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106-hconres-440 106 hconres 440 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of Mexico should adhere to the terms of the 1944 Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande Treaty Between the United States and Mexico. Water Resources Development 2000-10-31 2000-10-31 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. House Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] TX R B000617 1 Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should bring about compliance with the 1944 treaty on water utilization in order that the full requirement of water shall be available for U.S. use during the next full crop season; and (2) the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission should work to bring about full compliance with such treaty and should not accept any water debt or deficit repayment plan that does not provide for the full repayment of water owed. 2025-01-02T17:07:47Z  
106-sconres-157 106 sconres 157 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of Mexico should adhere to the terms of the 1944 Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande Treaty between the United States and Mexico. Water Resources Development 2000-10-31 2000-10-31 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11425) Senate Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] TX R H001016 1 Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should bring about compliance with the 1944 treaty on water utilization in order that the full requirement of water shall be available for U.S. use during the next full crop season; and (2) the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission should work to bring about full compliance with such treaty and should not accept any water debt or deficit repayment plan that does not provide for the full repayment of water owed. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
106-hr-5555 106 hr 5555 California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century Water Resources Development 2000-10-25 2000-10-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 0 California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century - Amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) coordinate projects for the reclamation and reuse of water under such Act with projects and programs under the CALFED Bay-Delta Program; and (2) take into account Federal expenditures for projects under such Act in making determinations under the CALFED Program relating to the equitable implementation of ecosystem restoration and water management. Requires project compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Castaic Lake Water Agency reclaimed water project, the Clear Lake Basin water reuse project, the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, the San Pablo Baylands water reuse projects, the Lower Chino Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, the West Basin Comprehensive Desalination Demonstration Program in Los Angeles County, and the City of Los Angeles Water Recycling Program (replaces existing provisions authorizing the Secretary's participation in the Los Angeles area water reclamation and reuse project); (2) provide design and construction assistance for the East Bay Municipal Utility District/Dublin San Ramon Services District advanced wastewater reuse treatment project; (3) provide assistance to California in carrying out projects under the California water recycling program; and (4) carry out programs to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley areas and to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean.Directs the Secretary to carry out a program in cooperation with the Water Reuse Foundation to conduct research concerning water reuse in relation to public health, water quality, new technology, salt management, economics, and ecosystem restoration.Adds a separate Federal cost share limitation with res… 2025-08-20T14:20:12Z  
106-s-3232 106 s 3232 California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century Water Resources Development 2000-10-25 2000-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11000-11002) Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) coordinate projects for the reclamation and reuse of water under such Act with projects and programs under the CALFED Bay-Delta Program; and (2) take into account Federal expenditures for projects under such Act in making determinations under the CALFED Program relating to the equitable implementation of ecosystem restoration and water management. Requires project compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Castaic Lake Water Agency reclaimed water project, the Clear Lake Basin water reuse project, the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, the San Pablo Baylands water reuse projects, the Lower Chino Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, the West Basin Comprehensive Desalination Demonstration Program in Los Angeles County, and the City of Los Angeles Water Recycling Program (replaces existing provisions authorizing the Secretary's participation in the Los Angeles area water reclamation and reuse project); (2) provide design and construction assistance for the East Bay Municipal Utility District/Dublin San Ramon Services District advanced wastewater reuse treatment project; (3) provide assistance to California in carrying out projects under the California water recycling program; and (4) carry out programs to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley areas and to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean.Directs the Secretary to carry out a program in cooperation with the Water Reuse Foundation to conduct research concerning water reuse in relation to public health, water quality, new technology, salt management, economics, and ecosystem restoration.Adds a separate Federal cost share limitation with re… 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-5527 106 hr 5527 Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-10-24 2000-10-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. House Rep. Thune, John [R-SD-At Large] SD R T000250 0 Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 - Establishes: (1) a Missouri River Trust committee to vote on approval of a plan for the use of payments to it and to recommend proposals to be funded by its Executive Committee; and (2) a Missouri River Restoration Trust Fund into which the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) shall deposit $300 million on the first day of the eleventh fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act.Requires the Secretary to: (1) invest such portion of the Fund not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing U.S. obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States; (2) designate the aggregate amount of interest deposited in the Fund for the preceding fiscal year as available for making payments as requested by the Trust; and (3) make requested payments only after the Trust has adopted its plan. Requires the Federal share of the cost of any project carried out under this Act to be 80 percent of the project's total cost.Requires the Trust to prepare a plan for the use of such payments for carrying out Missouri River projects and programs to promote: (1) conservation practices; (2) the control and removal of sediment; (3) the protection of recreation on the River from sedimentation; (4) the protection of Indian and non-Indian historical and cultural sites along the River from sedimentation; (5) the conservation of fish and wildlife; or (6) erosion control. Provides for: (1) public review and comment; and (2) an audit of the Trust's activities.Requires the Secretary of the Army, within one year after funding under this Act becomes available, to report on: (1) the impact of the siltation of the Missouri River in the State of South Dakota; (2) the status of such historical and cultural sites; and (3) the extent of erosion along the River in the State.Authorizes the Secretary to use funds appropriated to the operations and maintenance account of the Corps of Engineers and available for use with respect to a water resources development project along the Missouri River to… 2025-08-20T14:17:04Z  
106-hr-5529 106 hr 5529 Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-10-24 2000-10-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6] AZ R H000413 5 Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000 - Title I: Central Arizona Project Adjustment Act of 2000 - Central Arizona Project Adjustment Act of 2000 - Sets forth requirements for the reallocation of Central Arizona Project (CAP) non-Indian agricultural and uncontracted municipal and industrial priority water. Provides for the remaining CAP water to be allocated to Arizona Indian tribes or to the Secretary of the Interior for use in future Indian water rights settlements.Ratifies and confirms the Escrow Agreement for the Acquisition and Allocation of Central Arizona Water.Title II: Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - Approves the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement. Describes reallocated water rights.Sets forth requirements regarding after-acquired trust lands.Title III: Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2000 - Amends the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 to set forth the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2000.Sets forth water delivery requirements and construction obligations with respect to the San Xavier Indian Reservation and the Schuk Toak District as well as permissible water uses.Approves the Settlement Agreement with respect to claims under United States v. Tucson, Adams v. United States, and Alvarez v. Tucson.Title IV: San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 (stet)Title V: Enforcement and Effective Date - Makes certain authorizations of appropriations under this Act effective pursuant to a statement of findings by the Secretary regarding actions related to this Act. Voids this Act if such statement is not made by December 31, 2005. 2025-08-20T14:17:46Z  
106-s-3231 106 s 3231 Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-10-24 2000-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 1 Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000 - Title I: Central Arizona Project Adjustment Act of 2000 - Central Arizona Project Adjustment Act of 2000 - Sets forth requirements for the reallocation of Central Arizona Project (CAP) non-Indian agricultural and uncontracted municipal and industrial priority water. Provides for the remaining CAP water to be allocated to Arizona Indian tribes or to the Secretary of the Interior for use in future Indian water rights settlements.Ratifies and confirms the Escrow Agreement for the Acquisition and Allocation of Central Arizona Water.Title II: Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - Approves the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement. Describes reallocated water rights.Sets forth requirements regarding after-acquired trust lands.Title III: Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2000 - Amends the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 to set forth the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2000.Sets forth water delivery requirements and construction obligations with respect to the San Xavier Indian Reservation and the Schuk Toak District as well as permissible water uses.Approves the Settlement Agreement with respect to claims under United States v. Tucson, Adams v. United States, and Alvarez v. Tucson.Title IV: San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 - San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2000 (stet)Title V: Enforcement and Effective Date - Makes certain authorizations of appropriations under this Act effective pursuant to a statement of findings by the Secretary regarding actions related to this Act. Voids this Act if such statement is not made by December 31, 2005. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-3227 106 s 3227 Savage Rapids Dam Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-10-23 2000-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 1 Savage Rapids Dam Act of 2000 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, prior to removal of Savage Rapids Dam, to: (1) design and install modern electric irrigation pumps and associated infrastructure at or near the Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon to supply water to the Grants Pass Irrigation District; (2) install fish screens at the pump stations; and (3) certify that the pumping facilities are operational and in conformity with environmental regulations.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Dam and remove it and to correct any deficiencies in the design, specification, and installation of the pumps.Vests title to the pumping facilities in the District.Requires the Bureau of Reclamation to monitor any impacts downstream from the Dam resulting from dam removal and to implement appropriate remedial actions.Requires the Bureau and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to implement fisheries enhancement projects upstream of the Dam and downstream to the mouth of Applegate River to minimize the impact, and maximize the benefit, of dam removal.Requires the Secretary to work with the State of Oregon and Josephine and Jackson Counties to implement community recreational enhancement projects. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-3212 106 s 3212 Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act Water Resources Development 2000-10-18 2000-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10716-10717) Senate Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] NH R S000606 3 Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Connecticut River Joint Commissions, to provide technical and financial assistance in managing the River to the States of New Hampshire and Vermont. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-3207 106 s 3207 Affordable Drinking Water Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-10-13 2000-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] PA R S000059 0 Affordable Drinking Water Act of 2000 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to nonprofit organizations to assist eligible individuals obtain financing for construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems in rural areas. 2025-08-20T14:21:06Z  
106-hr-5459 106 hr 5459 Corps of Engineers Benefit-Cost Improvement Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-10-12 2000-10-12 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Sanford, Marshall (Mark) [R-SC-1] SC R S000051 3 Corps of Engineers Benefit-Cost Improvement Act of 2000 - Direct the Secretary of the Army to: (1) recommend for authorization by Congress a water resources development and conservation project that is subject to a benefit-cost analysis only if the project's projected benefits are at least 1.5 times its estimated total cost; and (2) review the projected benefits and cost of currently authorized projects for which less than 33 percent of the total cost has been expended; and(3) transmit to Congress a list of each such currently authorized project that has projected benefits that are less than 1.5 times its estimated cost. Terminates authorization of a project included on the list three years after the transmittal of the list unless it is reauthorized. 2025-08-20T14:17:50Z  
