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| 97-hr-7441 | 97 | hr | 7441 | A bill to modify the authority for the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-12-17 | 1982-12-17 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 0 | Modifies the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project in South Carolina and Georgia to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide such power to the city of Abbeville, South Carolina, as may be necessary to mitigate the reduction in hydroelectric power produced at the city-owned hydroelectric power plant caused by the construction and operation of such project. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-3100 | 97 | s | 3100 | A bill to modify the authority for the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-12-14 | 1982-12-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 1 | Modifies the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project in South Carolina and Georgia to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide such power to the city of Abbeville, South Carolina, as may be necessary to mitigate the reduction in hydroelectric power produced at the city-owned hydroelectric power plant caused by the construction and operation of such project. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-7377 | 97 | hr | 7377 | A bill to designate the Lakeview Lake project, Mountain Creek, Texas, as the "Joe Pool Lake". | Water Resources Development | 1982-12-07 | 1982-12-31 | Became Public Law No: 97-400. | House | Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] | TX | D | W000763 | 1 | Designates the Lakeview Lake project, Mountain Creek, Texas, as the Joe Pool Lake. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-7114 | 97 | hr | 7114 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide technical assistance for streambank failure and erosion control. | Water Resources Development | 1982-09-15 | 1982-09-28 | Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB. | House | Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10] | OH | R | M000718 | 21 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide technical assistance for streambank failure retardation and erosion control. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act through FY 1987. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-sjres-246 | 97 | sjres | 246 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar years 1982, 1983, and 1984 as "National Port Week." | Water Resources Development | 1982-09-14 | 1982-10-01 | Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Long, Russell B. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000428 | 33 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Requests the President to designate October 3 through October 9, 1982, as National Port Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-s-2896 | 97 | s | 2896 | A bill to permit the Secretary of the Army to authorize the delivery of water from the District of Columbia water system to water systems in the Metropolitan Washington area in Maryland, and the purchase of water for the District of Columbia water system from certain systems. | Water Resources Development | 1982-09-10 | 1982-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, upon request of any competent State or local authority in the Washington metropolitan area in Maryland, and on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, to permit delivery of water from the District of Columbia water system to such authority. Authorizes the Secretary to purchase water from any State or local authority in the Washington metropolitan area in Maryland which has completed a connection with the District of Columbia water system. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-7064 | 97 | hr | 7064 | A bill to provide resource protection and administration contracting authority for the Bureau of Reclamation, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-09-08 | 1982-09-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with State and local law enforcement officials in connection with resource protection and the administration of the use and occupancy of lands and waters within Federal water resource development projects. Allows such cooperation to include the reimbursement of law enforcement officials for expenditures incurred. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2861 | 97 | s | 2861 | A bill to authorize the construction of a lock on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Alton, Illinois and Missouri, and to authorize appropriations to carry out certain programs for the Upper Mississippi River System, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-08-19 | 1982-08-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 11 | Grants congressional approval of the Comprehensive Master Plan for the Management of the Upper Mississippi River System as a guide for future water policy on such System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide for the engineering, design, and construction, of a second lock at locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois and Missouri. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to undertake with respect to the Upper Mississippi River System: (1) a habitat rehabilitation and enhancement program; (2) the implementation of a long-term resource monitoring program; (3) the implementation of a computerized inventory and analysis system for data storage and retrieval; and (4) the implementation of a program of recreational projects. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) review the Master Plan; (2) assign priorities; and (3) develop and submit to Congress a proposal for further implementation. Declares that such Master Plan has reasonably complied with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-sjres-236 | 97 | sjres | 236 | A joint resolution to designate the week of October 24 through 28, 1982, as "National Water Resources Week". | Water Resources Development | 1982-08-19 | 1982-12-21 | Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 29 | Requests the President to designate October 24 through October 28, 1982, as National Water Resources Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6948 | 97 | hr | 6948 | A bill to restrict the authority of the Chief of Engineers to terminate certain cottage site leases on the Upper Mississippi River. | Water Resources Development | 1982-08-05 | 1982-08-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 6 | Requires the Secretary of the Army to continue in effect any cottage site lease of property located along the Mississippi River between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the mouth of the Mississippi River. Prohibits the Secretary from terminating such a lease unless: (1) the property covered by the lease is needed for immediate use for public park purposes or other higher public use or for a navigation or flood control project; or (2) the lessee violates a provision of such lease. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2811 | 97 | s | 2811 | A bill to extend the restriction of water resource project construction for one year on the Tuolumne River, California. | Water Resources Development | 1982-08-05 | 1982-12-14 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] | CA | R | H000384 | 1 | Extends certain restrictions of water resource project construction until October 2, 1983, on the Tuolumne River, California. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2808 | 97 | s | 2808 | A bill to provide for the restoration of the fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin, California, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-08-04 | 1982-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] | CA | R | H000384 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a basin-wide fish and wildlife management program for the Trinity River Basin in California. Includes fish habitat rehabilitation, hatchery modernization, and fish and wildlife monitoring in such program. Establishes the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) construction; and (2) fish and wildlife management. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hconres-382 | 97 | hconres | 382 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Tennessee Valley Authority should not divert water from the Ocoee River, Tennessee, for a minimum of one hundred days per calendar year. | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-22 | 1982-08-12 | Executive Comment Requested from TVA, OMB. | House | Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] | TN | R | B000280 | 1 | Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Tennessee Valley Authority should not divert water from the Ocoee River, Tennessee, for a minimum of 100 days per calendar year and should not charge user fees for white water rafting on such river. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6841 | 97 | hr | 6841 | A bill to provide that certain improvements in the Great Miami River, Ohio, shall not be subject to Federal review and approval. | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-22 | 1982-09-27 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From EPA. | House | Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] | OH | D | H000074 | 0 | Declares that Federal prohibitions and provisions for review and approval shall not apply to certain improvements in the Great Miami River, Ohio. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6796 | 97 | hr | 6796 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate and maintain modifications of the existing Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir. | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-20 | 1982-09-21 | For Further Action See S.1409. | House | Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | C000344 | 0 | Authorizes the enlargement of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Wyoming, for various purposes, including water supply, recreation, fish and wildlife conservation, and environmental quality. Requires that repayment contracts for the costs of municipal and industrial water supply be negotiated prior to construction of such facilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to construct transmission interconnections as necessary to interconnect the hydroelectric powerplant authorized by this Act with existing power systems. Authorizes appropriations: (1) for modifications to such dam; and (2) of such sums as may be required by the Secretary of Energy. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the State of Wyoming for the division of additional water impounded by, the sharing of revenues from, and the sharing of costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir modifications. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6787 | 97 | hr | 6787 | A bill to authorize construction of a flood control project on the Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio. | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-19 | 1982-08-12 | Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a flood control project on the Scioto River, at Chillicothe, Ohio. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hjres-537 | 97 | hjres | 537 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar years 1982, 1983, and 1984 as "National Port Week". | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-15 | 1982-10-01 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] | NY | D | B000432 | 217 | Requests the President to designate the first week in October of 1982, 1983, and 1984 as National Port Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6759 | 97 | hr | 6759 | A bill to designate a certain dam on Mountain Creek, Texas, as the Joe Pool Dam. | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-14 | 1982-07-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Gramm, Phil [D-TX-6] | TX | D | G000365 | 0 | Designates a specified dam on Mountain Creek, Texas, as the Joe Pool Dam. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6743 | 97 | hr | 6743 | A bill to amend the Flood Control Act of 1970 to include the possible prevention of loss of life among the factors to be considered in evaluating the benefits of proposed water resource projects. | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-13 | 1982-07-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | F000078 | 0 | Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to include the possible prevention of loss of life among the factors to be considered in evaluating the benefits of proposed water resource projects. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6744 | 97 | hr | 6744 | A bill to authorize the flood control project for Green Brook, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey. | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-13 | 1982-07-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | F000078 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out the project for flood control on Green Brook, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6730 | 97 | hr | 6730 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to declare costs incurred in the rehabilitation of Conconully Dam nonreimbursable and nonreturnable. | Water Resources Development | 1982-07-12 | 1982-07-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to declare nonreimbursable and nonreturnable costs incurred before enactment of this Act for emergency repairs and modifications to preserve the safety of Conconully Dam, Washington. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2683 | 97 | s | 2683 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct the project for modification of Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River Basin in Maine and New Hampshire. | Water Resources Development | 1982-06-29 | 1982-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct the project for modification of Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River Basin in Maine and New Hampshire. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2684 | 97 | s | 2684 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Santa Margarita project, California, and the other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-06-29 | 1982-07-20 | Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] | CA | R | H000384 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Santa Margarita project, in California, for purposes of water supply, flood control, regulation of imported water, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement. States that such project shall consist of specified features, principally, Fallbrook Dam and Reservoir and DeLuz Dam and Reservoir. Gives the Secretaries of the Interior and of the Army rights of ingress to and egress from Camp Pendleton to conduct activities associated with such project. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6646 | 97 | hr | 6646 | A bill to authorize the construction of the flood control project for the James River Basin at Richmond, Virginia. | Water Resources Development | 1982-06-22 | 1982-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] | VA | R | B000556 | 8 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a project for flood control for the James River Basin at Richmond, Virginia. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6648 | 97 | hr | 6648 | A bill to establish a National Offshore Operators Safety Advisory Committee. | Water Resources Development | 1982-06-22 | 1982-07-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mines and Mining. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | Establishes a National Offshore Operators Safety Advisory Committee to advise and consult with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating concerning safety aspects of all operations associated with the exploration for, and recovery of, mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Committee five years after enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2662 | 97 | s | 2662 | A bill to authorize amendments to certain repayment and water service contracts for the Frenchman Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program. | Water Resources Development | 1982-06-22 | 1982-06-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make amendments to certain repayment and water service contracts for the Frenchman unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin programs. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6535 | 97 | hr | 6535 | A bill to provide for the restoration of the fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin, California and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-06-07 | 1982-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Chappie, Eugene A. [R-CA-1] | CA | R | C000322 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a basin-wide fish and wildlife management program for the Trinity River Basin in California. Includes fish habitat rehabilitation, hatchery modernization, and fish and wildlife monitoring in such program. Establishes the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) construction; and (2) fish and wildlife management. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2579 | 97 | s | 2579 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a waters resources development project on, and along, a certain segment of the Des Moines River, Iowa. | Water Resources Development | 1982-05-26 | 1982-05-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] | IA | R | J000101 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a water resources project for the development, operation, and maintenance of a recreation and greenbelt area along the Des Moines River, Iowa. Sets forth the composition of a committee of Federal, State, and local officials which shall advise the Secretary on the project. Conditions the construction and maintenance of structures and plant and husbandry activities upon the ownership by the United States of the land and interests necessary for such purposes. Permits the Secretary to acquire by purchase, donation, exchange, or otherwise such land and interest necessary to carry out such project. Declares the Federal share of such project to be 100 percent of the costs of the project. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2568 | 97 | s | 2568 | A bill to provide for confirmation of the repayment contract of the Dallas Creek Participating Project of the Upper Colorado Storage Project. | Water Resources Development | 1982-05-25 | 1982-12-08 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 983. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 1 | Declares that specified costs related to the Dallas Creek, Colorado, participating project of the Upper Colorado River storage project shall not be reimbursable. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6327 | 97 | hr | 6327 | A bill to authorize amendments to certain repayment and water service contracts for the Frenchman Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program. | Water Resources Development | 1982-05-06 | 1982-06-04 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S000622 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make amendments to certain repayment and water service contracts for the Frenchman unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2494 | 97 | s | 2494 | Water Resources Research Act of 1982 | Water Resources Development | 1982-05-05 | 1982-06-21 | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] | SD | R | A000009 | 5 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Water Resources Research Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to assist the work of any water resources research and technology institute, center, or equivalent agency established in the States in accordance with this Act. States that each such institute shall: (1) have responsibility for planning, conducting, and/or arranging for competent research in relation to water resources; and (2) cooperate with other colleges and universities in the State in order to develop a statewide program designed to resolve State and regional water and related land problems. Requires each institute, prior to the receipt of funds each fiscal year, to submit to the Secretary a water research program. Permits the Secretary to make grants to each designated institute matched at specified rates by non-Federal dollars. Authorizes appropriations for such grants through FY 1987. Permits the Secretary to make additional grants to other qualified institutions and agencies of local or State government for research concerning any aspect of a water-related problem which the Secretary may deem to be in the national interest. Declares that for the purposes of this Act the term "state" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Repeals the Water Research and Development Act of 1978. Authorizes appropriations for such additional grants and for administration of grants through FY 1987. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-6244 | 97 | hr | 6244 | A bill to modify the project for the replacement of lock and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, and Missouri. | Water Resources Development | 1982-04-29 | 1982-05-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 0 | Modifies the project authorizing the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to replace a certain dam and locks on the Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri. Repeals specified authority of the Secretary concerning the Upper Mississippi River System. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6187 | 97 | hr | 6187 | Great Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1982 | Water Resources Development | 1982-04-28 | 1982-06-08 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 8 | Great Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau), to conduct, in two phases, an investigation of and establish demonstration projects for groundwater recharge of aquifers in the following Great Plains States: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Directs the Bureau to consult with the United States Geological Survey, other appropriate Federal agencies and departments, and the Great Plains States to carry out this Act. Directs the Bureau, during phase I, to develop a detailed plan for not less than 12 demonstration projects to determine whether various recharge technologies may be applied to diverse geologic and hydrologic conditions represented in the Great Plains States. Directs the Bureau to recommend demonstration projects to be designed, constructed, and operated during phase II. Requires the Secretary, within 18 months of enactment of an appropriation Act to carry out phase I, to transmit a report to Congress containing recommendations for phase II and a detailed statement of findings and conclusions. Directs the Bureau during phase II to carry out the recommendations made in the Secretary's report to Congress. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Bureau, to contract with the Great Plains States to conduct a study to: (1) identify and evaluate alternative means by which the costs of groundwater recharge projects could be allocated among the project beneficiaries; and (2) identify and evaluate the economic feasibility of and the legal authority for utilizing groundwater recharge in water resource development projects. Requires the Secretary to submit interim reports to Congress on the progress of provisions of this Act within 12 months after the initiation of phase II and a final report within five years. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1982, for phase I and such sums as may be necessary to carry out phase II. A… | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6188 | 97 | hr | 6188 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate with the State of Nebraska in studies of Platte River water resource use and development, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-04-28 | 1982-10-15 | Became Public Law No: 97-338. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 2 | (Measure passed House, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a special study to assist the State of Nebraska in establishing water resource conservation and development priorities in the Platte River Basin. Declares that such study shall be conducted jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission. Authorizes appropriations. Requires such sum to be matched equally by direct contribution or inkind services by the State of Nebraska or other non-Federal entities. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6205 | 97 | hr | 6205 | A bill to provide that the lake referred to as the North Fork Pound River Lake in Wise County, Virginia, shall hereafter be known as Chant B. Kelly Lake. | Water Resources Development | 1982-04-28 | 1982-05-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9] | VA | R | W000121 | 0 | Designates the lake referred to as the North Fork Pound River Lake in Wise County, Virginia, as the Chant B. Kelly Lake. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2443 | 97 | s | 2443 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility investigations of certain water resource developments. | Water Resources Development | 1982-04-27 | 1982-10-01 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 5536 passed in lieu) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in water resource development feasibility studies of the following: (1) Chief Joseph Dam project, Washington; (2) Gibson Dam powerplant, Montana; (3) Imperial Irrigation District canal lining, California; (4) New Melones conveyance system study, California; (5) Pilot Butte powerplant, Riverton unit, Wyoming; (6) Prairie Bend unit, Nebraska; (7) Siletz River Basin project, Oregon; (8) Spring Canyon pumped-storage project, Arizona; (9) Tongue River Dam, Montana; (10) water conservation and efficient use program, All-American canal relocation project, California; (11) Upper Klamath offstream storage study, Klamath project, Oregon; (12) South Dakota water deliveries study, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, South Dakota; (13) Central South Dakota water studies, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, South Dakota; (14) Blue Holes Reservoir, Wyoming; and (15) Muddy Creek hydrologic, surge relief, and erosion control study, Great Falls, Montana. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2359 | 97 | s | 2359 | A bill to amend section 6 of the Colorado River Storage Act (70 Stat. 109). | Water Resources Development | 1982-04-13 | 1982-04-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | Amends the Colorado River Storage Act to change, from January 1 to May 1, the date by which the Secretary of the Interior must make the annual report to Congress concerning the status of the revenues from, and the cost of, constructing, operating, and maintaining the Colorado River storage project and the participating projects. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6087 | 97 | hr | 6087 | A bill to extend authority to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to water resources research and development and saline water conversion research and development programs. | Water Resources Development | 1982-04-06 | 1982-04-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 20 | Amends the Water Research and Development Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations, on a cost-sharing basis, through FY 1984 for water resources research institutes and for grants to and contracts with such institutes and other qualified institutions. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1984 for saline water conversion research and development programs. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1984 to carry out water research and development programs pursuant to such Act other than those for which specific authorizations are made. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6097 | 97 | hr | 6097 | A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize certain additional measures to assure accomplishment of the objectives of title II of such Act, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-04-06 | 1982-05-13 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] | CO | D | K000304 | 10 | Amends the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to declare that actions concerning water and related land resources projects upstream from the Imperial Dam shall not be governed by specified provisions of the Water Resources Planning Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to give preference to those salinity control units that reduce the salinity of the Colorado River at the least cost per unit of salinity reduction. Deletes certain provisions of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act concerning agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture for the Grand Valley unit. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct and maintain the following salinity control units according to specified directions: (1) Stage I of the Lower Gunnison Basin, Colorado; (2) McElmo Creek, Colorado; (3) Stage I of the Uinta Basin, Utah; (4) Palo Verde Irrigation District, California; (5) saline water use and disposal opportunities, Colorado River Basin; and (6) Sinbad Valley, Colorado. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary cooperative program with private landowners to improve on-farm water management and reduce watershed erosion on non-Federal and Department of Agriculture lands. Directs the Secretary to issue reports to certain congressional committees and others. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for measures implementing such program: (1) until the lapse of 60 days following submission of such reports; or (2) if any of the congressional committees or the others reported to veto it. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from assuming continuing operation and maintenance obligations for permanent salinity control measures constructed on non-Federal lands. Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to comply with all applicable State water laws and with the Colorado River compact and the Upper Colorado River compact in implementing the voluntary cooperative program and the units authorized to be constructed under such Act. Dir… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-5913 | 97 | hr | 5913 | A bill to establish the Trinity River Management Board, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-03-22 | 1982-04-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Chappie, Eugene A. [R-CA-1] | CA | R | C000322 | 0 | Establishes the Trinity River Management Board to: (1) rehabilitate a specified portion of the Trinity River, California, and adjacent land areas; (2) monitor the fish and wildlife stock in the Trinity River Basin; and (3) implement a Trinity River Basin wildlife management program. Directs the Board to establish a field office in Trinity County, California. Authorizes the Board to establish an advisory committee to advise the Board in the formulation of the wildlife management program. Authorizes Federal agencies to detail, on a reimbursable basis, personnel of such agencies to the Board. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-5901 | 97 | hr | 5901 | A bill to amend the River and Harbor Act of 1968 to authorize the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out non-structural projects to prevent or mitigate shore damages attributable to Federal navigation works. | Water Resources Development | 1982-03-18 | 1982-04-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] | OH | D | P000170 | 0 | Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out, at full Federal expense, nonstructural projects to prevent or mitigate shore damage attributable to Federal navigation works. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2236 | 97 | s | 2236 | A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers to make studies in cooperation with the governments of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for the purpose of providing plans for the development, utilization, and conservation of water and related land resources of such Territory and Commonwealth, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-03-18 | 1982-03-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to study, in cooperation with the governments of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, water development, utilization, and conservation plans for such areas. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-5840 | 97 | hr | 5840 | A bill to authorize the National Water Resources Policy and Development Act of 1982, to direct the Water Resources Council to act as the coordinating body for a program of water resources assistance to the States, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-03-16 | 1982-04-01 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Water Resources Council. | House | Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] | PA | D | E000043 | 7 | Title I: National Water Resources Policy and Development Act of 1982 - Directs States to review periodically their water resources needs. Authorizes the States to request the Water Resources Council for detailed studies of specific water resources needs. Directs States to submit annually to the Council a list of authorized studies which have not been completed and which are necessary to meet identified water resources needs. Authorizes the appropriate Federal water resources agency to make detailed evaluations of specific water resources needs upon referral by the Council. States that the State or other non- Federal body must agree to pay 25 percent of the costs of the study before any study may be initiated. Provides for State employees to work in coordination with the appropriate agency. Requires such studies to be completed within three years, to the extent practicable and reasonable. Directs the Council to allocate expenditures among the States according to a specified formula. Authorizes appropriations. Directs States to develop and submit to the Council annually a priority list of water resource needs and projects. Declares that a lists will be deemed approved after 60 days unless the Council finds that a list was developed without adequate public participation. Directs the Council to publish in the Federal Register a summary of the projects in such report. Declares such projects: (1) authorized for implementation; (2) eligible for inclusion on a State's priority list; and (3) eligible for specified funding under this Act, 90 days after such a publication. States that if a Governor affected by such project objects to the Council within 90 days, then such project must be authorized by Congress. Sets forth procedures for approving a project not recommended for implementation by a Federal water resources agency. Directs the appropriate Federal water resources agency to ensure that such project is designed according to the principles and standards established by the project. Requires the States or othe… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2202 | 97 | s | 2202 | A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize certain additional measures to assure accomplishment of the objectives of title II of such Act, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-03-15 | 1982-12-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable, if amended. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 12 | Amends the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to declare that actions concerning water and related land resources projects upstream from the Imperial Dam shall not be governed by specified provisions of the Water Resources Planning Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to give preference to those salinity control units that reduce the salinity of the Colorado River at the least cost per unit of salinity reduction. Deletes certain provisions of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act concerning agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture for the Grand Valley unit. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct and maintain the following salinity control units according to specified directions: (1) Stage I of the Lower Gunnison Basin, Colorado; (2) McElmo Creek, Colorado; (3) Stage I of the Uinta Basin, Utah; (4) Palo Verde Irrigation District, California; (5) saline water use and disposal opportunities, Colorado River Basin; and (6) Sinbad Valley, Colorado. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary cooperative program with private landowners to improve on-farm water management and reduce watershed erosion on non-Federal and Department of Agriculture lands. Directs the Secretary to issue reports to certain congressional committees and others. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for measures implementing such program until the lapse of 60 days following submission of such reports, and not then if any of the congressional committees or the others reported to veto it. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from assuming continuing operation and maintenance obligations for permanent salinity control measures constructed on non-Federal lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a program for minimizing salt contributions to the Colorado River from lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-5756 | 97 | hr | 5756 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate with the State of Nebraska in studies of Platte River water resource use and development and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-03-09 | 1982-07-28 | For Further Action See H.R.5536. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in: (1) a special study to establish water resource development priorities in the Platte River Basin, Nebraska; and (2) feasibility studies for the Prairie Bend unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program, Nebraska, for water resources development, fish and wildlife habitat management, public outdoor recreation, flood control, and other appropriate purposes. Authorizes appropriations. Conditions such studies on agreement by the State of Nebraska, or other non-Federal entity, to participate and share in their costs. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2177 | 97 | s | 2177 | A act to amend title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act, Public Law 90-537 (82 Stat. 885), as amended by Public Law 95-578 (92 Stat. 2471), and Public Law 96-375 (94 Stat. 1505). | Water Resources Development | 1982-03-08 | 1982-12-20 | Became Public Law No: 97-373. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | (Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment) Amends the Colorado River Basin Project Act to adjust the authorization of appropriations to provide for such cost indexing as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs. Requires non-Federal interests to provide at least 20 percent of the total construction costs of such facilities. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-5712 | 97 | hr | 5712 | A bill to authorize construction of a modification of the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia, and to insure that this work shall be completed expeditiously. | Water Resources Development | 1982-03-03 | 1982-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] | KY | D | P000230 | 14 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to rehabilitate the Gallipolis Dam, Ohio and West Virginia, and to replace certain locks on the Ohio River. Directs the Chief of Engineers to mitigate fish and wildlife habitat losses resulting from such construction by purchasing, at Federal expense, specified land. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer such land to the State of West Virginia for operation and maintenance. Requires the Chief of Engineers to submit a final environmental impact statement to Congress prior to initiating such construction. Provides for veto of such impact statement by concurrent resolution of Congress within 60 days. Exempts such impact statement and actions to carry out such project from judicial review except as specified. Sets forth procedures for such expedited judicial review. Declares that no action shall be brought in any U.S. court to enjoin construction authorized by this Act unless the petitioner furnishes a reasonable and proper bond. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Chief of Engineers, pending appropriation of such sums, to allot, from existing Army Department civil works appropriations, such sums as are necessary for immediate prosecution of the improvements ordered herein. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-5562 | 97 | hr | 5562 | Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1982 | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-23 | 1982-03-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Carney, William [R-NY-1] | NY | R | C000165 | 6 | Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide a program for the protection of certain recharge areas overlying sole source underground water supplies. Authorizes municipalities within a sole source area to petition the Governor to designate a part of such area as a "special protection area." Requires that the petition propose boundaries for the special protection area and make certain evaluations. Directs the Governor to approve or disapprove the petition. Requires the Governor, if approving the petition, to: (1) propose the boundaries; (2) designate or establish an entity to develop a comprehensive management plan (the plan); (3) assure and encourage public participation; and (4) establish procedures for adoption and implementation of the plan. Requires the Governor, if approving the petition, to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: (1) the proposed boundaries; and (2) a description of the planning entity. Directs the Administrator to approve or disapprove the Governor's submission. Authorizes the Administrator, if approving the Governor's submission, to provide such State a 50 percent matching grant for the costs of preparing the petition and developing the plan. Requires the plan to maintain the quality of the ground water recharged through the special protection area by maintenance, to the maximum extent possible, of the natural vegetative and hydrological conditions. Lists several requirements to be included in the plan. Directs the Governor to approve or disapprove the plan. Requires the Governor to consider certain factors in reviewing the plan. Requires the Governor to submit an approved plan to the Administrator. Directs the Administrator to approve the plan or to submit to the Governor the reasons for disapproving the plan. Allows the Governor 90 days after disapproval to resubmit a modified plan. Requires the Administrator to consult with the Secretary of Defense on the effect of the plan on military installations. Au… | 2025-08-29T19:49:32Z | |
| 97-hr-5569 | 97 | hr | 5569 | A bill to authorize the replacement of existing pump casings in Southern Nevada Water Project Pumping Plants 1A and 2A, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-23 | 1982-08-03 | See S.1621. | House | Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98] | NV | D | S000058 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to replace specified cast steel pump casings and minor appurtenant parts at the southern Nevada water project, first stage. Requires the State of Nevada to install such casings in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2131 | 97 | s | 2131 | Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1982 | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-23 | 1982-07-28 | Subcommittee on Toxic Substances. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 5 | Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide a program for the protection of certain recharge areas overlying sole source underground water supplies. Authorizes municipalities within a sole source area to petition the Governor to designate a part of such area as a "special protection area." Requires that the petition propose boundaries for the special protection area and make certain evaluations. Directs the Governor to approve or disapprove the petition. Requires the Governor, if approving the petition, to: (1) propose the boundaries; (2) designate or establish an entity to develop a comprehensive management plan (the plan); (3) assure and encourage public participation; and (4) establish procedures for adoption and implementation of the plan. Requires the Governor, if approving the petition, to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: (1) the proposed boundaries; and (2) a description of the planning entity. Directs the Administrator to approve or disapprove the Governor's submission. Authorizes the Administrator, if approving the Governor's submission, to provide such State a 50 percent matching grant for the costs of preparing the petition and developing the plan. Requires the plan to maintain the quality of the ground water recharged through the special protection area by maintenance, to the maximum extent possible, of the natural vegetative and hydrological conditions. Lists several requirements to be included in the plan. Directs the Governor to approve or disapprove the plan. Requires the Governor to consider certain factors in reviewing the plan. Requires the Governor to submit an approved plan to the Administrator. Directs the Administrator to approve the plan or to submit to the Governor the reasons for disapproving the plan. Allows the Governor 90 days after disapproval to resubmit a modified plan. Requires the Administrator to consult with the Secretary of Defense on the effect of the plan on military installations. Aut… | 2025-08-29T19:51:28Z | |
| 97-hr-5550 | 97 | hr | 5550 | A bill to deauthorize the Onaga Lake project, Vermillion Creek, Kansas. | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-22 | 1982-03-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2] | KS | R | J000074 | 0 | Deauthorizes the Onaga Lake project, Vermillion Creek, Kansas. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-5536 | 97 | hr | 5536 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility studies of water resource development and for other purposes in the Central Platte Valley, Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-10 | 1982-12-18 | House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments. | House | Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S000622 | 2 | (House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in water resource development feasibility studies of the following: (1) Chief Joseph Dam project, Washington; (2) Gibson Dam powerplant, Montana; (3) Imperial Irrigation District canal lining, California; (4) New Melones conveyance system study, California; (5) Pilot Butte powerplant, Riverton unit, Wyoming; (6) Prairie Bend unit, Nebraska; (7) Siletz River Basin project, Oregon; (8) Spring Canyon pumped-storage project, Arizona; (9) Tongue River Dam, Montana; (10) water conservation and efficient use program, All-American canal relocation project, California; (11) Upper Klamath offstream storage study, Klamath project, Oregon; (12) South Dakota water deliveries study, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, South Dakota; (13) Central South Dakota water studies, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, South Dakota; (14) Blue Holes Reservoir, Wyoming; and (15) Muddy Creek hydrologic, surge relief, and erosion control study, Great Falls, Montana. Requires, before funds are expended for any such feasibility study, that the State involved, or any non-Federal entity, agree to participate in the study and to share its cost. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to complete protection of the Fisherman's Wharf area of San Francisco, California. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-5539 | 97 | hr | 5539 | A bill to amend and supplement the Federal reclamation laws, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-10 | 1982-09-21 | For Further Action See S.1409. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 7 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1867, roll call #228 (49-13)) Reduces acreage limitations for qualified and limited recipients for the delivery of irrigation water. Exempts from such limitation lands leased for one year or less for water management and conservation purposes. Allows the delivery of irrigation water to lands leased in excess of a landholding of a specified size only if full cost is paid for water delivery for the excess land. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in determining the extent of a landholding, to include landholdings held indirectly, as well as directly, by recipients. Requires the Secretary, whenever an acreage limitation is imposed by Federal reclamation laws and upon the request of a contracting entity, to designate lands under the applicable limitation within a district having class I productive potential. Declares that irrigation water from reclamation project facilities shall not be withheld from delivery to project lands because owners, lessees, or operators live on or near such lands. Requires owners of excess lands to execute a recordable contract with the Secretary for the disposal of such lands before irrigation water may be made available to them. Requires the disposal of such lands within five years for contracts entered into after enactment of this Act. Exempts Federal water resources projects constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers from acreage limitation requirements or other provisions of reclamation law, unless specifically made applicable by statute or pursuant to the authority of the Secretary. Declares that contractual repayment costs attributable to Corps of Engineers projects shall remain in effect. States that acreage limitation provisions shall not apply to landholdings when construction costs applicable to such landholdings have been repaid. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a certificate to the owner of such landholding acknowledging that such land is free of acreage limitations. Permits lump sum or accelerated repayments under certain … | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2091 | 97 | s | 2091 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility studies of water resource development and for other purposes in the Central Platte Valley, Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-09 | 1982-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility studies for the Prairie Bend unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program, Nebraska, for water resources development, fish and wildlife habitat management, public outdoor recreation, flood control, and other appropriate purposes. Conditions such studies on agreement by the State of Nebraska, or other non-Federal entity, to participate and share in their costs. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-5473 | 97 | hr | 5473 | Rural Domestic Water Supply and Waste Disposal Facilities Act of 1982 | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-08 | 1982-02-08 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] | IA | D | H000206 | 3 | Rural Domestic Water Supply and Waste Disposal Facilities Act of 1982 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans and grants for rural water supply and waste disposal facilities. Makes grants available on a sliding scale of between 75 and 25 percent of project costs. Provides predevelopment payments to assist eligible recipients in planning projects to be funded under this Act. Includes such payments in the amount of any subsequent grant. Authorizes technical assistance and training grants. Sets forth project selection factors, including a community's income and size and the health hazard posed by inadequate potable water. Requires community input before final project approval. Requires the Secretary to transmit an agenda of proposed rules and regulations concerning rural water supply projects to the congressional agriculture committees within 30 days and semiannually thereafter. Provides for a veto of a final rule or regulation by a concurrent resolution of disapproval adopted within 90 days by both Houses of Congress. | 2025-08-29T19:49:32Z | |
| 97-hr-5459 | 97 | hr | 5459 | Upper Mississippi River System Management Act | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-04 | 1982-05-26 | Executive Comment Received From DOT. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 5 | Upper Mississippi River System Management Act - Grants the consent of Congress to the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin to enter into agreements for the use, protection, growth, and development of the Upper Mississippi River system. Directs the Secretary of the Army to monitor traffic movements on such system in order to verify lock capacity, update traffic projections, and refine economic evaluations. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1992. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) undertake a habitat rehabilitation and enhancement program for natural and recreational resources of such system; and (2) implement a program of recreational projects for the system. Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to facilitate productive uses of dredged material. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a program of sedimentation control in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. | 2025-08-29T19:49:32Z | |
| 97-hr-5416 | 97 | hr | 5416 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to add water supply as a project purpose for the flood control project at Tuttle Creek, Lake, Kansas. | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-02 | 1982-02-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2] | KS | R | J000074 | 5 | Modifies the flood control project for Tuttle Creek Lake, Kansas, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to assign a portion of the storage space in such project to municipal, agricultural, and industrial water supply. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-5424 | 97 | hr | 5424 | A bill to establish the Mono Lake National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1982-02-02 | 1982-05-18 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 12 | Establishes the Mono Lake National Monument in California. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands and waters privately owned or owned by the State or its political subdivisions within the boundaries of the monument. Specifies acquisition procedures. Permits the transfer without consideration of Federal property located within the monument's boundaries and administered by other departments or agencies to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary. Requires the lands therein administered by the Bureau of Land Management to be administered by the National Park Service. Authorizes the acquisition of land outside the monument's boundaries for use as an administrative site for the monument. Directs the Secretary to conduct with California and the city of Los Angeles a comprehensive study of programs and alternative water management policies which could be implemented by Los Angeles, the State, and other political jurisdictions to conserve water and thereby reduce the need for Mono Basin water diversions. Requires that such study take into consideration the report of the Interagency Task Force on Mono Lake (December 1979) and include public comments obtained through public hearings. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on the range and implementation of alternative actions which could reduce or eliminate Mono Basin water diversions, based on such study. Permits the State, the city of Los Angeles, and other affected entities to comment on such study. Requires the Secretary to submit to such committees, within two fiscal years from the effective date of this Act, a comprehensive general management plan for the monument and a natural resources study report for the monument. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2034 | 97 | s | 2034 | A bill to designate the lock and dam known as the Jones Bluff Lock and Dam, located on the Alabama River, as the "Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam". | Water Resources Development | 1982-01-29 | 1982-12-22 | Became Public Law No: 97-383. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 1 | Designates the Jones Bluff Lock and Dam on the Alabama River, Alabama, as the Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-5310 | 97 | hr | 5310 | A bill to modify the project for the replacement of locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, and Missouri. | Water Resources Development | 1982-01-25 | 1982-02-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2] | MO | D | Y000051 | 13 | Modifies the project authorizing the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to replace a certain dam and locks on the Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri. Repeals specified authority of the Secretary concerning the Upper Mississippi River System. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-5244 | 97 | hr | 5244 | A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for the purpose of providing guaranteed loans under title I of such Act to assist communities with a shortage of water supply. | Water Resources Development | 1981-12-16 | 1981-12-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) guarantee obligations issued by local governments to finance activities to alleviate problems caused by a water shortage; and (2) accept as security a repayment commitment based on a water surcharge or other financial resources of the local government. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-5278 | 97 | hr | 5278 | A bill to prohibit any State from selling or otherwise transferring interstate waters located in such State for use outside such State unless all other States in the drainage basin of such waters consent to such sale or transfer. | Water Resources Development | 1981-12-16 | 1982-01-27 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Justice. | House | Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] | IA | D | B000298 | 24 | Prohibits any State from selling or otherwise transferring interstate waters unless there is an interstate compact between the affected States pursuant to such sale or transfer, and all parties to such compact consent to the sale or transfer. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-5299 | 97 | hr | 5299 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain an enlarged Bumping Lake, Supplemental Storage Division, Yakima project, Washington. | Water Resources Development | 1981-12-16 | 1982-01-27 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] | WA | R | M000999 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain an enlarged Bumping Lake as part of the Yakima project, Washington, which shall consist of an enlarged Bumping Lake Dam, fish passage and protective facilities, fish hatchery, Tieton Dam modification, and other appurtenant water service facilities, necessary fishery equipment, and wildlife mitigation facilities. Requires that: (1) the first 33,700 acre-feet of water from storage in the enlarged Bumping Lake be used for irrigation pursuant to exiting water rights; (2) 75 percent of any additional water from storage in the enlarged Bumping Lake be used for maintenance and enhancement of anadromous and resident fish resources in the Yakima River System; and (3) 25 percent of any additional water be used for irrigation, in integrating and coordinating the operations of the enlarged Bumping Lake into other features of the Yakima project, to effect the fullest, most beneficial and most economic utilization of the available water resources. Directs the Secretary, prior to initiation of project construction, to: (1) secure the necessary permits from the State of Washington for water storage in, and operation of, an enlarged Bumping Lake; and (2) regulate releases from new storage to carry out the purposes of this Act through agreement with the State of Washington. Directs the Secretary to prepare a detailed fish and wildlife compensation plan in coordination with the United States Forest Service and with appropriate agencies of the State of Washington. Requires that irrigation repayment contracts shall provide for repayment within 50 years. Sets forth the formula to be used in determining the interest to be paid by non-Federal entities. Authorizes appropriations as necessary to operate and maintain project facilities. Provides that the feasibility study for the Kakima River Basin already authorized by law shall continue to include the Bumping Lake project, notwithstanding provisions of this Act. Requires that the State of Washington be credited… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-5301 | 97 | hr | 5301 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain a Yakima River Fish Facilities Improvement Project. | Water Resources Development | 1981-12-16 | 1982-01-27 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] | WA | R | M000999 | 3 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain a Yakima River fish facilities improvement project, and to finance the improvement and rehabilitation of related non-Federal facilities. Provides that the principal works shall consist of diversion dams and appurtenant diversion facilities on the river. Requires the project authorized by this Act to be integrated and coordinated into other features of the existing Yakima project. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 and thereafter such sums as may be necessary. Makes the project authorized by this Act an integral part of the Yakima River Basin water enhancement project if the feasibility study on such project is authorized and an appropriation for construction is enacted. Directs that the State of Washington shall be credited for funds it has provided for Yakima River Basin projects to satisfy State matching fund requirements provided in subsequent legislation for such river basin. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-5132 | 97 | hr | 5132 | A bill to designate the lock and dam known as the Jones Bluff Lock and Dam, located on the Alabama River, as the "Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam". | Water Resources Development | 1981-12-08 | 1981-12-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] | AL | D | N000095 | 6 | Designates the Jones Bluff Lock and Dam on the Alabama River, Alabama, as the Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-1866 | 97 | s | 1866 | Safe Drinking Water Regulatory Reform Act | Water Resources Development | 1981-11-18 | 1982-05-26 | Subcommittee on Toxic Substances. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 4 | Safe Drinking Water Regulatory Reform Act - Revises regulatory procedures under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Permits petitions for judicial review of administrative actions under such Act to be filed only in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or in the U.S. court of appeals for a judicial circuit in which a substantial portion of the associated impact or injury will occur. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in proposing and promulgating such regulations, to consider any relevant advice or recommendations of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council, and any separate statements by individual Council members as provided under this Act. Requires that a promulgated rule be accompanied by statements of: (1) its basis and purpose; (2) the reasons for any major changes from the proposed rule; (3) factual data and reasons supporting a determination that the benefits of applying the rule justify the compliance costs; (4) the reasons why any public comment alternatives to the proposed rule were rejected; and (5) response to significant public comment, criticism, and new data submissions. Prohibits basing the promulgated rule on any information not in the docket. Revises standards for primary drinking water regulations. Replaces regulation of contaminants having "any adverse effect" on human health with regulation of contaminants "posing an unreasonable risk to human health". Removes a requirement that such regulations provide for proper operation and maintenance of public water systems, minimum quality of water taken into the systems, and new facilities siting. Eliminates specified references to the Administrator's judgments or determinations and to allowance for "an adequate margin of safety" in promulgating such regulations. Requires the maximum contaminant level specified in revised national primary drinking water regulations for a contaminant to be as close to the recommended maximum contaminant level as is "reasonable" (currently, "feasible").… | 2025-08-29T19:51:22Z | |
| 97-s-1867 | 97 | s | 1867 | A bill to amend and supplement the acreage limitation and residency provisions of the Federal reclamation law, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1981-11-18 | 1982-12-21 | Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 12 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Grants jurisdiction to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to license the non-Federal construction, operation, and maintenance of the Bradley Lake Project, Alaska. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-4954 | 97 | hr | 4954 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility studies of water resource development and for other purposes in the Central Platte Valley, Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 1981-11-12 | 1982-07-28 | For Further Action See H.R.5536. | House | Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S000622 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility studies for the Prairie Bend unit, Missouri River basin program, Nebraska, for water resources development, fish and wildlife habitat management, public outdoor recreation, flood control, and other appropriate purposes. Conditions such studies on agreement by the State of Nebraska, or other non-Federal entity, to participate and share in their costs. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-4914 | 97 | hr | 4914 | A bill to prohibit the removal before January 1, 1983, of houseboats or floating cabins from water resource areas under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. | Water Resources Development | 1981-11-05 | 1981-12-16 | For Further Action See H.R.779. | House | Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7] | GA | D | M000413 | 1 | Prohibits the ordered removal before January 1, 1983, of houseboats or floating cabins from water resource areas under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-1809 | 97 | s | 1809 | A bill to provide that a portion of the cost of studies undertaken by the Corps of Engineers be paid by non-Federal interests. | Water Resources Development | 1981-11-04 | 1981-11-04 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, from initiating any water resource study under his jurisdiction until the appropriate non-Federal interests agree to pay 50 percent of the cost of such study. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-4698 | 97 | hr | 4698 | A bill to direct the Department of the Interior to conduct certain studies related to the Muddy Creek special water quality project. | Water Resources Development | 1981-10-06 | 1981-11-03 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] | MT | R | M000139 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a hydrology study and a feasibility grade surge relief study in relation to soil erosion and natural resource problems in the Muddy Creek Basin, Montana. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such studies. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-1681 | 97 | s | 1681 | A bill to designate the Southern Nevada Water Project the "Robert B. Griffith Water Project". | Water Resources Development | 1981-09-29 | 1982-12-22 | Became Public Law No: 97-381. | Senate | Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] | NV | D | C000120 | 1 | Designates a specified water project in Clark County, Nevada, as the Robert B. Griffith Water Project. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-4506 | 97 | hr | 4506 | A bill to name the lock and dam authorized to replace locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, as "Melvin Price Lock and Dam". | Water Resources Development | 1981-09-17 | 1981-12-29 | Became Public Law No: 97-118. | House | Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] | IL | D | A000212 | 3 | (Measure passed House, amended) Designates a certain lock and dam on the Mississippi River, Illinois, as the Melvin Price Lock and Dam. Makes such designation effective upon the date of termination of service in the United States Congress of Melvin Price. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-4509 | 97 | hr | 4509 | Safe Drinking Water Regulatory Reform Act | Water Resources Development | 1981-09-17 | 1981-09-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Gramm, Phil [D-TX-6] | TX | D | G000365 | 50 | Safe Drinking Water Regulatory Reform Act - Amends title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (the "Safe Drinking Water Act") to revise regulatory procedures relating to safe drinking water requirements. Provides for administrative procedures and judicial review of such procedures relating to the promulgation or amendment, under such title, of: (1) any national interim primary drinking water regulation; (2) any revised national primary drinking water regulation; and (3) any regulation for State underground injection control programs. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a rulemaking docket for such rulemaking actions. Requires the establishment of an identical docket in the appropriate regional office of the Agency whenever a rule applies only within a particular State. Requires that notice in the Federal Register of such proposed rulemaking be accompanied by: (1) a statement of its basis and purpose; (2) the docket number, location, and times for public inspection; and (3) notice of the period available for public comment. Sets forth procedures for written and oral public comment and inclusion of such comment in the docket. Requires that a promulgated rule be accompanied by statements of: (1) its basis and purpose; (2) the reasons for any major changes from the proposed rule; (3) factual data and reasons supporting a determination that the benefits of applying the rule justify the compliance costs; (4) the reasons why any public comment alternatives to the proposed rule were rejected; and (5) response to significant public comment, criticism, and new data submissions. Prohibits basing the promulgated rule on any information not in the docket. Limits the record for judicial review to docket materials and required accompaniments to the promulgated rule. Directs the Administrator to convene a proceeding for reconsideration of a rule upon a demonstration that an objection of central relevance to the rule could not be raised during the public comment period. Provides fo… | 2025-08-29T19:49:08Z | |
| 97-hjres-330 | 97 | hjres | 330 | A joint resolution to name the lock and dam authorized to replace locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, as "Melvin Price Lock and Dam". | Water Resources Development | 1981-09-16 | 1981-11-05 | For Further Action See H.R.4506. | House | Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] | IL | R | F000123 | 3 | Designates a certain lock and dam on the Mississippi River, Illinois, as the Melvin Price Lock and Dam. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-4493 | 97 | hr | 4493 | A bill to modify the project authorizing replacement of locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, and Missouri, to authorize construction of a second lock. | Water Resources Development | 1981-09-16 | 1981-09-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] | IL | R | F000123 | 3 | Modifies the project authorizing the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to replace a certain dam and locks on the Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri. Authorizes the Secretary to replace, at Federal expense, the terrestrial wildlife habitat inundated as a result of such construction project. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-1628 | 97 | s | 1628 | A bill to amend the Emergency Fund Act (Act of June 26, 1948, 62 Stat. 1052). | Water Resources Development | 1981-09-16 | 1982-10-01 | Became Public Law No: 97-275. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Emergency Fund Act to provide that such fund shall be available for all projects and project facilities governed by Federal reclamation Acts, including the Small Reclamation Projects Act and the Distribution System Loans Act (currently, for irrigation or power systems maintained by the Bureau of Reclamation). | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-4483 | 97 | hr | 4483 | A bill to provide for confirmation of the repayment contract of the Dallas Creek Participating Project of the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. | Water Resources Development | 1981-09-15 | 1982-06-21 | Placed on Union Calendar No: 377. | House | Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] | CO | D | K000304 | 0 | Declares that specified costs related to the Dallas Creek, Colorado, participating project of the Upper Colorado River storage project shall not be reimbursable. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-1621 | 97 | s | 1621 | A bill to authorize the replacement of existing pump casings in Southern Nevada Water Project Pumping Plants 1A and 2A, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1981-09-15 | 1982-12-13 | Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 67 - 315 (Record Vote No: 440). | Senate | Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] | NV | D | C000120 | 1 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-771) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to replace specified cast steel pump casings and minor appurtenant parts at the southern Nevada water project, first stage. Requires the State of Nevada to install such casings in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations beginning October 1, 1983. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-4380 | 97 | hr | 4380 | A bill to establish the Water Project Insurance Fund in order to assist Water Authorities in the financing of the construction of reclamation, irrigation, and other water-related projects, and to provide the Secretary of the Interior with the authority to administer such Fund. | Water Resources Development | 1981-08-04 | 1982-03-30 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Treasury. | House | Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17] | CA | R | P000097 | 0 | Establishes the Water Project Insurance Fund to provide for the insurance of obligated payments to finance the costs of acquisition and construction of reclamation, irrigation, and other water-related projects. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to administer such Fund in accordance with provisions of this Act. Exempts projects funded under such Act from Federal reclamation laws unless such projects are otherwise subject to such laws. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-4366 | 97 | hr | 4366 | National Water Utilities Bank Act | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-31 | 1981-08-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] | OK | D | W000194 | 2 | National Water Utilities Bank Act - Charters the National Water Utilities Bank as a Government corporation to provide financial assistance for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of public water systems. Sets forth the powers of such Bank and provides for a Board of Directors. Provides for such Bank's capitalization by water suppliers and the United States. Establishes different classes of stock. Authorizes the Bank to borrow funds and to make loans to water suppliers. Specifies preferences in making such loans. Sets forth requirements for such loans. Exempts the Bank and its assets, other than real property, from taxation. | 2025-08-29T19:49:04Z | |
| 97-hr-4347 | 97 | hr | 4347 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with development of the WEB Pipeline, to provide for the study of South Dakota water projects to be developed in lieu of the Oahe and Pollock-Herreid irrigation projects, and to make available Missouri Basin pumping power to projects authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944 to receive such power. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-30 | 1982-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 97-273. | House | Rep. Roberts, Clint [R-SD-2] | SD | R | R000308 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Reauthorizes the WEB rural water development project, South Dakota. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with such project according to specified terms and to make available for immediate obligation any funds appropriated for such project for fiscal year 1981. Amends the Rural Development Policy Act of 1980 to require the Secretary of the Interior to use funds appropriated under such Act to provide financial assistance to plan and develop the WEB rural water development project under the terms and conditions of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, except to the extent such Act, rules, or regulations are inconsistent with the provisions of the Rural Development Policy Act of 1980. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct feasibility investigations of the following Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin programs in South Dakota: (1) the Oahe unit, James Division; (2) the Garrison unit; and (3) the Pollock-Herreid unit. Sets forth criteria to be considered by the Secretary in reporting such studies to Congress. Permits the Secretary to contract with the State to carry out such studies. Authorizes the Secretary to cancel the master contract and participating and security contracts for the Oahe unit, initial stage. Requires that such actions be taken with the agreement of the Oahe Conservancy Subdistrict and the Spink and West Brown Irrigation Districts. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with the Department of Energy, to make available the Missouri River basin program pumping power to specified irrigation projects constructed in South Dakota by Indian tribes or by public entities. Allows such power to be made available to such additional irrigation projects as may be authorized by Congress. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-1553 | 97 | s | 1553 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with the development of the WEB pipeline, to provide for the study of South Dakota water projects to be developed in lieu of the Oahe and Pollock-Herreid irrigation projects, and to make available Missouri Basin pumping power to projects authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944 to receive such power. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-30 | 1982-07-27 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered favorably reported H.R. 4347 in lieu of this measure. | Senate | Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] | SD | R | A000009 | 1 | Reauthorizes the WEB rural water development project, South Dakota. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with such project according to specified terms and to make available for immediate obligation any funds appropriated for such project for fiscal year 1981. Authorizes the Secretary to study the following Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin programs in South Dakota: (1) the Oahe unit, James Division; (2) the Garrison unit; (3) the Pollock-Herreid unit; and (4) the potential for development of other water projects proposed by the Governor of South Dakota. Sets forth criteria to be considered by the Secretary in reporting such studies to Congress. Permits the Secretary to contract with the State to carry out such studies. Makes certain changes in the features of the authorized plan of development for the Oahe unit, initial stage. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with the Department of Energy, to make available the Missouri River basin program pumping power to specified irrigation projects constructed in South Dakota by Indian tribes or by public entities. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-sjres-103 | 97 | sjres | 103 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven calendar days beginning October 4, 1981, as "National Port Week." | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-30 | 1981-10-02 | Became Public Law No: 97-53. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 36 | Requests the President to designate the week beginning October 4, 1981, as "National Port Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-s-1525 | 97 | s | 1525 | A bill to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to undertake certain studies affecting waters within the States of South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-28 | 1981-07-28 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] | SD | R | A000009 | 3 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to conduct a study of the Madison aquifer in the States of Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming to determine whether the transportation of coal in a coal slurry pipeline will affect the quantity or quality of ground or surface water in such States. Prohibits a right-of-way or permit for a coal slurry pipeline that is expected to utilize ground water from the Madison aquifer from being granted or issued by a Federal agency until 90 days after the Secretary reports to the Governors of Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota under this Act. Provides for a permanent prohibition under certain conditions. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-1526 | 97 | s | 1526 | A bill to change the name of Clayton Lake in the State of Oklahoma to Sardis Lake. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-28 | 1981-07-28 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] | OK | R | N000102 | 1 | Renames Clayton Lake, Oklahoma, being constructed as part of the flood control project for the Clayton and Tuskahoma Reservoirs, as Sardis Lake. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-4265 | 97 | hr | 4265 | A bill to amend and supplement the acreage limitation and residency provisions of the Federal Reclamation law, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-24 | 1981-12-09 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] | NM | R | L000506 | 2 | Title I: Reclamation Reform - Repeals residency requirements of a prior Federal reclamation law and allows the availability of irrigation water to project lands whether or not owners or operators live on or near such lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the request of any district, to complete land classifications for such district prior to the enforcement of any acreage limitation within such district. Requires owners of excess lands to execute a recordable contract with the Secretary for the disposal of such lands before irrigation water may be made available to them. Exempts lands receiving benefits from Federal water resources projects constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers from acreage limitation requirements or other provisions of reclamation laws, unless specifically made applicable by statute or pursuant to the authority of the Secretary. Provides that lands which are leased shall not be subject to the application of acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation laws. Exempts from limitations and restrictions of reclamation laws: (1) any district which has repaid the construction costs of water project facilities; (2) bona fide religious or charitable organizations using the agricultural produce for charitable purposes; (3) lands held by a trustee in a fiduciary capacity for beneficiaries whose interest in such lands are within limits imposed by reclamation laws; (4) lands which receive a temporary supply of water; (5) lands acquired by involuntary foreclosure, bona fide conveyance in satisfaction of mortgage, inheritance, or devise, which are eligible for a temporary supply of water not exceeding five years; (6) isolated tracts which are economically farmable only if included in a larger farming operation; and (7) lands served with a temporary supply of water under contracts permitting later use of such water for municipal or industrial purposes. Requires payment contracts for the use of irrigation water temporarily made available from reclamation facilities in excess of ordinary… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-4172 | 97 | hr | 4172 | A bill to deauthorize the construction of the irrigation project for the Oahe unit, James division, Missouri River Basin project in South Dakota, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-16 | 1981-10-27 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] | IA | D | B000298 | 0 | Deauthorizes the construction of the initial stage Oahe unit, South Dakota, irrigation project as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress' recommendations for the disposition of those Oahe unit works and related property already acquired and, after 60 days, to proceed with such disposition. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should honor its commitments to South Dakota for support of water development. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-1493 | 97 | s | 1493 | A bill to deauthorize several projects within the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-16 | 1981-12-29 | Became Public Law No: 97-128. | Senate | Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] | SD | R | A000009 | 2 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Flood Control Act of 1965 to deauthorize that component of the Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project, Saint John River, Maine, known as the Dickey Dam and its associated transmission facilities. Prohibits Federal agencies from considering license applications relating to hydropower projects above the Lincoln School Dam on the Saint John River and its tributaries for two years after enactment of this Act. Terminates authorizations for the Meramec Park Lake project, Missouri. Directs the Secretary of the Army to turn over to the State of Missouri all right, title, and interest in specified acreage as determined by the Governor of Missouri. States that specified easements shall be granted in regard to certain projects. Authorizes the Secretary to comply with or cancel executory contracts that the United States has entered into for the purchase of lands for such project. Declares that funds previously authorized for the Meramec Park Lake project may be used by the Secretary to deauthorize such project. Directs the Secretary to undertake certain measures to prevent flood damage to communities along the Meramec River in St. Louis and Jefferson Counties, Missouri. Prohibits the construction of dams or reservoirs. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Governor, to conduct a cooperative water supply study of the Meramec River Basin, Missouri. Requires that such study be submitted to Congress by January 1, 1983. Terminates authorizations for the following projects: (1) Helm Reservoir, Illinois; (2) Lincoln Dam and Reservoir, Illinois and Indiana; (3) Big Blue Dam, Indiana; (4) Illinois Waterway, Illinois and Indiana; (5) Nansemond River, Virginia; (6) Clifty Creek Dam, Indiana; (7) Delaware Bay, Delaware, to Cape Charles, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Intracoastal Waterway; and (8) Sixes Bridge Dam and Lake, Maryland. Grants the consent of Congress to the city of Boston to construct, maintain, and operate a fixed-span bridge in and over Fort Point Channel, Boston, Massachuse… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-4149 | 97 | hr | 4149 | A bill to amend the authorization of the demonstration project at Broadway Lake, South Carolina. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-15 | 1981-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 0 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to increase the authorization for the silt and aquatic growth removal demonstration project at Broadway Lake, South Carolina. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-1489 | 97 | s | 1489 | A bill to direct the Department of the Interior to conduct certain studies related to the Muddy Creek special water quality project. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-15 | 1981-07-15 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a hydrology study and a feasibility grade surge relief study in relation to soil erosion and natural resource problems in the Muddy Creek Basin, Montana. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such studies. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-1490 | 97 | s | 1490 | A bill to amend the authorization of the demonstration project at Broadway Lake, South Carolina. | Water Resources Development | 1981-07-15 | 1981-07-15 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to increase the authorization for the silt and aquatic growth removal demonstration project at Broadway Lake, South Carolina. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hjres-302 | 97 | hjres | 302 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven calendar days beginning October 4, 1981 as "National Port Week". | Water Resources Development | 1981-06-26 | 1981-10-02 | See S.J.Res.103. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] | NY | D | B000432 | 222 | Requests the President to designate the week beginning October 4, 1981, as "National Port Week." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hr-4052 | 97 | hr | 4052 | A bill to authorize construction of modification of the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia, and to insure that this work shall be completed expeditiously. | Water Resources Development | 1981-06-26 | 1981-07-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-2] | OH | D | L000508 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to rehabilitate, on an expedited basis, the Gallipolis dam, Ohio and West Virginia, and to replace certain locks on the Ohio River. Directs the Chief of Engineers to mitigate fish and wildlife habitat losses resulting from such construction by purchasing, at Federal expense, specified land. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer such land to the State of West Virginia for operation and maintenance. Requires the Chief of Engineers to submit a final environmental impact statement to Congress prior to initiating such construction. Provides for veto of such impact statement by concurrent resolution of Congress within 60 days. Exempts such impact statement and actions to carry out such project from judicial review except as specified. Sets forth procedures for such expedited judicial review. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-4057 | 97 | hr | 4057 | A bill to establish the Mono Lake National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1981-06-26 | 1982-05-18 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 23 | Establishes the Mono Lake National Monument in California. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands and waters privately owned or owned by the State or its political subdivisions within the boundaries of the monument. Specifies acquisition procedures. Permits the transfer without consideration of Federal property located within the monument's boundaries and administered by other departments or agencies to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary. Requires the lands therein administered by the Bureau of Land Management to be administered by the National Park Service. Authorizes the acquisition of land outside the monument's boundaries for use as an administrative site for the monument. Directs the Secretary to conduct with California and the city of Los Angeles a comprehensive study of programs and alternative water management policies which could be implemented by Los Angeles, the State, and other political jurisdictions to conserve water and thereby reduce the need for Mono Basin water diversions. Requires that such study take into consideration the report of the Interagency Task Force on Mono Lake (December 1979) and include public comments obtained through public hearings. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified Congressional committees a report on the range and implementation of alternative actions which could reduce or eliminate Mono Basin water diversions, based on such study. Permits the State, the city of Los Angeles, and other affected entities to comment on such study. Requires the Secretary to submit to such committees, within two fiscal years from the effective date of this Act, a comprehensive general management plan for the monument and a natural resources study report for the monument. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-4017 | 97 | hr | 4017 | A bill to modify the Mud Lake feature of the flood control project for the Western Tennessee tributaries, Tennessee and Kentucky. | Water Resources Development | 1981-06-25 | 1981-07-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-7] | TN | D | J000216 | 0 | Modifies the Mud Lake feature of the project for the western Tennessee tributaries, Tennessee and Kentucky, to provide that the requirements of local cooperation are: (1) to hold the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (2) to maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-1409 | 97 | s | 1409 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain modifications of the existing Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, Wyoming, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1981-06-23 | 1982-10-12 | Became Public Law No: 97-293. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 1 | (Conference report filed in Senate, s. Rept. 97-568) Title I: Authorizes the enlargement of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Wyoming, for various purposes, including water supply, recreation, fish and wildlife conservation, and environmental quality. Requires that repayment contracts for the costs of municipal and industrial water supply be negotiated prior to construction of such facilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to construct transmission interconnections as necessary to interconnect the hydroelectric powerplant authorized by this Act with existing power systems. Authorizes appropriations: (1) for modifications to such dam; and (2) of such sums as may be required by the Secretary of Energy. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the State of Wyoming for the division of additional water impounded by, the sharing of revenues from, and the sharing of costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir modifications. Title II: Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 - Declares that for any entity within a district that does not enter into an amended contract with the Secretary of the Interior within four and one-half years after enactment of this Act, irrigation water may be delivered to a leased landholding in excess of 160 acres only if full cost is paid for water assignable to the excess landholding. Limits a qualified recipient (an individual) to irrigation water for not more than 960 acres of class I lands and a limited recipient (a legal entity) to irrigation water for not more than 640 acres of class I lands. Sets forth the terms and methods of pricing the delivery of irrigation water to qualified and certain limited recipients. Conditions the receipt of irrigation water upon certification that recipients are in compliance with provisions of this title. Declares that upon the request of any district, the ownership and pricing limitations imposed by this title shall apply to irrigable lands classified as having class I pr… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-1374 | 97 | s | 1374 | A bill to deauthorize the Oahe and Pollock-Herreid units of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, to authorize certain water projects in the South Dakota Water Management System, to authorize a study of the system to be administered by the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1981-06-16 | 1981-06-16 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Deauthorizes the Oahe and Pollock-Herreid units of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, South Dakota. Authorizes appropriations to develop or construct the priority projects of the South Dakota Water Management System. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the potential use of certain nonpriority projects of the South Dakota Water Management System. Includes, for purposes of this Act, the CENDAK project within the South Dakota Water Management System. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-1346 | 97 | s | 1346 | A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. | Water Resources Development | 1981-06-09 | 1981-06-24 | Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from OMB; Commerce Department. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 0 | Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to include the District of Columbia within the definition of "coastal state" for the purposes of such Act. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 97-hr-3788 | 97 | hr | 3788 | A bill to rename a reservoir and dam in the Central Valley project, California, as the "Trinity Lake" and the "Clair Engle Dam". | Water Resources Development | 1981-06-04 | 1981-06-24 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Chappie, Eugene A. [R-CA-1] | CA | R | C000322 | 0 | Renames a reservoir and a dam in the Central Valley project, California, as Trinity Lake and Clair Engle Dam. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z |
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