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| 104-hr-4188 | 104 | hr | 4188 | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-26 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1700) | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large] | MT | D | W000520 | 0 | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1995 (sic) - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain, and replace a municipal, rural, and industrial water system, to be known as the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System and to consist of specified facilities. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board with respect to all phases of the System. Provides construction requirements. Prohibits the obligation of construction funds until: (1) certain environmental mitigation requirements have been met; and (2) a final engineering report has been approved by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to issue a public notice finding that plans for the System include prudent and responsible water conservation measures which are economically and financially feasible. Requires the System to utilize power for its operation from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Authorizes appropriations for planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the System. | 2025-08-21T20:14:33Z | |
| 104-hr-3971 | 104 | hr | 3971 | Walker River Basin Conservation and Stabilization Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 0 | Walker River Basin Conservation and Stabilization Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to participate in efforts by the Walker River Basin Water Users Association, the Walker River Irrigation District, and the Walker River Paiute Tribe (locally affected interests) to conduct studies relating to, and to implement, specified projects to assist in the stabilization of water quantity and quality at Walker Lake for purposes of conserving fish habitat and recreation in the Walker River Basin, including projects to establish a locally managed Walker River Water Bank to facilitate voluntary water transfers within the Walker River Basin in Nevada and California, and projects to encourage the locally affected interests to voluntarily conserve water in the Basin. Directs the Secretary to provide funds and technical assistance to the locally affected interests, subject to specified requirements. Sets forth cost-sharing provisions. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits the Secretary from taking any action that would undermine, contradict, or diminish water rights confirmed in a specified case, other than action deemed necessary and within the Secretary's authority as trustee for the Walker River Paiute Tribe. | 2025-08-21T20:15:48Z | |
| 104-hr-3985 | 104 | hr | 3985 | Fall River Water Users District Rural Water System Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Fall River Water Users District Rural Water System Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants for the construction and operation of the Fall River Water Users District Rural Water System, Inc. Prohibits the obligation of System construction funds until: (1) Federal environmental compliance requirements have been met; (2) a final System engineering report has been prepared and submitted to the Congress for at least a 90-day period; and (3) a water conservation program has been developed and implemented. Requires the water conservation program to be designed to ensure that System water users will use the best practicable technology and management techniques to conserve water use. Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses during System construction and operation. Directs the Western Area Power Administration, to make available, from power produced under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the System from May 1 to October 31 of each year. Provides power use conditions. States that this Act does not limit: (1) the authorization for water projects in South Dakota under any law; or (2) current water rights. Provides the Federal share (80 percent) of System costs. Authorizes the Secretary to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to provide construction oversight to a specified service area within the System, limiting oversight costs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:06Z | |
| 104-hr-3986 | 104 | hr | 3986 | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants for the planning and construction of the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc. Prohibits the obligation of System construction funds until: (1) Federal environmental compliance requirements have been met; (2) a final System engineering report has been prepared and submitted to the Congress for at least a 90-day period; and (3) a water conservation program has been developed and implemented. Requires the water conservation program to be designed to ensure that System water users will use the best practicable technology and management techniques to conserve water use. Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses during System construction and operation. Directs the Western Area Power Administration to make available, from power produced under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the System from May 1 to October 31 of each year. Provides power use conditions. States that this Act does not limit: (1) the authorization for water projects in North and South Dakota under any law; or (2) current water rights. Provides the Federal share (75 percent) of System costs. Authorizes the Secretary to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to provide construction oversight to a specified service area within the System, limiting oversight costs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:15:09Z | |
| 104-s-2038 | 104 | s | 2038 | Fall River Water Users District Rural Water System Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 1 | Fall River Water Users District Rural Water System Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants for the construction and operation of the Fall River Water Users District Rural Water System, Inc. Prohibits the obligation of System construction funds until: (1) Federal environmental compliance requirements have been met; (2) a final System engineering report has been prepared and submitted to the Congress for at least a 90-day period; and (3) a water conservation program has been developed and implemented. Requires the water conservation program to be designed to ensure that System water users will use the best practicable technology and management techniques to conserve water use. Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses during System construction and operation. Directs the Western Area Power Administration to make available, from power produced under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the System from May 1 to October 31 of each year. Provides power use conditions. States that this Act does not limit: (1) the authorization for water projects in South Dakota under any law; or (2) current water rights. Provides the Federal share (80 percent) of System costs. Authorizes the Secretary to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to provide construction oversight to a specified service area within the System, limiting oversight costs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2039 | 104 | s | 2039 | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 1 | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants for the planning and construction of the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc. Prohibits the obligation of System construction funds until: (1) Federal environmental compliance requirements have been met; (2) a final System engineering report has been prepared and submitted to the Congress for at least a 90-day period; and (3) a water conservation program has been developed and implemented. Requires the water conservation program to be designed to ensure that System water users will use the best practicable technology and management techniques to conserve water use. Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses during System construction and operation. Directs the Western Area Power Administration to make available, from power produced under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the System from May 1 to October 31 of each year. Provides power use conditions. States that this Act does not limit: (1) the authorization for water projects in North and South Dakota under any law; or (2) current water rights. Provides the Federal share (75 percent) of System costs. Authorizes the Secretary to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to provide construction oversight to a specified service area within the System, limiting oversight costs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3917 | 104 | hr | 3917 | To require full cost pricing for irrigation water delivered by the Bureau of Reclamation from new projects under new long-term contracts, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-30 | 1996-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 12 | Requires any Bureau of Reclamation contract entered into by the Secretary of the Interior with a district after the enactment of this Act for the delivery of irrigation water for a period in excess of one year for a new project (or new unit of an existing project) to provide for the delivery of such water at full cost to the district (as defined under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982). Excepts from such requirements those project units: (1) for which water delivery has commenced prior to July 25, 1996; and (2) which have entered into a repayment contract or long-term water service contract for the delivery of water from such unit. | 2025-04-07T15:29:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3910 | 104 | hr | 3910 | Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-26 | 1996-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 104-318. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 1 | Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide emergency drought relief, in the form of deferred or forgiven principal and interest payments and related relief under specified Federal reclamation contracts, to: (1) the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Nueces River Authority for the Nueces River Reclamation Project (earmarks resulting available funds exclusively for alternative water supply facilities); and (2) the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority to enable construction of additional water supply and conveyance facilities. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3902 | 104 | hr | 3902 | To amend the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 to extend the date specified for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds from August 1, 1996, to September 30, 1996. | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-25 | 1996-07-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 4 | Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 to postpone from August 1, 1996, to September 30, 1996, the date specified for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds. | 2025-01-02T17:38:53Z | |
| 104-hr-3903 | 104 | hr | 3903 | Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-25 | 1996-09-04 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 0 | Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of the payment for the original construction debt and before January 1, 1998, to: (1) sell and convey to the El Dorado Irrigation District (California) all Federal interest in the Sly Park Unit (Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, Camp Creek Diversion Dam and Tunnel, conduits and canals, and related facilities); and (2) transfer and assign to such District water rights relating to the Unit. Requires: (1) the terms of the transfer to include a commitment by the District to continue to use and operate the facility for the existing purposes following the transfer; and (2) the District to comply with all applicable laws or regulations governing changes in operations or uses. Declares that such sale and water rights conveyance are consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 without additional environmental review and, consequently, no new environmental documentation is required. Requires the District to continue to make payments into the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund for 35 years after enactment of this Act. Exempts the District from the Reclamation Act of 1902 upon conveyance of the Unit. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-s-1989 | 104 | s | 1989 | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-25 | 1996-07-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 1 | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, construct (including replacement of structures and equipment), operate, and maintain the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board regarding the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System. Provides that title to the Water System be held in trust by the United States for the Fort Peck Tribes and not be transferred unless a transfer is authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the enactment of this Act. Limits the availability of construction funds for the construction of the Water System until certain requirements are met. Requires that the Fort Peck tribes develop a water conservation plan containing definite goals, water conservation measures, and a time schedule for meeting water conservation objectives. Applies the provisions of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 to the Water System. Directs the Water System to use power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program for operation. Considers use of the power to be a project use pumping requirement of Pick-Sloan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1986 | 104 | s | 1986 | Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-24 | 1996-09-30 | By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 104-387. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act - Amends the Umatilla Basin Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to complete construction of, and to operate and maintain, the Umatilla River basin project, Oregon, including specified water pump exchange projects. Authorizes the Secretary to construct a third and final phase of such project to provide additional water flows into the Umatilla River for anadromous fish through a water exchange with the Westland Irrigation District. Requires a feasibility study prior to such construction. Requires the execution of an exchange agreement with such District to allow the use of Columbia River water in exchange for an equal amount of Umatilla River or McKay Reservoir water. Allows additional exchange agreements with other water users to be executed prior to water delivery, requiring such agreements to incorporate the water delivery scheduling optimation, conservation, water transfer, and other technical operational measures recommended in the feasibility study. Requires the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to provide for project power necessary to effect the phase III water exchange. Requires facilities authorized under the Act to be integrated and coordinated into the existing Umatilla Basin Project. Adjusts the boundaries of four Umatilla Basin irrigation districts, including the Westland District. Directs the Secretary to participate in any discussions with Oregon regarding the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation's water claims and other water needs in the Umatilla River basin. Directs the Secretary to continue to participate in any efforts undertaken by Oregon, the Confederated Tribes, the irrigation districts, the BPA, and the affected public toward developing a water management plan for restoring the Umatilla River basin's anadromous fishery. Requires appropriate agreements to provide funding for the monitoring and administration of such plan. Authorizes the Secretary to provide specified funds to the Tribes f… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3875 | 104 | hr | 3875 | To redesignate the dam located at mile 153.6 on the Rogue River in Jackson County, Oregon, and commonly known as the Lost Creek Dam Lake Project, as the "William L. Jess Dam and Intake Structure". | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-23 | 1996-08-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Cooley, Wes [R-OR-2] | OR | R | C000737 | 0 | Redesignates the Lost Creek Dam Lake Project in Jackson County, Oregon, as the William L. Jess Dam and Intake Structure. | 2025-01-02T17:38:59Z | |
