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| 101-s-3262 | 101 | s | 3262 | Kissimmee River Environmental Restoration Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-10-27 | 1990-10-27 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 1 | Kissimmee River Environmental Restoration Act - Modifies a flood control project on the Kissimmee River, central and southern Florida, to provide for restoration of such River for environmental purposes at a specified total cost. Requires such restoration to be undertaken only in accordance with a final report of the Chief of Engineers. Specifies the non-Federal share of the cost of such project. | 2025-08-26T17:28:48Z | |
| 101-hr-5944 | 101 | hr | 5944 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to operate and maintain recreation activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs, Orland Project, California. | Water Resources Development | 1990-10-26 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs, Orland Project, California, to: (1) develop, operate, and maintain public recreation resources; (2) manage natural, cultural, historic, environmental, and fish and wildlife resources; and (3) prepare a resource management plan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5832 | 101 | hr | 5832 | Missouri River Basin Governing Council Establishment Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-10-15 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Missouri River Basin Governing Council Establishment Act of 1990 - Establishes the Missouri River Basin Governing Council. Modifies the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin to require the Secretary of the Interior, after January 1, 1992, to operate the Missouri River mainstem system of dams in accordance with a master manual and an annual operating plan which has been approved by such Council. Requires: (1) the Secretary to transmit on a timely basis such manual or plan to the Council and other interested persons; and (2) the Council to review each manual and plan submitted to ensure that each is consistent with the authorized purposes of of the Missouri River mainstem system of dams, to approve or require amendments to such manual or plan, and to provide an opportunity for public comment before approving such plan or requiring amendments. Makes a provision of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, relating to the termination of advisory committees, inapplicable to the Council. | 2025-08-26T17:28:38Z | |
| 101-s-3192 | 101 | s | 3192 | A bill to amend the Water Resource Development Act of 1974 to transfer jurisdiction of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-10-12 | 1990-10-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 3 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to transfer responsibility for all planning, acquisition, development, and administrative jurisdiction over all Federal lands, water, interests, and improvements within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to complete all acquisition and development activities in progress on the date of transfer. Modifies certain restrictions on motorized transportation in the gorge area. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to the Charity Creek Lodge, its associated facilities, and historic structures determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-5781 | 101 | hr | 5781 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to provide shoreline projects to maintain certain flood control projects on the Mississippi and Iowa Rivers. | Water Resources Development | 1990-10-03 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20] | IL | D | D000563 | 6 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to provide shoreline protection to maintain the integrity of flood control projects at specified points on the Mississippi and Iowa Rivers. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5717 | 101 | hr | 5717 | Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-09-26 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Policy, Research and Insurance. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] | MA | D | S001040 | 0 | Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to remove references to unconsolidated sedimentary materials from the definition of "undeveloped coastal barrier." Establishes the Coastal Barrier Resources System, to consist of those undeveloped coastal barriers on the U.S. coasts identified on specified maps. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to review the maps at least every five years and make minor and technical modifications as necessary because of natural forces. Sets forth procedures for: (1) technical revisions to the maps by the Secretary to correct clerical and typographical errors; (2) recommendations of State and local governments and Coastal Zone Management Agencies for technical revisions; (3) election by a local government and a State Coastal Zone Management Agency, and any qualified organization, to add a new area to the System; (4) minor and technical modifications to boundaries of existing units as necessary to clarify the boundaries; and (5) notifications regarding modifications and elections. Sets forth exceptions, with regard to existing limitations on expenditures, relating to energy resources, navigation channels, certain publicly owned or operated roads or structures, military activities essential to national security, Coast Guard facilities, and other specified matters if consistent with the purposes of this Act. Declares a Federal navigation channel to be an existing channel if it was authorized before enactment of this Act. Declares that the limitations on expenditures do not apply to: (1) a highway in a System unit in Michigan and in existence at the enactment of this Act; or (2) subject to exception, a specified System unit. Repeals provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act relating to expenditure limitations with regard to certain highways in Michigan. Adds a specified map to the list of exemptions to certain spending limitations. Directs the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees ma… | 2025-08-26T17:27:59Z | |
| 101-s-3110 | 101 | s | 3110 | A bill to amend the Act of December 22, 1944 (known as the "Flood Control Act 0f 1944") to mitigate damages resulting from water management decisions, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-09-26 | 1990-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, to the extent consistent with the Flood Control Act of 1944, to operate the Missouri River mainstem reservoirs to minimize adverse environmental and economic impacts to authorized uses on the Missouri River and reservoir system. Requires the Secretary, if an authorized use is threatened with adverse impact by the operation of the system, to implement operational changes to prevent or mitigate such impact unless the potential impacts of the preventive or mitigative action requested by the affected State or tribe outweigh the environmental and economic impacts. Directs the Secretary to make grants to affected States or tribes for: (1) mitigating impacts in the system incurred as a result of implemented or denied operational adjustments; and (2) constructing specified facilities. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-3109 | 101 | s | 3109 | A bill entitled the "Corps of Engineers Mitigation Act". | Water Resources Development | 1990-09-25 | 1990-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to operate the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system to minimize adverse environmental and economic impacts to authorized uses on the Missouri River and such system as long as such operation does not conflict with the Flood Control Act of 1944. Requires the Secretary, if an authorized use is being threatened with adverse impact by the operation of the system, to prevent or mitigate such impacts through operational changes if the environmental or economic impacts to a State or tribe outweigh potential adverse impacts arising from the preventive or mitigative action. Authorizes a general appropriation to be deposited into a Missouri River Basin States damage fund to mitigate impacts incurred when operational adjustments have been denied or implemented. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-5667 | 101 | hr | 5667 | To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to establish a deadline for the transfer of jurisdiction of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation area from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-09-19 | 1990-11-15 | Became Public Law No: 101-561. | House | Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4] | TN | D | C000754 | 1 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to transfer responsibility for all planning, acquisition, development, and administrative jurisdiction over all Federal lands, water, interests, and improvements within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to complete all acquisition and development activities in progress on the date of transfer. Modifies certain restrictions on motorized transportation in the gorge area. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to the Charit Creek Lodge, its associated facilities, and any historic structures determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-5486 | 101 | hr | 5486 | Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | G000025 | 1 | Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to prohibit construction of landfills or land treatment facilities within a critical aquifer protection area unless the State or local government having jurisdiction over such area has adopted a management plan for the area. Requires the plan to provide for: (1) the maintenance of groundwater quality to protect human health, the environment, and groundwater resources; and (2) public hearings for receiving comments on the plan. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to declare that it is national policy that such a plan be promulgated before such facilities are constructed over a critical aquifer. | 2025-08-26T17:24:16Z | |
| 101-hr-5494 | 101 | hr | 5494 | To amend the Act of December 22, 1944 (known as the "Flood Control Act of 1944") to establish statutory procedures for the preparation of an annual plan for operations of water control projects in the Missouri River Basin, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Amends the Flood Control Act of 1944 to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to prepare, publish in the Federal Register, and solicit public comment on a proposed annual plan for managing water control projects in the Missouri River Basin. Requires a summary of each plan to be distributed to the Governors of Missouri Basin States. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation a report on water control operations in the Missouri River Basin which includes a description of such plan. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5495 | 101 | hr | 5495 | To establish US Army Corps of Engineers standards for management of the Missouri River mainstream reservoirs and to authorize a Basin States Damage Fund. | Water Resources Development | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to operate the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system to minimize adverse environmental and economic impacts to authorized uses on the Missouri River and mainstem reservoir system insofar as such operation does not conflict with provisions of the Flood Control Act of 1944 regarding the uses of water of certain States for navigation. Provides that if an authorized use is being adversely impacted or threatened with adverse impact by the operation of the system, the Secretary, upon request, shall change operations to prevent or mitigate the adverse impacts if the environmental and economic impact on the State or tribe outweigh any potential adverse impacts arising from the changes. Provides that if the Secretary denies a request, he or she shall document the reasons. Authorizes appropriations to be deposited into the Missouri River Basin States Damage Fund established to mitigate impacts in the Missouri River Basin States incurred when operational adjustments have been denied or implemented under this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-2969 | 101 | s | 2969 | Central Utah Project Completion Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-08-03 | 1990-09-18 | Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1110. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 1 | Central Utah Project Completion Act - Title I: Central Utah Project Construction - Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) in order to provide for completion of the Central Utah Project. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to implement certain recommendations of that Department's Inspector General with respect to such additional funding. Prohibits the expenditure of funds provided by this Act for certain Utah reclamation projects and features. Terminates the authorization of appropriations for construction of any CRSP participating project located in the State of Utah five years after the enactment of this Act unless cost-sharing is agreed to and construction funds are requested by the Secretary. Requires such additional funding to also be made available for the planning and implementation of the fish and wildlife and recreation mitigation and conservation projects and studies authorized in this Act. Sets aside specified amounts of the funding made available for CRSP and such projects and studies for: (1) the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project; and (2) the construction and rehabilitation of specified projects to increase efficiency, enhance beneficial uses, and achieve greater water conservation within the Uinta Basin Replacement Project. Imposes certain procedural requirements to be met before such construction or rehabilitation can begin. Provides for resolution of certain matters associated with the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project and the Brush Creek and Jensen Unit. Requires 35 percent cost sharing from non-Federal sources for the design, engineering, and construction of the features of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project for which specified amounts of the additional funding for CRSP have been set aside. Prohibits Federal funds from being provided to any non-Federal interest until such interest enters into binding agreements with the appropriate Federal authority to comply with this Act and all Federal fish, wildlife, recr… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2992 | 101 | s | 2992 | A bill to amend the Act of December 22, 1944 (known as the "Flood Control Act of 1944") to establish statutory procedures for the preparation of an annual plan for operations of water control projects in the Missouri River Basin, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Amends the Flood Control Act of 1944 to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to prepare, publish in the Federal Register, and solicit public comment on a proposed annual plan for managing water control projects in the Missouri River Basin. Requires a summary of each plan to be distributed to the Governors of Missouri Basin States. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation a report on water control operations in the Missouri River Basin which includes a description of such plan. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-2963 | 101 | s | 2963 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an advanced water treatment research and demonstration project near Salton Sea, California. | Water Resources Development | 1990-08-02 | 1990-08-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct, through the Commissioner of Reclamation, an advanced waste treatment and demonstration project for the development of technologies for saline water treatment in the area of the Salton Sea of Southern California. Sets the non-Federal share of the cost at 25 percent. Requires a report to the Congress on project results. