. Requires the Secretary within three years after enactment of this Act, to transmit the study along with recommendations for implementation of conservation and water use efficiency measures … | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4382 | 100 | hr | 4382 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out beach nourishment on the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico in Matagorda County, Texas. | Water Resources Development | 1988-04-13 | 1988-04-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Sweeney, David McCann [R-TX-14] | TX | R | S001101 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to periodically carry out beach nourishment on the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of Sargent Beach in Matagorda County, Texas. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4334 | 100 | hr | 4334 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, in planning any water resource projects, to give consideration to the impact of the project on recreation uses and commercial development. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-31 | 1988-11-17 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-4] | MI | R | U000031 | 26 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, in planning any water resources project to give consideration to the impact of the project to present and future recreational uses and commercial development in the area surrounding the project. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-s-2257 | 100 | s | 2257 | A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the WEB rural water development project. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-31 | 1988-08-04 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered favorably reported H.R. 4267 in lieu of this measure. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 1 | Authorizes additional appropriations for the WEB Rural Water Development Project in South Dakota, for the construction of a rural water treatment and distribution system. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4291 | 100 | hr | 4291 | A bill to amend the authority of the Corps of Engineers with respect to bank stabilization and shoreline erosion along the Missouri River. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-30 | 1988-04-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and a specified site below Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska. Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense. Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4267 | 100 | hr | 4267 | A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the WEB Rural Water Development Project. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-29 | 1988-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 100-490. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Title I: WEB Pipeline Project, South Dakota - Authorizes additional appropriations for the WEB Rural Water Development Project in South Dakota for the construction of a rural water treatment and distribution system. Authorizes the delivery of Pick-Sloan Missouri basin program pumping power for irrigation development within the entire Lower Brule Sioux Indian Reservation, South Dakota, including the Clark Ranch irrigation development. Title II: Name Change - Renames the San Luis Dam of the San Luis Unit, Central Valley project, California, the B.F. Sisk San Luis Dam. Designates the San Luis Pumping-Generating Plant of the San Luis Unit as the William R. Gianelli Pumping-Generating Plant. Designates the Whiskeytown Dam of the Central Valley project, California, as the Clair A. Hill Whiskeytown Dam. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2225 | 100 | s | 2225 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take corrective action to protect certain portions of the Franklin County, Washington, road system within the Federal Columbia Basin reclamation project. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-29 | 1988-06-10 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] | WA | D | A000031 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to investigate and design any works necessary to protect the road system in irrigated portions of Franklin County, Washington, within the Federal Columbia Basin reclamation project and which are underlain or adjacent to lands identified as the Ringold Formation. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4252 | 100 | hr | 4252 | A bill to prohibit the licensing of certain facilities on portions of the Salmon and Snake Rivers in Idaho, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-24 | 1988-10-20 | For Further Action See S.2102. | House | Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] | ID | R | C000858 | 1 | Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from licensing the construction of any dam on certain segments of the Salmon River and the Snake River in Idaho. Prohibits, in furtherance of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the construction of any dam on such portions of the rivers. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 100-hr-4253 | 100 | hr | 4253 | A bill to authorize a demonstration project for the restoration of the Des Plaines River Wetlands. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-24 | 1988-10-21 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 2 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a demonstration project for the restoration of the Des Plaines River wetlands in Wadsworth, Illinois. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4254 | 100 | hr | 4254 | Georgia Reservoir Management Improvement Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-24 | 1988-09-06 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Army. | House | Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9] | GA | D | J000083 | 5 | Georgia Reservoir Management Improvement Act of 1988 - Modifies the following projects to include recreation and water conservation as project purposes: (1) Allatoona Lake and Dam; (2) Hartwell Lake and Dam; (3) Lake Sidney Lanier (once known as the Buford Dam and Lake Project); and (4) Richard B. Russell Lake (once known as the Trotter's Shoals Project). Modifies the J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Reservoir project (once known as the Clarks Hill Lake and Dam) to authorize water conservation as a project purpose. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish, revise, and develop for each of the water conservation projects a drought management plan to cover the project in times of low rainfall. Requires a final report on each plan by April 1, 1989. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a citizen's advisory council should be established for each of the water conservation projects to advise the appropriate district of the Corps of Engineers on its management of such projects. | 2025-08-28T20:08:30Z | |
