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99-s-2931 99 s 2931 Umatilla Basin Project Act Water Resources Development 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Umatilla Basin Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, in accordance with the recommended plan proposed in the environmental statement dated July 21, 1986. Declares the principal works of such project to consist of: (1) pumping plants and related conveyance and distribution features; (2) works incidental to existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange; (3) fishery resources mitigation measures; and (4) programs to monitor and regulate project operations and evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures. Requires project features to be integrated and coordinated with the existing Umatilla Project. Declares that power for project pumping shall be made available through the Federal Columbia River Power System at charges determined by the Secretary of Energy. Establishes the procedure for the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the interest rate for construction charges. Requires fishery resource facilities to be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, except that costs allocated to the mitigation of anadromous fish species shall be nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements which specify appropriate non-Federal obligations for the operation and maintenance of project facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the existing West Extension Irrigation District pumping facility as an interim measure to provide flow augmentation in the Umatilla River. Provides for the crediting of non-Federal costs for fishery resource improvements. Directs the Secretary to evaluate measures and programs to address ground water conditions within the Umatilla River Basin and to report findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress within three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T16:31:26Z  
99-hr-5705 99 hr 5705 Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act Water Resources Development 1986-10-15 1986-11-17 Became Public Law No: 99-663. House Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] OR D W000227 0 (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #482 (290-91)) Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Permits minor revisions in such areas, as specified. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia River Gorge Commission to manage such area. Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Requires the Commission to complete a resource inventory, economic opportunity study, and a recreation assessment of such area within one year. Requires the Commission to develop land use designations for non-Federal lands within the area within two years. Requires the Commission to adopt a management plan for the area within three years. Sets forth standards for the plan, land use ordinances, and interim guidelines designed to protect such area. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and Secretarial approval of such plan. Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines for all area lands. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests. Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations within such areas within three years, a resource inventory within one year, and a recreation assessment within two years. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire non-Federal lands within such special management areas. Requires the Secretary to report periodically to the appropriate congressional committee on the status of land acquisitions. Limits the use of eminent domain in acquiring such lands. Directs the Secretary to adopt interim guidelines for land use activities for the scenic area outside… 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-5701 99 hr 5701 Great Lakes Water Level Relief Act of 1986 Water Resources Development 1986-10-14 1986-10-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs. House Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] WI R S000244 4 Great Lakes Water Level Relief Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to temporarily increase the diversion of water from Lake Michigan at Chicago, Illinois, to prevent water damage on its shoreline and others of the Great Lakes during periods of abnormally high water levels. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should enter into negotiations with the Government of Canada regarding specified matters relating to the maintenance of water levels of the Great Lakes. 2025-08-29T16:32:17Z  
99-hr-5666 99 hr 5666 A bill making appropriations to carry out the project for water quality control in the Arkansas and Red River Basin. Water Resources Development 1986-10-08 1986-10-08 Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. House Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13] TX R B000666 0 Appropriates a specified amount to the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for water quality control in the Arkansas and Red River Basin, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
99-hr-5625 99 hr 5625 Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act Water Resources Development 1986-10-01 1986-10-15 Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.596 Reported to House. House Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] OR D W000227 6 Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Permits minor revisions in such areas, as specified. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia Gorge Commission to manage such area. Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Directs the Commission to adopt a management plan for the Scenic Area within three years. Requires such plan to include: (1) a resource inventory; (2) land use designations; (3) guidelines for the adoption of zoning ordinances; and (4) a cooperative recreation plan. Sets forth standards for determining land use. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and Secretarial approval of such plan. Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests. Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations and guidelines within three years. Requires each county to develop approved land use regulations consistent with such guidelines. Sets forth land acquisition and exchange policies within the Area, providing interim management guidelines. Requires rivers and streams within the Area to be maintained free of additional projects except as specified to maintain the character of the Area. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to include a segment of the White Salmon River, and the Klickitat River, Washington. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to counties to develop implementation measures under this Act. Sets forth terms of payments of timber receipts to the States of Washi… 2025-08-29T16:32:06Z  