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2941 | 101 | s | 2941 | Reclamation Reform and Integrity Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-07-30 | 1990-07-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Reclamation Reform and Integrity Act of 1990 - Amends the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 to require: (1) the price of irrigation water delivered under a water service contract entered into with the Secretary of the Interior after October 12, 1982, to reflect a substantial share of associated fixed construction costs in addition to operation and maintenance charges; and (2) that the disposal of excess lands after the enactment of the Reclamation Reform Act Amendments of 1990 to nonexcess owners be for fair market value related to the delivery of irrigation water in order to be eligible to receive irrigation water. Repeals the authority for incorporating renewal clauses in Bureau of Reclamation water service contracts. Requires the Secretary to evaluate all unstarted reclamation projects in accordance with the June 1987 Statement of Procedures regarding the use of normalized commodity prices in the evaluation of the costs and benefits of future water projects. Amends the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939 to require farmers who receive irrigation water from Federal reclamation projects and who are using that water to produce surplus crops to pay 50 percent of the full cost for delivery of that water under contracts entered into two years after the enactment of this Act and at least the full cost for delivery of such water under contracts entered into four years after such enactment, except as provided. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5370 | 101 | hr | 5370 | Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-07-25 | 1990-08-06 | See H.R.5314. | House | Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] | MN | R | S000795 | 0 | Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to include environmental protection as one of the primary missions of the Corps of Engineers with respect to water resources projects. Establishes, as part of the Corps' water resources development program, an interim goal of no overall net loss of the Nation's remaining wetlands base and a long-term goal to increase the quality and quantity of the Nation's wetlands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a wetlands action plan to achieve such goals; (2) implement demonstration projects to restore and create wetlands and to determine the feasibility of mitigation banks as a means of achieving such goals and satisfying Federal wetland mitigation requirements; (3) establish and implement a program to evaluate and demonstrate the use of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment; (4) conduct research and pilot projects utilizing certain constructed wetlands to determine the feasibility of using constructed wetlands systems to treat wastewater; (5) establish an interagency working group on wetlands for wastewater treatment to oversee the program for using constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment; (6) establish for each major reservoir under the Corps' jurisdiction a technical advisory committee to provide recommendations on reservoir monitoring and options for reservoir management; and (7) ensure that, in developing or revising Corps' reservoir operating manuals, the Corps shall provide for public participation. Sets forth the responsibilities for non-Federal interests in carrying out the wetland projects authorized under this Act, including a cost-sharing requirement of 25 percent. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish a training program for individuals to be certified as wetland delineators; (2) manage any existing dam and reservoir project of the Corps for recreation and fish and wildlife purposes to the extent such management does not impair any other authorized project purpose; and (3) modify the terms of p… | 2025-08-26T17:26:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5314 | 101 | hr | 5314 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-07-19 | 1990-09-26 | Laid on the table. See S. 2740 for further action. | House | Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | A000189 | 4 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects in specified locations within the United States for improvements to navigation, flood control, storm damage reduction, and the construction of recreation features. Specifies the total cost, as well as the estimated Federal and non-Federal cost, of each project. Modifies various public works projects previously authorized under prior water resources development Acts. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a three-year market feasibility program for determining existing opportunities for private sector development of facilities for water, waste management, and energy generation and other critical support facilities. Authorizes appropriations. Revises the funding formula for costs assigned to commercial navigation. Amends Federal public works law to authorize construction for preparation for an emergency response to any national disaster. (Currently, such law authorizes construction for flood emergency preparation only.) Authorizes the Secretary to complete and transmit to the appropriate non-Federal interest any study for the improvement of harbors and inland harbors of the United States initiated pursuant to the River and Harbor Act of 1960. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to remove time limitation requirements for the review by the Secretary of the operation of water resources projects and modifications to such structures. Revises reporting requirements with respect to such reviews and modifications. Extends the current single authorization of appropriations for such reviews and modifications to an annual authorization. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures to determine the ability of a non-Federal interest to pay the required cash contribution under a cost sharing agreement for a flood control or agricultural water supply contract under provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. Directs the Secretary to include environmental protection as one of… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-2874 | 101 | s | 2874 | 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 | 1990-07-18 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 1 | 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. Provides that Kansas shall not permit utilization of water from Cedar Bluff Reservoir to increase irrigation of lands in the Smoky Hill River Basin from such Reservoir to its confluence with Big Creek. 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 costs associated with irrigation of the Cedar Bluff Unit. Requires, after the reformulation authorized by this Act, that any revenues in excess of operating and maintenance expenses received by Kansas from the sale of water from the Cedar Bluff Unit be paid to the United States and covered into the Reclamation Fund if so required under reclamation law. Provides that any additional revenues shall be retained by Kansas, once all such obligations or charges are satisfied. 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. Provides that if any transferred property is subsequently transferred from State ownership or used for any purpose other than those provided for in this Act, title to such … | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-2807 | 101 | s | 2807 | Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-28 | 1990-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 2567 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 5 | Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to operate the Glen Canyon Dam in a manner so as to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the conditions of the natural resources of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon Recreation Area under operating criteria consistent with the water storage and delivery functions of the Dam. Directs the Secretary to determine whether the available scientific data is sufficient to permit the implementation of interim power operating criteria (IPOC) for the Dam that would, without impeding research, increase the protection and improvement of natural resources of the Park and the Recreation Area. Directs the Secretary to implement the IPOC if sufficient scientific data is found to exist or to take appropriate action to procure such data as quickly as possible in order to implement the IPOC. Enumerates certain objectives to be included in the IPOC implemented, including noninterference with the water storage and delivery functions of the Dam, the minimization of adverse environmental impacts of the Dam operations on the downstream Park and Recreation Area, and adjustment and monitoring of sufficient water flows downstream from the Dam. Directs the Secretary to consult with appropriate agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, the Governors of affected States, and affected Indian tribes in the development and implementation of the IPOC. Authorizes the Secretary to deviate from the IPOC if found necessary and in the public interest. Requires the Secretary to complete a final Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement within three years after enactment of this Act and, based on the statement's findings, to implement final power operating criteria that will ensure that the Dam is operated in a manner consistent with this Act. Requires the Secretary to establish and implement long-term monitoring requirements to assure that the Dam is operated in a manner consistent with the protection of the Park and the Rec… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5137 | 101 | hr | 5137 | To amend title IV of the Act of December 19, 1980 (94 Stat. 3227) to provide further relief to the Vermejo Conservancy District from its repayment obligation for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Vermejo reclamation project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-21 | 1990-10-05 | Provisions Included In H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Transfers all project facilities of the Vermejo reclamation project to the Vermejo Conservancy District, New Mexico. Excludes from such transfer certain contractual land arrangements entered into between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5096 | 101 | hr | 5096 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the maximum contaminant level for the chemical trichloroethylene. | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-20 | 1990-07-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to require that the national primary drinking water regulation for trichloroethylene be set at a contaminant level no lower than 75 parts per billion. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5057 | 101 | hr | 5057 | Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-14 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43] | CA | R | P000005 | 0 | Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study Act - Title I: Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse Studies - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 and other Federal reclamation laws, to investigate and identify opportunities for reclamation and reuse of municipal, industrial, domestic, and agricultural wastewater resulting from water supplied by reclamation facilities. Directs the Secretary to undertake appraisal investigations to identify opportunities and make recommendations for wastewater reclamation and reuse. Authorizes the Secretary to participate with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and local authorities in studies to determine the feasibility of wastewater reclamation and reuse projects recommended. Limits the Federal share of the cost of such studies to 50 percent, except when the Secretary determines that due to financial hardship the non-Federal participant in such study is unable to contribute at least 50 percent of such costs. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of a comprehensive wastewater reclamation and reuse system for southern California. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the city of San Diego, California, to conduct a feasibility study of the potential for development of demonstration facilities to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the San Diego metropolitan service area. Limits the Federal share of costs of such studies to 50 percent. Authorizes appropriations. Requires congressional reports for such investigations and studies. Title II: Reclamation Groundwater Study - Directs the Secretary: (1) acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the Geological Survey, to conduct an investigation and analysis of the impacts of existing Bureau projects on the quality and quantity of groundwater resources; and (2) to prepare a reclamation groundwater management and technical assistance study concerning such resources. Requires the Secretary to consult with Governors of affected States in conducting such in… | 2025-08-26T17:28:24Z | |
| 101-s-2740 | 101 | s | 2740 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-14 | 1990-11-28 | Became Public Law No: 101-640. | Senate | Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] | ND | D | B001077 | 0 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 - Title I: Water Resources Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out public works projects in specified locations for improvements to navigation, flood control, storm damage reduction, and the construction of recreation features. Specifies the total cost, as well as the estimated Federal and non-Federal cost, of each project. Modifies various public works projects previously authorized under prior water resources development Acts. Directs the Secretary to conduct studies for the completion of flood control projects in: (1) Dry Jordan and Crooked Creeks, Arkansas; (2) Old Sulfur Creek, Orleans, Indiana; (3) Farmers Branch Creek, White Settlement, Texas; and (4) Krouts Creek, West Virginia. Increases the maximum amount authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1948 for the flood control project at Savan Gut, Virgin Islands. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a shoreline project for: (1) the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan; and (2) the Glen Foerd Historic Property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Authorizes the Secretary to continue specified water resources projects notwithstanding a specified provision of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 limiting the length of such projects. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to design and construct certain flood control measures in the vicinity of Hazard, Kentucky, as determined necessary for the prevention of further flood control damage. Directs the Secretary to complete the project for the removal of silt and aquatic weeds at Sauk Lake, Minnesota. Directs the Secretary to undertake projects for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Federal flood control levees on the Arkansas River and the Red River, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out: (1) a project for flood protection in Belen, New Mexico; (2) planning, engineering, and design for the rehabilitation of the Lower Truckee River, Nevada, and for facilities to enable the passage of cui-ui fish and Lahontan cutthroat t… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-5019 | 101 | hr | 5019 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991 | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-13 | 1990-11-05 | Became Public Law No: 101-514. | House | Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] | AL | D | B000431 | 0 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991 - Title I: Department of Defense - Civil - Makes appropriations for FY 1991 for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army relating to rivers and harbors, flood control, and beach erosion (including projects which involve State and local governmental participation). Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 to forgive Aberdeen, Washington's operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation payment obligations in excess of $200,000 for October 1, 1988, through June 30, 1990, associated with the transfer of responsibility for the Wynoochee Dam project from the Corps of Engineers. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct the Pennington Creek, Texas, project with funds previously appropriated. Modifies the project for flood control, Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas, to authorize the Secretary to construct such project substantially in accordance with a submitted report. Specifies the estimated Federal and non-Federal first cost. Authorizes the Secretary to credit or reimburse the local sponsor of the Maumee Bay State Park project in Ohio for work completed before November 17, 1988, in an amount equal to the Federal share of such costs. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of the Army to conclude a local cooperative agreement for certain facilities near Fort Yates, North Dakota, at a specified estimated amount. Authorizes and appropriates funds for FY 1991 for planning, engineering, and design on such project. Sets at ten percent the non-Federal share of the cost of such project. Modifies the project for flood control, San Luis Rey River, California, to authorize the Secretary to construct such project substantially in accordance with a specified memorandum. Title II: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY 1991 to the Department of the Interior for the Bureau of Reclamation for: (1) engineering and economic investigations of Federal… | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 101-hr-5028 | 101 | hr | 5028 | Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-13 | 1990-10-26 | Provisions Included In H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43] | CA | R | P000005 | 16 | Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study Act - Title I: Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse Studies - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 and other Federal reclamation laws, to investigate and identify opportunities for reclamation and reuse of municipal, industrial, domestic, and agricultural wastewater resulting from water supplied by reclamation facilities. Directs the Secretary to undertake appraisal investigations to identify opportunities and make recommendations for wastewater reclamation and reuse. Authorizes the Secretary to participate with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and local authorities in studies to determine the feasibility of wastewater reclamation and reuse projects recommended. Limits the Federal share of the cost of such studies to 50 percent, except when the Secretary determines that due to financial hardship the non-Federal participant in such study is unable to contribute at least 50 percent of such costs. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of a comprehensive wastewater reclamation and reuse system for southern California. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the city of San Diego, California, to conduct a feasibility study of the potential for development of demonstration facilities to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the San Diego metropolitan service area. Limits the Federal share of costs of such studies to 50 percent. Authorizes appropriations. Requires congressional reports for such investigations and studies. Title II: Reclamation Groundwater Study - Directs the Secretary: (1) acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the Geological Survey, to conduct an investigation and analysis of the impacts of existing Bureau projects on the quality and quantity of groundwater resources; and (2) to prepare a reclamation groundwater management and technical assistance study concerning such resources. Requires the Secretary to consult with Governors of affected States in conducting such in… | 2025-08-26T17:26:12Z | |
| 101-s-2729 | 101 | s | 2729 | Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendments of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-13 | 1990-10-12 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 983. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 27 | Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (the Act) to replace provisions describing the properties included in the Coastal Barrier Resources System and providing for boundary modifications and maps with provisions including in the System undeveloped coastal barriers: (1) depicted on specified maps; (2) owned by the United States and meeting certain requirements; and (3) incorporated into the System under provisions of this Act. Requires the Administrator of General Services, prior to transfer or disposal of excess property that may be an undeveloped coastal barrier, to obtain from the Secretary of the Interior a determination of whether the property constitutes such a barrier. Sets forth procedures for adding such a property to the System. Directs the Secretary to provide to the Governor of each State and affected local governments on the Atlantic, Gulf, or Great Lakes costs copies of maps of the undeveloped coastal barriers owned by that State or a local government. Directs the Secretary, if a Governor elects to have any portion added to the System, to follow certain procedures for adding such portions. Sets forth procedures regarding filing, public inspection, and changing of maps. Requires review of maps: (1) on request of certain officers of States, political subdivisions, and coastal zone management agencies; and (2) at least once every seven years. Amends provisions setting forth permissible Federal expenditures affecting the System to: (1) require that expenditures for the disposal of dredge materials be consistent with the purposes of the Act; (2) require that emergency actions essential to saving lives and protecting property be subject to specified provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act regulating the amount of assistance; (3) allow expansion of a specified road in the Florida Keys; and (4) allow expenditures for the maintenance of existing channel improvements and related structures only if all, or a por… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-5012 | 101 | hr | 5012 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Lake Andes-Wagner Unit and the Marty II Unit, South Dakota Pumping Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-12 | 1990-10-05 | Provisions Included In H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Lake Andes-Wagner Unit and the Marty II Unit, South Dakota, as units of the South Dakota Pumping Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Requires the Marty II Unit to irrigate Indian lands in the Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation. Allows both units to be utilized for rural water supplies via agreements between the Secretary and any rural water supply system operators. Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses incurred as the result of the construction of such units. Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program to: (1) develop an accurate and definitive means of quantifying projected irrigation and drainage requirements with respect to glacial till and other soils found in the areas to be served with irrigation water by such units; (2) develop best water use and management techniques and technologies for such soils; (3) investigate and demonstrate the potential for enhancement of fish and wildlife and wetlands in the unit areas; and (4) investigate and demonstrate the suitability of glacial till soils for crop production under irrigation. Requires study sites for the carrying out of such program to be obtained through voluntary leases with landowners, under specified conditions. Requires reports from the Secretary concerning the demonstration program. Concludes such demonstration program after the fifth full irrigation season. Requires certain planning reports and environmental impact statements with respect to the construction of the units and the demonstration program. Requires, both with respect to construction of the units and the carrying out of the demonstration program, that preference be given in employment to members of the Yankton-Sioux Indian Tribe. Provides for the sharing of the cost of constructing the Lake Andes-Wagner Unit between the United States, South Dakota, and the Lake Andes-Wagner Irrigation District. Authorizes appropriations for the construction of each unit, the demonstrat… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-2716 | 101 | s | 2716 | A bill to amend the Warren Act (Act of February 21, 1911, 43 U.S.C. 523 et seq) to expand the purposes for which excess storage or carrying capacity in reclamation projects may be used, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-07 | 1990-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 2567 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Amends the Warren Act to grant users of Federal reclamation projects certain rights with respect to the delivery of excess water. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) contract with other water agencies for the storage and transportation of water for irrigation districts; and (2) cooperate with other water agencies in the construction of reservoirs and canals for irrigation purposes. Expands the purposes for which excess storage or carrying capacity in reclamation projects may be used to include municipal, industrial, domestic, or miscellaneous purposes, including fish and wildlife purposes, as well as for irrigation purposes. Specifies that water shall not be furnished for irrigation uses from any reservoir or canal in excess of the amount sufficient to irrigate that landowner's ownership entitlement under Federal law. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-sres-295 | 101 | sres | 295 | A resolution relative to flood protection in the Trinity River Basin, Texas. | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-07 | 1990-06-07 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct basinwide examinations and surveys for flood protection, environmental enhancement, and related purposes for the Trinity River Basin, Texas, with specific attention to those areas suffering losses in the floods of 1990. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-2710 | 101 | s | 2710 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Lake Andes-Wagner Unit and the Marty II Unit, South Dakota Pumping Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-06-06 | 1990-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 2567 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Lake Andes-Wagner Unit and the Marty II Unit, South Dakota, as units of the South Dakota Pumping Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Requires the Marty II Unit to irrigate Indian lands in the Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation. Allows both units to be utilized for rural water supplies via agreements between the Secretary and any rural water supply system operators. Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses incurred as the result of the construction of such units. Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program to: (1) develop an accurate and definitive means of quantifying projected irrigation and drainage requirements with respect to glacial till and other soils found in the areas to be served with irrigation water by such units; (2) develop best water use and management techniques and technologies for such soils; (3) investigate and demonstrate the potential for enhancement of fish and wildlife and wetlands in the unit areas; and (4) investigate and demonstrate the suitability of glacial till soils for crop production under irrigation. Requires study sites for the carrying out of such program to be obtained through voluntary leases with landowners, under specified conditions. Requires reports from the Secretary concerning the demonstration program. Concludes such demonstration program after the fifth full irrigation season. Requires certain planning reports and environmental impact statements with respect to the construction of the units and the demonstration program. Requires, both with respect to construction of the units and the carrying out of the demonstration program, that preference be given in employment to members of the Yankton-Sioux Indian Tribe. Provides for the sharing of the cost of constructing the Lake Andes-Wagner Unit between the United States, South Dakota, and the Lake Andes-Wagner Irrigation District. Authorizes appropriations for the construction of each unit, the demonstrat… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-4913 | 101 | hr | 4913 | Groundwater Management and Water Quality Control Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-24 | 1990-06-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 0 | Groundwater Management and Water Quality Control Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to provide technical and financial assistance through loans and grants to non-Federal organizations to implement projects to: (1) maintain groundwater pumping levels and prevent long-term overdraft of aquifers; (2) develop surface and groundwater conjunctive use facilities to conserve water that would otherwise be wasted; (3) prevent groundwater contamination from toxic spills and other pollution sources; (4) clean up and treat contaminated groundwater; (5) provide water to rural and municipal water supply systems; and (6) restore, create, and enhance wetlands and other environmental resources. Outlines the terms and conditions for such assistance which include a non-Federal cost share of at least 25 percent of the total allowable estimated cost of the project. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for up to half of the costs of those portions of the project which are: (1) not revenue producing; (2) beneficial to the public; and (3) appropriate for Federal and other financial assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to approve such a project upon the concurrence of appropriate State officials and when the Secretary finds the project to be feasible and has assurance that any loan will be repaid. Authorizes the Secretary to negotiate a contract to implement such a project after its approval. Outlines contract requirements including maximum loan and grant amounts, length of the loan period, and the applicable rate of interest. Makes an organization not meeting such requirements which proposes to implement a project having an economic value or revenue producing water function that meets Federal cost-benefit criteria eligible for grants under this Act. Subjects the planning and construction of any project under this Act to the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Provides for short-term em… | 2025-08-26T17:25:03Z | |