106-s-3179 106 s 3179 National Recreation Lakes Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-10-06 2000-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] AR D L000035 1 National Recreation Lakes Act of 2000 - Establishes the National Recreation Lakes Demonstration Program and the Federal Lakes Recreation Leadership Council.Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 to provide for the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers in an existing recreation fee demonstration program. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-5297 106 hr 5297 To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-09-26 2000-10-06 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. House Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] AL R E000268 0 Amends the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance to project sponsors for the construction of reservoir structures for water storage and main water transmission lines to increase water supply in rural areas experiencing a severe problem with the quality or quantity of water; and (2) amend the definition of "works of improvement" to delete the requirement that a project must contain benefits directly related to agriculture, including rural communities, that account for at least 20 percent of the total benefits of the project. 2025-01-02T17:15:12Z  
106-hr-5307 106 hr 5307 Burnt, Malheur, Qwyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-09-26 2000-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] OR R W000791 0 Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:20:29Z  
106-hr-5310 106 hr 5310 Industrial Conservation and Efficiency Water Act Water Resources Development 2000-09-26 2000-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] CA D W000738 0 Industrial Conservation and Efficiency Water Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide assistance to municipal entities and nongovernmental organizations whose mission relates to water conservation and efficiency to support non-Federal voluntary programs that seek to promote new technologies and processes to reduce the use of water and discharge of wastewater from commercial and industrial entities. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:21:29Z  
106-s-3078 106 s 3078 Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-09-20 2000-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 1 Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 2000 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a Santa Fe, New Mexico, regional water management and river restoration project to: (1) divert and fully reuse imported water to meet future demands; (2) convert irrigation uses from potable water to reclaimed water; and (3) use reclaimed water to restore Santa Fe River flows, recharge groundwater resources, and enhance regional surface water supplies.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) participate in the feasibility study, design, planning, and construction of a water resources and infrastructure development plan for the San Ildefonso Pueblo; and (2) conduct a feasibility for a regional backbone pipeline to convey potable water to the pueblos of San Ildefonso, Pojoaque, Nambe, and Tesuque. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-5150 106 hr 5150 To direct the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries, Oregon and Washington. Water Resources Development 2000-09-12 2000-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. House Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] OR D B000574 3 Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries, Oregon and Washington; (2) use comprehensive conservation and management plans and committees established pursuant to the Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project (TBNEP) and the Lower Columbia River Estuary Program (LCREP) as guides for estuary restoration projects; and (3) work with the LCREP Implementation Committee and the TBNEP Tillamook Performance Partnership Committee to select two sites for environmental restoration actions and to plan, design, and construct two demonstration projects at full Federal expense. 2025-01-02T17:15:04Z  
106-s-3022 106 s 3022 Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act Water Resources Development 2000-09-08 2000-11-07 Became Public Law No: 106-466. Senate Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] ID R C000858 1 Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District certain facilities, including the water distribution and drainage system that is operated and maintained by the District for delivery and drainage of water for District lands. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-5120 106 hr 5120 Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-09-07 2000-09-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-43] CA R C000059 0 Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2000 - Amends the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 (the Act) to: (1) add irrigation projects to authorized projects; (2) include an Indian tribe as an organization eligible for assistance under the Act; and (3) revise the definitions of "project" and "water quality improvements."Establishes within the Bureau of Reclamation a program under which the Secretary of the Interior may make grants to organizations to carry out reclamation projects. Outlines proposal requirements for organizations seeking grant assistance. Requires each organization receiving assistance to contribute at least 25 percent of the estimated project cost. Makes the maximum Federal share per project $30 million as of January 2000, to be adjusted annually to reflect construction cost increases. Requires project approval or disapproval by the Secretary within one year. Limits to 50 percent of the maximum Federal share per grant the amount of any grant made under an approved project. Authorizes the Secretary to make a loan to an organization for remaining project costs.Establishes within the Bureau a small grant and loan program, to be known as the Small Reclamation Water Resources Management Partnership Program, to implement projects that can be performed by the recipient organization's workforce or contractors with streamlined documentation in 18 months or less. Limits partnership grants to $2.5 million each, to be matched on a 50 percent basis. Limits loans to the same amount, requiring repayment within five years after project completion. Includes as eligible activities under the partnership program water conservation, water quality improvements, water management for urban landscapes, drought assistance, fish and wildlife improvements, and public safety improvements. Authorizes the Secretary to include additional activities, after public notice and notification of specified congressional committees. Requires project applications to be submitted by April 1 of each year (under specified requ… 2025-08-20T14:21:30Z  
106-hr-5121 106 hr 5121 Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act Water Resources Development 2000-09-07 2000-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] FL R S000303 7 Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan contained in the "Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement" dated April 1, 1999, as modified by this Act (the Plan) as a framework for modifications and operational changes to the Central and Southern Florida Project that are needed to: (1) restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem; and (2) provide for the water-related needs of the region.Directs the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary): (1) in carrying out the Plan, to integrate such activities with ongoing Federal and State projects and activities; (2) to carry out specified listed projects included in the Plan, taking into account the protection of water quality by considering applicable State water quality standards and including features necessary to ensure that all ground water and surface water discharges from any authorized project feature will meet all applicable water quality standards and applicable water quality permitting requirements; and (3) in developing the projects authorized, to provide for public review and comment in accordance with applicable Federal law. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) specified pilot projects and initial projects included in the plan that are authorized for implementation; (2) conditions (i.e., reporting requirements, funding contingent on approval, modified water delivery, maximum costs of projects) for project implementation; and (3) the maximum cost of authorized project features.Sets forth provisions regarding additional program authority, authorization of future projects, the Federal cost share (50 percent), project evaluation, and exclusions and limitations from the Plan (regarding 245,000 acre-feet of water, wastewater reuse, and approval with limitations for the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and the Southern Corkscrew regional ecosystem).Directs the Secretary: (1) on completion and evaluation of the wastewater reuse pilot project, in an a… 2025-08-20T14:17:41Z  
106-hr-5130 106 hr 5130 CALFED Extension Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-09-07 2000-12-07 House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 15, 2000. House Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] CA R D000429 6 CALFED Extension Act of 2000 - Directs certain Federal agencies, acting through the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (the Program), to develop a program to achieve increased water yield and environmental benefits as well as improved water system reliability, water quality, water use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection for the State of California. Requires funding for water supply enhancements and environmental benefits to proceed concomitantly so that adequate progress is made in each area. States that funding for water storage development and conveyance facilities located in the Central Valley and Bay-Delta will occur together. Requires the Federal agencies, in developing water supply options, to consider all potential storage alternatives and utilize a cost/benefit analysis in conjunction with environmental criteria.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop water supply rule curves that can be used to describe increased water delivery in varying water years.Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct studies of available water supplies and existing demand within the respective units of the Central Valley Project.(Sec. 5) Directs: (1) the Federal agencies to participate with certain State agencies to develop a proposed joint structure for managing CALFED operations that will be authorized by Congress and the California Legislature prior to becoming effective; and (2) the Federal and the State agencies (the CALFED agencies) to make such a recommendation to such legislative bodies by May 31, 2001. Directs the Federal agencies to take steps that will encourage public, tribal, and local government involvement in developing such governance proposal.(Sec. 6) Directs the Federal agencies to: (1) manage the Environmental Water Account (EWA) so that actions taken to avoid jeopardy to endangered and threatened species, enhance species recovery, and protect fish by reducing incidental take related to Central Valley Project, State Water Project, or other … 2025-04-07T13:47:29Z  
106-hr-4991 106 hr 4991 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, to use Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-07-27 2000-08-08 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] CO R S000112 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, or its Water and Power Department or any other agency, public utility, or enterprise of the city, providing for the use of facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado, for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water originating on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes; and (2) the exchange of water originating on such slope for such purposes, using Project facilities. 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z  
106-s-2951 106 s 2951 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to investigate opportunities to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River. Water Resources Development 2000-07-27 2000-11-09 Became Public Law No: 106-499. Senate Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] WA R G000333 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the opportunities to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed, Okanagoan County, Washington, so as to restore and enhance fishery resources while maintaining or improving the availability of water supplies for irrigation. Limits the Federal Government's cost share for such study to 50 percent. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-4984 106 hr 4984 Klamath Project Water Supply Enhancement Act Water Resources Development 2000-07-26 2000-08-08 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] OR R W000791 1 Klamath Project Water Supply Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct feasibility studies of the following proposals related to the Klamath Project, a Federal reclamation project in Oregon and California: (1) increasing the storage capacity and or the yield (or both) of Project facilities, including the Gerber reservoir, Upper Klamath Lake, and Clear Lake; and (2) the potential for development of additional Klamath Basin groundwater supplies, including the effect of such groundwater development on groundwater and surface water supplies. Requires the Secretary, upon completion of such studies, to carry out projects to construct modifications to existing facilities and develop groundwater supplies to implement such proposals. 2025-08-20T14:18:11Z  
106-hr-4928 106 hr 4928 To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water. Water Resources Development 2000-07-24 2000-08-09 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] NV R G000152 0 Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reclamation and reuse of wastewater in and outside of the service area of Washoe County, Nevada. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 25 percent.Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for project operation and maintenance. 2025-01-02T17:14:41Z  