| 104-hr-3851 | 104 | hr | 3851 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan guarantee to the Olivenhain Water Storage Project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-18 | 1996-07-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51] | CA | R | C000994 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan guarantee to either the Olivenhain Municipal Water District or a nongovernmental developer selected by the District to build and finance the Olivenhain Water Storage Project in northern San Diego County, California. Requires specified loan repayment security from the District. | 2025-01-02T17:39:05Z | |
| 104-hr-3853 | 104 | hr | 3853 | To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to prohibit the Authority from imposing a performance deposit on any person constructing a dock or making any other residential shoreline alteration. | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-18 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Hilleary, Van [R-TN-4] | TN | R | H000615 | 2 | Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to prohibit the Tennessee Valley Authority from imposing a performance deposit on any person constructing a dock or making any other residential shoreline alteration. | 2025-01-02T17:38:59Z | |
| 104-hr-3822 | 104 | hr | 3822 | Palmetto Bend Project Title Transfer Act | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-16 | 1996-07-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Laughlin, Greg [R-TX-14] | TX | R | L000119 | 0 | Palmetto Bend Project Title Transfer Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Lavaca Navidad River Authority, or with both the Authority and Texas Water Development Board if the project is held jointly, for the transfer of the Palmetto Bend Project, Texas, for a specified sum payable to the United States. Subjects such agreement to specified assumptions of project responsibilities and liabilities by the State of Texas or the transferee. Finds that the assumption of Federal nonreimbursable responsibility by Texas and the transferee of the Project is in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, thereby obviating project purchase review. | 2025-08-21T20:16:19Z | |
| 104-s-1959 | 104 | s | 1959 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997 | Water Resources Development | 1996-07-16 | 1996-07-30 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Defense-Civil Title II: Department of the Interior Title III: Department of Energy Title IV: Independent Agencies Title V: General Provisions Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997 - Title I: Department of Defense-Civil - Makes appropriations to the Department of the Army and its Corps of Engineers for FY 1997 for: (1) authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army relating to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and related purposes; (2) expenses necessary for the collection and study of information related to such purposes; (3) the prosecution of authorized water development and related projects; (4) certain flood control projects on the Mississippi River and its tributaries; (5) water development projects operation and maintenance; (6) regulatory programs; (7) flood control and coastal emergencies; (8) general expenses. (Sec. 101) Specifies modifications to the Arkansas City, Kansas, Elk Creek Dam, Oregon, Moorefield, West Virginia, and Grays Landing Lock and Dam, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, flood control projects. (Sec. 105) Requires certain flood control measures in specified parts of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia to prevent future losses that would occur from a flood equal in magnitude to the April 1977 level by providing protection from such level or the 100-year frequency event, whichever is greater. (Sec. 106) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to reprogram, obligate, and expend necessary additional sums to continue certain construction projects until completion. (Sec. 107) Directs the Secretary of the Army in FY 1997 to advertise for competitive bid at least 7.5 million cubic yards of the hopper dredge volume accomplished with Government owned dredges in FY 1996. (Sec. 108) Directs the Corps of Engineers to complete the Charleston Riverfront (HADDAD) Park Project, West Virginia, on a 50-50 cost basis with the City. Title II: Department of… | 2025-08-21T20:15:38Z | |
| 104-hr-3660 | 104 | hr | 3660 | Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-06-17 | 1996-10-09 | Became Public Law No: 104-266. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 1996 - Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (the Act) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the following water reclamation and reuse projects: the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project, the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project, the Central Valley Water Recycling Project, the St. George Area Water Recycling Project, the Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project, the Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project, the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Study, the El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project, the Pasadena, California, reclaimed water project, phase I of the Orange County Regional Water Reclamation Project, the City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project, the Hi-Desert Water District wastewater collection and reuse facility in Yucca Valley, California, the Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting Demonstration Project in Oceanside, California, an effluent treatment project from the sanitation districts of Los Angeles County through the city of Long Beach, the San Joaquin Area Water Recycling and Reuse Project, and the Tooele Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project. Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of total project costs. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance. (Sec. 3) Authorizes either the Secretary or the non-Federal project sponsor to undertake water reclamation and reuse appraisal investigations. (Sec. 4) Adds elements to be considered under water reclamation and reuse feasibility studies. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Long Beach Desalination Research and Development Project in Los Angeles County, California, and the Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and Development Project. Limits the Federal share to 50 percent of total project costs. Prohibits the Secretary fro… | 2025-04-07T15:29:53Z | |
| 104-hr-3656 | 104 | hr | 3656 | To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require persons contributing to drinking water contamination to reimburse public water systems for the costs of decontamination. | Water Resources Development | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 4 | Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to authorize the owner or operator (owner) of a public water system (system) that has incurred costs for treatment, monitoring, or both (treatment) with respect to any contaminant present in source water, to bring an action in U.S. district court against any person whose negligence caused or contributed to the presence of such contaminant at levels which require treatment. Directs the court to require such person to reimburse the owner for the portion of costs attributable to the contamination caused or contributed by such person. Authorizes the owner, whenever a system has incurred costs for treatment with respect to any substance regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that is present in source water, to bring an action in U.S. district court against any manufacturer or importer of such substance. Directs the court to require such manufacturer or importer to reimburse the owner for the portion of treatment costs attributable to such substance. Provides that no person shall be liable under this Act for: (1) the release of any contaminant pursuant to a federally permitted release if the permit concerned specifically considers the impact of the use of the contaminant on drinking water sources; (2) the normal application of a fertilizer to the extent that such application was in accordance with the manufacturer's or distributor's instructions and not in violation of Federal or State law; (3) the normal application of a substance regulated under FIFRA if such substance is handled and applied in accordance with applicable FIFRA requirements and any manufacturer's or distributor's instructions; (4) any monitoring costs for a contaminant found at levels reliably and consistently below the maximum contaminant level; and (5) any contaminant present in the source water of a system if the court finds that such person caused or contributed only a small portion of the total amount of such contaminant. | 2025-01-02T17:38:39Z | |
| 104-hr-3613 | 104 | hr | 3613 | To require the Secretary of the Army to acquire permanent flowage and saturation easements over land that is located within the 10-year floodplain of the James River, South Dakota, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1996-06-11 | 1996-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Army to acquire, from willing sellers, permanent flowage and saturation easements over land that is located within the ten-year floodplain of the James River, South Dakota. Directs the Secretary to permit haying and grazing on the land subject to such easements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-02T17:38:46Z | |
| 104-s-1863 | 104 | s | 1863 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to acquire permanent flowage and saturation easements over land that is located within the 10-year floodplain of the James River, South Dakota, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1996-06-11 | 1996-06-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Army to acquire, from willing sellers, permanent flowage and saturation easements over land that is located within the ten-year floodplain of the James River, South Dakota. Directs the Secretary to permit haying and grazing on the land subject to such easements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 104-hr-3592 | 104 | hr | 3592 | Water Resources Development Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-06-06 | 1996-07-30 | CORRECTION OF ENGROSSMENT - Mr. Borski asked unanimous consent that the Clerk be directed to correct the engrossment of H.R. 3592 to the extent that section 585 of the bill references Evanston, Illinois instead of Evansville, Illinois. Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S000394 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Water Resources Projects Title II: Generally Applicable Provisions Title III: Project Modifications Title IV: Studies Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions Title VI: Extension of Expenditure Authority Under Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Water Resources Development Act of 1996 - Title I: Water Resources Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified projects for navigation, flood control, flood and storm damage reduction, environmental preservation and restoration, shoreline erosion protection, hydropower, and hurricane damage reduction in California, the District of Columbia and Maryland, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia. Specifies total costs, estimated Federal and non-Federal costs, and funding sources and requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified projects for navigation, bluff stabilization, flood damage reduction, water supply, storm damage reduction, and shoreline protection in Alaska, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Carolina in accordance with a final report of the Chief of Engineers, if such report is completed by December 31, 1996. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to study and, if feasible, carry out, specified projects regarding: (1) flood control in California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and West Virginia (sets forth the maximum amounts of Federal funds that may be allotted for specified projects in California and Nebraska); (2) bank stabilization in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee; (3) navigation in Alaska, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and New York; (4) shoreline protection in Connecticut, Florida, and New York; (5) snagging and sediment removal in Minnesota; (6) habitat and environmental restoration in California; and (7) channel restoration and environmental improvem… | 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z | |
| 104-hr-3602 | 104 | hr | 3602 | National Dam Safety Program Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1] | NH | R | Z000004 | 7 | National Dam Safety Program Act of 1996 - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, State dam safety agencies, and the National Dam Safety Review Board (established by this Act) to establish and maintain a coordinated national dam safety program. Sets forth the duties of the Director, including: (1) developing and implementing the program; (2) establishing goals, priorities, and target dates for such implementation; and (3) providing a method for cooperation and coordination with, and (as feasible) providing assistance to, interested governmental entities in all States. Establishes program objectives, including: (1) ensuring that new and existing dams are safe through the development of technologically and economically feasible programs and procedures for national dam safety hazard reduction; (2) encouraging acceptable engineering policies and procedures used for dam site investigation, design, construction, operation and maintenance, and emergency preparedness and establishment and implementation of effective dam safety programs in each participating State based on State standards; and (3) developing public awareness projects, technical assistance materials, and mechanisms with which to provide technical assistance for dam safety to the non-Federal sector. Sets forth provisions regarding program components, including Federal and non-Federal elements, and three functional activities (leadership, technical assistance, and public awareness). Requires the Director to: (1) develop an implementation plan which shall demonstrate dam safety improvements through FY 2001 and recommend appropriate roles for Federal agencies, State and local governments, individuals, and private organizations; and (2) submit a biennial report to the Congress describing the status of the program and the progress achieved by the Federal agencies during the previous two years in implementing the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety. Authorizes establishment of the Board, which shall be responsible for monitoring partic… | 2025-08-21T20:14:26Z | |