| 101-s-2679 | 101 | s | 2679 | A bill to protect irrigation, power, and recreation on the Missouri River. | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-23 | 1990-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 5 | Declares that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Army Corps of Engineers will take all reasonable action necessary to maintain adequate water levels on the Missouri River so as to protect irrigation, power, and recreational activity. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-4877 | 101 | hr | 4877 | To redesignate the Austin Dam located near Austin, Texas, as the "Tom Miller Dam". | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-22 | 1990-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] | TX | D | P000328 | 0 | Redesignates the Austin Dam near Austin, Texas, as the Tom Miller Dam. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2657 | 101 | s | 2657 | Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-18 | 1990-09-27 | Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1181. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study Act - Title I: Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse Studies - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 and other Federal reclamation laws, to investigate and identify opportunities for reclamation and reuse of municipal, industrial, domestic, and agricultural wastewater resulting from water supplied by reclamation facilities. Directs the Secretary to undertake appraisal investigations to identify opportunities and make recommendations for wastewater reclamation and reuse. Authorizes the Secretary to participate with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and local authorities in studies to determine the feasibility of wastewater reclamation and reuse projects recommended. Limits the Federal share of the cost of such studies to 50 percent, except when the Secretary determines that due to financial hardship the non-Federal participant in such study is unable to contribute at least 50 percent of such costs. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of a comprehensive wastewater reclamation and reuse system for southern California. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the city of San Diego, California, to conduct a feasibility study of the potential for development of demonstration facilities to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the San Diego metropolitan service area. Limits the Federal share of costs of such studies to 50 percent. Authorizes appropriations. Requires congressional reports for such investigations and studies. Title II: Reclamation Groundwater Study - Directs the Secretary: (1) acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the Geological Survey, to conduct an investigation and analysis of the impacts of existing Bureau projects on the quality and quantity of groundwater resources; and (2) to prepare a reclamation groundwater management and technical assistance study concerning such resources. Requires the Secretary to consult with Governors of affected States in conducting such in… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2658 | 101 | s | 2658 | Central Valley Project Improvement Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-18 | 1990-05-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 0 | Central Valley Project Improvement Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from entering into any contract to sell or deliver water for irrigation from the Central Valley Project, California (a Bureau of Reclamation facility) before: (1) satisfying other requirements under this Act; (2) the California State Water Resources Control Board concludes its current review of San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary water quality requirements and determines the means of implementing such requirements, including any obligations of the Central Valley Project; and (3) at least 120 days have passed after the Secretary provides a written report to specified congressional committees explaining the obligations of the Project with regard to achieving the water quality requirements as established by the California Board and the impact of such obligations on Project operations. Authorizes the Secretary to review expiring water service contracts in order to renew such contract meeting requirements enumerated under this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from entering into any contract to sell or deliver water on any basis for any purpose from the Project unless: (1) the contract expressly provides for modification by the Secretary in order to comply with provisions of this Act and environmental laws; and (2) the Secretary has analyzed the impact of such contract pursuant to Federal environmental laws and complied with applicable State environmental laws. Requires the Secretary to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement analyzing the renewal of all existing Project water contracts. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to operate the Project so as to: (1) protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and related habitat affected by the Project; and (2) provide equitable treatment for fish, wildlife, and related habitat with the other purposes for which the Project is authorized to be operated. Directs the Secretary to provide firm water supplies of suitable quality to maintain and improve wetland habi… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2659 | 101 | s | 2659 | Reclamation Reform Act Amendments of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-18 | 1990-07-31 | Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1174. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 0 | Reclamation Reform Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 to revise certain definitions under such Act and to apply requirements of such Act to an operator of an agricultural enterprise on a given landholding or parcel of irrigation land. Requires each landowner, lessee, or operator, as a condition to the receipt of irrigation water for lands in a Bureau of Reclamation district, to furnish the district a certificate of compliance with the provisions of such Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish penalties for failure to comply with such Act. Prohibits a former owner who sold land from excess status from acquiring by involuntary foreclosure lands whose status has changed from nonexcess to excess. Directs the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and the Treasury to negotiate and execute a memorandum of understanding to permit the Secretary of the Interior access to, and use of, information collected and maintained by the Departments of the Treasury and Agriculture which would aid enforcement of the ownership and pricing limitations of Federal reclamation law, including the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-4853 | 101 | hr | 4853 | To amend the Reclamation States Drought Assistance Act of 1988 to extend the period of time during which drought assistance may be provided by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-17 | 1990-06-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | L000225 | 9 | Amends the Reclamation States Drought Assistance Act of 1988 to extend: (1) through March 1, 1992, the period for completion of studies to augment, make use of, or conserve water supplies available to Federal reclamation projects and Indian water resources development; and (2) through 1991 authorized construction, management, and conservation activities to mitigate damages resulting from drought conditions. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to purchase water from willing sellers and to make such water available to reclamation project and nonproject water users at rates sufficient to repay the Secretary for the cost of such water. Extends through 1991 the general and contract authority of the Secretary to make available water or canal capacity at existing Federal reclamation projects to water users and others on a temporary basis to mitigate damages due to drought conditions. Requires that the cost of water made available by the Secretary to protect fish and wildlife resources, even during drought conditions, shall be nonreimbursable. Authorizes the Secretary to store and convey nonproject water utilizing Federal reclamation project facilities for purposes other than irrigation and for use outside the authorized project service area at a rate sufficient to repay the cost of storing and conveying such water. Extends through 1991 the authority of the Secretary to make emergency loans for mitigating drought damages. Authorizes the Secretary to defer without penalty the payment of any charge as the Secretary deems necessary because of financial hardship caused by drought. Provides that actions taken under such Act in response to emergency conditions shall not be subject to provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act. Extends through 1991 the emergency drought program. Increases the total amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Reclamation States Drought Assistance Act of 1988. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-4867 | 101 | hr | 4867 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-17 | 1990-11-05 | See H.R.5835. | House | Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] | MN | R | S000795 | 0 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain flood control projects in specified amounts at specified locations. Authorizes the Secretary to modify a current navigation project at Ray Roberts Lake, Greenbelt, Texas, in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold from the public federally developed computer software until execution of a cooperative research and development agreement pursuant to the Water Resources Development Act of 1988. Adds an Indian tribe, a territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands to those entities with which the Chief of Engineers is authorized to enter into agreements to provide infrastructure services. Authorizes the Secretary to develop and implement a program to share the cost of managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resources development projects under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to revise the determination of project interest and discount rates for contracts for physical construction or elements thereof if awarded before December 31, 1990. Authorizes the Secretary to accept orders to provide work or services to private entities operating within the United States, a territory or possession, or Puerto Rico or the Northern Mariana Islands under certain conditions. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1968 to specify the types of fees authorized to be charged by the Secretary of the Army for the use of specialized recreation sites and facilities. Specifies facilities and services for which the Secretary is not permitted to charge a fee. Authorizes the Secretary to establish appropriate fees to be charged to States to recover 50 percent of the cost of Federal assistance provided for the preparation of water conservation development plans and flood plain management information and services. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the harbor maintenance fee (por… | 2025-08-26T17:24:34Z | |
| 101-s-2638 | 101 | s | 2638 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to provide shoreline projects to maintain certain flood control projects on the Mississippi and Iowa Rivers. | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-16 | 1990-05-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to provide shoreline protection to maintain the integrity of flood control projects at specified points on the Mississippi and Iowa Rivers. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-2612 | 101 | s | 2612 | Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-11 | 1990-09-11 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Department of Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 19 | Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission Act of 1990- Establishes the Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission to study and make recommendations regarding: (1) the creation of a Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor through the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin; and (2) preservation of the Corridor. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-4758 | 101 | hr | 4758 | Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-09 | 1990-10-18 | Became Public Law No: 101-438. | House | Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] | TX | D | C000621 | 0 | Rio Grande American Canal Extension Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of State 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. Outlines provisions concerning the operation, maintenance, use, and the El Paso County Water Improvement District's share of the costs of the canal extension. Repeals a 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. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-4778 | 101 | hr | 4778 | To direct the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study of the feasibility of implementing flood control measures on the Manasquan River to alleviate flooding in Freehold, Howell, and other affected townships in New Jersey. | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-09 | 1990-08-01 | See H.R.5314. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct a feasibility study for the implementation of flood control measures on the Manasquan River to alleviate flooding in Freehold, Howell, and other affected New Jersey townships. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-4700 | 101 | hr | 4700 | California Fish and Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-05-01 | 1990-06-26 | Provisions Included In H.R.3613. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 66 | California Fish and Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to implement a program to restore the population and habitat of migratory birds and waterfowl, anadromous fisheries, and endangered species in the Central Valley, California. Requires the Secretary to annually review and make such adjustments to assure that fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration goals are met and provide a copy of such review to specified congressional committees. Requires the Secretary to deliver dependable water supplies of suitable quality to certain Central Valley refuges, including additions to or new refuges. Authorizes the Secretary to provide water to other Federal, State, and private wetlands and other fish and wildlife habitat in the Central Valley. Declares the national interest with regard to water conservation in the Central Valley. Requires a report on administrative inhibitions on water conservation by Central Valley Project contractors, and actions which could remove barriers to conservation. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration, to utilize power from the Central Valley Project power generation facilities to meet the requirements of this Act. Reserves a minimum portion of the transmission capacity of the Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson California-Pacific Northwest Intertie line to serve the needs of Department of Energy laboratories and wildlife refuges in California. Provides for citizen suits to enforce this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to issue and sell bonds, notes, and similar obligations to assist in repayment of the costs required in carrying out this Act. | 2025-08-26T17:25:55Z | |