106-s-2906 106 s 2906 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, to use Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-07-21 2000-09-19 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-903. Senate Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] CO R A000109 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, or its Water and Power Department or any other agency, public utility, or enterprise of the city, providing for the use of facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado, for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water originating on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes; and (2) the exchange of water originating on such slope for such purposes, using Project facilities. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-4879 106 hr 4879 Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-07-18 2000-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] WI D K000188 8 Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2000 - Title I: Project Planning - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary of the Army to ensure that feasibility reports for the following water resources projects are subject to review by an independent panel of experts established under this title: (1) projects with an estimated cost of more than $25 million, including mitigation costs; and (2) controversial projects, as defined under this title.Establishes in the Army Corps of Engineers an Office of Independent Review to review the projects covered under this title. Defines as controversial projects those which: (1) are subject to a substantial degree of public controversy; (2) the affected State objects to; or (3) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines are likely to have a significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife after taking into account any proposed mitigation plan. Limits to $250,000 the cost of a review, authorizing the Secretary to waive such limit for good cause shown.(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to establish a stakeholder advisory group to assist the Secretary with the development of each feasibility study under this title and to enhance public participation in such study.(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to monitor the economic and environmental results of each project having an estimated total cost of more than $25 million and to report annually to Congress on such project's performance.(Sec. 104) Prohibits the Secretary from recommending a plan for a proposed project until all project costs, including mitigation, have been calculated.(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to revise the principles and guidelines for flood control projects to: (1) incorporate a national ecological restoration account, a national economic development account, and an optimum trade-off plan to maximize account benefits; (2) incorporate new techniques in risk and uncertainty analysis; (3) eliminate biases and disincentives for nonstructural flood damage projects; (4) incorporate new analytical… 2025-08-20T14:18:26Z  
106-s-2880 106 s 2880 A bill to provide construction assistance for a project for a water transmission line from the Missouri River to the city of Williston, North Dakota. Water Resources Development 2000-07-17 2000-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] ND D C000705 1 Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to provide assistance for a project for a water transmission line from the Missouri River to the city of Williston, North Dakota. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
106-s-2881 106 s 2881 Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-07-17 2000-07-25 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-810. Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 0 Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2000 - Amends the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 (the Act) to: (1) add irrigation projects to authorized projects; (2) include an Indian tribe as an organization eligible for assistance under the Act; and (3) revise the definitions of "project" and "water quality improvements."Establishes within the Bureau of Reclamation a program under which the Secretary of the Interior may make grants to organizations to carry out reclamation projects. Outlines proposal requirements for organizations seeking grant assistance. Requires each organization receiving assistance to contribute at least 25 percent of the estimated project cost. Makes the maximum Federal share per project $30 million as of January 2000, to be adjusted annually to reflect construction cost increases. Requires project approval or disapproval by the Secretary within one year. Limits to 50 percent of the maximum Federal share per grant the amount of any grant made under an approved project. Authorizes the Secretary to make a loan to an organization for remaining project costs.Establishes within the Bureau a small grant and loan program, to be known as the Small Reclamation Water Resources Management Partnership Program, to implement projects that can be performed by the recipient organization's workforce or contractors with streamlined documentation in 18 months or less. Limits partnership grants to $2.5 million each, to be matched on a 50 percent basis. Limits loans to the same amount, requiring repayment within five years after project completion. Includes as eligible activities under the partnership program water conservation, water quality improvements, water management for urban landscapes, drought assistance, fish and wildlife improvements, and public safety improvements. Authorizes the Secretary to include additional activities, after public notice and notification of specified congressional committees. Requires project applications to be submitted by April 1 of each year (under specified requ… 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2882 106 s 2882 Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-07-17 2000-11-09 Became Public Law No: 106-498. Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 1 Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility studies of the following topics related to the Upper Klamath Basin and the Klamath Project, a Federal reclamation project in Oregon and California: (1) increasing the storage capacity and/or yield of Project facilities while improving water quality, consistent with the protection of fish and wildlife; (2) the potential for development of additional Klamath Basin groundwater supplies to improve water quantity and quality, including the effect of such groundwater development on nonproject lands, groundwater and surface water supplies, and fish and wildlife; and (3) the potential for further innovations in the use of existing water resources, or market-based approaches, in order to meet growing water needs consistent with State water law.Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Oregon Department of Water Resources to fund studies relating to the water supply needs of non-project lands in the Upper Klamath Basin.Authorizes the Secretary to compile information on native fish species in the Upper Klamath River Basin upstream of Upper Klamath Lake and, wherever possible, to use data already developed by Federal agencies and other stakeholders in such Basin.Directs the Secretary to complete ongoing hydrologic surveys in the Klamath River Basin currently being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.Requires the Secretary to submit the findings of the studies to Congress within 90 days of each study's completion, together with any recommendations for projects.Authorizes appropriations. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2877 106 s 2877 Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-07-14 2000-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 1 Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.Authorizes appropriations. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-4847 106 hr 4847 Reclamation Reform Refund Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-07-13 2000-09-18 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512. House Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20] CA D D000424 2 Reclamation Reform Refund Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to fully refund amounts received as payments (including the amount of associated interest) for charges assessed by the Secretary before January 1, 1994, for failure to file or properly file certain certification or reporting forms prior to the receipt of irrigation water pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. Provides that such refunds shall be made regardless of whether such payments were required by the United States, were made pursuant to a compromise or settlement, or were otherwise received by the United States. Requires, except with respect to the 1987 water year, such refunds to be reduced by a specified administrative fee for each failure to file certification or reporting forms. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:19:02Z  
106-s-2847 106 s 2847 A bill to modify the River and Harbor Act of 1886 to authorize Corps of Engineer authority over an extended portion of the Clinton River. Water Resources Development 2000-07-11 2000-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] MI R A000355 0 Modifies the Clinton River, Michigan, navigation project to extend the eight foot deep, fifty foot wide navigation channel approximately two miles upstream from the Cass Avenue bridge to the Gratiot Avenue bridge. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
106-s-2796 106 s 2796 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-06-27 2000-12-11 Became Public Law No: 106-541. Senate Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] OH R V000126 2 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 - Title I: Water Resources Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (Secretary) to carry out: (1) projects for water resources development, conservation, and related purposes at the Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey, and the Port of New York and New Jersey; and (2) specified water resources projects (subject to the completion of a favorable final report of the Army Chief of Engineers by December 31, 2000) in Alaska, Arizona, California, the Delaware coast, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana and Kentucky, Kentucky and Ohio, the Ohio River in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming.(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of, and authorizes the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that a project is feasible, to carry out projects for: (1) emergency streambank protection in Indiana and Louisiana; (2) navigation in Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin; (3) aquatic ecosystem restoration in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania; (4) shoreline protection in Louisiana and New York; (5) snagging and sediment removal in Illinois and Louisiana; and (6) mitigation of shore damage at Puget Island, Washington.(Sec. 110) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain projects in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Ohio for the beneficial uses of dredged material.(Sec. 111) Amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1999 to authorize the Secretary to design and construct a shore protection project at Fort Canby State Park, Washington.(Sec. 112) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the Petaluma River flood protection project in Petaluma, California.Title II: General Provisions - Amends the WRDA of 1986 to authorize the Secretary to assess the water resources needs of watersheds (currently only river basins and regions) of th… 2025-04-07T13:47:29Z  
106-s-2797 106 s 2797 Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act Water Resources Development 2000-06-27 2000-07-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 730. Senate Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] NH R S000606 4 Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan contained in the "Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement" dated April 1, 1999, as modified by this Act (the Plan) as a framework for modifications and operational changes to the Central and Southern Florida Project that are needed to: (1) restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem; (2) provide for the protection of water quality in, and the reduction of the loss of fresh water from, the Everglades; and (3) provide for the water-related needs of the region.Directs the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary): (1) in carrying out the Plan, to integrate such activities with ongoing Federal and State projects and activities; (2) to carry out specified listed projects included in the Plan, taking into account the protection of water quality by considering applicable State water quality standards and including features necessary to ensure that all ground water and surface water discharges from any authorized project feature will meet all applicable water quality standards and applicable water quality permitting requirements; and (3) in developing the projects authorized, to provide for public review and comment in accordance with applicable Federal law. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) specified pilot projects and initial projects included in the plan that are authorized for implementation; (2) conditions (i.e., reporting requirements, funding contingent on approval, modified water delivery, maximum costs of projects) for project implementation; and (3) the maximum cost of authorized project features.Sets forth provisions regarding additional program authority, authorization of future projects, the Federal cost share (50 percent), project evaluation, and exclusions and limitations from the Plan (regarding 245,000 acre-feet of water, wastewater reuse, and approval with limitations for the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and the Southern Corkscrew re… 2025-04-07T13:42:34Z  