| 104-s-1844 | 104 | s | 1844 | National Recreation Lakes Study Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-06-05 | 1996-09-30 | By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 104-385. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 2 | National Recreation Lakes Study Act of 1996 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require the President to appoint an advisory commission to review and report to the President and specified congressional committees on the extent of water related recreation at Federal man-made lakes and reservoirs and alternatives to enhance the opportunities for such use by the public, including the establishment of a National Recreation Lake System. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3563 | 104 | hr | 3563 | Water Resources Development Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-06-04 | 1996-06-17 | See H.R.3592. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S000394 | 1 | Water Resources Development Act of 1996 - Authorizes projects for navigation, flood damage reduction, hydropower, and lake level flooding and storm damage reduction in California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, and West Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to: (1) carry out specified ecosystem restoration and protection projects; (2) encourage innovative and environmentally sound engineering and environmental solutions to significant national problems; (3) make certain conveyances to the City of North Bonneville, Washington; (4) utilize contracts, cooperative research and development (R&D) agreements, cooperative agreements, and grants with non-Federal entities in carrying out R&D support for the Army Civil Works Program; (5) apply the technical and managerial expertise of the Corps of Engineers to domestic and international water resources-related problems; and (6) lease space available in buildings for which funding was provided from a specified revolving fund. (Sec. 4) Modifies projects for flood protection, flood damage reduction, navigation, and other purposes in Florida, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. Amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): (1) of 1986 to authorize the Secretary to determine if the operation of environmental improvement projects has contributed to the degradation of environmental quality; (2) of 1974 to repeal provisions regarding a phase-in of a cost-sharing program; (3) of 1988 to authorize the Secretary to provide temporary protection against the dissemination of information developed from Corps R&D activities likely to be subject to a cooperative R&D agreement which would be a trade secret if obtained from a participating non-Federal party under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980; and (4) of 1986 to direct that prior to the construction of any Federal project for local flood protection, the non-Federal interests shall develop and adopt a comprehensive flood pl… | 2025-08-21T20:14:24Z | |
| 104-hr-3551 | 104 | hr | 3551 | Shore Protection Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-05-29 | 1996-06-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] | FL | R | S000303 | 26 | Shore Protection Act of 1996 - Includes as U.S. policy the prevention of damage to U.S. beaches and the promotion of shore protection projects (projects) and related research that encourages the protection, restoration, and enhancement of sandy beaches. Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) recommend, conduct, and report to the Congress on studies concerning projects that meet established criteria; (2) recommend to the Congress the authorization or reauthorization of projects based on study results; (3) consider the economic, ecological, local, and regional benefits of such projects; and (4) carry out the projects in coordination with any other Federal projects. Directs the Secretary to: (1) construct any project authorized by the Congress for which funds have been appropriated through a construction agreement with a non-Federal interest; (2) report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of all ongoing shore protection studies and projects; and (3) reimburse non-Federal interests (currently, local interests) for work done on authorized projects (current law) or separable elements of such projects. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to require similar written agreements with non-Federal interests for shoreline projects carried out under such Act. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) cooperate with a State in the preparation of a comprehensive State or regional plan for the conservation of coastal resources; (2) encourage State participation in plan implementation; and (3) submit reports and recommendations to the Congress concerning Federal participation in such plan. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to include within authorized projects shore protection projects, including beach nourishment and the replacement of sand. | 2025-08-21T20:15:42Z | |
| 104-s-1811 | 104 | s | 1811 | Shore Protection Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 7 | Shore Protection Act of 1996 - Includes as U.S. policy the prevention of damage to U.S. beaches and the promotion of shore protection projects (projects) and related research that encourages the protection, restoration, and enhancement of sandy beaches. Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) recommend, conduct, and report to the Congress on studies concerning projects that meet established criteria; (2) recommend to the Congress the authorization or reauthorization of projects based on study results; (3) consider the economic, ecological, local, and regional benefits of such projects; and (4) carry out the projects in coordination with any other Federal projects. Directs the Secretary to: (1) construct any project authorized by the Congress for which funds have been appropriated through a construction agreement with a non-Federal interest; (2) report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of all ongoing shore protection studies and projects; and (3) reimburse non-Federal interests (currently, local interests) for work done on authorized projects (current law) or separable elements of such projects. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to require similar written agreements with non-Federal interests for shoreline projects carried out under such Act. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) cooperate with a State in the preparation of a comprehensive State or regional plan for the conservation of coastal resources; (2) encourage State participation in plan implementation; and (3) submit reports and recommendations to the Congress concerning Federal participation in such plan. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to include within authorized projects shore protection projects, including beach nourishment and the replacement of sand. | 2025-08-21T20:16:58Z | |
| 104-hr-3429 | 104 | hr | 3429 | Water Quality Public Right-To-Know Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-05-09 | 1996-05-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 0 | Water Quality Public Right-To-Know Act of 1996 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to require each community water system, at least annually, to publish in one or more local newspapers and mail to each such customer a report on the level of contaminants in the drinking water (consumer confidence report). Allows a local government to determine not to apply the mailing requirement to a system serving fewer than 3,300 persons if such system: (1) so informs its customers; (2) makes information available upon request to the public regarding water quality; and (3) publishes the public notice as required by this Act. Authorizes a State exercising primary enforcement responsibility to establish alternative requirements with respect to the form and content of the report. | 2025-08-21T20:16:31Z | |
| 104-hr-3432 | 104 | hr | 3432 | To designate certain locks and dams of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. | Water Resources Development | 1996-05-09 | 1996-05-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] | MS | R | W000437 | 2 | Redesignates the following locks and dams of the Tennessee- Tombigbee Waterway: (1) the Gainesville Lock and Dam as the Howell Heflin Lock and Dam; (2) the Columbus Lock and Dam as the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam; and (3) the Bay Springs Lock and Dam as the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam. Designates other specified locks and dams of the Waterway as: (1) the Aberdeen Lock and Dam; (2) the Amory Lock; (3) the Glover Wilkins Lock; (4) the Fulton Lock; (5) the John Rankin Lock; and (6) the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Lock. | 2025-01-02T17:38:32Z | |
| 104-s-1719 | 104 | s | 1719 | Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-05-01 | 1996-09-30 | By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 104-383. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 0 | Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide emergency drought relief, in the form of deferred or forgiven principal and interest payments and related relief under Federal reclamation contracts, to: (1) the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Nueces River Authority for the Nueces River Reclamation Project; and (2) the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3350 | 104 | hr | 3350 | Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-04-30 | 1996-10-04 | For Further Action See S.1649. | House | Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] | NE | R | B000179 | 3 | Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to extend for an additional four years each of ten specified construction repayment and water service contracts entered into under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 and the Flood Control Act of 1944 as irrigation projects in Kansas and Nebraska as part of the Missouri River Basin Project. | 2025-08-21T20:16:30Z | |
| 104-hr-3366 | 104 | hr | 3366 | Collbran Project Unit Conveyance Act | Water Resources Development | 1996-04-30 | 1996-05-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] | CO | R | M000477 | 0 | Collbran Project Unit Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Ute Water Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District all U.S. rights and interests in the Collbran Reclamation Project. Provides for: (1) the granting of easements to the Districts in the last quarter of FY 2000 for National Forest System lands and the Southside Canal; (2) payment to the United States by the Districts for the Project; (3) the deposit and authorized uses of such payments; (4) Project operation and use by the Districts for 40 years; (5) a required annual plan from the Districts for such operation; and (6) conveyance subject to specified agreements between the United States and Colorado relating to the construction and operation of recreational facilities at Vega Reservoir. Requires the Project's power component and facilities to be operated in substantial conformity with its past operation. Provides for Project power marketing under existing agreements. Requires the Districts, after the expiration of such agreements, to provide all Project power produced to the Western Area Power Administration at a specified rate. Grants a 40-year license to the Districts for Project operation. Makes the "major Federal action" provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 inapplicable to such conveyance. Terminates certain previous agreements upon such conveyance. Makes the Districts liable for all acts or omissions relating to the operation and use of the Project subsequent to the conveyance. | 2025-08-21T20:16:36Z | |
| 104-hr-3293 | 104 | hr | 3293 | Safe Drinking Water Estrogenic Substances Screening Program Act | Water Resources Development | 1996-04-23 | 1996-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 12 | Safe Drinking Water Estrogenic Substances Screening Program Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and, under specified conditions, implement a screening program, using appropriate validated test systems, to determine whether certain substances (including all active and inert ingredients used in registered pesticides) may have an effect in humans that is similar to an effect produced by a naturally occurring estrogen, or such other endocrine effect as the Administrator may designate. Allows the Administrator to exempt a biologic or other substance if the Administrator determines that the substance does not have any effect in humans similar to an effect produced by a naturally occurring estrogen. Requires the Administrator to order a manufacturer of a substance for which such testing is required to conduct such testing and submit results within a certain time period. Provides for suspension of the sale or distribution of the substance if the manufacturer fails to submit required information. Requires the Administrator to: (1) take such action as is necessary to ensure the protection of public health in the case of any substance that is found to have a potential adverse effect on humans; and (2) report findings and recommendations to the Congress. | 2025-08-21T20:16:18Z | |
| 104-hr-3270 | 104 | hr | 3270 | Disaster Prevention and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-04-18 | 1996-05-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 10 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Transfer of Auburn Dam and Reservoir Project Title II: Sacramento and American Rivers Flood Control Project Title III: Auburn Dam Water Conservation Project Disaster Prevention and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1996 - Title I: Transfer of Auburn Dam and Reservoir Project - Transfers from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Army (Secretary) jurisdiction over the Auburn Dam and Reservoir Project. Provides a Project description and specifies the applicability of Federal reclamation and water resource project laws. Reduces by 50 percent the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Project. Title II: Sacramento and American Rivers Flood Control Project - Directs the Secretary to construct expeditiously the project for flood control and recreation on the Sacramento and American Rivers, California, substantially in accordance with a prior report of the Army Chief of Engineers and at a specified total estimated cost. Requires such Project to include the construction of a pumping plant, access roads, and appurtenant facilities with which to fulfill U.S. obligations to the Placer County Water Agency. Authorizes appropriations. Provides for possible future expansion and increased power generation at such plant. Directs the Secretary to cooperate with California to establish an independent consulting board to review plans for, and provide technical confirmation of, such Project. Authorizes appropriations. Provides for Project: (1) cost-sharing responsibilities; (2) feasibility and environmental studies; (3) soil and fish and wildlife mitigation measures; and (4) authority for certain levee and other flood control improvements. Requires the Secretaries to complete a comprehensive risk assessment of Folsom Dam and its ancillary facilities and to take appropriate actions with respect to its performance when operated in conjunction with the project authorized under this title. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake additional actions to extend fl… | 2025-08-21T20:14:05Z | |
| 104-hr-3280 | 104 | hr | 3280 | Water Quality Public Right-To-Know Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-04-18 | 1996-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | W000215 | 22 | Water Quality Public Right-To-Know Act of 1996 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to require each community water system to report at least once annually to its consumers on the level of contaminants in the drinking water purveyed by that system (consumer confidence report). Allows a Governor of a State to exempt community water systems within the State serving fewer than 3,300 persons or other systems if such systems inform customers that they will not be complying with this Act and will make information available upon request to the public regarding their water quality. Authorizes a State exercising primary enforcement responsibility to establish alternative requirements with respect to the form and content of the report. | 2025-08-21T20:14:24Z | |