| 101-s-2524 | 101 | s | 2524 | Tongue River Dam Authorization Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-04-26 | 1990-04-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 1 | Tongue River Dam Authorization Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, and construct improvements to the Tongue River Dam in Montana and to provide for the operation and maintenance of the project. Requires Montana to provide a portion of the project's costs. Requires a portion of any increased capacity of the Tongue River Dam to be provided to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe as part of any water rights settlement reached between the Tribe and Montana. Authorizes the Secretary to assist the Tribe in developing acreage for agricultural purposes in accordance with the Missouri River Basin Program of the Flood Control Act of 1944. Requires land developed for such purposes to be located within the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, the Montana Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to identify project features for the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitats for development by the Secretary. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to develop the mitigation and enhancement features provided under this Act and to provide for their operation and maintenance, notwithstanding provisions of the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Tongue River project. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2469 | 101 | s | 2469 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-04-19 | 1990-04-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain flood control projects in specified amounts at specified locations. Authorizes the Secretary to modify a current navigation project at Ray Roberts Lake, Greenbelt, Texas, in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold from the public federally developed computer software until execution of a cooperative research and development agreement pursuant to the Water Resources Development Act of 1988. Adds an Indian tribe, a territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to those entities with which the Chief of Engineers is authorized to enter into agreements to provide infrastructure services. Authorizes the Secretary to develop and implement a program to share the cost of managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resources development projects under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to revise the determination of project interest and discount rates for contracts for physical construction or elements thereof if awarded before December 31, 1990. Authorizes the Secretary to accept orders to provide work or services to private entities operating within the United States, a territory or possession, or Puerto Rico or the Northern Mariana Islands, under certain conditions. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1968 to specify the types of fees authorized to be charged by the Secretary of the Army for the use of specialized recreation sites and facilities. Specifies facilities and services for which the Secretary is not permitted to charge a fee. Authorizes the Secretary to establish appropriate fees to be charged to States to recover 50 percent of the cost of Federal assistance provided for the preparation of water conservation development plans and flood plain management information and services. Authorizes to be appropriated out of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund nec… | 2025-08-26T17:26:10Z | |
| 101-hr-4498 | 101 | hr | 4498 | Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-04-04 | 1990-10-05 | Provisions Included In H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 66 | Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) operate Glen Canyon Dam and take other reasonable mitigation measures to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the condition of the environmental, cultural, and recreational resources of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreational Area; (2) develop interim operating procedures for Glen Canyon Dam in consultation with the Department of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, specified State Governors, and Indian tribes and with the full participation of the general public, including environmental organizations, the recreational industry, and contractors for the purchase of Federal power produced at Glen Canyon Dam; (3) implement such procedures pending development of long-term operating procedures; and (4) establish and implement long-term monitoring requirements. Subjects such operating procedures to the water storage and delivery functions of Glen Canyon Dam pursuant to laws relating to regulation of the Colorado River. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to deviate from such interim operating procedures to: (1) comply with requirements under this Act; (2) respond to hydrologic extremes or power system operating emergencies; or (3) further reduce adverse impacts on resources downstream. Directs the Secretary, within three years after this Act's enactment, to complete the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies and the final Glen Canyon Dam Impact Statement as required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the costs and benefits to water and power users and to recreational and environmental values of management policies and operating procedures identified in the Studies and Impact Statement and report the results of such audit to the Secretary and the Congress. Directs the Secretary to implement the long-term operating procedures for the Dam, based on the Studies and the Statement and audit, alone or in combination with other reasonable miti… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2350 | 101 | s | 2350 | Tongue River Dam Authorization Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-03-28 | 1990-03-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 0 | Tongue River Dam Authorization Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, and construct improvements to the Tongue River Dam in Montana and to provide for the operation and maintenance of the project. Requires Montana to provide a portion of the project's costs. Requires a portion of any increased capacity of the Tongue River Dam to be provided to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe as part of any water rights settlement reached between the Tribe and Montana. Authorizes the Secretary to assist the Tribe in developing acreage for agricultural purposes in accordance with the Missouri River Basin Program of the Flood Control Act of 1944. Requires land developed for such purposes to be located within the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, the Montana Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to identify project features for the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitats for development by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for the Tongue River project. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-4270 | 101 | hr | 4270 | 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 | 1990-03-14 | 1990-06-14 | See H.R.2567. | 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, under a certain condition. 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 operation, maintenance, replacement, or capital charges for the Cedar Bluff Unit. Provides that once such charges are satisfied, additional revenues shall be retained by Kansas. 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. Provides that if any of such transferred property is subsequently transferred from State ownership or used for any purpose other than those provided for in this Act, title to such property shall revert to the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer title to the Cedar Bluff Irrigation District headquarters located near Hays, Kansas, contingent upon the District's agr… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-4250 | 101 | hr | 4250 | State and Local Multiobjective River Corridor Assistance Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1990-03-13 | 1990-05-29 | Executive Comment Received from HUD. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 35 | State and Local Multiobjective River Corridor Assistance Act of 1989 - Amends the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to direct the President to establish a Multiobjective River Corridor Council which shall: (1) review Federal policies and programs affecting rivers and river corridors and make recommendations to improve their effectiveness; and (2) develop Federal guidelines for multiobjective river corridor efforts in planning, coordination, and management. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service's Rivers and Trails Technical Assistance Program, to provide matching grants and technical assistance to State, local, and regional government agencies and nonprofit organizations to develop comprehensive multiobjective plans for rivers and their adjacent lands. Specifies types of projects to be funded under this Act. Requires the Council to create a National River Register recognizing rivers which exemplify multiobjective river corridor values. Directs Federal agencies with membership in the Council to provide technical assistance to State and local governments and nonprofit organizations in the preparation of multiobjective river plans. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, as part of the outdoor recreation component of the Resources Planning Act assessment, to collect information from demonstration projects funded under this Act and develop a geographic information system. Requires each member agency to consider the concerns of private landowners in implementing river corridor programs. Declares that the Congress shall consider recommendations of the Council to establish a national clearinghouse for multiobjective river corridor planning and management information. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:25:27Z | |
| 101-s-2182 | 101 | s | 2182 | Central Utah Project Completion Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-02-27 | 1990-02-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 1 | Central Utah Project Completion Act- Title I: Central Utah Project Construction - Authorizes additional appropriations for the Colorado River water storage project, to be available solely for design, engineering, and construction of the Central Utah Project and for certain related projects and the Colorado River Storage Project. Earmarks specified amounts of such additional funds for construction, rehabilitation, or realignment of various water storage and delivery features of the Bonneville Unit of the Project and for various reclamation projects and features within Utah. Requires that amounts appropriated by this Act be used only for design, engineering, and construction of the enclosed pipeline primary water conveyance system and that other incidental costs be borne by non-Federal contributions. Authorizes construction of Project features by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District in lieu of construction by the Secretary of the Interior under this Act, under certain conditions. Prohibits amounts appropriated under this Act from being available until firm contracts for purchase of at least 65 percent of the water to be delivered under the Project have been executed. Directs the District, in connection with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, to develop a comprehensive water conservation plan for each Project component. Earmarks specified funds for the development of such plans. Requires the District to utilize its best efforts to achieving operating agreements with the Jordanelle Reservoir, Deer Creek Reservoir, Utah Lake and Strawberry Reservoir by January 1, 1997. Authorizes the Secretary to allocate as nonreimbursable and nonreturnable the cost of repair and restoration of Reach 3 of the Jordan Aqueduct of the Bonneville Unit of the Project. Authorizes the prepayment of certain expenses in connection with the Jordan Aqueduct System. Title II: Fish, Wildlife, and Recreation Mitigation and Conservation in the Central Utah Project - Establishes the Central Utah Project Mitigation and Conservatio… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2183 | 101 | s | 2183 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1990-02-27 | 1990-05-22 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 2740) in lieu of this measure. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 6 | Water Resources Development Act of 1990 - Title I: Project Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out public works projects in specified locations for improvements to navigation, flood control, storm damage reduction, and the construction of recreation features. Specifies the total cost, as well as the estimated Federal and non-Federal cost, of each project. Title II: Project Related Provisions - Authorizes a project for flood protection for the city of Belen, New Mexico, at a specified cost, estimating the Federal and non-Federal share of such cost. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to deauthorize the current Federal Cross Florida Barge Canal Project. Requires the Secretary of the Army to transfer to Florida all Project related lands and facilities after two years after enactment of this Act, subject to a survey of Project lands determined satisfactory by the Secretary and paid for by Florida. Authorizes and directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Pyramid Lake Indian Tribe and the Secretary of the Interior, to develop a plan for the environmental rehabilitation of the Lower Truckee River. Authorizes the Secretary to develop a plan for facilities to enable the efficient passage of cui-ui and Lahontan cutthroat trout through or around the delta at the mouth of the Lower Truckee River in order to obtain access to their upstream spawning grounds. Requires the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers to make a recommendation to the Congress by June 1, 1991, concerning cost-sharing of the lock replacement at Sault Ste. Marie. Prohibits the Secretary from proceeding with the divestiture of certain locks and dams on the Kentucky River until the Corps of Engineers complies with a certain memorandum of understanding. Directs the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Governor of New York to jointly convene a management conference for the restoration, conservation, and management of Onon… | 2025-08-26T17:29:16Z | |
| 101-hr-3960 | 101 | hr | 3960 | Central Utah Project Completion Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-02-06 | 1990-10-26 | Provisions Included In H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] | UT | D | O000156 | 2 | Central Utah Project Completion Act - Title I: Central Utah Project Construction - Authorizes additional appropriations for the Colorado River water storage project (CRSP), to be available solely for design, engineering, and construction of the Central Utah Project (CUP), the planning and implementation of certain fish and wildlife and recreation mitigation and conservation projects and studies, and the Ute Indian Rights Settlement authorized under this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to implement specified recommendations prepared by the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior with respect to the financial management of the CRSP. Earmarks specified amounts of such additional funds for various reclamation projects and features within Utah. Permits counties in which such projects and features were proposed to be located to participate in certain local development projects. Provides for the termination of the authorization of appropriations for construction of any CRSP participating project located in Utah five years after the enactment of this Act unless the Secretary: (1) executes a cost-sharing agreement with non-Federal entities for construction of such project; and (2) has requested construction funds for such project. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make appropriated funds available in their entirety to non-Federal interests as provided for pursuant to the provisions of this Act; and (2) report to the Congress by April 15, 1991, on the status of CRSP participating projects for which construction has not begun as of October 15, 1990. Makes specified amounts available, subject to certain restrictions, for features of the Bonneville Unit of the CUP, including: (1) an irrigation and drainage system; (2) a feasibility study and development of systems to allow ground water recharge, management, and the conjunctive use of surface and ground water resources; (3) a feasibility study of irrigation improvements to facilitate the acquisition of certain Strawberry Basin water rig… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-3941 | 101 | hr | 3941 | Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act | Water Resources Development | 1990-02-01 | 1990-11-16 | See S.3084. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 0 | Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act - Title I: Interstate Water Apportionment Provisions - Confirms the interstate allocation of waters of the Carson River and its tributaries pursuant to a specified court decree. Allocates sufficient water to the States of California and Nevada from such river and its tributaries to serve beneficial uses not encompassed in such decree and initiated prior to the effective date of this Act. Establishes a right to compensation to California for any discontinuance of waters of such river and its tributaries, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes the State of Nevada, its agencies, or private entities and individuals to construct storage facilities within the Carson River Basin, with a specified condition. Confirms under the court decree: (1) the right to change water use from irrigation to storage for municipal or industrial uses; and (2) the storage, release, and use of water as determined by reservoir capacity and river yields. Allows water so diverted to be stored for use in current or subsequent years. Sets limits on the annual gross diversions for use within the Lake Tahoe Basin from natural sources. Specifies allocations for California and Nevada and conditions for measuring such diversions. Authorizes specified transbasin diversions from the Lake Tahoe Basin to the extent permitted under State law. Allocates to California the right to divert and extract a specified portion of water from the Truckee River Basin in California. Confirms such State's right to such water under the court decree. Allocates to Nevada the remaining unused portion of water from the Truckee River Basin after diversion by California of its allotted portion. Authorizes each State to provide for voluntary interstate transfers of water or water rights within the Basin subject to the provisions of this Act. Provides that water used by the United States or by Indian tribes and water extracted or diverted from one State for use in another State shall be charged to the allocation … | 2025-08-26T17:26:38Z | |