106-hr-4754 106 hr 4754 Missouri River Valley Improvement Act Water Resources Development 2000-06-26 2000-07-11 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5] MO D M000316 2 Missouri River Valley Improvement Act - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1944 to direct the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect, enhance, and restore fish and wildlife habitat on the Missouri River (River).(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of the Army to provide for activities necessary to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat without adversely affecting the water-related needs of the River basin and private property rights.(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in each River basin State for which the State Governor so consents, to conduct a River study to examine needs and opportunities for acquisition of land surrounding the River for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Requires any acquisition of new land for inclusion in the System to be: (1) conducted using existing acquisition authorities; (2) from willing sellers only; and (3) preceded by an evaluation of any impact of new land on other authorized project purposes of the River main stem system.(Sec. 7) Amends provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to a project for the mitigation of River fish and wildlife losses to authorize appropriations for FY 2001 through 2010.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary of the Army to complete, and report to Congress on, a study that: (1) analyzes any adverse effects on aquatic and riparian-dependent fish and wildlife resulting from operation of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Project in Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana; (2) recommends appropriate measures to mitigate such effects; and (3) develops baseline geologic and hydrologic data relating to aquatic and riparian habitat. Directs such Secretary to: (1) develop and administer a pilot mitigation program that involves the experimental releases of warm water from the spillways at Fort Peck Dam during the spawning periods for native fish and involves the monitoring of fish response to and the effectiveness of the preservation of native fish and wildlife habitat of the releases; and (2) c… 2025-08-20T14:20:12Z  
106-hr-4726 106 hr 4726 Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act Water Resources Development 2000-06-22 2000-06-29 Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior. House Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] NM D U000039 0 Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey, to develop a hydrogeologic mapping, modeling, and monitoring program for the Southern Ogallala Aquifer (as defined by this Act).Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to establish a groundwater conservation assistance program for such Aquifer. Directs the Secretary to create a groundwater conservation plan certification process. States that farms in jurisdictions with a certified plan shall be eligible for specified implementation assistance.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:17:09Z  
106-s-2755 106 s 2755 Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act Water Resources Development 2000-06-20 2000-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5462-5463) Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 1 Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey, to develop a hydrogeologic mapping, modeling, and monitoring program for the Southern Ogallala Aquifer (as defined by this Act).Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to establish a groundwater conservation assistance program for such Aquifer. Directs the Secretary to create a groundwater conservation plan certification process. States that farms in jurisdictions with a certified plan shall be eligible for specified implementation assistance.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:17:16Z  
106-hr-4692 106 hr 4692 Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-06-19 2000-06-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] NV D B001231 0 Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the continued development and implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project.Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of the Army and Interior to provide, with respect to the Project, technical assistance, interagency coordination, and funding for: (1) the collection and modeling of hydrologic data for water quality; and (2) the design and construction of erosion control facilities, wetland restoration features, ground water interdiction facilities, treated effluent transport diffusion and reuse features, water quality improvement facilities, and other project features developed under the Las Vegas Wash Comprehensive Adaptive Management Plan.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:16:54Z  
106-s-2750 106 s 2750 Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-06-19 2000-06-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 1 Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the continued development and implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project.Direct the Administrator and the Secretaries of the Army and the Interior to provide research, technical assistance, interagency coordination, and funding for: (1) the collection and modeling of scientific and hydrologic data; and (2) the design and construction of erosion control facilities, wetland restoration features, ground water interdiction facilities, treated effluent transport diffusion and reuse features, water quality improvement facilities, and other project features developed under the Las Vegas Wash Comprehensive Adaptive Management Plan.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:17:50Z  
106-s-2724 106 s 2724 A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out an assessment of State, municipal, and private dams in the State of Vermont and to make appropriate modifications to the dams. Water Resources Development 2000-06-13 2000-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 0 Directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out an assessment of State, municipal, and private dams in Vermont to: (1) determine whether the dams and related structures continue to serve their intended purposes; (2) evaluate their condition; (3) identify any repairs and improvements required to address structural deficiencies; (4) identify dams which warrant removal; and (5) evaluate the need for modifications for environmental enhancement, including the need to modify or remove existing structures or to construct additional structures to provide for fish passage.Requires the Secretary: (1) after completion of the assessment, to implement the recommendations developed under the assessment, including recommendations for modifications to the dams; and (2) pending completion of the assessment, to plan and implement necessary modifications to such dams identified as high or significant hazard dams that pose an imminent threat to life and property.Sets forth cost sharing requirements for non-Federal interests. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
106-s-2704 106 s 2704 Missouri River Valley Improvement Act Water Resources Development 2000-06-08 2000-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] NE D K000146 5 Missouri River Valley Improvement Act - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1944 to direct the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect, enhance, and restore fish and wildlife habitat on the Missouri River (River).(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of the Army to provide for activities necessary to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat without adversely affecting the water-related needs of the River basin and private property rights.(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in each River basin State for which the State Governor so consents, to conduct a River study to examine needs and opportunities for acquisition of land surrounding the River for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Requires any acquisition of new land for inclusion in the System to be: (1) conducted using existing acquisition authorities; (2) from willing sellers only; and (3) preceded by an evaluation of any impact of new land on other authorized project purposes of the River main stem system.(Sec. 7) Amends provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to a project for the mitigation of River fish and wildlife losses to authorize appropriations for FY 2001 through 2010.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary of the Army to complete, and report to Congress on, a study that: (1) analyzes any adverse effects on aquatic and riparian-dependent fish and wildlife resulting from operation of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Project in Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana; (2) recommends appropriate measures to mitigate such effects; and (3) develops baseline geologic and hydrologic data relating to aquatic and riparian habitat. Directs such Secretary to: (1) develop and administer a pilot mitigation program that involves the experimental releases of warm water from the spillways at Fort Peck Dam during the spawning periods for native fish and involves the monitoring of fish response to and the effectiveness of the preservation of native fish and wildlife habitat of the releases; and (2) c… 2025-08-20T14:20:58Z  
106-s-2691 106 s 2691 A bill to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-06-07 2000-10-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 1 Amends Federal law establishing the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon to add acreage to such unit.Requires the cutting of trees to be prohibited on Federal land in the entire unit.Repeals a provision of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 which requires certain Unit lands that are not contained in the Bull Run River Drainage to be managed in accordance with the law establishing the Unit.Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to identify any Oregon and California Railroad lands (O&C lands), subject to the distribution provision regarding such lands, within the boundary of the Unit. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to identify public domain lands (as defined under this Act) within the Medford, Roseburg, Eugene, Salem and Coos Bay Districts and the Klamath Resource Area of the Lakeview District of the Bureau of Land Management equal in size and condition as such O&C lands, but not subject to the Act relating to the Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands. Requires such Secretary to: (1) submit to Congress and publish in the Federal Register a map or maps identifying those public domain lands mentioned in the two preceding clauses; and (2) after an opportunity for public comment, complete an administrative land reclassification such that the O&C lands within the Unit become public domain lands not subject to the distribution provision and the public domain lands within such Districts become O&C lands subject to such Act.Authorizes appropriations under the provisions of the FY 1999 Interior Appropriations Act for Clackamas County, Oregon, for watershed restoration (except timber extraction) that protects or enhances water quality or relates to the recovery of endangered and threatened species near the Unit in order to further this Act's purposes. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-4580 106 hr 4580 To provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-06-06 2000-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. House Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] OR D B000574 4 Amends Federal law to reestablish and add acreage to the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior, as applicable, to prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the entire unit. 2025-01-02T17:14:16Z  
106-s-2672 106 s 2672 Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir Conveyance Act Water Resources Development 2000-06-06 2000-07-11 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-783. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey the improvements (and associated interests) authorized in the Foresthill Divide Subunit of the Auburn-Folsom South Unit, Central Valley Project (Project) to the Foresthill Public Utility District of California. Requires the District to be relieved of all payment obligations relating to the Project and requires all debt under the Water Services Contract to be extinguished upon the District's payment of a specified amount to the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that the District shall continue to be obligated to make Project payments under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act through 2029.States that on payment of such amount: (1) the Project shall no longer be a Federal reclamation project or a unit of the Central Valley Project; and (2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any further reclamation benefits.Directs the Chief of the Forest Service, upon such conveyance, to grant the District the right to occupy and flood portions of land in Tahoe National Forest, subject to the terms and conditions stated in an agreement between the District and the Supervisor of such Forest.Allows the Secretary, to the extent that costs associated with the Project are included as a reimbursable cost of the Central Valley Project, to exclude such costs in excess of the amount of costs repaid by the District from such Project's pooled reimbursable costs until the Project is operationally integrated into the water supply yield of such Project. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2683 106 s 2683 A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Kennebunk River, Maine. Water Resources Development 2000-06-06 2000-06-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 0 Deauthorizes a specified portion of the project for navigation, Kennebunk River, Maine. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
106-s-2684 106 s 2684 A bill to redesignate and reauthorize as anchorage certain portions of the project for navigation, Narraguagus River, Milbridge, Maine. Water Resources Development 2000-06-06 2000-06-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 1 Redesignates and reauthorizes as anchorage specified portions of the project for navigation, Narraguagus River, Milbridge, Maine. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
106-hr-4558 106 hr 4558 To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to modify the City of West Jordon, Utah, Reuse Project to include recycling and reuse of naturally impaired surface water. Water Resources Development 2000-05-25 2000-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2] UT R C000722 0 Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to revise the City of West Jordan, Utah, Water Reuse Project to include the recycling and reuse of naturally impaired surface water. 2025-04-07T13:43:08Z  
106-hr-4531 106 hr 4531 To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to particpate in the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project. Water Resources Development 2000-05-24 2000-06-05 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-41] CA R M001139 5 Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in cooperation with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project; (2) in cooperation with local governments, to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean; (3) to carry out a study and program to assist water agencies in projects to construct such brine lines in San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley, California; and (4) in cooperation with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, the Western Municipal Water District, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.Sets forth limits respecting the Federal cost share of such projects and study.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-02T17:14:19Z  