| 104-s-1649 | 104 | s | 1649 | Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-03-28 | 1996-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 104-326. | Senate | Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] | NE | D | K000146 | 3 | Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to extend for an additional four years each of eight specified water service contracts entered into under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 and the Flood Control Act of 1944 as irrigation projects in Kansas and Nebraska as part of the Missouri River Basin Project. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3170 | 104 | hr | 3170 | Port Revitalization Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-03-27 | 1996-04-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | F000349 | 12 | Port Revitalization Act of 1996 - Provides that the cost of providing land-based and confined aquatic dredged material disposal facilities (facilities) associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of any Federal navigation project for any harbor or other federally maintained waterway shall be considered a general navigation feature (thereby allowing the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to be used to cover such dredging and disposal activities). Provides for the determination of the Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance (O&M) of such disposal facilities, as well as eligible O&M costs related to such facilities. Prohibits the expenditure of such funds until the Secretary of the Army determines that such funds are not otherwise required to cover other eligible O&M costs assigned to commercial navigation. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of a non-Federal project sponsor, to provide additional capacity at a facility constructed by the Army beyond that which would be required for project purposes if the non-Federal sponsor agrees to pay all costs associated with the construction of the additional capacity. Allows such costs to be recovered through the assessment of user fees from third parties whose dredged materials are deposited in such facilities and who enter into agreements for the use of such facilities. Requires all user fees collected to be used by the Secretary for O&M costs associated with the facility. Authorizes the Secretary to participate in the construction and use of facilities developed by non-Federal interests if such facilities are necessary to the construction or O&M of a Federal navigation project. Authorizes the Secretary to pay disposal fees associated with the use of such facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to use management techniques to extend the useful life of all land-based and confined dredged material disposal facilities constructed and managed by the Secretary after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 4) Amends the Internal Revenue Code … | 2025-08-21T20:15:53Z | |
| 104-hr-3152 | 104 | hr | 3152 | Wetland Creation and Improvement Act | Water Resources Development | 1996-03-22 | 1996-04-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] | CA | R | B000078 | 8 | Wetland Creation and Improvement Act - Considers, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of providing upland and confined aquatic dredged material disposal facilities associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of all Federal navigation projects for harbors and inland harbors to be a general navigation feature of the project and subjects it to cost sharing in accordance of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. Requires that the Federal share of the operation and maintenance of such disposal facilities be determined in accordance with that Act. Specifies included costs. Prohibits the expenditure of the Federal share until the Secretary of the Army determines that the funds are not otherwise required to cover other eligible operation and maintenance costs assigned to commercial navigation. Limits the total Federal share for each project. | 2025-08-21T20:15:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3113 | 104 | hr | 3113 | Partnership for Productive Ports Act | Water Resources Development | 1996-03-19 | 1996-04-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 1 | Partnership for Productive Ports Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to: (1) require the Federal share of the cost of creation of confined dredged material disposal facilities to be determined in the same manner as such costs are determined for a harbor navigation project under such Act; (2) define "confined disposal facility" as any alternative to ocean disposal or ocean disposal with capping; and (3) include costs related to confined disposal facilities as operation and maintenance costs under such Act. Directs the Secretary of the Army to create, operate, and maintain a confined dredged material disposal facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey. | 2025-08-21T20:15:28Z | |
| 104-s-1620 | 104 | s | 1620 | Environmental Dredge Disposal Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-03-15 | 1996-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Environmental Dredge Disposal Act of 1996 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to consider the provision of dredged material disposal facilities associated with Federal navigation projects for harbors as a general navigation feature of a project for purposes of Federal cost sharing. Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds for costs associated with such a facility unless the Secretary of the Army determines that the funds are not required to cover eligible operation and maintenance (O&M) costs assigned to commercial navigation. Limits to $25 million the Federal share of such O&M costs for a fiscal year. Defines eligible O&M costs associated with such a project. Requires the amendment of existing agreements to conform with changes made under this Act. | 2025-08-21T20:14:40Z | |
| 104-s-1614 | 104 | s | 1614 | Coeur d'Alene River Basin Environmental Restoration Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1996-03-14 | 1996-03-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 1 | Coeur d'Alene River Basin Environmental Restoration Act of 1996 - Establishes in the Treasury the Coeur d'Alene Trust Fund for transfer of funds to the Secretary of the Army for use by the State of Idaho, in conjunction with the Coeur d'Alene River Basin Commission (established by this Act), in developing an action plan to support and enhance natural recovery of the Coeur d'Alene River basin. Requires submission to the Secretary of a completed action plan by the Governor of Idaho by June 1, 1997. Establishes the Coeur d'Alene River Basin Commission. Limits liability, with exceptions, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or the Solid Waste Disposal Act for damages attributable to activities in the basin undertaken before enactment of this Act. Exempts persons from liability under these Acts for damages attributable to a release or potential release of a hazardous substance resulting from a mining-related activity in the basin engaged in on or before enactment of this Act if such release was caused solely by an act or omission of a third party. Permits entrance by the Secretary into cooperative agreements with the Governor and the Commission. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:16:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3041 | 104 | hr | 3041 | To supplement the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 and to supplement the Federal Reclamation Laws by providing for Federal cooperation in non-Federal projects and for participation by non-Federal agencies in Federal projects. | Water Resources Development | 1996-03-07 | 1996-04-18 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-43] | CA | R | C000059 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Untitled Title II: Untitled Title I: Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 1995 - Requires any Federal water resources development project sponsor applying for assistance under this Act to submit a project proposal to the Secretary of the Interior. Requires the payment of certain fees with such proposal. Outlines proposal contents, including the requirement of a plan and estimated cost comparable to those included in preauthorization reports required for a Federal reclamation project. Directs the Secretary to require each project sponsor to contribute toward the cost of a project at least 25 and no more than 40 percent of total project costs. Provides various time limitations with respect to proposal determinations. Limits loan terms to no less than 15 and no more than 25 years, unless agreed to by both parties. (Sec. 106) Outlines contract terms and conditions, to be negotiated by the Secretary, upon approval of any project proposal. Authorizes the head of any Federal department or agency to make available to the project sponsor any appropriate information and material useful to the planning, design, construction, or operation and maintenance of the project concerned. Requires project planning and construction to be in compliance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. (Sec. 111) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 through 2007. Title II: Small Reclamation Water Resources Partnership Program - Establishes within the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation the Small Reclamation Water Resources Management Partnership Program for a small grant and loan program. Limits grants to $5 million for a single project, to be matched on a 50-50 basis. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 through 2002 for such loans and grants. Limits loans to $1.5 million per project, requiring them to be repaid within a five-year period into a revolving loan fund to be established in the Treasury. (Sec. 204) Makes the following activities eligible for grant… | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hr-2989 | 104 | hr | 2989 | To redesignate the Jemez Canyon Dam as the "Tamaya Dam". | Water Resources Development | 1996-02-28 | 1996-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1] | NM | R | S000125 | 2 | Redesignates the Jemez Canyon Dam in the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico, as the Tamaya Dam. | 2025-01-02T17:37:46Z | |
| 104-s-1564 | 104 | s | 1564 | A bill to amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality and transmission projects, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1996-02-07 | 1996-09-05 | Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-774. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 0 | Amends the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide loan guarantees to the developers, including non-governmental entities, of water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects. Limits the maximum contingent liability outstanding at any time pursuant to such guarantees in the aggregate to $500 million. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1565 | 104 | s | 1565 | Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1996-02-07 | 1996-09-05 | Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-774. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 0 | Title I: Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 1995 - Requires any Federal water resources development project sponsor applying for assistance under this Act to submit a project proposal to the Secretary of the Interior. Requires the payment of certain fees with such proposal. Outlines proposal contents, including the requirement of a plan and estimated cost comparable to those included in preauthorization reports required for a Federal reclamation project. Directs the Secretary to require each project sponsor to contribute toward the cost of a project at least 25 and no more than 40 percent of total project costs. Provides various time limitations with respect to proposal determinations. Limits loan terms to no less than 15 and no more than 25 years, unless agreed to by both parties. (Sec. 106) Outlines contract terms and conditions, to be negotiated by the Secretary, upon approval of any project proposal. Authorizes the head of any Federal department or agency to make available to the project sponsor any appropriate information and material useful to the planning, design, construction, or operation and maintenance of the project concerned. Requires project planning and construction to be in compliance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. (Sec. 111) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 through 2007. Title II: Small Reclamation Water Resources Partnership Program - Establishes within the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation the Small Reclamation Water Resources Management Partnership Program for a small grant and loan program. Limits grants to $5 million for a single project, to be matched on a 50-50 basis. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 through 2002 for such loans and grants. Limits loans to $1.5 million per project, requiring them to be repaid within a five-year period into a revolving loan fund to be established in the Treasury. (Sec. 204) Makes the following activities eligible for grants or loans under this title: (1) water conservation; (2) fish and wild… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-2951 | 104 | hr | 2951 | To protect United States taxpayers by preventing the use of Federal funds for construction of a dam on the American River at Auburn, California. | Water Resources Development | 1996-02-01 | 1996-02-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | P000265 | 39 | Prohibits: (1) the obligation or expenditure of funds appropriated or available to the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Interior for constructing a dam on the North Fork of the American River at Auburn, California; and (2) the appropriation or making available of funds for such construction. | 2025-01-02T17:37:51Z | |
| 104-hr-2917 | 104 | hr | 2917 | To authorize the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers to make capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1996-01-31 | 1996-02-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | Authorizes the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers to modernize the Washington Aqueduct in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Chief to enter into contracts with public water supply customers under which the customer repays a pro rata share of the principal and interest of the Corps debt for such modernization. Provides contract conditions and borrowing authority. | 2025-01-02T17:37:47Z | |
| 104-hr-2819 | 104 | hr | 2819 | Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-12-20 | 1996-04-18 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large] | MT | D | W000520 | 0 | Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Fort Peck Rural County Water District in Montana for the planning, design, and construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System. Requires the System to provide for safe and adequate rural water supplies under the jurisdiction of the District in Valley County, northeastern Montana. Sets the Federal share at 80 percent of such costs. Prohibits the total Federal expenditure from exceeding $5.8 million (the amount authorized under this Act). Authorizes appropriations, allowing for increases or decreases due to fluctuations in development costs. | 2025-08-21T20:15:59Z | |