| 101-s-1996 | 101 | s | 1996 | Western Water Policy Review Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-22 | 1990-08-27 | Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held at Portland, OR. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-993. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Western Water Policy Review Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) undertake a comprehensive review of Federal activities in the 19 Western States which affect the allocation and use of water resources; and (2) submit a report to the President, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within five years on findings and recommendations. Establishes the Western Water River Commission to review: (1) present and anticipated national water resource problems affecting the Western States; (2) current Federal programs affecting such States; (3) the need for additional storage or other arrangements to augment existing water supplies; (4) the history, use, and effectiveness of various institutional arrangements to address problems of water development and use; (5) the legal regime governing water development and use and the respective roles of the Federal Government and the States; and (6) the activities, authorities, and responsibilities of the various Federal agencies with direct water responsibility. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-3793 | 101 | hr | 3793 | To amend the High Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1983 to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-21 | 1990-01-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 0 | Amends the High Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1983 to require the Secretary of the Interior to make additional recommendations for the design, construction, and operation of demonstration projects for the recharge of aquifers. Requires each such project to terminate within five years after project construction is completed. Provides for the submission of a final report to the Congress, including a detailed evaluation of the projects. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-3832 | 101 | hr | 3832 | To place contingencies on the divestiture of certain locks and dams. | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-21 | 1990-08-01 | See H.R.5314. | House | Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] | KY | R | H000776 | 1 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from proceeding with the divestiture of specified locks and dams of the Kentucky River, Kentucky, pursuant to the Water Development Act of 1986, until he has complied with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Kentucky as approved on February 22, 1985. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-1969 | 101 | s | 1969 | A bill to amend the Water Development Act of 1986. | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-21 | 1989-11-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 1 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from proceeding with the divestiture of specified locks and dams of the Kentucky River, Kentucky, pursuant to the Water Development Act of 1986, until he has complied with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Kentucky as approved on February 22, 1985. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-sjres-234 | 101 | sjres | 234 | A joint resolution to amend one of the reservations under which the United States consented to and participates in the Delaware River Basin Compact. | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-21 | 1989-11-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Delaware River Basin Compact to permit the Delaware River Basin Commission to impose charges authorized by the Compact for water withdrawals or diversions which could lawfully have been made without charge on the effective date of the Compact involving facilities within the Basin for purposes other than commercial navigation, subject to specified conditions regarding the use of charge revenues, the adoption of an equitable schedule of charges, and the composition of the proposed Francis E. Walter Reservoir Project. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-s-1932 | 101 | s | 1932 | A bill to amend Title IV of the Act of December 19, 1980 (94 Stat. 3227) to provide further relief to the Vermejo Conservancy District from its repayment obligation for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Vermejo reclamation project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-20 | 1990-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 2567 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Transfers all project facilities of the Vermejo reclamation project to the Vermejo Conservancy District, New Mexico. Excludes from such transfer certain contractual land arrangements entered into between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-1899 | 101 | s | 1899 | A bill to require the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct streambank protection for Clarksville, Tennessee. | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-17 | 1989-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct streambank protection for the city of Clarksville, Tennessee. Provides the total cost, and the non-Federal share of the cost, of such construction. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-1875 | 101 | s | 1875 | A bill to redesignate the Calamus Dam and Reservoir authorized under the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 as the Virginia Smith Dam and Calamus Lake Recreation Area. | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-14 | 1990-08-10 | Became Public Law No: 101-359. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Redesignates the Calamus Dam and Reservoir in the North Loup division of the Missouri River Basin project as the Virginia Smith Dam and Calamus Lake Recreation Area. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-1862 | 101 | s | 1862 | North Dakota Reservoir Management Improvement Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-11-09 | 1990-03-20 | Star Print ordered S. 1862. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 0 | North Dakota Reservoir Management Improvement Act of 1989 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a drought management plan for the Garrison Dam Project in North Dakota known as Lake Sakakawea. Requires that the Project be managed for recreation and water conservation purposes and that a citizens' advisory group participate in project management decisions. | 2025-08-26T17:25:54Z | |
| 101-hr-3551 | 101 | hr | 3551 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate with the city of San Diego, California, in a water reclamation and reuse study. | Water Resources Development | 1989-10-31 | 1989-11-08 | See H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] | CA | R | H000981 | 3 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate with the city of San Diego, California, in a study of conceptual plans for water reclamation and reuse. Limits the Federal share of the cost of such study to 50 percent. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-3554 | 101 | hr | 3554 | To amend the Warren Act (Act of February 21, 1911, 43 U.S.C. 523 et seq) to expand the purposes for which excess storage or carrying capacity in reclamation projects may be used, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1989-10-31 | 1989-11-08 | See H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 1 | Amends the Warren Act to grant users of Federal reclamation projects certain rights with respect to the delivery of excess water. Expands the purposes for which excess storage or carrying capacity in reclamation projects may be used to include municipal, industrial, domestic, or miscellaneous purposes, including fish and wildlife purposes, as well as for irrigation purposes. Specifies that water shall not be furnished for irrigation uses from any reservoir or canal in excess of the amount sufficient to irrigate that landowner's ownership entitlement under Federal law. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-3534 | 101 | hr | 3534 | To provide for the extension of the Tehama-Colusa Canal in California. | Water Resources Development | 1989-10-26 | 1989-11-08 | See H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] | CA | D | F000053 | 0 | Adds the area encompassed by the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Solano County to the service area of the Sacramento Valley Irrigation Canals, Central Valley Project, California. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-1765 | 101 | s | 1765 | Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-10-17 | 1990-06-19 | Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1013. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 1 | Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act of 1989 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for planning and construction of a rural water treatment and distribution system in portions of specified counties in South Dakota. Prohibits the Secretary from obligating any Federal funds for the construction of such system until the Secretary finds that appropriate non-Federal interests have implemented water conservation programs throughout the system's service area. Provides for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result of the construction and operation of the system. Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available, from power designated for future irrigation and drainage pumping for the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program and subject to certain conditions, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping requirements of such system. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-3416 | 101 | hr | 3416 | To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to removal of cabins from any Federal water resources project. | Water Resources Development | 1989-10-05 | 1990-08-01 | See H.R.5314. | House | Rep. Darden, George (Buddy) [D-GA-7] | GA | D | D000051 | 1 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to prohibit the removal of cabins from Federal water resources reservoirs or lake projects if certain safety and lease conditions are met. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-3354 | 101 | hr | 3354 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a contract for the delivery of water from the New Melones Unit of the Central Valley Project, California. | Water Resources Development | 1989-09-27 | 1989-11-08 | See H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | L000225 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term contract with the Toulumne Regional Water District, California, for the delivery of water from the New Melones project to the county's water distribution system. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-3309 | 101 | hr | 3309 | To provide for a research project in the Salton Sea area of Southern California regarding an enhanced evaporation system for saline water. | Water Resources Development | 1989-09-20 | 1989-11-08 | See H.R.2567. | House | Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37] | CA | R | M000306 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct, through the Bureau of Reclamation, a research project for the development of an enhanced evaporation system for saline water treatment in the area of the Salton Sea of Southern California. Sets the non-Federal share of the cost at 25 percent. Requires a report to the Congress on project results. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-1635 | 101 | s | 1635 | A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Water Resources Act for 1984 through the end of fiscal year 1994. | Water Resources Development | 1989-09-18 | 1989-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 1 | Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1994. Authorizes additional appropriations through FY 1994 for additional research which focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relate to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the research institutes. Extends through FY 1994 the authority of the Secretary to make grants for research concerning any aspect of a water resource-related problem which the Secretary deems to be in the national interest. Authorizes the Secretary to make additional grants for technology development concerning any aspect of water resources which the Secretary may deem to be of State, regional, or national importance. Authorizes the Secretary to establish conditions for the matching of such grant funds by the recipient of any grant or contract. Outlines grant application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for such grants through FY 1994. Authorizes the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to enter into such contracts or cooperative agreements as appropriate with national laboratories to carry out water resources research, development, and demonstration projects, including a study of the effects of potential climate changes on surface and ground water quality and quantity and the elimination of the contamination of ground water aquifers. Authorizes appropriations for such research and development agreements through FY 1994. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-3174 | 101 | hr | 3174 | Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-08-04 | 1990-06-21 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act of 1989 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for planning and construction of a rural water treatment and distribution system in portions of specified counties in South Dakota. Prohibits the Secretary from obligating any Federal funds for the construction of such system until the Secretary finds that appropriate non-Federal interests have implemented water conservation programs throughout the system's service area. Provides that mitigation for fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result of the construction and operation of the system shall be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, concurrent with project construction. Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available, from power designated for future irrigation and drainage pumping for the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program and subject to certain conditions, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping requirements of such system. | 2025-08-26T17:28:29Z | |