106-hr-4533 106 hr 4533 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, and to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program under the Federal reclamation laws to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California. Water Resources Development 2000-05-24 2000-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-42] CA D B001234 0 Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in cooperation with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project; (2) in cooperation with local governments, to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean; and (3) to carry out a study and program to assist water agencies in projects to construct such brine lines in San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley, California.Sets forth limitations respecting the Federal cost share of such projects and study.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-02T17:14:19Z  
106-s-2594 106 s 2594 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use the Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-05-18 2000-12-19 Became Public Law No: 106-549. Senate Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] CO R A000109 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if storage or carrying capacity has been or may be provided in excess of the requirements of the land to be irrigated under the Mancos Project, Colorado, to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District and any of its member unit contractors for impounding, storage, diverting, or carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes, to an extent not exceeding the excess capacity.Requires the Secretary, in fixing the charges under such a contract, to take into consideration: (1) the costs of construction and maintenance of the project by which the nonproject water is to be diverted, impounded, stored, or carried; and (2) the canal by which the water is to be carried.Prohibits the District from imposing a charge for the storage, carriage, or delivery of the nonproject water in excess of the charge paid to the United States, except to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to cover: (1) a proportionate share of the project cost; and (2) the cost of carriage and delivery of such water through the District's facilities. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-4411 106 hr 4411 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-05-09 2000-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] PA R S000394 3 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to modify the Central and Southern Florida (CSF) Project to restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem.Authorizes implementation, at specified total costs, of certain pilot projects and other projects included in the Plan. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to implement modifications to the CSF Project that are consistent with the Plan and that will produce independent and substantial restoration, preservation, or protection benefits to the ecosystem, provided that the total cost of each project accomplished under such authority shall not exceed $35 million and the total Federal cost of all such projects shall not exceed $250 million. Requires a specific authorization of Congress for all other future projects included the Plan.Directs the Secretary to establish a program to ensure that socially and economically disadvantaged individuals within the South Florida ecosystem are informed of the Plan, given the opportunity to review and comment on each project feature, provided opportunities to participate as a small business concern contractor, and given opportunities for employment or internships in emerging industry sectors. Requires the Secretary to establish a goal that not less than ten percent of the amounts made available for construction of projects be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by such individuals within the ecosystem.Requires the Secretary: (1) to dedicate and manage the water made available from project features for the temporal and spatial needs of the natural system; and (2) after notice and opportunity for public comment and with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to issue programmatic regulations identifying the amount of water to be dedicated and managed. Requires that such regulations be completed within two years of the date of enactment of this Act.Requires the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to develop project … 2025-08-20T14:19:45Z  
106-hr-4389 106 hr 4389 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. Water Resources Development 2000-05-04 2000-10-27 Became Public Law No: 106-376. House Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] CO R S000112 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey the North Poudre Supply Canal and Diversion Works, the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal and Windsor Extension, and the Dixon Feeder Canal, all of which are facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project located in Larimer County, Colorado, to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.Requires the Secretary to accept specified payments from the District and from the power customers as consideration. Provides that specified receipts from the sale of power from the Loveland Area Projects collected by the Western Area Power Administration and deposited into the Reclamation fund of the Treasury in FY 2001 shall be treated as full and complete payment by such customers of such consideration and as repayment by them of all aid to irrigation associated with such facilities. Provides for the amount paid by the District to be credited toward repayment of capital costs of the Project in an amount equal to the associated undiscounted obligation for repayment of such capital costs. 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z  
106-hr-4299 106 hr 4299 National Recreation Lakes Act Water Resources Development 2000-04-13 2000-04-26 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] GA R D000168 11 National Recreation Lakes Act - Requires the heads of Federal lake management agencies to: (1) treat recreation as an authorized purpose of each Federal manmade lake managed by such agencies; and (2) give recreation appropriate attention in all agency decisions and policies relating to such lakes.Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide for the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers in an existing recreation fee demonstration program.Establishes the National Recreation Lakes Demonstration Program.Authorizes the Federal share of costs to construct, reconstruct, or operate facilities for recreation at a Federal manmade lake to be 100 percent. 2025-08-20T14:21:26Z  
106-hr-4341 106 hr 4341 Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-04-13 2000-04-27 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] OR R W000791 0 Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Tumalo Irrigation District, to participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon.Limits the Federal share of project costs to 50 percent and provides that such share shall be nonreimbursable. Provides that the District shall receive credit for any funds it has provided toward project design, planning or construction prior to the enactment of this Act.Provides that the District shall hold title to facilities constructed under this Act and shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of such facilities.Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits the Bureau of Reclamation from charging the District more than one percent of the project cost for carrying out administrative or oversight activities. 2025-08-20T14:18:43Z  
106-s-2425 106 s 2425 Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-04-13 2000-11-09 Became Public Law No: 106-496. Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 1 Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Tumalo Irrigation District, to participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon.Limits the Federal share of project costs to 50 percent and provides that such share shall be nonreimbursable. Provides that the District shall receive credit for any funds it has provided toward project design, planning or construction prior to the enactment of this Act.Provides that the District shall hold title to facilities constructed under this Act and shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of such facilities.Authorizes appropriations. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2437 106 s 2437 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-04-13 2000-05-11 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-729. Senate Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] NH R S000606 1 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 - Approves the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to modify the Central and Southern Florida (CSF) Project to restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem.Authorizes implementation, at specified total costs, of certain pilot projects and other projects included in the Plan. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to implement modifications to the CSF Project that are consistent with the Plan and that will produce independent and substantial restoration, preservation, or protection benefits to the ecosystem, provided that the total cost of each project accomplished under such authority shall not exceed $35 million and the total Federal cost of all such projects shall not exceed $250 million. Requires a specific authorization of Congress for all other future projects included the Plan.Directs the Secretary to establish a program to ensure that socially and economically disadvantaged individuals within the South Florida ecosystem are informed of the Plan, given the opportunity to review and comment on each project feature, provided opportunities to participate as a small business concern contractor, and given opportunities for employment or internships in emerging industry sectors. Requires the Secretary to establish a goal that not less than ten percent of the amounts made available for construction of projects be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by such individuals within the ecosystem.Requires the Secretary: (1) to dedicate and manage the water made available from project features for the temporal and spatial needs of the natural system; and (2) after notice and opportunity for public comment and with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to issue programmatic regulations identifying the amount of water to be dedicated and managed. Requires that such regulations be completed within two years of the date of enactment of this Act.Requires the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to develop project … 2025-09-03T11:03:18Z  
106-s-2410 106 s 2410 A bill to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-04-12 2000-05-24 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-703. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] AK R M001085 0 Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to: (1) delete a provision which included modification costs resulting from the nonperformance of reasonable dam structure maintenance as project costs reimbursable to the operating entity; (2) make reimbursable with respect to additional funds authorized to be appropriated by amendments made to the Act in 2000 costs incurred in the modification of structures resulting from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in dam safety criteria; (3) include as reimbursable those costs allocated to irrigation without regard to the water users' ability to pay; (4) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pay reimbursable costs pursuant to a repayment contract at any time prior to completion of construction; (5) extend through FY 2000 the authorization of appropriations for the above costs; and (6) decrease from 60 to 30 days after the Secretary has submitted a report on an existing dam the required waiting period before funds can be obligated to carry out actual construction to modify such dam. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2396 106 s 2396 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding , storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-04-11 2000-05-24 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-703. Senate Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] UT R B000382 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District or any of its member unit contractors for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes, using facilities associated with the Weber Basin Project; and (2) the exchange of water among Project contractors for such purposes, using such facilities. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2400 106 s 2400 A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. Water Resources Development 2000-04-11 2000-10-02 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 896. Senate Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] CO R A000109 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey the North Poudre Supply Canal and Diversion Works, the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal and Windsor Extension, and the Dixon Feeder Canal, all of which are facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project located in Larimer County, Colorado, to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.Requires the Secretary to accept specified amounts from the District and power customers as consideration for the conveyance of such facilities. Treats the amount from the power customers as a full and complete payment of such consideration and as repayment of all aid to irrigation associated with such facilities. Credits the amount paid by the District toward repayment of capital costs of the Project in an amount equal to the associated undiscounted obligation for repayment of such capital costs. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2368 106 s 2368 Water Resource Study Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-04-06 2000-04-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] TN R F000439 0 Water Resource Study Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide assistance to the State of Tennessee to conduct studies on emerging water supply needs as described under this Act.Requires, as a condition of receiving such assistance, the State to: (1) select a geographic area within the State having consistent, emerging, water supply needs; and (2) conduct a study on such needs.Requires that such a study conducted under this Act: (1) identify Federal and State resources, assistance programs, regulations, and sources of funding for water supply development and management that are applicable to the geographic areas selected; (2) identify potential weaknesses, redundancies, and contradictions; and (3) conduct a water resource inventory in the geographic study area to determine specified considerations and conditions with respect to such area's water supply needs.Requires the Corps of Engineers, for each study, to: (1) be the lead Federal agency; and (2) consult with the State for guidance in the development of the study. Provides for: (1) selection by the State of entities to participate in the study; and (2) participation by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Tennessee Valley Authority in such study. Permits the University of Tennessee to elect to participate in such study.Provides for each study to be funded at full Federal expense.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:19:19Z  