| 100-hr-4239 | 100 | hr | 4239 | National Ground Water Recharge Demonstration Program Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-23 | 1988-05-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5] | MS | R | L000447 | 2 | National Ground Water Recharge Demonstration Program Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct an investigation of and establish demonstration projects for groundwater recharge. Requires the Bureau, during phase I, to develop a detailed plan of demonstration projects to determine whether various recharge technologies may be applied to diverse geologic and hydrologic conditions. Directs the Bureau to make maximum use of data, planning studies, and other technical resources and assistance from State and local entities. Specifies that demonstration project sites shall be confined to areas having a declining water table, an available surface water supply (or one that could be made available), and a high probability of physical, chemical, and economic feasibility for recharge of the groundwater reservoir. Requires the plan to address specified issues. Directs the Secretary, within eight months after the date of enactment of an appropriation Act to carry out phase I, to make a preliminary selection of projects to receive further consideration, and to initiate planning and development for such projects. Requires the selection of projects representing diverse geographic regions and diversity of problems associated with groundwater depletion. Directs the Secretary to transmit a report to the Congress within 24 months after such date, containing recommendations for demonstration projects to be designed, constructed, and operated during phase II, and a detailed statement of his findings and conclusions. Directs the Bureau, during phase II, to design, construct, and operate demonstration projects as recommended. Directs the Secretary to contract with States to conduct a study to identify and evaluate: (1) alternative means by which the costs of groundwater recharge projects could be allocated among project beneficiaries; and (2) the economic feasibility of, and legal authority for, utilizing groundwater recharge in water resource development projects. Direc… | 2025-08-28T20:05:09Z | |
| 100-hr-4217 | 100 | hr | 4217 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, test, and maintain the Lake Meredith Salinity control Project, New Mexico and Texas. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-22 | 1988-05-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13] | TX | R | B000666 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, test, and maintain the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, New Mexico and Texas, to improve the quality of water to the Canadian River downstream of Ute Reservoir, New Mexico, and entering Lake Meredith, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority of Texas (Authority) for the design and construction management of project facilities by the Bureau of Reclamation and for the payment of construction costs by the Authority. Makes it the responsibility of the Authority to operate and maintain the facilities upon completion of construction and testing. Requires the Authority to advance all costs of construction of project facilities as the non-Federal contribution. Declares the Federal share to be all project costs for verification, design preparation, and construction management. Provides for transferring control of the project works to the Authority or to a bona fide entity agreeable to New Mexico and Texas upon completion of construction and testing, or upon termination of activities at the request of the Authority. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4202 | 100 | hr | 4202 | A bill to declare that certain costs incurred for emergency repairs and modifications to preserve the safety of the Conconully Dam are nonreimbursable and nonreturnable. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-17 | 1988-05-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] | WA | R | M000999 | 0 | Declares that certain costs incurred in 1969 for emergency repairs and modifications to preserve the safety of Conconully Dam, Okanogan Unit, Okanogan-Similkameen Division, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington, are nonreimbursable and nonreturnable. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hres-405 | 100 | hres | 405 | A resolution relating to a survey of the shores of the State of South Carolina in the interest of beach erosion control, hurricane protection, and related purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-16 | 1988-03-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1] | SC | R | R000072 | 5 | Directs the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation to request the Secretary of the Army to direct the Chief of Engineers to make a survey of the shores of South Carolina in the interest of beach erosion control, hurricane protection, and related purposes. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-sres-395 | 100 | sres | 395 | A resolution relating to a survey of the shores of the State of South Carolina in the interest of beach erosion control, hurricane protection, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-16 | 1988-03-16 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 1 | Directs the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to request the Secretary of the Army to direct the Chief of Engineers to make a survey of the shores of South Carolina in the interest of beach erosion control, hurricane protection, and related purposes. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-s-2169 | 100 | s | 2169 | Truckee Meadows Flood Control Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-15 | 1988-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 0 | Truckee Meadows Flood Control Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for flood control at Truckee Meadows, Nevada, at a specified cost. | 2025-08-28T20:07:47Z | |