| 101-s-1546 | 101 | s | 1546 | Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-08-04 | 1989-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 1 | Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act of 1989 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for planning and construction of a rural water treatment and distribution system in portions of specified counties in South Dakota. Prohibits the Secretary from obligating any Federal funds for the construction of such system until the Secretary finds that appropriate non-Federal interests have implemented water conservation programs throughout the system's service area. Provides that mitigation for fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result of the construction and operation of the system shall be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, concurrent with project construction. Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available, from power designated for future irrigation and drainage pumping for the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program and subject to certain conditions, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping requirements of such system. | 2025-08-26T17:24:22Z | |
| 101-s-1554 | 101 | s | 1554 | Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act | Water Resources Development | 1989-08-04 | 1990-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 2567 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act - Title I: Interstate Water Apportionment Provisions - Confirms the interstate allocation of waters of the Carson River and its tributaries pursuant to a specified court decree. Allocates sufficient water to the States of California and Nevada from such river and its tributaries to serve beneficial uses not encompassed in such decree and initiated prior to the effective date of this Act. Establishes a right to compensation to California for any discontinuance of waters of such river and its tributaries, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes negotiations for an agreement permitting: (1) the voluntary interstate transfer of water or water rights for use within the Carson River Basin, subject to approval by the appropriate State water right authorities; and (2) the construction of storage facilities within the State of Nevada for municipal, industrial, and related uses, subject to specified conditions. Sets limits on the annual gross diversions for use within the Lake Tahoe Basin from natural sources. Authorizes specified transbasin diversions from the Lake Tahoe Basin to the extent permitted under State law. Requires the States of California and Nevada, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an agreement: (1) allocating the waters of the Truckee River Basin between California, Nevada, and the Tribe; and (2) for administering such allocations. Title II: Truckee River Water Supply Management - Requires the Secretary to enter into such contracts and take such actions as required to carry out the agreement signed by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Sierra Pacific Power Company on May 23, 1989, including contracts for the use of space in Truckee River Reservoirs for purposes of storing and exchanging water, if certain conditions are met. Authorizes such funds as may be necessary to permit the Secretary to modify existing Truckee River diversion facilities and operations to ensure that contract implementation does not… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-1556 | 101 | s | 1556 | A bill to designate the Salt-Gila aqueduct of the Central Arizona Project as the "Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct". | Water Resources Development | 1989-08-04 | 1990-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 2567 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | Designates the Salt-Gila aqueduct of the Central Arizona Project as the Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-3099 | 101 | hr | 3099 | Municipal and Industrial Water Conservation Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-08-03 | 1989-09-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | A000226 | 29 | Municipal and Industrial Water Conservation Act of 1989 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Office of Water Conservation to perform specified duties, including: (1) the support of programs to reduce water use and loss in municipal, industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential sectors; (2) the support of dissemination of model water conservation programs; and (3) the promotion of least-cost approaches to water planning and regional approaches to management of water and sewer systems. Calls for intergovernmental coordination in water conservation efforts. Requires the Office to provide technical assistance to States, Indian tribes, utilities, local governments, and others in efforts to implement water conservation policies. Requires regular consultations with major water resources development agencies to target limited resources. Requires the Office to develop a series of model water conservation programs with policy options for States, Indian tribes, water utilities, and municipalities. Allows such water users to request feasibility studies of their current and potential water conservation activities. Allocates the costs of such studies, allowing smaller studies to be conducted at full Federal cost. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987) to require the Administrator to make capitalization grants to State water pollution control revolving funds for conducting municipal and industrial water conservation activities which will reduce operating and capital costs of and needs for waste water treatment facilities. Directs the Office to provide, upon request, technical assistance to businesses and institutions for water efficiency campaigns, plumbing system leak-detection, water use audits, and other water conservation measures. Requires the development of model water conservation programs for businesses and institutions and studies, upon request, of their programs. Directs the Administrator to establish a Na… | 2025-08-26T17:24:14Z | |
| 101-s-1509 | 101 | s | 1509 | A bill to authorize amendments to certain water service contracts for the Frenchman Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. | Water Resources Development | 1989-08-03 | 1989-08-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute an amendatory contract with the Frenchman Valley Irrigation District, Nebraska, with respect to water service to 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. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-3073 | 101 | hr | 3073 | To rename the Caluamus Dam and Reservoir the "Virginia Smith Dam and Reservoir". | Water Resources Development | 1989-08-02 | 1990-08-10 | See S.1875. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 13 | Designates the Calamus Dam and Reservoir in the North Loup division of the Missouri River Basin project as the Virginia Smith Dam and Reservoir. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-1450 | 101 | s | 1450 | A bill to rename the Calamus Dam and Reservoir the "Virginia Smith Dam and Reservoir". | Water Resources Development | 1989-08-01 | 1989-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Designates the Calamus Dam and Reservoir in the North Loup division of the Missouri River Basin project as the Virginia Smith Dam and Reservoir. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-3034 | 101 | hr | 3034 | Sacramento Area Flood Control Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-07-27 | 1989-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] | CA | D | F000053 | 1 | Sacramento Area Flood Control Act of 1989 - Modifies the project for flood protection along the Sacramento River and its tributaries, in California, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1917 to: (1) provide flood protection to the Sacramento metropolitan area by constructing a flow through flood control only facility causing no permanent impoundment 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 interests with prior flood control construction work. Deauthorizes the Auburn Dam and the Folsom South Canal and incorporates existing features with the flood control project authorized by this Act. Requires the non-Federal flood control interests benefiting from the operation of Folsom Dam to bear any actual loss of revenues: (1) resulting from the operation of such dam for flood control at a level greater than 400,000 acre-feet of storage capacity; and (2) which would otherwise have been derived from the generation of hydroelectric power and the delivery of water. Authorizes the transfer of land, if needed, for flood control along the Sacramento River. | 2025-08-26T17:24:24Z | |
| 101-s-1422 | 101 | s | 1422 | Municipal and Industrial Water Conservation Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-07-27 | 1989-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 15 | Municipal and Industrial Water Conservation Act of 1989 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Office of Water Conservation to perform specified duties, including: (1) the support of programs to reduce water use and loss in municipal, industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential sectors; (2) the support of dissemination of model water conservation programs; and (3) the promotion of least-cost approaches to water planning and regional approaches to management of water and sewer systems. Calls for intergovernmental coordination in water conservation efforts. Requires the Office to provide technical assistance to States, Indian tribes, utilities, local governments, and others in efforts to implement water conservation policies. Requires regular consultations with major water resources development agencies in order to target limited resources. Requires the Office to develop a series of model water conservation programs with policy options for States, Indian tribes, water utilities, and municipalities. Allows such water users to request feasibility studies of their current and potential water conservation activities. Allocates the costs of such studies, allowing smaller studies to be conducted at full Federal cost. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987) to require the Administrator to make capitalization grants to State water pollution control revolving funds for conducting municipal and industrial water conservation activities which will reduce operating and capital costs of and needs for waste water treatment facilities. Directs the Office to provide, upon request, technical assistance to businesses and institutions for water efficiency campaigns, plumbing system leak-detection, water use audits, and other water conservation measures. Requires the development of model water conservation programs for businesses and institutions and studies, upon request, of their programs. Directs the Administrator to estab… | 2025-08-26T17:27:56Z | |
| 101-sconres-54 | 101 | sconres | 54 | A concurrent resolution relating to a White House conference on water resources. | Water Resources Development | 1989-07-18 | 1989-07-18 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should convene a White House conference on water resources to focus national attention on water and the need to develop a national policy which ensures its availability for current and future generations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-2894 | 101 | hr | 2894 | To remove a limitation on the amount of acre-feet of water annually supplied to the city of Denison, Texas, from the Lake Texoma. | Water Resources Development | 1989-07-13 | 1990-09-26 | See H.R.5314. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] | TX | D | H000067 | 0 | Repeals the ceiling on the amount of water the Chief of Engineers may provide to Denison, Texas, from Lake Texoma. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-2895 | 101 | hr | 2895 | To continue the authorization for the flood protection project for the East Fork of the Trinity River, Texas. | Water Resources Development | 1989-07-13 | 1989-07-27 | Executive Comment Requested from Army and OMB. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] | TX | D | H000067 | 0 | Extends the authorization of the flood protection project on the East Fork of the Trinity River, Texas. (Currently, the authorization expires December 31, 1989.) Terminates such authorization five years after the enactment of this Act unless funds have been obligated for construction of such project. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-2840 | 101 | hr | 2840 | Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-29 | 1990-11-16 | Became Public Law No: 101-591. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] | MA | D | S001040 | 49 | Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to remove references to unconsolidated sedimentary materials from the definition of "undeveloped coastal barrier." Includes expenditures or financial assistance within the definition of "new" if no money was appropriated before the relevant System unit was included within the System under the Act or this Act. Establishes the Coastal Barrier Resources System, to consist of those undeveloped coastal barriers on the U.S. coasts identified on specified maps. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to review the maps at least every five years and make minor and technical modifications as necessary because of natural forces. Sets forth procedures for: (1) technical revisions to the maps by the Secretary to correct clerical and typographical errors; (2) recommendations of State and local governments and Coastal Zone Management Agencies for technical revisions; (3) election by a local government and the governor of that State, and any qualified organization, to add a new area to the System; (4) addition to the System of excess Federal property; (5) minor and technical modifications to boundaries of existing units as necessary to clarify the boundaries; and (6) notifications regarding modifications and elections. Sets forth exceptions, with regard to existing limitations on expenditures, relating to energy resources, navigation channels, certain publicly owned or operated roads or structures, military activities essential to national security, Coast Guard facilities, and other specified matters if consistent with the purposes of this Act. Declares a Federal navigation channel to be an existing channel if it was authorized before the date the relevant System unit was included in the System. Declares that the limitations on expenditures do not apply: (1) to a highway in a System unit in Michigan and in existence at the enactment of this Act; or (2) subject to exception, to a specified System unit. Repeals provisions of the Robert T. Staffor… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hconres-158 | 101 | hconres | 158 | Relating to a White House conference on water resources. | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-22 | 1989-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33] | NY | D | N000163 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should convene a White House conference on water resources to focus national attention on water and the need to develop a national policy which ensures its availability for current and future generations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-2734 | 101 | hr | 2734 | National Ground Water Research Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-22 | 1990-10-01 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 101-775, Part I. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 55 | National Ground Water Research Act of 1990 - Directs the President to coordinate Federal ground water research, monitoring, and protection activities through the establishment of an Interagency Ground Water Research Committee. Requires the Committee to appoint an Education Committee to review the academic and related institutional capabilities for education and training of ground water research related professionals and to identify opportunities for improving such education and training. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the U.S. Geological Survey, to prepare a report assessing ground water 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 conduct a national ground water assessment program to assist State and local governments in ground water protection and remediation of contamination and depletion and in the design of monitoring programs, including recommendations for protocols to assist such governments in meeting their data collection responsibilities under specified Federal environmental statutes. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and coordinate a research, development, and demonstration program for ground water protection and remediation of contamination, to include surveys, the development of cost-effective prevention, detection, and remediation techniques, and the provision of technical assistance. Sets forth demonstration project selection criteria and procedures, based upon the seriousness of the contaminant addressed and a project's applicability to other locations and circumstances. Requires that such project be monitored and evaluated by the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to pay the costs of such evaluation, but limits Federal cost sharing for the project in general. Requires the Administrator to publish an environmental profile for each significant ground water contaminant. Requi… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-2736 | 101 | hr | 2736 | Platte River Preservation Act | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-22 | 1989-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S000622 | 0 | Platte River Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Prairie Bend Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Specifies the features of such Unit, including certain reservoirs and canals. Provides for the administration of, and construction costs for, the habitat and groundwater recharge components of the Unit. Requires Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin preference project power to be provided for projects of, and irrigation in, the Unit. Specifies the crop acreage base and program payment yield within the area serviced by the Unit. Restricts the diversion of water to the recharge system of the Unit based on the level of instream flows of the Platte River. Requires the Secretary, the State of Nebraska, and other Federal entities to enter into a cost-sharing agreement before funds are expended for construction of groundwater recharge components. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to pay annually an in-lieu tax payment to the counties and other political subdivisions that provide real property for the recharge facilities and the habitat component of the Unit. | 2025-08-26T17:29:28Z | |
| 101-hr-2702 | 101 | hr | 2702 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to provide flood protection for the Mill Creek basin in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee. | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-21 | 1990-08-01 | See H.R.5314. | House | Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5] | TN | D | C000503 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out whichever one of the following flood control projects for the Mill Creek basin the city of Nashville, Tennessee, requests: (1) a flood control project for such basin in accordance with the plan for flood damage reduction contained in the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 18, 1987; (2) a flood control project for such basin in accordance with one of the alternative dam site plans described in the addendum to the Final Interim Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement, dated March 1987; or (3) a flood control project for such basin in accordance with the nondam plan described in such addendum. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-2696 | 101 | hr | 2696 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-20 | 1989-09-29 | Became Public Law No: 101-101. | House | Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] | AL | D | B000431 | 0 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990 - Title I: Department of Defense - Civil - Makes appropriations for FY 1990 for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army relating to rivers and harbors, flood control, and beach erosion (including projects which involve State and local governmental participation). Modifies the project for flood control, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, to direct the Secretary of the Army to complete the design of the project so as to provide flood protection to the area protected by the existing projects from flood conditions which would occur as a result of the recurrence of tropical storms such as Agnes of 1972. Modifies the Sacramento River Flood Control Project to direct the Secretary to proceed in FY 1990 and in subsequent years as necessary with construction of riverbed gradient restoration structures in the vicinity of River Mile 206, Sacramento River, California. Amends the authorization for the Sims Bayou, Texas, project to reflect increased estimates of the project cost. Modifies the project for shoreline protection for the Atlantic Coast of Maryland (Ocean City) to authorize the Secretary to construct hurricane and storm protection measures based on the District Engineer's Post Authorization Change Notification Report dated May 1989. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer and reassign property accountability for the headquarters aircraft of the Corps of Engineers, Serial Number 045, from the assets of the civil works revolving fund to the military activity of the Army that the Secretary determines is appropriate. Requires that the aircraft be made available on a priority basis as necessary for activities in support of the Army's civil works mission. Directs the Secretary to assume operation of the Sledge Bayou Drainage District's structure located in Quitman County, Mississippi. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to requires the Secretary to credit the Federal share of the cost of work by non-Federal interests on the Cherry Street Bridge i… | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 101-s-1143 | 101 | s | 1143 | Sinking Creek Flood Control Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-07 | 1989-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 0 | Sinking Creek Flood Control Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to construct a dry reservoir, for flood control purposes, near Sinking Creek in Wilson County, Tennessee. Earmarks funds for such reservoir which shall be maintained by the city of Lebanon, Tennessee. | 2025-08-26T17:26:09Z | |
| 101-hr-2567 | 101 | hr | 2567 | Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1990 | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-06 | 1990-10-27 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | T000162 | 0 | Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1990 - Title I: Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Wyoming - Amends Federal public works law to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct power generating facilities and to construct recreational facilities in excess of the amount required to replace or relocate existing facilities for the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Wyoming (part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program). Revises the amount of authorized appropriations for construction of modifications to the Dam and Reservoir. Title II: Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Colorado - Authorizes the Secretary to construct, operate, and maintain a water treatment plant and to install a concrete lining on the rehabilitated portion of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in order that water flowing from the Tunnel may meet water quality standards. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to submit design and operation plans to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Colorado to obtain their views before initiation of construction. Requires other notifications. Authorizes the Secretary to formulate and implement a program for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources of those portions of the Arkansas River basin impacted by the effluent discharge from the Drainage Tunnel. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct investigations of water pollution sources and impacts attributed to mining and other related development in the Upper Arkansas River basin, to develop corrective action plans, and to implement corrective action demonstration projects. Requires appropriate public involvement in the development and implementation of such plans and programs. Requires the Secretary to arrange for cost-sharing with Colorado. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, Texas and New Mexico - Authorizes the Secretary to construct and test the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, Texas, and New Mexico, in accordance with Federal… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 101-s-1121 | 101 | s | 1121 | A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming. | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-06 | 1989-11-21 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 1 | Revises existing law to require as a principal modification to the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Wyoming, the construction of power generating facilities with a total installed capacity of 25.5 megawatts. Authorizes the construction of recreational facilities in excess of the amount required to replace or relocate existing facilities. Provides that the costs of such construction shall be borne equally by the United States and Wyoming. Repeals a prior authorization of appropriations and authorizes to be appropriated for the Federal share of the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir modifications and recreational facilities the sum of $80,000,000 (October 1988 price levels). Repeals a requirement that such sums authorized to be appropriated for construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement be reduced by the amounts of certain contributions. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-1118 | 101 | s | 1118 | 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 protection of fish habitat on the Conejos River. | Water Resources Development | 1989-06-02 | 1990-12-03 | For Further Action See H.R.1462. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 1 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept a one-time payment from the Conejos Water Conservancy District, Colorado, in lieu of certain repayment obligations; and (2) enter into an agreement for the transfer of the operation and maintenance functions of the Platoro Dam and Reservoir, including flood control operations, to the District. Provides that title to the Dam and Reservoir and authority over its recreational use shall remain with the United States. Subjects such transfer to the following conditions: (1) that releases from the Reservoir flush out the channel of the Conejos River periodically to maintain the hydrologic regime of the River; (2) that releases from the Reservoir contribute to even water flows in the fall season for protection of the brown trout spawn; (3) that operation of the Dam and Reservoir for water supply uses shall be paramount to channel flushing and fishery objectives; (4) that the District maintain a permanent pool in the Reservoir for fish, wildlife, and recreational purposes; and (5) that the District shall maintain specified releases of water from October through April. Requires the Corps of Engineers to retain authority for the operation of the Dam and Reservoir for flood control purposes. Requires the transfer to be in compliance with the Rio Grande Compact of 1939 and all other applicable laws and regulations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-2470 | 101 | hr | 2470 | To provide procedures for the protection of recreational uses with respect to water resources projects of the Corps of Engineers. | Water Resources Development | 1989-05-24 | 1990-08-01 | See H.R.5314. | House | Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-4] | MI | R | U000031 | 20 | 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. 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. Requires the Secretary to cooperate and consult with the affected Federal, State, and local governments and local interests. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-2455 | 101 | hr | 2455 | To designate the Salt-Gila aqueduct of the Central Arizona project as the "Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct". | Water Resources Development | 1989-05-23 | 1989-11-08 | See H.R.2567. | House | Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | R000189 | 4 | Designates the Salt-Gila aqueduct of the Central Arizona Project as the Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-2438 | 101 | hr | 2438 | To authorize amendments to a certain water service contract for the Frenchman Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. | Water Resources Development | 1989-05-22 | 1989-06-08 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | 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 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 | |
| 101-hr-2416 | 101 | hr | 2416 | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to construct an outlet ditch to the Missouri River in Burt County, Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 1989-05-18 | 1989-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Hoagland, Peter [D-NE-2] | NE | D | H000652 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to construct an outlet ditch to the Missouri River in Burt County, Nebraska. Requires the ditch to be designated to carry excess runoff rainwater directly to the river. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 101-hr-2429 | 101 | hr | 2429 | Auburn Dam Completion Act of 1989 | Water Resources Development | 1989-05-18 | 1989-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 0 | Auburn Dam Completion Act of 1989 - Amends Federal law regarding the Auburn-Folsom South unit, American River division, Central Valley project, California. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to build a visitor center near Auburn Dam. Requires maintenance of minimum-flow levels in the Lower American River downstream of the diversion point. Requires inclusion of a monitoring program in operations of the Auburn-Folsom South unit to report annually on the effectiveness of minimum-flow levels in protecting recreation, fish and wildlife, and scenic characteristics of the river. Allows the use of water without obligation to reimburse the United States for any impact on the Auburn-Folsom South unit, providing users comply with State water laws and give priority to the county of origin for present and future needs. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary, as part of the construction of the Auburn-Folsom South unit, to relocate the southern end of the road to California Highway 193. Allows the Secretary to enter into cost-sharing agreements with non-Federal entities at varying levels for financing the unit. Prohibits the Secretary from resuming construction on the Auburn-Folsom South unit until cost-sharing agreements with non-Federal entities have been executed. Directs the Secretary to negotiate an agreement with the American River Authority, a Joint Powers Authority, to finance the Auburn Dam and power supply through the issuance of long-term securities. Sets forth provisions of such agreement. | 2025-08-26T17:24:27Z | |
| 101-hr-2434 | 101 | hr | 2434 | To change the name of "Marion Lake", located northwest of Marion, Kansas, to "Marion Reservoir". | Water Resources Development | 1989-05-18 | 1990-03-14 | See S.1016. | House | Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5] | KS | R | W000426 | 0 | Designates the lake northwest of Marion, Kansas (commonly known as Marion Lake), as Marion Reservoir. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z |
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