106-hr-4196 106 hr 4196 Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-04-05 2000-04-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property. House Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] ID R S001148 8 Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2000 - Subjects the United States, in any State administrative or judicial proceeding for the adjudication or administration of water rights in which the United States is a party, to the imposition of fees and costs on its claims to water rights under either State or Federal law to the same extent as a private party to the proceeding.Sets forth reporting requirements by heads of Federal agencies that file or have pending water rights claims. 2025-08-20T14:21:19Z  
106-s-2363 106 s 2363 Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-04-05 2000-04-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2239) Senate Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] ID R C000880 6 Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2000 - Subjects the United States, in any State administrative or judicial proceeding for the adjudication or administration of water rights in which the United States is a party, to the imposition of fees and costs on its claims to water rights under either State or Federal law to the same extent as a private party to the proceeding.Sets forth reporting requirements by heads of Federal agencies that file or have pending water rights claims. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2350 106 s 2350 Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act Water Resources Development 2000-04-04 2000-10-03 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 927. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified water rights to Duchesne City, Utah, or a water district created by the City.Directs the Secretary to require, as terms of any such conveyance, that the City: (1) allow the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, its members, and any person leasing or utilizing land that is held in trust for the Tribe and is located within the water service area of the City to connect to the City's municipal water system; and (2) not require such tribe, members, or person to pay any water impact or connection fee or deliver or transfer any water or water rights for such connection (but permits charging any person that connects to the City's municipal water system reasonable, customary, and nondiscriminatory fees to cover system operation and maintenance costs to treat, transport, and deliver water). 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-4132 106 hr 4132 To reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. Water Resources Development 2000-03-30 2000-10-27 Became Public Law No: 106-374. House Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] CA R D000429 31 Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to authorize appropriations through FY 2005 for: (1) carrying out certain provisions relating to water resources research and technology institutes; and (2) for reimbursement of the direct cost expenses of additional research or synthesis of research by the institutes which focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relate to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the institutes. 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z  
106-hr-4139 106 hr 4139 Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-03-30 2000-04-07 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] WA R M000669 2 Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in: (1) the Tulalip Tribes Water Quality Feasibility Study to identify ways to meet domestic and commercial water distribution needs of the Tulalip Indian Reservation on the Eastern Shore of Puget Sound, Washington; and (2) the Lower Elwha Klallam Rural Water Supply Feasibility Study to identify additional groundwater supply sources for the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Requires the Secretary to make available to the public, upon request, the results of each feasibility study and to promptly publish in the Federal Register a notice of the availability of those results. 2025-08-20T14:17:13Z  
106-hr-4123 106 hr 4123 Yazoo Tax Base Protection Act Water Resources Development 2000-03-29 2000-03-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] MS D T000193 0 Yazoo Tax Base Protection Act - Modifies the flood control project, Yazoo Backwater Area, Yazoo Basin, Mississippi, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to make payments to local interests as compensation for certain local tax revenue reductions resulting from project-related reforestation easement purchases. 2025-08-20T14:17:35Z  
106-s-2301 106 s 2301 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lakehaven water reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water Water Resources Development 2000-03-28 2000-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] WA R G000333 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for the Lakehaven water reclamation project, Washington, to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwater, within and outside the service area of the Lakehaven Utility District.Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of total project costs. Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for project operation and maintenance. Permits funds appropriated pursuant to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to be used for the Project. Requires the design, planning, and construction of the Project be in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, such Act. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2309 106 s 2309 Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act Water Resources Development 2000-03-28 2000-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1824-1825) Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 0 Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act - Directs the President to establish the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission to investigate and report to Congress on the Corps, with emphasis on: (1) the effectiveness of civilian control over civil works functions, particularly the effectiveness of the relationship between uniformed officers and the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works with respect to responsiveness, lines of authority, and coordination; (2) compliance through such functions with environmental laws in the design and operation of projects; (3) the quality and objectivity of scientific, environmental, and economic analyses; (4) the extent of coordination and cooperation with other Federal and State agencies in designing and implementing projects; (5) whether the size of the Corps is appropriate; (6) whether and how the management structure should be changed; (7) whether any of the civil works functions should be transferred from the Department of the Army to a civilian agency or should be privatized; (8) whether any segments of the inland water system should be closed; (9) whether any planning regulations should be revised to give equal consideration to economic and environmental goals of a project; (10) whether any currently authorized projects should be deauthorized; (11) whether all studies conducted by the Corps should be subject to independent review; and (12) the extent to which project benefits exceed costs or accrue to private interests.Authorizes appropriations. 2026-02-10T13:38:48Z  
106-s-2297 106 s 2297 A bill to reauthorize the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. Water Resources Development 2000-03-27 2000-08-25 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 746. Senate Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] ID R C000880 13 Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to authorize appropriations through FY 2005 for: (1) carrying out certain provisions relating to water resources research and technology institutes; and (2) for reimbursement of the direct cost expenses of additional research or synthesis of research by the institutes which focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relate to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the institutes. 2026-02-10T13:38:48Z  
106-s-2291 106 s 2291 Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-03-23 2000-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 1 Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 - Establishes: (1) a Missouri River Trust committee to vote on approval of a plan for the use of payments to it and to recommend proposals to be funded by its Executive Committee; and (2) a Missouri River Restoration Trust Fund into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit $200 million on the first day of the eleventh fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act.Requires the Secretary to: (1) invest such portion of the Fund not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing U.S. obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States; (2) designate the aggregate amount of interest deposited in the Fund for the preceding fiscal year as available for making payments as requested by the Trust; and (3) make requested payments only after the Trust has adopted its plan. Requires not less than 30 percent of such payments to be used for projects that are within an Indian reservation or administered by an Indian Tribe.Requires the Trust to prepare a plan for the use of such payments for carrying out Missouri River projects and programs to promote: (1) conservation practices; (2) the control and removal of sediment; (3) recreation; (4) the protection of Indian and non-Indian historical and cultural sites; (5) the conservation of fish and wildlife; or (6) erosion control. Provides for: (1) public review and comment; and (2) an audit of the Trust's activities.Requires the Secretary of the Army, within one year after funding under this Act becomes available, to report on: (1) the impact of the siltation of the Missouri River in the State of South Dakota; (2) the status of such historical and cultural sites; and (3) the extent of erosion along such river in the State.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:18:42Z  
106-hr-4060 106 hr 4060 Lake Sidney Lanier Home Preservation Act Water Resources Development 2000-03-22 2000-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] GA R D000168 0 Lake Sidney Lanier Home Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish and provide public notice of a program to: (1) convey to eligible property owners the right to maintain existing structures for human habitation (constructed before January 1, 2000) on lands acquired by the United States for the Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, project; or (2) release eligible property owners from the rights acquired by the United States to prohibit structures for human habitation on lands surrounding the Lake to a specified elevation, with respect to existing structures. Sets forth requirements for regulations governing actions by the Army Corps of Engineers and property owners seeking to establish eligibility under such program. 2025-08-20T14:21:20Z  
106-s-2260 106 s 2260 Lake Sidney Lanier Home Preservation Act Water Resources Development 2000-03-21 2000-04-25 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-1005. Senate Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] GA R C000813 1 Lake Sidney Lanier Home Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish and provide public notice of a program to: (1) convey to eligible property owners the right to maintain existing structures for human habitation (constructed before January 1, 2000) on lands acquired by the United States for the Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia, project; or (2) release eligible property owners from the rights acquired by the United States to prohibit structures for human habitation on lands surrounding the Lake to a specified elevation, with respect to existing structures. Sets forth requirements for regulations governing actions by the Army Corps of Engineers and property owners seeking to establish eligibility under such program. 2025-08-20T14:18:00Z  
106-s-2248 106 s 2248 Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act Water Resources Development 2000-03-20 2000-05-24 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-703. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for use by the Colusa Basin Drainage District, California, or by local agencies acting under California's Colusa Basin Drainage Act, for planning, design, environmental compliance, and construction required in carrying out eligible projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed to: (1) reduce the risk of damage to urban and agricultural areas from flooding or the discharge of drainage water or tailwater; (2) assist in groundwater recharge efforts to alleviate overdraft and land subsidence; or (3) construct, restore or preserve wetland and riparian habitat; and (4) capture surface water or stormwater for conservation, conjunctive use, and increased water supplies. Requires the Secretary to ensure that funded projects are not inconsistent with watershed protection and environmental restoration efforts being carried out under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act or the CALFED Bay-Delta Program.Directs the Secretary to require that the District and cooperating non-Federal agencies or organizations pay: (1) 25 percent of project construction costs; and (2) 100 percent of project operation, maintenance, and replacement and rehabilitation costs. Permits funds made available under this Act to: (1) be used to fund all costs incurred for planning, design, and environmental compliance activities by the District or by local agencies; and (2) be made available only to a District or a local agency that enters into a binding agreement with the Secretary that provides that the District or local agency shall pay the non-Federal share of construction costs and that governs the funding of planning, design, and compliance activities costs.Authorizes appropriations. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-3986 106 hr 3986 To provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington. Water Resources Development 2000-03-15 2000-10-27 Became Public Law No: 106-372. House Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] WA R H000329 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, as an alternative to providing for the electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant and Powerplant operations at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington, to use not more than $4 million of sums appropriated for the electrification to study the engineering feasibility of exchanging water from the Columbia River for water historically diverted from the Yakima River. Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Kennewick Irrigation District and in consultation with the Bonneville Power Administration, to: (1) prepare a report that describes project benefits and contains feasibility level designs and cost estimates; (2) secure the critical right-of-way areas for the pipeline alignment; (3) prepare an environmental assessment; and (4) conduct such other studies or investigations as are necessary to develop a water exchange. Requires that the rate to be utilized by the Administrator of the Administration in determining the cost of power needed for the electrification or water exchange be the rate prescribed under current law or the equivalent of such rate. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-3994 106 hr 3994 To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project. Water Resources Development 2000-03-15 2000-03-21 Referred to Bureau of Reclamation for comments. House Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-34] CA D N000179 3 Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the cost of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project. 2025-01-02T17:13:41Z  