| 100-s-2158 | 100 | s | 2158 | A bill to amend the authority of the Corps of Engineers with respect to bank stabilization and shoreline erosion along the Missouri River. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-14 | 1988-03-29 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate | Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] | ND | D | B001077 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake measures to alleviate bank erosion and related problems associated with reservoir releases along the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska. Requires the cost of such measures to be apportioned among project purposes as a joint-use operation and maintenance expense. Permits the Secretary to acquire interests in affected areas from willing sellers. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-s-2144 | 100 | s | 2144 | A bill to authorize a demonstration project for the restoration of the Des Plaines River Wetlands. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-04 | 1988-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a demonstration project for the restoration of the Des Plaines River wetlands in Wadsworth, Illinois. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-s-2146 | 100 | s | 2146 | A bill to direct the Bureau of Reclamation to expend $1,000,000 of the funds made available to the North Loup division, Nebraska, in fiscal year 1988, for the Davis Creek Dam as provided in Public Law 100-202, the continuing resolution for fiscal year 1988. | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-04 | 1988-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 0 | Directs the Bureau of Reclamation to expend $1,000,000 of the funds made available to the North Loup division, Nebraska, in FY 1988 for the Davis Creek Dam. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4093 | 100 | hr | 4093 | Umatilla Basin Project Act | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-03 | 1988-10-28 | For Further Action See S.2148. | House | Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] | OR | R | S000607 | 4 | Umatilla Basin Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, in accordance with the report of the Secretary. Declares the purpose of such project to mitigate losses to anadromous fishery resources and continuing water service to the Hermiston, West Extension, Westland, and Stanfield Irrigation Districts, or any other entity which participates in the project water exchange. Declares the principal works of such project to consist of: (1) pumping plants and related conveyance and distribution features; (2) works incidental to existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange; (3) fishery resources mitigation measures; and (4) programs to monitor and regulate project operations and evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures. Requires project features to be integrated and coordinated with the existing Umatilla Project. Requires the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to provide for project power needed to effect the water exchange with irrigation districts in accordance with the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program established under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act. Requires the cost of project power to be credited to fishery restoration goals of the Program. Establishes the procedure for the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the interest rate for construction charges. Requires fishery resource facilities to be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, except that costs allocated to the mitigation of anadromous fish species shall be nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements which specify appropriate non-Federal obligations for the operation and maintenance of project facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the existing West Extension Irrigation District pumping facility as an interim measure to provide fl… | 2025-08-28T20:06:39Z | |
| 100-hr-4053 | 100 | hr | 4053 | A bill to redesignate the J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir as the "Clarks Hill Lake". | Water Resources Development | 1988-03-02 | 1988-03-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] | GA | D | B000153 | 7 | Designates the J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir on the Savannah River on the border between Georgia and South Carolina as the Clarks Hill Lake. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-s-2108 | 100 | s | 2108 | Reclamation Groundwater Management and Technical Assistance Study Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-29 | 1988-08-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 911. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-489) Reclamation Groundwater Management and Technical Assistance Study Act of 1988 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and following fiscal years for the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to prepare a Reclamation Groundwater Management and Technical Assistance Study for the Congress. Requires the Secretary to consult with the affected States in the preparation of the Study. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2100 | 100 | s | 2100 | Water Resources Development Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-26 | 1988-11-17 | Became Public Law No: 100-676. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 4 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-1098) Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations: (1) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (2) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (3) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (4) navigation, Port Sutton Channel, Florida; (5) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (6) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (7) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (8) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (9) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (10) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (11) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (12) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (13) flood control Falfurrias, Texas; (14) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; (15) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas; and (16) environmental enhancement, Mississippi and Louisiana Estuarine Areas. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend its cost sharing and cost ceiling provisions to all water resources projects enacted after the date of enactment of such Act. Requires the Chief of the Soil Conservation Service to cooperate with the Secretary of the Army in the Beaver Lake Water quality project in Arkansas. Directs the Secretary to use available funds to continue planning and design for such project, including plans for individual parcels of land within the drainage basis which contribute to water quality degradation and impairment of water supply uses at Beaver Lake. Modifies the project for flood control, West Memphis and vicinity, Arkansas, to provide that non-Federal cooperation for such project may be provided by private individuals, private organizations, levee districts, drainage districts, or any unit of a State, country, or local government. Authorizes the Secretary to construct the breakw… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-s-2101 | 100 | s | 2101 | Water Resources Development Act of 1988 | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-26 | 1988-03-17 | Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-643. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 0 | Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations: (1) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Locks and Dams 52 and 53, Illinois and Kentucky; (2) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (3) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; and (4) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada. Modifies the project for flood control at Redwood River, Marshall, Minnesota, to authorize the Secretary to construct the project in accordance with a specified memorandum and at increased costs. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests to the amount such interests must pay back to the Federal Government over 30 years. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary to collect recreation user fees at water resources development areas that are used in whole or in part for recreation purposes. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary to continue to deposit dredged materials into a contained spoil disposal facility until the Secretary determines that such facility is no longer needed or that it is completely full. Declares that the authority to construct such new facilities expires on the date of enactment of this Act, except for those projects for which there is an executed agreement. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds to another Federal agency or a non-Federal public agency to carry out intensified wildlife management on areas under the jurisdiction of the transferee agency for mitigating fish and wildlife impacts attributable to projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a demonstration program for a two-year period to provide technical assistance, on a nonexclusive basis, to any U.S. firm which is competing for, or has been awarded, a contract for the planning, design, or construction of a pro… | 2025-08-28T20:07:27Z | |
| 100-s-2102 | 100 | s | 2102 | A bill to prohibit the licensing of certain facilities on portions of the Salmon and Snake Rivers in Idaho, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-26 | 1988-11-17 | Became Public Law No: 100-677. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from issuing any preliminary permit, license, or exemption from licensing for the construction of any dam, diversion, or bypass on certain segments of the Salmon River and the Snake River in Idaho. Prohibits, in furtherance of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the construction of any dam on such portions of those rivers. Prohibits the FERC from issuing any permit, license, or exemption to any public or private entity relating to any hydroelectric power project located at Lake Tobesofkee in Bibb County, Georgia, without having obtained the prior consent of the governing body of Bibb County. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-3988 | 100 | hr | 3988 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide water conservation opportunities by lining the All-American Canal, Boulder Canyon Project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-23 | 1988-10-04 | For Further Action See S.795. | House | Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] | CA | D | L000264 | 15 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in order to provide for water conservation, to: (1) construct a new lined canal or to line the presently unlined portions of the All-American Canal of the Boulder Canyon Project; and (2) implement measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone. Provides that the water conserved by the project shall be available for beneficial consumptive use within California as specified in existing water delivery contracts. Entitles participating contractors to a proportionate share of the water conserved. Directs the Secretary to study the impact of the project on the operation and maintenance of the existing All-American Canal and its Coachella Branch and to provide for certain additional costs if necessary. Requires the cost of the project to be paid from funds advanced by the participating contractors and in accordance with terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary. Provides that title to all constructed facilities shall rest with the United States, subject to disposal by the Secretary at his discretion as permitted under certain existing repayment contracts. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2074 | 100 | s | 2074 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, test, and maintain the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, New Mexico and Texas. | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-19 | 1988-03-16 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, test, and maintain the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, New Mexico and Texas, to improve the quality of water to the Canadian River downstream of Ute Reservoir, New Mexico, and entering Lake Meredith, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority of Texas (Authority) for the design and construction management of project facilities by the Bureau of Reclamation and for the payment of construction costs by the Authority. Makes it the responsibility of the Authority to operate and maintain the facilities upon completion of construction and testing. Requires the Authority to advance all costs of construction of project facilities as the non-Federal contribution. Declares the Federal share to be all project costs for verification, design preparation, and construction management. Provides for transferring control of the project works to the Authority or to a bonafide entity agreeable to New Mexico and Texas upon completion of construction and testing, or upon termination of activities at the request of the Authority. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-3976 | 100 | hr | 3976 | A bill to modify the navigation project for Morro Bay, California, to direct the Secretary of the Army to extend and deepen the entrance channel for Morro Bay Harbor to a depth of 40 feet, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-18 | 1988-03-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Modifies the navigation project for Morro Bay, California, to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) extend and deepen the entrance channel for Morro Bay Harbor; and (2) carry out and maintain such other improvements as the Chief of Engineers determines necessary for safe navigation. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3952 | 100 | hr | 3952 | A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for construction of the closed basin division of the San Luis Valley project in the State of Colorado. | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-17 | 1988-10-04 | For Further Action See H.R.2772. | House | Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] | CO | D | C000077 | 0 | Amends the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 to increase the authorization of appropriations for construction and for operation and maintenance of the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley Project, Colorado. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2060 | 100 | s | 2060 | A bill to provide assistance for small communities with ground water contamination, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-17 | 1988-02-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 1 | Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assist local governments in demonstrating mitigation of radium contamination in groundwater where such groundwater is used as a source of public drinking water in small communities and the contamination exceeds the level established under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for such program. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-hr-3894 | 100 | hr | 3894 | A bill to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to protect and enhance recreation at certain water resource projects, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1988-02-02 | 1988-11-17 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) ensure that each water resources project constructed by the Secretary before the enactment of this Act is operated in a manner to protect and enhance recreation associated with such project; and (2) manage lands at each project in a manner to improve opportunities for recreation. Declares downstream whitewater recreation and recreational fishing and boating to be authorized project purposes. Directs the Secretary to impose such conditions on the construction and operation of non-Federal facilities at water resources projects as necessary for the protection and enhancement of project purposes, including recreation. Requires the prior concurrence of the Secretary before the issuance of any permit, license, or exemption for the location of non-Federal facilities at any water resources project of the Secretary. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3819 | 100 | hr | 3819 | A bill to prohibit additional appropriations for the analysis and study for the Shaws Bend site of the Colorado Coastal Plains project. | Water Resources Development | 1987-12-18 | 1988-10-04 | For Further Action See H.R.2772. | House | Rep. Sweeney, David McCann [R-TX-14] | TX | R | S001101 | 0 | Prohibits additional appropriations for the analysis and study of the Shaws Bend site of the Colorado Coastal Plains project. Declares there to be no need for the construction of a dam at such site. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-3676 | 100 | hr | 3676 | A bill to authorize the water resources activities of the United States Geological Survey, to coordinate and improve ground water research, development and demonstration activities of Federal agencies, to improve understanding of the relationship between agricultural practices and ground water use, to provide assistance for small communities with ground water radium contamination, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1987-11-30 | 1988-01-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 0 | Title I: Water Resources Authority of the Geological Survey - Geological Survey Water Resources Organic Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Geological Survey, to undertake research, investigations, appraisals, surveys, and related activities of the Nation's water resources. Authorizes the Secretary to cooperate with other government agencies and to perform such activities on a reimbursable basis, as specified. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Title II: Ground Water Research - National Ground Water Research Act of 1987 - Directs the President to coordinate groundwater related activities conducted by Federal agencies. Requires the President to assist States in the conduct of such activities, including disseminating information. Directs the President to establish an Interagency Ground Water Research Committee to coordinate research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, training, and information dissemination activities related to groundwater conducted by the Federal agencies, including establishing priorities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a report assessing groundwater quality and quantity information systems and data collection and monitoring. Requires the Secretary to submit such report to the Congress with biennial updates. Directs the Secretary to establish and conduct a national groundwater assessment program. Requires such program to assist State and local governments in assessing and managing groundwater resources and designing monitoring programs, including recommending protocols to assist such governments in meeting their data collection responsibilities under specified Federal environmental Acts. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and coordinate a research, development, and demonstration program for the protection and management of groundwater resources, including surveys, the development of cost-effective prevention, detection, and mitigation techniques, and the provisio… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3649 | 100 | hr | 3649 | A bill to amend the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 to extend the amounts authorized for an additional year without increasing the total amounts authorized. | Water Resources Development | 1987-11-17 | 1987-11-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 0 | Amends the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 to extend authorized appropriations for certain water development resource programs and recreational projects from ten years to 11 years without increasing the total amounts authorized, by authorizing 11th-year appropriations in the amount of the aggregate differences between the amounts authorized and the amounts appropriated for the preceding ten years. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3631 | 100 | hr | 3631 | A bill to deauthorize the flood control project for Lafayette Dam and Reservoir, Wabash River, Indiana. | Water Resources Development | 1987-11-10 | 1987-11-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5] | IN | D | J000265 | 0 | Deauthorizes the flood control project for Lafayette Dam and Reservoir, Wabash River, Indiana. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3514 | 100 | hr | 3514 | A bill to designate the Port of Hickman, located on the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky, as the "Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman". | Water Resources Development | 1987-10-20 | 1988-10-21 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1] | KY | D | H000878 | 0 | Designates the harbor on the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky, as the Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3474 | 100 | hr | 3474 | A bill to apply the reclamation laws to Puerto Rico. | Water Resources Development | 1987-10-13 | 1987-12-16 | For Further Action See H.R.3747. | House | Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large] | PR | D | F000435 | 0 | Applies Federal reclamation and irrigation laws to Puerto Rico. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-3417 | 100 | hr | 3417 | A bill to provide for the treatment of payments associated with excess capacity of the Minot Pipeline, an extension of the Garrison diversion unit of the Missouri River Basin project in North Dakota. | Water Resources Development | 1987-10-05 | 1987-12-22 | For Further Action See H.J.Res.395. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Relieves the city of Minot, North Dakota, from all liability for repayment to the United States of a specified amount associated with the excess water capacity of the Minot Pipeline resulting from enactment of the Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act of 1986. Makes such relief from liability retroactive to January 1, 1978. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-3420 | 100 | hr | 3420 | A bill to change the name of Ventura Marina to Ventura Harbor. | Water Resources Development | 1987-10-05 | 1988-10-21 | See S.2100. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 0 | Designates the harbor known as Ventura Marina in Ventura County, California, as Ventura Harbor. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3408 | 100 | hr | 3408 | A bill to increase the amounts authorized for the Colorado River Storage Project. | Water Resources Development | 1987-10-01 | 1988-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 100-563. | House | Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] | UT | D | O000156 | 2 | (Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) Increases authorized appropriations for the continued construction of the Colorado River Storage Project and for the continued construction of the municipal and industrial water features of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. (The Colorado River Storage Project provides water and power to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to the Congress, not later than December 31, 1989, an environmental impact statement for the Irrigation and Drainage System of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Requires funds available for fish and wildlife mitigation and recreation to be spent in accordance with the report accompanying this Act. Modifies the boundary of the Uinta National Forest to include certain acres of Strawberry Valley Project lands. Requires the Strawberry Water Users Association to relinquish all surface rights and interests in such lands. Transfers certain lands to the Association and provides compensation to be used for Strawberry Valley Reclamation project purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, after payment of such compensation, to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture administrative jurisdiction over specified acreage for rehabilitation. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make other land exchanges as necessary. Authorizes the expansion of the boundaries of the John Muir National Historic Site, California. Authorizes appropriations to acquire lands and interests in lands as necessary. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the East Bay Regional Park District of Oakland, California, for the operation and maintenance by such District of trails on lands within the John Muir National Historic Site. Prohibits the expansion of any reservoir within the Yosemite National Park, California. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-1737 | 100 | s | 1737 | A bill providing for the completion of the Colorado River Storage Project. | Water Resources Development | 1987-09-30 | 1988-06-09 | Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 21 | Increases authorized appropriations to provide for completion of the Colorado River Storage Project, which provides water and power to the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-1720 | 100 | s | 1720 | West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 | Water Resources Development | 1987-09-25 | 1988-04-19 | Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 - Title I: New River Gorge National River - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to modify the boundary of the New River Gorge National River. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State or local agencies for fire and law enforcement services on a reimbursable basis. Directs the Secretary to acquire the necessary lands and develop access to the River near Cunard. Permits motorized towing of whitewater rafts as an interim measure. Directs the Secretary of the Army to study and report to the Congress by the end of 1988 on the feasibility of adjusting the timing of daily releases from the Bluestone Lake Project during certain rates of flow. Requires the Secretary to conduct test releases during the summer of 1988. Title II: Gauley River National Recreation Area - Establishes the Gauley River National Recreation Area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit within five years to specified congressional committees a report on any boundary modifications for such Area. Permits hunting and fishing except in designated zones. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with State or local agencies for fire and law enforcement services on a reimbursable basis. Requires the Secretary to improve access to such Area through facility construction. Authorizes road maintenance, and/or land acquisition activities. Earmarks lands and projects related to the operation of the Summersville Project for special management. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the Gauley River National Recreation Area Advisory Committee to assist in developing a management plan for such Area. Terminates such Committee after ten years. Title III: Meadow National Wild River - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Meadow River, West Virginia, as a component of the wild and scenic rivers system. Title IV: Bluestone National Scenic River - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rive… | 2025-08-28T20:07:49Z | |