| 104-hr-2781 | 104 | hr | 2781 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-12-14 | 1996-04-18 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Ensign, John [R-NV-1] | NV | R | E000194 | 0 | Rescinds $440 million of the funds available for small reclamation project loans under the Small Reclamation Projects Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in order to encourage State, local, and private participation in the development of reclamation projects, to provide loan guarantees to the developers of water supply, water conservation, water quality, and water transmission projects. Limits the amount of such loans only to the amount authorized by the Congress for such purposes. Exempts such guaranteed loans from U.S. Government budget totals. Pledges the full faith and credit of the United States to all guarantees issued under this Act. Limits to $500 million the maximum contingent liability outstanding at any time pursuant to such guarantees. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-s-1467 | 104 | s | 1467 | Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-12-11 | 1996-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 104-300. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 1 | Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act of 1996 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon request of the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., in Montana, to enter into a cooperative agreement with the District for the planning, design, and construction by the District of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System. Directs that title to the project remain in the name of the District. Requires the System to provide for safe and adequate rural water supplies under the District's jurisdiction in Valley County in northeastern Montana. Requires the Secretary, under such agreement, to pay: (1) 75 percent of costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of the System (as described in the Final Engineering Report and Alternative Evaluation for the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, dated September 1994); and (2) such sums as are necessary to defray increases in the budget. Prohibits the amount of the Federal funds made available under the agreement from exceeding the authorized appropriations under this Act. Allows not more than five percent of such funds to be used by the Secretary for activities associated with: (1) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and (2) oversight of the planning, design, and construction by the District of the System. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates this authorization five complete fiscal years after this Act's enactment date unless the Congress has appropriated funds for the construction purposes of this Act. Directs that this authorization be extended an additional year if the Secretary has requested such appropriation. Permits the funds authorized to be appropriated to be increased or decreased by such amounts as are justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in development costs incurred after October 1, 1994, as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the type of construction project authorized under this Act. Makes all costs which exceed the amounts authorized by this Act the District's responsi… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-2738 | 104 | hr | 2738 | To make amendments to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-12-07 | 1995-12-13 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Central Valley Project Reform Title II: Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Title I: Central Valley Project Reform - Central Valley Project Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to redefine: (1) "anadromous fish" to exclude striped bass, sturgeon, and American shad; (2) "Central Valley Project water" to mean water developed, diverted, stored, or delivered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with statutes authorizing the Central Valley Project (CVP) and with the terms and conditions of water rights permits or licenses acquired by or issued to the United States pursuant to California law; and (3) "repayment contract" and "water service contract" to exclude contracts which contain terms or agreements for water rights settlements or exchanges. Excludes from the definition of CVP water "base supply" water as defined in certain contracts between the United States and diverters of water from the Sacramento River. (Sec. 104) Prohibits the Secretary from entering into any new short-term, temporary, or long-term contracts or agreements for water supply from the CVP for other than fish or wildlife purposes before the Secretary has completed appropriate environmental review and determined that there is sufficient water to meet existing contractual and legal obligations. Directs the Secretary, upon request, to renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contracts which provide for the delivery of water from the CVP for a period of 25 years and to renew such contracts for successive 25-year periods. Validates and ratifies all contracts renewed by the Secretary between January 1, 1988, and October 31, 1992, with an exception. (Sec. 105) Revises provisions regarding: (1) water transfers, their approval or disapproval, and the appeal of such determination; (2) water conservation standards; (3) fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration; and (4) the CVP Restoration Fund. (Sec. 108) Authorizes the Secr… | 2025-04-07T15:29:53Z | |
| 104-hr-2747 | 104 | hr | 2747 | Water Supply Infrastructure Assistance Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1995-12-07 | 1996-03-29 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S000394 | 44 | Water Supply Infrastructure Assistance Act of 1996 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for establishing water supply infrastructure accounts in State water pollution control revolving loan fund programs to provide assistance for: (1) the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of water supply systems; and (2) source water quality protection programs to address pollutants in navigable waters for the purpose of making such waters usable by water supply systems. (Sec. 6) Sets forth specific requirements for grant agreements, including that the State establishes to the Administrator's satisfaction that the State: (1) will deposit in the infrastructure account an amount equal to at least 20 percent of the total amount of all such State grants and will enter into binding commitments to provide assistance equal to 120 percent of the amount of each such grant payment; (2) will not make available any assistance from the infrastructure account without first determining that the applicant has adopted or will adopt a system of charges, policies, and procedures to ensure that recipients of financial assistance from the account are reasonably likely to repay the assistance and will have adequate resources to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the water supply system; and (3) will take action to ensure that, after construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of a system undertaken with grant funds, such system will provide water supply services at the most economical cost. (Sec. 7) Applies certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act regarding authorized uses of water pollution control revolving funds, corrective action, and auditing, reporting and fiscal controls to infrastructure accounts. Makes exceptions with respect to the repayment period, the loan amortization date, and negative interest rates for disadvantaged communities. Permits the District of Columbia and U.S. territories to use their infrastructure accounts directly for co… | 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z | |
| 104-hr-2644 | 104 | hr | 2644 | Missouri River Basin, Kansas and Nebraska, Pick-Sloan Project Facilities Transfer Act | Water Resources Development | 1995-11-15 | 1995-11-16 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | Missouri River Basin, Kansas and Nebraska, Pick-Sloan Project Facilities Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the Army, as appropriate, to transfer specified Missouri River Basin, Pick-Sloan project facilities in Kansas and Nebraska, including all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified reclamation project property, to the project beneficiary. Sets forth provisions regarding consideration and satisfaction of outstanding obligations, transfer costs, transfer documents, present vesting of lease benefits and obligations, and limits on further transfers. Specifies that, upon completion of the transfer of reclamation project property to the project beneficiaries, such beneficiaries shall assume sole responsibility and liability for the projects and shall hold the United States harmless and indemnify the United States against any claims of damage, with exceptions. Sets forth provisions regarding project purposes, operations, and cost allocations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:59Z | |
| 104-s-1412 | 104 | s | 1412 | A bill to designate a portion of the Red River in Louisiana as the "J. Bennett Johnston Waterway", and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-11-15 | 1996-03-15 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 0 | Designates a specified portion of the Red River in Louisiana, as the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-2633 | 104 | hr | 2633 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Alameda County Wastewater Reuse Project. | Water Resources Development | 1995-11-14 | 1995-11-16 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements under the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act with the Alameda County Water District, the Union Sanitary District of Alameda County (USD), and other appropriate authorities to participate in the design, planning, and construction of water reuse projects to treat effluent from the USD to provide new water supplies, reduce the demand for potable imported water, and improve the water quality of the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Sets the Secretary's share at 50 percent of the total cost of any such project. | 2025-01-02T17:37:25Z | |
| 104-hr-2601 | 104 | hr | 2601 | Bottled Water Standards Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-11-09 | 1995-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. | House | Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | B000461 | 0 | Bottled Water Standards Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates a national primary drinking water regulation for a contaminant under the Safe Drinking Water Act, to issue a regulation for that contaminant in bottled water or make a finding that a regulation is not necessary to protect the public health because the contaminant is not present in bottled water. Specifies that such a regulation shall take effect on the date on which the final regulation of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) takes effect. Requires the relevant MCL to provide protection of public health equivalent to the MCL provided in the national primary drinking water regulation. Makes the drinking water regulation the standard for bottled water if the Secretary fails to establish a regulation. | 2025-08-21T20:15:34Z | |
| 104-hr-2609 | 104 | hr | 2609 | Texas Reclamation Projects Indebtedness Purchase Act | Water Resources Development | 1995-11-09 | 1995-11-16 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 4 | Texas Reclamation Projects Indebtedness Purchase Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Texas public agency which has contracted with the United States for repayment of specified Bureau or Reclamation projects in Texas, or another Texas public agency, for the purchase of such projects under specified conditions. Identifies the affected projects as the Canadian River, Palmetto Bend, and Nueces River Reclamation projects. Provides that the assumption of Federal nonreimbursable responsibility by the contracting party is in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and project purchase review shall not be required. | 2025-08-21T20:16:24Z | |
| 104-hr-2555 | 104 | hr | 2555 | State Water Sovereignty Protection Act | Water Resources Development | 1995-10-30 | 1995-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Crapo, Mike [R-ID-2] | ID | R | C000880 | 8 | State Water Sovereignty Protection Act - Directs the United States, whenever it seeks to appropriate water or acquire a water right within a State, to be subject to all procedural and substantive laws of that State relating to its water rights and uses. Gives consent to join the United States in any State proceeding relating to the allocation or use of a water right. Subjects management and control of water within a State to the laws of such State. Delegates to the respective States the authority to regulate water. Allows the United States to exercise management and control of water within a State only in compliance with that State's laws. Subjects the United States to the imposition of costs and fees in a proceeding to the same extent as a private party. | 2025-08-21T20:16:54Z | |
| 104-hr-2549 | 104 | hr | 2549 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts to assist the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, California, to implement a Basin Management Plan for the elimination of groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-10-26 | 1995-11-02 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] | CA | D | F000030 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into such contracts or agreements as the Secretary deems necessary to assist the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency to implement the provisions of the Basin Management Plan, dated November 1993, to prevent long-term groundwater overdraft, land subsidence, and water quality degradation in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hr-2392 | 104 | hr | 2392 | Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act | Water Resources Development | 1995-09-21 | 1996-09-28 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 467. | House | Rep. Cooley, Wes [R-OR-2] | OR | R | C000737 | 0 | Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act - Amends the Umatilla Basin Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a third and final phase (phase III) of the Umatilla Basin Project to provide additional water flows into the Umatilla River for anadromous fish through a water exchange with the Westland Irrigation District. Requires a feasibility study prior to such construction. Requires the execution of an exchange agreement with the District to allow the use of Columbia River water in exchange for an equal amount of Umatilla River or McKay Reservoir water. Authorizes agreements with other water users before completion of phase III. Requires the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to provide for Project power necessary to effect the phase III water exchange. Adjusts the boundaries of the four Project irrigation districts. Requires the irrigation districts, after the boundary adjustments, to provide water for environmental enhancement from McKay Reservoir to the Secretary under one of two options, as specified by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to notify the districts of the option chosen within nine months after the enactment of this Act. Prohibits any parcel from receiving Project water unless it has a valid State water right and is classified as irrigable. Requires an updated description of irrigation districts' boundaries as an attachment to all existing Project contracts. Directs the Secretary to initiate discussions with the State of Oregon regarding the water claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and other water needs in the Umatilla River Basin. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with the Tribes for the construction of a portion of an off-stream storage reservoir of specified capacity and associated works, to be located on or adjacent to the Tribes' reservation. Authorizes appropriations. Protects existing water rights. Expresses the sense of the Congress that construction and operation of phase III, the perpetual operation of … | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-s-1231 | 104 | s | 1231 | A bill to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as "Trinity Lake", and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-09-11 | 1995-09-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Redesignates Clair Engle Lake, the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as Trinity Lake. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1186 | 104 | s | 1186 | A bill to provide for the transfer of operation and maintenance of the Flathead Irrigation and Power Project; and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-08-11 | 1996-06-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 0 | Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) transfer the operation and management of the Flathead Irrigation and Power Project to specified irrigation districts without condition for revocation unless the districts agree to such condition; and (2) negotiate with those districts to ensure the Secretary fulfills all obligations to lands under the project. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1154 | 104 | s | 1154 | Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-08-10 | 1995-12-13 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-380. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 0 | Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act of 1995 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., in Montana for the planning, design, and construction by the District of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System. Requires the System to provide for safe and adequate rural water supplies, economic enhancement, mitigation of wetland areas, and water conservation in the area under the District's jurisdiction in Valley County, northeastern Montana. Requires the Secretary, under such agreement, to pay: (1) 80 percent, without reimbursement, of the amount allocated in the total budget for the planning, design, and construction of the System (as described in the Final Engineering Report and Alternative Evaluation for the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, dated September 1994, (feasibility study)); and (2) such sums as are necessary to defray increases in the budget. Prohibits the amount of the Federal funds made available under the agreement from exceeding the authorized appropriations under this Act. Allows not more than five percent of such funds to be used for activities associated with: (1) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and (2) oversight of the planning, design, and construction by the District of the System. Provides that the requirements of such Act must be met before the Secretary obligates funds for the construction of the System. Requires the District to design a water conservation program to ensure that users of water from the System will use the best practicable technology and management techniques to conserve water use. Requires, in accordance with the feasibility study, that mitigation for fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result of the construction and operation of the System be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency and concurrent with project construction. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1169 | 104 | s | 1169 | A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize construction of facilities for the reclamation and reuse of wastewater at McCall, Idaho, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-08-10 | 1995-12-13 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-380. | Senate | Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] | ID | R | K000088 | 1 | Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the city of McCall, Idaho, the State of Idaho, and other appropriate local entities, to participate in the planning, design, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse wastewater from the McCall Wastewater Treatment Plant. Allows the Secretary to make grants up to 50 percent of the total costs for the design and construction of such facilities. Prohibits the funds from being used for facility operation and maintenance. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1176 | 104 | s | 1176 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain modifications with respect to a water contract with the city of Kingman, Arizona, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-08-10 | 1995-08-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] | AZ | R | K000352 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) amend a specified water contract between the United States and Kingman, Arizona, dated November 14, 1968, to extend such contract until December 31, 2001, at the request of the city; (2) within 60 days of receiving a request from the city, approve the assignment of the contract by the city to a municipal corporation in Mohave County, Arizona; and (3) after such assignment, amend the contract to make water deliverable under it available for permanent service in a manner that is consistent with a specified plan submitted by the city to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on June 29, 1994. Prohibits the contract from being terminable for nonuse of water before December 31, 2001. Allows it to be terminable thereafter only in accordance with the terms of the contract as amended pursuant to this Act. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-2229 | 104 | hr | 2229 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements for the use of facilities associated with the Solano Project, California, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-08-04 | 1995-08-09 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, using any facilities associated with the Solano Project, California, to enter into: (1) contracts with private entities pursuant to the Warren Act for the impoundment, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, fish and wildlife, industrial, and other beneficial purposes; and (2) agreements under such Act with appropriate officials of other Federal agencies, municipalities, water districts and agencies, and California for the use of nonproject water for such purposes. | 2025-01-02T17:36:46Z | |
| 104-hr-2251 | 104 | hr | 2251 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain modifications with respect to a water contract with the City of Kingman, Arizona, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-08-04 | 1995-08-09 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 5 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) amend a specified water contract between the United States and Kingman, Arizona, dated November 14, 1968, to extend such contract until December 31, 2001; (2) upon request by the city, approve the assignment of the contract from the city to a municipal corporation in Mohave County, Arizona; and (3) after such assignment, amend the contract to make water deliverable under it available for permanent service in a manner that is consistent with a specified plan submitted by the city to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on June 29, 1994. Prohibits the contract from being terminable for nonuse of water before December 31, 2001, and thereafter, only in accordance with the terms of the contract as amended pursuant to this Act. Grants authorization to join the United States as a party to any suit brought to enforce the Secretary's obligations to perform the provisions of this Act. Waives any claim by the United States to sovereign immunity from such suit. | 2025-01-02T17:37:00Z | |
| 104-s-1109 | 104 | s | 1109 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Collbran Reclamation Project, Colorado, to the Ute Water Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-08-02 | 1995-08-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to convey to the Ute Water Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District (districts) all rights and interests of the United States in and to the Collbran Reclamation Project. Provides for: (1) payment to the United States by the districts of the net present value of outstanding repayment obligations of the districts; (2) deposit into the Treasury of such payment and authorized uses of such deposits; (3) Project operation and use by the districts for 40 years; (4) a required annual plan from the districts for operation of the Project during such period; and (5) conveyance subject to specified agreements between the United States and Colorado relating to the construction and operation of recreational facilities at Vega Reservoir, a Project area. Requires the Project's power component and facilities to be operated in substantial conformity with its past operation. Provides for Project power marketing under existing agreements. Requires the districts, after the expiration of such agreements, to provide all Project power produced to the Western Area Power Administration at a specified rate. Grants a 40-year license to the districts for Project operation. Makes the "major Federal action" provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 inapplicable to such conveyance. Terminates certain previous agreements upon such conveyance. Makes the districts liable for all acts or omissions relating to the operation and use of the Project subsequent to the conveyance. Holds the United States liable for latent Project defects. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-1906 | 104 | hr | 1906 | Central Valley Project Reform Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-21 | 1995-12-07 | For Further Action See H.R.2738. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 7 | Central Valley Project Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to redefine: (1) "anadromous fish" to exclude striped bass, sturgeon, and American shad; (2) "Central Valley Project water" to mean water developed, diverted, stored, or delivered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with statutes authorizing the Central Valley Project (CVP) and with the terms and conditions of water rights permits or licenses acquired by or issued to the United States pursuant to California law; and (3) "repayment contract" and "water service contract" to exclude contracts which contain terms or agreements for water rights settlements or exchanges. (Sec. 4) Prohibits the Secretary from entering into any new short- term, temporary, or long-term contracts or agreements for water supply from the CVP for any purpose other than fish and wildlife before the Secretary has completed appropriate environmental review and has determined that there is sufficient water to meet existing contractual and legal obligations. Directs the Secretary, upon request, to renew any existing long- term repayment or water service contracts which provide for the delivery of water from the CVP for a period of 25 years and to renew such contracts for successive 25-year periods. Validates and ratifies all contracts renewed by the Secretary since January 1, 1988, with an exception. (Sec. 5) Revises provisions regarding: (1) water transfers; (2) water conservation standards; (3) fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration; and (5) the CVP Restoration Fund. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary, on a priority basis and within two years, to develop and submit to the Congress a least-cost plan to increase CVP yield by the amount reserved and managed for fish and wildlife purposes and otherwise required to meet CVP purposes. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to coordinate with California in implementing measures for the long-term resolution of problems in the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary. Directs the Secretar… | 2025-08-21T20:15:19Z | |
| 104-hr-1905 | 104 | hr | 1905 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-20 | 1995-11-13 | Became Public Law No: 104-46. | House | Rep. Myers, John T. [R-IN-7] | IN | R | M001130 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Defense-Civil Title II: Department of the Interior Title III: Department of Energy Title IV: Independent Agencies Title V: General Provisions Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1996 - Title I: Department of Defense-Civil - Makes appropriations for FY 1996 for: (1) authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army relating to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and related purposes; (2) expenses necessary for the collection and study of information related to such purposes; (3) the prosecution of authorized water development and related projects (provided that the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall transfer specified funds to the Secretary of the Interior for operation and maintenance at specified Columbia River Fishing Access Sites to be constructed by the Department of the Army); (4) certain flood control projects on the Mississippi River and its related tributaries; (5) water development projects operation and maintenance (provided that the Secretary of the Army shall maintain a specified minimum conservation pool level at Wister Lake, Oklahoma); (6) regulatory programs; (7) flood control and coastal emergencies; (8) oil spill research; and (9) general expenses. (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of the Army to advertise for competitive bid specified cubic yards of the hopper dredge volume accomplished with Government-owned dredges in FY 1992. Authorizes the Secretary to use the dredge fleet of the Corps of Engineers to undertake projects when industry does not perform as required by contract or when the bids are more than 25 percent in excess of a fair and reasonable cost estimate. Prohibits the use of any funds available to the Army Corps of Engineers to study, design, or undertake improvement or major repair of the Federal vessel McFARLAND (except for normal maintenance and repair to maintain its operational condition). Prohibits the Secretary from significantly altering o… | 2025-07-02T21:30:03Z | |
| 104-hr-1879 | 104 | hr | 1879 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project and in the Long Beach Water Desalination and Reuse Research and Development Project. | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-16 | 1995-12-07 | For Further Action See H.R.2738. | House | Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] | CA | R | H000789 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of: (1) water reclamation and reuse projects to treat effluent from the city of Long Beach in order to provide new water supplies, reduce the demand for potable imported water, and decrease the amount of sewage effluent released into the Long Beach Harbor; and (2) the Long Beach Desalination and Reuse Research and Development Project to demonstrate innovative water desalination and reuse technology to reduce the demand for imported water in southern California. Limits the Government's share to 50 percent of the total cost of any such project, excluding operation or maintenance costs. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-s-931 | 104 | s | 931 | Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-15 | 1996-09-05 | Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-774. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 4 | Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning and construction of a water supply system to provide service to specified counties in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. Requires the Secretary to make grants and other funds available to the System and other private, State, and Federal entities for the initial development of the environmental enhancement component. Directs that the water conservation program: (1) be designed to ensure that users of water from the water supply system use the best practicable technology and management techniques to conserve water use; and (2) include provisions for periodic review and revision. Specifies that mitigation for fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result of the construction and operation of the water supply system be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, concurrent with project construction. Requires the Western Area Power Administration to make available the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the water supply system during the period beginning May 1, and ending October 31, of each year from power designated for future irrigation and drainage pumping for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program. Provides that this Act shall not: (1) limit the authorization for water projects in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota; or (2) preempt State water rights. Specifies the Federal and non-Federal share of the cost. Authorizes the Secretary to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to provide project construction oversight to the water supply system and environmental enhancement component. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-1841 | 104 | hr | 1841 | Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act of 1994 | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-14 | 1995-06-16 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 2 | Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning and construction of a water supply system to provide service to specified counties in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. Requires the Secretary to make grants and other funds available to the System and other private, State, and Federal entities for the initial development of the environmental enhancement component. Directs that the water conservation program: (1) be designed to ensure that users of water from the water supply system use the best practicable technology and management techniques to conserve water use; and (2) include provisions for periodic review and revision. Specifies that mitigation for fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result of the construction and operation of the water supply system be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, concurrent with project construction. Requires the Western Area Power Administration to make available the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the water supply system during the period beginning May 1, and ending October 31, of each year from power designated for future irrigation and drainage pumping for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program. Provides that this Act shall not: (1) limit the authorization for water projects in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota; or (2) preempt State water rights. Specifies the Federal and non-Federal share of the cost. Authorizes the Secretary to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to provide project construction oversight to the water supply system and environmental enhancement component. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:15:34Z | |