106-hr-3910 106 hr 3910 Affordable Drinking Water Act Water Resources Development 2000-03-14 2000-03-27 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. House Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] OH R B000589 7 Affordable Drinking Water Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to nonprofit organizations to assist eligible individuals obtain financing for construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems in rural areas. 2026-02-10T13:38:48Z  
106-hr-3882 106 hr 3882 To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and to carry out ecosystem restoration and other protective measures within Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-03-09 2000-03-17 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. House Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] WA D I000026 5 Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration and other protective measures determined to be feasible within Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters and associated estuary and near-shore habitat.Directs the Secretary: (1) in prioritizing projects for implementation, to consult with public and private entities active in watershed planning and ecosystem restoration in Puget Sound watersheds; and (2) in developing and implementing protective measures, to provide for public review and comment.Sets the non-Federal share of the cost for the protective measures at 35 percent (with an exception) with a $5 million limit for any single measure. Limits to 80 percent the non-Federal share that may be provided in the form of in-kind-contributions. Requires the operation and maintenance of the protective measures to be a non-Federal responsibility. Requires the Secretary to waive the first $200,000 in non-Federal cost share for all studies and projects cosponsored by federally recognized Indian tribes.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-02T17:13:23Z  
106-s-2228 106 s 2228 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and to carry out ecosystem restoration and other protective measures within Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-03-09 2000-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1396-1397) Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 1 Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration and other protective measures determined to be feasible within Puget Sound, Washington, and adjacent waters and associated estuary and near-shore habitat.Directs the Secretary: (1) in prioritizing projects for implementation, to consult with public and private entities active in watershed planning and ecosystem restoration in Puget Sound watersheds; and (2) in developing and implementing protective measures, to provide for public review and comment.Sets the non-Federal share of the cost for the protective measures at 35 percent (with an exception) with a $5 million limit for any single measure. Limits to 80 percent the non-Federal share that may be provided in the form of in-kind-contributions. Requires the operation and maintenance of the protective measures to be a non-Federal responsibility. Requires the Secretary to waive the first $200,000 in non-Federal cost share for all studies and projects cosponsored by federally recognized Indian tribes.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
106-s-2239 106 s 2239 A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River basins. Water Resources Development 2000-03-09 2000-09-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 793. Senate Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] CO R A000109 4 Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior to undertake capital projects for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program. Terminates the authority to implement projects for such Programs at the end of FY 2005 and 2007, respectively. Limits to $100 million the total cost of authorized projects.Authorizes the: (1) Secretary to accept contributed funds from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, or political subdivisions or organizations thereof, pursuant to agreements that provide for such contributions to be used for capital project costs; and (2) Secretary and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Western Power Administration, to utilize for such projects power revenues not exceeding $17 million collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act. Makes funds available on a matching basis with funds contributed by the above States. Authorizes alternative project funding through loans from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund (with specified loan requirements). Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the power revenues, above, for the annual base funding contributions to the programs by the Bureau of Reclamation. Provides funding limits for each Basin Program. Terminates at the end of FY 2011 the authority for the use of power revenues for annual base funding, with an exception. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the use of such revenues. Requires the Administration and the Bureau to maintain sufficient Fund revenues to meet the base funding requirements.States that nothing in this Act shall restrict the Secretary from funding activities or capital projects in accordance with the Federal Government's Indian trust responsibility. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-3865 106 hr 3865 To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source. Water Resources Development 2000-03-08 2000-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] CA R P000419 5 Prohibits Federal funds from being used for any governmental program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source, unless such source is specifically found to impose a risk to human health. 2025-01-02T17:13:23Z  
106-s-2195 106 s 2195 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation of Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water. Water Resources Development 2000-03-07 2000-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation project, consisting of the North Valley Reuse Project and the Spanish Springs Valley Septic Conversion Project, for the reclamation and reuse of wastewater in and outside of the service area of Washoe County, Nevada.Limits the Federal share of project costs to 25 percent. Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for project operation or maintenance.Permits funds appropriated pursuant to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to be used for the project. Requires the design, planning, and construction of the project to be in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, such Act. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2163 106 s 2163 A bill to provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington. Water Resources Development 2000-03-02 2000-10-04 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 937. Senate Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] WA R G000333 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, as an alternative to providing for the electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant and Powerplant operations at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington, to use not more than $4 million of sums appropriated for the electrification to study the engineering feasibility of exchanging water from the Columbia River for water historically diverted from the Yakima River. Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Kennewick Irrigation District and in consultation with the Bonneville Power Administration, to: (1) prepare a report that describes project benefits and contains feasibility level designs and cost estimates; (2) secure the critical right-of-way areas for the pipeline alignment; (3) prepare an environmental assessment; and (4) conduct such other studies or investigations as are necessary to develop a water exchange. Requires that the rate to be utilized in determining the cost of power needed for the electrification or water exchange be the rate prescribed under current law or the equivalent of such rate. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-3815 106 hr 3815 To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington. Water Resources Development 2000-03-01 2000-03-07 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] WA D S000510 0 Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, within and outside of the service area of Lakehaven Utility District.Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of total project costs.Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance. 2025-01-02T17:13:29Z  
106-s-2091 106 s 2091 A bill to amend the Act that authorized construction of the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project, California, to facilitate water transfers in the Central Valley Project. Water Resources Development 2000-02-24 2000-03-22 Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-607. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Amends the Act authorizing construction of the San Luis unit of the Central Valley Project, California, to eliminate certain restrictions on water service for lands in that unit's service area.Prohibits the State of California from using additional capacity to deliver water inside the San Luis service area unless: (1) such delivery is managed to ensure that agricultural drainage discharges arising from such water's use comply with appropriate discharge requirements or, if there are no such requirements, do not cause water quality conditions in the San Joaquin River and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay to be degraded or otherwise adversely affected; (2) use of delivered water for irrigation does not frustrate or interfere with U.S.-California efforts to manage agricultural subsurface drainage discharges from such unit; and (3) such delivery is consistent with current operating agreements between the Secretary of the Interior and California that are consistent with this Act.Directs the Secretary: (1) to revise current water agreements between the United States and California to reflect amendments made by this Act; and (2) pending such amendments, not to enforce any such restriction. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-3595 106 hr 3595 To increase the authorization of appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 2000-02-08 2000-10-24 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 1 Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to: (1) delete a provision which included modification costs resulting from the nonperformance of reasonable dam structure maintenance as project costs reimbursable to the operating entity; (2) make reimbursable with respect to additional funds authorized to be appropriated by amendments made to the Act in 2000 costs incurred in the modification of structures resulting from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in dam safety criteria; (3) include as reimbursable those costs allocated to irrigation without regard to the water users' ability to pay; (4) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pay reimbursable costs pursuant to a repayment contract at any time prior to completion of construction; (5) extend through FY 2000 the authorization of appropriations for the above costs; and (6) decrease from 60 to 30 days after the Secretary has submitted a report on an existing dam the required waiting period before funds can be obligated to carry out actual construction to modify such dam.Requires the Secretary, before selecting a reclamation facility for modification, to notify project beneficiaries and solicit their participation in evaluating such modification. Authorizes the Secretary to negotiate agreements with such beneficiaries for the cooperative oversight of planning, design, cost containment, procurement, construction, and management of the modifications. Requires the Secretary to consider and, where appropriate, implement alternatives recommended by such beneficiaries (requiring the Secretary to respond to such recommendations within 30 days). Requires the Secretary to provide to requesting beneficiaries information concerning the status and costs of such modifications. 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z  
106-hr-3577 106 hr 3577 To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho. Water Resources Development 2000-02-03 2000-10-27 Became Public Law No: 106-371. House Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] ID R S001148 0 Increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-2027 106 s 2027 Fort Peck Fish Hatchery Authorization Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 2000-02-03 2000-04-29 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Hearings held at Glasgow, Montana. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-1037. Senate Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] MT R B001126 1 Fort Peck Fish Hatchery Authorization Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project at Fort Peck Lake, Montana, for the design and construction of a warm water fish hatchery and such associated facilities.Requires that the Federal share of the cost of design and construction of such project be 75 percent. Requires the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of project costs: (1) the cost to the State of Montana of stocking Fort Peck Lake; and (2) the cost to the State and the counties having jurisdiction over land surrounding the Lake of construction of local access roads to such lake.Provides for the cost of operation and maintenance associated with raising threatened or endangered species to be a Federal responsibility.Directs the Secretary to offer low-cost project power for all hatchery operations.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:18:32Z  