| 100-hr-3192 | 100 | hr | 3192 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the schedules of payment, and to waive certain interest requirements, on certain loans to the Redwood Valley County Water District. | Water Resources Development | 1987-08-07 | 1988-10-04 | For Further Action See H.R.2772. | House | Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1] | CA | D | B000648 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the schedules of payment for certain loans to the Redwood Valley County Water District, California. Suspends the obligation to repay such loans and interest charges until such renegotiated schedules take effect. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-3202 | 100 | hr | 3202 | A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 regarding activities directly affecting the coastal zone. | Water Resources Development | 1987-08-07 | 1988-05-05 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 33 | Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to prescribe the extent to which Federal agency activities directly affecting the coastal zones must be consistent with approved State management programs. Allows Federal activities to be inconsistent with State coastal zone management programs only if to be consistent would violate Federal law or if substantial unforeseen obstacles are encountered. Describes what is encompassed by "directly affecting activities." | 2021-06-10T21:00:28Z | |
| 100-hr-3204 | 100 | hr | 3204 | Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1987 | Water Resources Development | 1987-08-07 | 1988-08-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] | MS | D | E000218 | 66 | Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1987 - Establishes the Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor, which includes Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Establishes the Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Commission to prepare within two years a plan which includes an inventory and an assessment of the natural, economic, and historic resources of the Corridor. Requires the Commission to assist States within the Corridor and political subdivisions to preserve the values of the Corridor. Requires the Commission to collect and disseminate information related to the Corridor. Directs the Commission to assist in the development of the Great River Road. Requires the Commission to report biennially to the Secretary of the Interior and the chief executive officer of a Corridor State on the activities of the Commission. Directs the Secretary to assist and review the Commission in its work. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. | 2025-08-28T20:07:23Z | |
| 100-s-1643 | 100 | s | 1643 | Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1987 | Water Resources Development | 1987-08-07 | 1988-06-23 | Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 15 | Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1987 - Establishes the Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor, which includes Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Establishes the Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Commission to prepare within two years a plan which includes an inventory and an assessment of the natural, economic, and historic resources of the Corridor. Requires the Commission to assist States within the Corridor and political subdivisions to preserve the values of the Corridor. Requires the Commission to collect and disseminate information related to the Corridor. Directs the Commission to assist in the development of the Great River Road. Requires the Commission to report biennially to the Secretary of the Interior and the chief executive officer of a Corridor State on the activities of the Commission. Directs the Secretary to assist and review the Commission in its work. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. | 2025-08-28T20:08:58Z | |
| 100-hr-3155 | 100 | hr | 3155 | A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 regarding activities directly affecting the coastal zone. | Water Resources Development | 1987-08-06 | 1988-02-09 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT. | House | Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] | WA | D | L000486 | 19 | Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to prescribe the extent to which Federal agency activities directly affecting the coastal zones must be consistent with approved State management programs. Allows Federal activities to be inconsistent with State coastal zone management programs only if to be consistent would violate Federal law or if substantial unforeseen obstacles are encountered. Describes what is encompassed by "directly affecting activities." | 2021-06-10T21:00:00Z | |
| 100-s-1613 | 100 | s | 1613 | Umatilla Basin Project Act | Water Resources Development | 1987-08-06 | 1988-11-04 | For Further Action See S.2148. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Umatilla Basin Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, in accordance with the report of the Secretary dated February 12, 1988. Declares the purpose of such project to mitigate losses to anadromous fishery resources and continuing water service to the Hermiston, West Extension, Westland, and Stanfield Irrigation Districts, or any other entity which participates in the project water exchange. Declares the principal works of such project to consist of: (1) pumping plants and related conveyance and distribution features; (2) works incidental to existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange; (3) fishery resources mitigation measures; and (4) programs to monitor and regulate project operations and evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures. Requires project features to be integrated and coordinated with the existing Umatilla Project. Requires the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to provide for project power needed to effect the water exchange with irrigation districts in accordance with the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program established under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act. Requires the cost of project power to be credited to fishery restoration goals of the Program. Requires fishery resource facilities to be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, except that costs allocated to the mitigation of anadromous fish species shall be nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements which specify appropriate non-Federal obligations for the operation and maintenance of project facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the existing pumping facilities as an interim measure to provide flow augmentation in the Umatilla River. Provides for the crediting of non-Federal costs for fi… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-3085 | 100 | hr | 3085 | A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to the level of flood protection provided by the flood control project for Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. | Water Resources Development | 1987-08-04 | 1987-08-20 | Became Public Law No: 100-109. | House | Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23] | PA | R | C000523 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify the flood control project at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, as provided in the report of the District Engineer dated May 1987. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z |
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