| 104-hr-1823 | 104 | hr | 1823 | To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-13 | 1996-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 104-286. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 2 | Amends the Central Utah Project Completion Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to permit the prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and supplemented on November 26, 1985, for the repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities under similar terms and conditions as contained in the supplemental contract providing for the prepayment of the Jordan Aqueduct System dated October 28, 1993. Allows such prepayment to be provided in several installments. Prohibits any adjustment on the basis of the type of prepayment financing utilized by the District. Requires the District to exercise its right to such prepayment by the end of FY 2002. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-1803 | 104 | hr | 1803 | Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-08 | 1995-12-07 | For Further Action See H.R.2738. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 8 | Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 1995 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the following water reclamation and reuse projects: the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project, the Calleguas Municipal Water District Water Recycling Project, the Central Valley Water Recycling Project, the St. George Area Water Recycling Project, the Watonsville Area Water Recycling Project, the Las Vegas Area Water Recycling Project, the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Study, and the Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project. Limits the federal share to 25 percent of the total design, planning, and construction costs. Authorizes the Secretary to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Long Beach Desalination and Research Development Project in Los Angeles County, California, and the Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and Development Project in Clark County, Nevada. Limits the federal share of design, planning, and construction costs to 50 percent. Prohibits the Secretary from providing operation and maintenance funds for any of such projects. | 2025-08-21T20:15:31Z | |
| 104-s-900 | 104 | s | 900 | A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-08 | 1996-05-01 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget. | Senate | Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] | UT | R | B000382 | 1 | Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to permit the prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985, for the repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities under the same terms and conditions as contained in the supplemental contract providing for the prepayment of the Jordan Aqueduct System dated October 28, 1993. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-901 | 104 | s | 901 | A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of certain water reclamation and reuse projects and desalination research and development projects, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-08 | 1996-07-16 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 497. | Senate | Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] | UT | R | B000382 | 3 | Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the following water reclamation and reuse projects: the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project, the Calleguas Municipal Water District Water Recycling Project, the Central Valley Water Recycling Project, the St. George Area Water Recycling Project, the Watsonsville Area Water Recycling Project, the Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project, the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Study, the El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project, the City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project, the Toole Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project, and the Central-East and West-South Water Recycling Projects in San Antonio, Texas. Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of the total cost of a project (with an exception of up to 50 percent of the cost of any feasibility study). Authorizes the Secretary to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Long Beach Desalination and Research Development Project in Los Angeles County, California, and the Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and Development Project in Clark County, Nevada. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 50 percent. Prohibits the Secretary from providing operation and maintenance funds for any of such projects. Prohibits funds from being appropriated for the construction of any project authorized under this Act until a feasibility study has been completed and the Secretary has determined that the non-Federal project sponsor is financially capable of funding its share of project costs. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-1743 | 104 | hr | 1743 | To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to extend the authorizations of appropriations through fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-06-06 | 1996-05-24 | Became Public Law No: 104-147. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 12 | Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) add as a purpose of such Act to encourage long-term planning and research to meet future water management, quality, and supply challenges; (2) require, in grants made under such Act, that non-Federal funds match grants on at least a two-to-one basis; (3) authorize appropriations for State water resources research and technology institutes through FY 2000, including for research focused on water problems of an interstate nature; (4) direct the Secretary of the Interior to encourage other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to take advantage of the expertise and capabilities of the State water resources research institutes and to facilitate cooperation with other Federal water resources programs; (5) authorize the Secretary to support an internship program for undergraduate and graduate students; and (6) direct the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on coordination efforts. Specifies that nothing in such Act shall preempt the rights and authorities of any State with respect to its water resources or management of those resources. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-s-811 | 104 | s | 811 | Water Desalination Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1995-05-17 | 1996-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 104-298. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 11 | Water Desalination Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants and contracts to conduct, encourage, and assist in the financing of research to develop processes for converting saline water into water suitable for beneficial uses. Provides appropriate research and study topics. Requires the Secretary to recommend to the Congress desalination demonstration projects or full-scale desalination projects to carry out the purposes of this Act and to further evaluate and implement the results of the research and studies conducted. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to administer and conduct a demonstration and development program for water desalination and related activities, including desalination plants and modules, byproducts marketing, economic cost surveys, and desalination cooperative agreements. (Sec. 5) Requires all information from studies sponsored or funded under this Act to be considered public information. (Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to accept technical and administrative assistance in carrying out this Act. (Sec. 7) Provides Federal cost-sharing limitations for demonstration or development projects conducted under this Act. (Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1997 through 2002. (Sec. 9) Requires the Secretary to consult with the heads of Federal agencies which have experience in conducting desalination research or operating desalination facilities. | 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z | |
| 104-s-741 | 104 | s | 741 | A bill to require the Army Corps of Engineers to take such actions as are necessary to obtain and maintain a specified maximum high water level in Lake Traverse, South Dakota and Minnesota, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-05-01 | 1995-05-01 | 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 take necessary actions to obtain and maintain a specified maximum high water level in Lake Traverse, South Dakota and Minnesota. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 104-hr-1393 | 104 | hr | 1393 | To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out an environmental restoration project at the Eastern Channel of the Lockwoods Folly River, Brunswick County, North Carolina. | Water Resources Development | 1995-04-04 | 1995-04-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out an environmental restoration project at the Eastern Channel of the Lockwoods Folly River, Brunswick County, North Carolina. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-1351 | 104 | hr | 1351 | Missouri River Management and Water Control Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-29 | 1995-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6] | MO | D | D000046 | 5 | Missouri River Management and Water Control Act of 1995 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to maintain permanent pool levels in the Missouri River system of above 18 million acre feet unless a lower level is required for emergency or commercial purposes. Increases the length of each navigation season by 15 days until the navigation season has increased by one month. Prohibits the Secretary from taking any action which would: (1) result in a reduction of a total of ten days or more a year in the number of days during which vessels are able to navigate channels; or (2) increase flood damages to land adjacent to navigation channels. | 2025-08-21T20:16:04Z | |
| 104-hr-1331 | 104 | hr | 1331 | Waterways Restoration Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-28 | 1995-04-11 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] | OR | D | F000434 | 55 | Waterways Restoration Act of 1995 - Amends the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to delete the requirement that each watershed improvement under such Act must contain benefits directly related to agriculture that account for at least 20 percent of the total project benefits. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and implement a Waterways Restoration Program which provides technical assistance and grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for carrying out waterway restoration projects. Requires such projects to achieve ecological restoration or protection and one or more of the following objectives: (1) flood damage reduction; (2) erosion control; (3) stormwater management; or (4) water quality enhancement. Provides project descriptions and priorities, including the location of projects in low-income or economically depressed areas adversely affected by poor watershed management. Outlines other project requirements, including a cost-benefit analysis. Requires the Secretary to designate Program administrators for each participating State (including a State agency if approved by the Secretary). Requires program grants to be awarded on an annual basis. Provides project application and selection requirements, including the establishment in each participating State of an interdisciplinary team of specialists to assist in reviewing project applications under the Program. Outlines conditions for receiving assistance under the Program, with sponsor and cosponsor requirements. Requires a non-Federal share of 25 percent of project costs, with a waiver for economically depressed communities. Limits the administrative and technical assistance costs of the Program. Requires the Governor of each participating State to establish a citizens oversight committee to evaluate management of the Program in that State. Requires program administrators to issue annual reports summarizing the Program evaluations of the oversight committees. Requires the Secretary to give a priority to waterwa… | 2025-08-21T20:17:02Z | |