106-hr-3468 106 hr 3468 Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act Water Resources Development 1999-11-18 2000-10-27 Became Public Law No: 106-370. House Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] UT R C000116 0 Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified water rights to Duchesne City, Utah, or to a water district created by the City.Directs the Secretary to require as terms of any such conveyance that the City: (1) allow the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, its members, and any person leasing or utilizing land that is held in trust for the Tribe and is located within the water service area of the City to connect to the City's municipal water system; and (2) not require such tribe, members, or person to pay any water impact, connection, or similar fee or to deliver or transfer any water or water rights for such connection (but permits charging any person that connects to the City's municipal water system reasonable and customary fees for system operation and maintenance costs to treat, transport, and deliver water). Provides that nothing in this Act may be construed: (1) as a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights secured by the United States in Utah; and (2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of the Tribe or any other Indian tribe. 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z  
106-s-1965 106 s 1965 A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1999-11-18 1999-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 1 Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to study and report to Congress on the most feasible method of developing a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for the residents of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in New Mexico. Authorizes appropriations. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-3388 106 hr 3388 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Water Resources Development 1999-11-16 2000-11-13 Became Public Law No: 106-506. House Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] CA R D000429 2 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act - States that the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, in accordance with this Act and the laws applicable to the National Forest System.(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to consult with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and other specified entities.(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to develop an environmental restoration priority list for the Lake Tahoe Basin. Sets forth project areas, including: (1) erosion and sediment control; (2) acquisition of environmentally sensitive land; (3) fire risk reduction; (4) cleaning up methyl tertiary butyl ether contamination; and (5) parking and traffic management.Directs the Secretary to make a specified payment to the Agency and the South Tahoe Public Utility District to develop a hydrocarbon contamination cleanup plan.Authorizes appropriations for priority projects.(Sec. 7) Amends Federal law with respect to certain environmental improvement payments to localities in the Basin area to: (1) make public utilities eligible recipients; (2) revise funding provisions, including limiting fund use to projects that are part of the environmental improvement program adopted by the Agency; and (3) authorize appropriations.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate fire risk reduction activities with State and local agencies, including local fire departments and volunteer groups; and (2) minimize related ground disturbances.(Sec. 9) States that funding under this Act shall be in addition to other funding and shall not reduce allocations for other National Forest System Regions.. Sets forth matching requirements for Nevada and California.(Sec. 10) Amends Federal law to require Basin land acquisitions only from willing (private) sellers.(Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriations. 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z  
106-hr-3401 106 hr 3401 Dickinson Dam Bascule Gates Settlement Act of 1999 Water Resources Development 1999-11-16 1999-11-18 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] ND D P000422 0 Dickinson Dam Bascule Gates Settlement Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept from the city of Dickinson, North Dakota, a one-time payment of $300,000 in lieu of any existing repayment obligations for construction and modification costs of the Bureau of Reclamation in placing bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam to provide additional water capacity in Lake Patterson, North Dakota, toward which amount any payments made by the city to the Secretary on or after June 2, 1998, shall be credited.Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the city allocating responsibilities for operation and maintenance costs of the gates. Makes the city responsible for up to a maximum annual amount of $15,000 of such costs. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with the city or other person to use water from the Lake. 2025-08-20T14:17:37Z  
106-s-1925 106 s 1925 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Water Resources Development 1999-11-16 2000-10-06 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 3 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act - States that the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, in accordance with this Act and the laws applicable to the National Forest System.(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to consult with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and other specified entities.(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to develop an environmental restoration priority list for the Unit. Sets forth project areas, including: (1) erosion and sediment control; (2) acquisition of environmentally sensitive land; (3) fire risk reduction; (4) cleaning up methyl tertiary butyl ether contamination; and (5) parking and traffic management.Directs the Secretary to make a specified payment to the Agency and the South Tahoe Public Utility District to develop a hydrocarbon contamination cleanup plan.Authorizes ten-year appropriations for priority projects.(Sec. 7) Amends Federal law with respect to certain environmental improvement payments to localities in the Basin area to: (1) make public utilities eligible recipients; (2) revise funding provisions, including limiting fund use to projects that are part of the environmental improvement program adopted by the Agency; and (3) authorize ten-year appropriations.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary, in conducting fire risk reduction activities, to consult with State and local entities, including local fire departments and volunteer groups.(Sec. 9) States that funding under this Act shall be in addition to other funding and shall not be drawn from other National Forest System units. Sets forth: (1) matching requirements for Nevada and California; (2) Federal relocation cost-sharing requirements.(Sec. 10) Amends Federal law to prohibit land acquisition within the Unit from an unwilling seller.(Sec. 11) States that nothing in this Act exempts the Secretary from compliance with any applicable Federal law.(Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriations. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-hr-3316 106 hr 3316 To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, New Port Harbor, Rhode Island. Water Resources Development 1999-11-10 1999-11-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] RI D K000113 0 Deauthorizes a specified portion of the project for navigation at Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. 2025-01-02T17:12:46Z  
106-hr-3322 106 hr 3322 To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California. Water Resources Development 1999-11-10 1999-11-18 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 0 Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Agency. Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of the cost of the project. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance. 2025-04-07T13:46:24Z  
106-hr-3236 106 hr 3236 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. Water Resources Development 1999-11-05 2000-10-27 Became Public Law No: 106-368. House Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] UT R C000116 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District or any of its member unit contractors for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes, using facilities associated with the Weber Basin Project, Utah; and (2) the exchange of water among Project contractors for such purposes, using such facilities. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-1852 106 s 1852 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. Water Resources Development 1999-11-04 1999-11-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] UT R B000382 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District or any of its member unit contractors for water from Weber Basin, Utah, for: (1) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes, using facilities associated with the Weber Basin Project; and (2) the exchange of water among Project contractors for such purposes, using such facilities. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-1848 106 s 1848 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project. Water Resources Development 1999-11-03 2000-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with State and local authorities, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the Denver Water Department of Denver, Colorado. Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of the total cost of the Project. Prohibits the use of funds provided by the Secretary for operation and maintenance of the Project. Provides that the design, planning, and construction of the Project shall be in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-1761 106 s 1761 Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 1999-10-21 2000-12-28 Became Public Law No: 106-576. Senate Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] TX R H001016 1 Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) undertake a program to investigate and identify opportunities to improve the supply of water for the counties in the State of Texas in the Rio Grande Regional Water Planning Area known as Region M and of the counties of Hudspeth and El Paso (the program area), including the review of the studies or planning reports (or both) prepared by any competent engineering entity for projects designed to conserve and transport raw water in the program area; and (2) evaluate alternatives in such area that could be used to improve water supplies, including lining irrigation canals and increasing the use of pipelines, flow control structures, meters, and associated appurtenances of water supply facilities.Requires the Secretary to develop and publish criteria to determine which projects would qualify and have the highest priority for financing. Requires such criteria to address at a minimum: (1) how the project relates to the near-and long-term water demands and supplies in the study area, including how the project would affect the need for development of new or expanded water supplies; (2) the relative amount of water (acre feet) to be conserved; (3) whether the project would provide operational efficiency improvements or achieve water, energy, or economic savings (or any such combination) at a rate of acre feet of water or kilowatt energy saved per dollar expended on construction of the project; and (4) if the project proponents have met the following project requirements.Requires a project sponsor seeking Federal funding under this program to: (1) provide a report that includes an analysis showing how the project would reduce, postpone, or eliminate development of new or expanded water supplies, and a description of conservation measures to be taken; (2) provide a project plan; and (3) sign a cost-sharing agreement with the Secretary that commits the non-Federal project sponsor to annual funding o… 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
106-s-1762 106 s 1762 Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act of 2000 Water Resources Development 1999-10-21 2000-10-25 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] GA R C000813 20 Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act of 2000 - Amends the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance to an eligible local organization to cover a portion of the total costs incurred for the rehabilitation of structural measures originally constructed as part of a covered water resource project. Limits the amount of Federal funds that may be made available for construction of a particular rehabilitation project to 65 percent of the total rehabilitation costs, but not to exceed 100 percent of actual construction costs incurred, and makes the local organization responsible for resource rights costs and all Federal, State, and local permits.Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to provide technical assistance to planning, designing, and implementing rehabilitation projects should such an organization request such assistance.Prohibits any assistance authorized from being used to perform operation and maintenance activities.Outlines assistance application requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a system of approving rehabilitation assistance requests from eligible organizations equitably; and (2) give requests made for decommissioning the same priority as requests made for other forms of rehabilitation.Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2005 to provide financial and technical assistance. Earmarks funds authorized for the first two fiscal years for an assessment by the Secretary of the rehabilitation needs of covered projects. Requires: (1) the Secretary to maintain a database to track the benefits derived from rehabilitation projects and expenditures and report annually to Congress on the status of activities conducted; and (2) eligible local organizations that received assistance to report to the Secretary on the status of rehabilitation efforts after the completion of the specific projects for which assistance was provided. 2025-04-07T13:45:35Z  

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