| 104-hr-1340 | 104 | hr | 1340 | To modify the project for Bonneville Lock and Dam Columbia River, Oregon and Washington. | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-28 | 1996-07-30 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1402) | House | Rep. Smith, Linda [R-WA-3] | WA | R | S000587 | 0 | Modifies the project for the Bonneville Lock and Dam, Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the relocated city of North Bonneville, Washington, specified real property and easements in the area of such relocated city. Requires as a condition of such conveyance that the city execute a release of claims for relief against the United States growing out of the relocation. Requires the dismissal of any pending litigation related to the relocation. Repeals provisions of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 requiring the Secretary to take specified action to relocate such city. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-s-640 | 104 | s | 640 | Water Resources Development Act of 1996 | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-28 | 1996-10-12 | Became Public Law No: 104-303. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 5 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Water Resources Projects Title II: General Provisions Title III: Project-Related Provisions Title IV: Studies Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions Title VI: Extension of Expenditure Authority Under Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Water Resources Development Act of 1996 - Title I: Water Resources Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified water resources development and conservation projects (projects) for navigation, flood control, flood and storm damage reduction, environmental preservation and restoration, shoreline erosion protection, hydropower, and hurricane damage reduction in California, the District of Columbia and Maryland, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia. Specifies total costs, estimated Federal and non-Federal costs, and funding sources and requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified projects for navigation, bluff stabilization, flood control and water supply, storm damage reduction and shoreline protection, streambank erosion protection, hurricane damage prevention, and navigation and safety improvements in Alaska, California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland and Delaware, and New Jersey in accordance with a final report of the Chief of Engineers, if such report is completed by December 31, 1996. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to study and, if feasible, carry out, specified projects regarding: (1) flood control in California, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York, and Oregon; (2) bank stabilization in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee; (3) navigation in Alaska, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and New York; (4) shoreline protection in Florida and New York; (5) snagging and sediment removal in Minnesota; and (6) habitat and environmental restoration in California, Oregon, and Utah. … | 2025-04-07T15:30:37Z | |
| 104-s-626 | 104 | s | 626 | Waterways Restoration Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-27 | 1995-03-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 2 | Waterways Restoration Act of 1995 - Amends the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to delete the requirement that each watershed improvement under such Act must contain benefits directly related to agriculture that account for at least 20 percent of the total project benefits. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and carry out a Waterways Restoration Program which provides technical assistance and grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for carrying out waterway restoration projects. Requires such projects to achieve ecological restoration or protection and: (1) flood damage reduction; (2) erosion control; (3) stormwater management; or (4) water quality enhancement. Specifies fund uses and priorities, including the location of projects in low-income or economically depressed areas adversely impacted by poor watershed management. Outlines other project requirements, including a cost-benefit analysis. Requires the Secretary to designate Program administrators for each participating State (including a State agency if approved by the Secretary). Requires program grants to be awarded on an annual basis. Provides project application and selection requirements, including the establishment in each participating State of an interdisciplinary team of specialists to assist in reviewing project applications under the Program. Outlines conditions for receiving assistance under the Program, with sponsor and cosponsor requirements. Requires a non-Federal share of 25 percent of project costs, with a waiver for economically depressed communities. Limits the administrative and technical assistance costs of the Program. Requires the Governor of each participating State to establish a citizens oversight committee to evaluate management of the Program in that State. Requires program administrators to issue annual reports summarizing the Program evaluations of the oversight committees. | 2025-08-21T20:15:37Z | |
| 104-s-620 | 104 | s | 620 | Reclamation Facilities Transfer Act | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-24 | 1996-06-28 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7326) | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 2 | Reclamation Facilities Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon request, to convey to an eligible project beneficiary all U.S. rights and interest to certain Federal reclamation project property and related lands and facilities. Defines an eligible project beneficiary as one who has operated and maintained Federal reclamation facilities and has repaid all construction costs allocated to the beneficiary. Provides for: (1) a description of all transferrable reclamation project property to each eligible project beneficiary; and (2) the transfer to project beneficiaries of excess project revenues, including revenues from existing leases on such lands. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-1294 | 104 | hr | 1294 | To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from modifying water control policies in a manner which would interfere with the use of navigation channels. | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-22 | 1995-04-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-5] | IA | R | L000111 | 5 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from taking any action which is inconsistent with a water control policy of the Corps of Engineers in effect on January 1, 1995, if such action would result in: (1) a reduction of ten days or more in the total number of days in a year during which vessels are able to use a navigation channel; or (2) a substantial increase in flood damage to lands adjacent to a navigation channel, unless such action is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-1260 | 104 | hr | 1260 | Missouri River Water Control Equity Act | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-16 | 1995-03-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 2 | Missouri River Water Control Equity Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from allowing the permanent pool levels in the following areas to fall below the specified level, unless the Secretary finds that a lower level is required to provide necessary emergency flood control, hydropower, or water supply: (1) for the Missouri River system, 44 million acre-feet; and (2) for Fort Peck Lake, 12 million acre-feet. Directs the Secretary to decrease the navigation season for the Missouri River by 30 days annually until it is eliminated. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a plan to mitigate streambank and reservoir erosion caused by the operation of the Missouri River system. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:15:20Z | |
| 104-hr-1232 | 104 | hr | 1232 | Reclamation Facilities Transfer Act | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-14 | 1995-11-16 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] | NM | R | S000463 | 11 | Reclamation Facilities Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon request, to convey to an eligible project beneficiary all U.S. rights and interest to certain Federal reclamation project property and related lands and facilities. Defines an eligible project beneficiary as one who has operated and maintained Federal reclamation facilities and has repaid all construction costs allocated to the beneficiary. Provides for: (1) a description of all transferrable reclamation project property to each eligible project beneficiary; and (2) the transfer to project beneficiaries of excess project revenues, including revenues from existing leases on such lands. | 2025-08-21T20:15:19Z | |
| 104-s-523 | 104 | s | 523 | A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-09 | 1995-07-28 | Became Public Law No: 104-20. | Senate | Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] | UT | R | B000382 | 7 | Amends the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement a basinwide salinity control program. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out such program directly or through grants, commitments for grants, or advances of funds to non-Federal entities. Specifies that such program shall: (1) consist of cost-effective measures and associated works to reduce salinity from saline springs, leaking wells, irrigation sources, industrial sources, erosion of public and private land, or other appropriate sources; and (2) provide for the mitigation of incidental fish and wildlife values that are lost as a result of such measures. Directs the Secretary to submit a planning report concerning the program to the appropriate congressional committees. Prohibits the Secretary from expending funds for any such implementation program before the expiration of 30 days after the Secretary submits such report. Authorizes appropriations. Allows for the implementation of the program under this Act only to the extent and in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations Acts. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-525 | 104 | s | 525 | Missouri River Water Control Equity Act | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-09 | 1995-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 4 | Missouri River Water Control Equity Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from allowing the permanent pool levels in the following areas to fall below the specified level, unless the Secretary finds that a lower level is required to provide necessary emergency flood control, hydropower, or water supply: (1) for the Missouri River system, 44 million acre-feet; and (2) for Fort Peck Lake, 12 million acre-feet. Directs the Secretary to decrease the navigation season for the Missouri River by 30 days annually until it is eliminated. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a plan to mitigate streambank and reservoir erosion caused by the operation of the Missouri River system. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:16:42Z | |
| 104-hr-1175 | 104 | hr | 1175 | Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-08 | 1995-07-11 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 81 | Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to authorize appropriations for: (1) grants, contracts, and fellowships; and (2) administration, including the sea grant review panel. Modifies the definition of "field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources." Repeals provisions: (1) authorizing Dean John A. Knauss marine policy fellowships; and (2) relating to the sea grant international program. Declares that: (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after FY 1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by the amendments made by this Act; and (2) none of the funds authorized by the amendments made by this Act shall be available for any activity to influence legislation before the Congress. Excludes from consideration for awards of financial assistance under the National Sea Grant College Program Act any person who received funds from any Federal funding source for a project that was not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award process. Makes this exclusion effective for a specified period after the person received such funds. Exempts from the exclusion any members of a class specified by law for which assistance is awarded according to a formula provided by law. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hr-1107 | 104 | hr | 1107 | To direct the Secretary of the Army to develop a watershed management plan for the Lake George area of Indiana, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-03-01 | 1995-03-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to develop a watershed management plan for the Deep River Basin, Indiana, which includes Deep River, Lake George, Turkey Creek, and other related tributaries in Indiana. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-1070 | 104 | hr | 1070 | To designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as "Trinity Lake". | Water Resources Development | 1995-02-28 | 1995-06-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | Redesignates Clair Engle Lake, the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as Trinity Lake. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-1071 | 104 | hr | 1071 | To direct the Secretary of the Army to deposit $1,400,000 into the Judgment Fund of the Department of Justice to cover those costs of the project for flood control, Lost Creek, Columbus, Nebraska, which are in excess of the $4,000,000 limit on projects carried out under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948. | Water Resources Development | 1995-02-28 | 1995-03-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] | NE | R | B000179 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to deposit $1.4 million into the Judgment Fund of the Department of Justice to cover excess costs of the Lost Creek flood control project, Columbus, Nebraska, as authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1948. Authorizes appropriations in the same amount for FY 1995. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-1001 | 104 | hr | 1001 | To deauthorize a portion of the project for improving the Mystic River, Connecticut. | Water Resources Development | 1995-02-21 | 1995-03-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 0 | Deauthorizes a specified portion of the project for improving the Mystic River, Connecticut, as authorized under the River and Harbor Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-929 | 104 | hr | 929 | To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1995-02-14 | 1995-03-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] | IL | R | E000282 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) study, and prepare a comprehensive master plan for the management of, the Kankakee River Basin in Illinois and Indiana; and (2) prepare a feasibility report concerning the flood damage reduction and environmental enhancement measures described in the master plan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-930 | 104 | hr | 930 | To amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner. | Water Resources Development | 1995-02-14 | 1995-05-24 | For Further Action See S.523. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 11 | Amends the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement a basinwide salinity control program. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out such program directly or through contracts, memorandums of agreement, grants, commitments for grants, or advances of funds to non-Federal entities. Specifies that such program shall: (1) consist of cost-effective measures and associated works to reduce salinity from saline springs, leaking wells, irrigation sources, industrial sources, erosion of public and private land, or other appropriate sources; and (2) provide for the mitigation of incidental fish and wildlife values that are lost as a result of such measures. Directs the Secretary to submit planning reports concerning the program to the appropriate congressional committees. Prohibits the Secretary from expending funds for any such implementation program before the expiration of 30 days after the Secretary submits such report. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-s-412 | 104 | s | 412 | Bottled Water Standards Act of 1995 | Water Resources Development | 1995-02-14 | 1995-02-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 3 | Bottled Water Standards Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates a national primary drinking water regulation for a contaminant under the Safe Drinking Water Act, to issue a regulation for that contaminant in bottled water or make a finding that a regulation is not necessary to protect the public health because the contaminant is not present in bottled water. Requires the relevant maximum contaminant level or treatment technique for the contaminant in bottled water to be as stringent or protective as that for the contaminant in drinking water systems. Makes the drinking water regulation the standard for bottled water if the Secretary fails to establish a regulation. | 2025-08-21T20:16:52Z |
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