99-hr-5633 99 hr 5633 A bill to provide for the accelerated repayment of the Grand Valley Project, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1986-10-01 1986-10-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Strang, Michael L. [R-CO-3] CO R S000991 0 Provides for the repayment of the Grand Valley Reclamation Project (Colorado) through the sale or development of power or power privileges. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon final payment, to convey all U.S. interest in such Project to the Grand Valley Water Users Association and/or the Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, or their successors. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-s-2894 99 s 2894 A bill to ratify the agreement between the State of Idaho and the Idaho Power Company dated October 25, 1984. Water Resources Development 1986-09-30 1986-09-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] ID R S001138 1 Ratifies an agreement between the State of Idaho and the Idaho Power Company dated October 25, 1984, regarding electric utility water rights in the Snake River Basin. Deems such agreement to be in accordance with the requirements for issuance of a license under the Federal Power Act. Declares that Federal or Indian reserved water rights in the Snake River Basin are not affected by this Act. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-5608 99 hr 5608 A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939 to require the Secretary of the Interior to charge full cost for water delivered from any reclamation or irrigation project for the production of any surplus program crop. Water Resources Development 1986-09-29 1986-10-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] IA D B000298 39 Amends the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939 to require the Secretary of the Interior to charge full cost for the delivery of water used in the production of any surplus agricultural commodity. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-s-2865 99 s 2865 A bill to amend Public Law 94-423, relating to the Oroville-Tonasket Unit, Chief Joseph Dam Project, to ensure that the design flaws in the system are corrected, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1986-09-24 1986-09-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] WA R G000333 1 Amends the Reclamation Authorizations Act of 1976 to increase authorized appropriations for the construction of the Oroville-Tonasket Unit, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-5583 99 hr 5583 Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act Water Resources Development 1986-09-23 1986-10-07 Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. House Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] OR D W000227 6 Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Permits minor revisions in such areas, as specified. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia Gorge Commission to manage such area. Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Directs the Commission to adopt a management plan for the Scenic Area within three years. Requires such plan to include: (1) a resource inventory; (2) land use designations; (3) guidelines for the adoption of zoning ordinances; and (4) a cooperative recreation plan. Sets forth standards for determining land use. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and Secretarial approval of such plan. Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests. Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations and guidelines within three years. Requires each county to develop approved land use regulations consistent with such guidelines. Sets forth land acquisition and exchange policies within the Area, providing interim management guidelines. Requires rivers and streams within the Area to be maintained free of additional projects except as specified to maintain the character of the Area. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to include a segment of the White Salmon River, and the Klickitat River, Washington. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to counties to develop implementation measures under this Act. Sets forth terms of payments of timber receipts to the States of Washi… 2025-08-29T16:30:12Z  
99-hr-5526 99 hr 5526 National Ground Water Contamination Research Act of 1986 Water Resources Development 1986-09-16 1986-09-24 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] CT D G000120 31 (Measure passed House, amended) Title I: Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Geological Survey, to undertake research, investigations, appraisals, surveys, and related activities of the Nation's water resources. Authorizes the Secretary to cooperate with other government agencies and to perform such activities on a reimbursable basis, as specified. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989. Title II: National Ground Water Contamination Research - National Ground Water Contamination Research Act of 1986 - Makes the Secretary of the Interior primarily responsible at the Federal level for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information concerning the state of the Nation's groundwater. Requires the Secretary to report within two years to specified congressional committees and the States on the condition of the Nation's groundwater. Requires that such report be accompanied by an independent evaluation by State individuals charged with responsibility for water pollution control matters. Directs the Secretary to establish a national groundwater quality assessment program within three years of enactment. Requires such program to coordinate government efforts in such area, seek to achieve uniform data collection, and provide information and assistance as required. Directs the Secretary to establish a national groundwater clearinghouse. Requires the Secretary to establish a technical assistance program to serve other Federal and governmental agencies. Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to make conforming changes. Authorizes appropriations for such programs. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-5468 99 hr 5468 A bill to amend Public Law 94-423, relating to the Oroville-Tonasket Unit, Chief Joseph Dam Project, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1986-08-15 1986-10-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] WA R M000999 0 Amends the Reclamation Authorizations Act of 1976 to increase authorized appropriations for the construction of the Oroville-Tonasket Unit, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-s-2749 99 s 2749 A bill to require the construction of a reregulation dam on the Chattahoochee River, Georgia, subject to certain conditions. Water Resources Development 1986-08-13 1986-08-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 0 Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a reregulation dam for water supply purposes on the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-s-2754 99 s 2754 A bill to modify the flood control project for Denison Dam, Red River, Texas and Oklahoma, to include recreation as a project purpose. Water Resources Development 1986-08-13 1986-08-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] OK D B000639 1 Modifies the flood control project for Denison Dam, Red River, Texas and Oklahoma, to include recreation as a project purpose. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-5408 99 hr 5408 A bill to modify the flood control project for Denison Dam, Red River, Texas and Oklahoma, to include recreation as a project purpose. Water Resources Development 1986-08-12 1986-08-25 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] OK D W000194 2 Modifies the flood control project for Denison Dam, Red River, Texas and Oklahoma, to include recreation as a project purpose. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-5332 99 hr 5332 A bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to clarify the conveyance and ownership of submerged lands by Alaska Natives, Native Corporations and the State of Alaska. Water Resources Development 1986-08-01 1986-09-23 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to require lakes, rivers, and streams to be meandered in accordance with specified principles whenever the Secretary of the Interior surveys land selected by an Alaska Native, a Native Corporation, or the State. Prohibits certain size lakes, rivers, and streams from being meandered if title to lands beneath such navigable waters did not vest in the State under the Submerged Lands Act. Provides that when the Secretary conveys land to an Alaska Native, a Native Corporation, or the State which abuts or surrounds a meanderable lake, river, or stream, then any U.S. interest in the land under such lake, river, or stream, shall vest in and not be charged against the entitlement of such Native, Native Corporation, or State. Incorporates the terms of a specified document into this Act. Makes the Bureau of Land Management the final agency with respect to the execution of an interim conveyance or patent or determination of navigability for areas of land selected by a Native or Native Corporation which surround or abut bodies of water. Entitles a Native Corporation prevailing on a challenge to its ownership of lands underlying a body of water to costs and attorney's fees. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-5093 99 hr 5093 Sly Park Unit Sale Act Water Resources Development 1986-06-25 1986-08-19 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] CA R S000393 0 Sly Park Unit Sale Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell the Sly Park Unit, Central Valley Project, California, to the El Dorado Irrigation District, City of Placerville, El Dorado County, California. Describes the Sly Park Unit as including the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, Camp Creek Diversification Dam and Tunnel, and conduits and canals as authorized under the American River Act. 2025-08-29T16:29:57Z  
99-hr-5028 99 hr 5028 A bill entitled: "The Lower Colorado Water Supply Bill". Water Resources Development 1986-06-12 1986-11-14 Became Public Law No: 99-655. House Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-35] CA R L000274 5 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Lower Colorado water supply project to supply water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and recreational purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with non-Federal interests for the care, operation, and maintenance of all or any part of the project works. Requires the project to be constructed in stages, as increases in demand warrant. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into exchange contracts with non-Federal interests and facilitate a water exchange agreement in which such interests agree to exchange their rights to divert water from the Colorado River for groundwater in the Sand Hills area, Imperial County, California. Subjects such contracts to congressional review procedures for 90 days before implementation. Provides for the repayment and allocation of costs for such project. Requires the Secretary to execute repayment contracts with the city of Needles, the town of Winterhaven, and other domestic, industrial, and recreational water users along the Colorado River in California. Authorizes appropriations through September 30, 1993. Authorizes the Secretary to accept monetary contributions from the City of Needles and other incorporated cities for the construction of project features allocated to the provision of water supplies to such cities. Requires that such contributions be credited toward reimbursable costs, be contributed during construction, and constitute 20 percent of project costs allocated for repayment. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter, repeal, modify, interpret, or conflict with specified laws, treaties, or Indian tribal rights or jurisdictions. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-4947 99 hr 4947 A bill to authorize certain elements of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1986-06-05 1986-08-19 Referred to Subcommittee on General Oversight, Northwest Power, and Forest Management. House Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] WA R M000999 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, operate, and maintain the following features of the Yakima Enhancement Project: (1) modification of existing radial gates at Cle Elum Dam; (2) a Kachess Lake to Keechelus Lake pipeline; (3) a reregulating reservoir of the Roza Division; and (4) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Sunnyside Division and the Wapato Indian Project. Authorizes appropriations. Requires non-Federal interests to fund 35 percent of construction costs. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for a feasibility study of certain other potential elements of the Yakima Enhancement Project. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-s-2519 99 s 2519 A bill to authorize certain elements of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1986-06-05 1986-07-01 Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA] WA R E000236 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, operate, and maintain the following features of the Yakima Enhancement Project: (1) modification of existing radial gates at Cle Elum Dam; (2) a Kachess Lake to Keechelus Lake pipeline; (3) a reregulating reservoir of the Roza Division; and (4) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Sunnyside Division and the Wapato Indian Project. Authorizes appropriations. Requires non-Federal interests to fund 35 percent of construction costs. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for a feasibility study of certain other potential elements of the Yakima Enhancement Project. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-4905 99 hr 4905 A bill to amend the Act of June 3, 1960 authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to construct the San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1986-05-22 1986-06-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 0 Title I: San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project Reauthorization - Reauthorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the San Luis unit of the Central Valley project in California. Revises current provisions by: (1) enlarging the service area; (2) authorizing a surplus crop production charge; and (3) requiring adherence to Federal reclamation laws. Limits further construction of the San Luis drain and relieves the districts within the San Luis unit from repaying certain previously appropriated funds for construction of such drain. Authorizes appropriations to remain available through FY 1990 for the continued construction of such of the San Luis unit's distribution systems and drains (other than the San Luis drain) as are not constructed by local interests. Prohibits the Secretary from obligating such appropriations until certain repayment contracts have been executed under the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939. Title II: Drainage Management and Water Marketing - Authorizes the Secretary to contribute to the cost of developing an agricultural wastewater management plan at the request of one or more irrigation districts receiving Central Valley project water by contract under the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939. Directs the Secretary to issue guidelines, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, to assure that agricultural wastewater discharged by an irrigation district receiving Central Valley project water will not pose a threat to public health, safety, or the environment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for developing agricultural wastewater management plans. Prohibits the execution of a water contract with an irrigation district until the Secretary certifies that agricultural wastewater discharged by such district does not pose a threat to public health, safety, or the environment. Directs the Secretary to establish a California Water Exchange to market surplus agricultural water under contract to Central Valley project customers. Provides for the disposition … 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-4833 99 hr 4833 A bill to integrate the West Potter Water Project District, South Dakota, into the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program. Water Resources Development 1986-05-15 1986-06-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large] SD D D000064 0 Integrates the West Potter Water Project District, Potter County, South Dakota, into the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Requires such unit to be integrated physically and financially with other Federal works under the Flood Control Act of 1944. Makes Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program power available to the West Potter Unit. States that the suballocated costs assigned to such unit shall be reimbursed by the water users as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-4844 99 hr 4844 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the North Side Pumping Division Extension, Minidoka Project, Idaho, for irrigation, fish and wildlife, and other purposes. Water Resources Development 1986-05-15 1986-06-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2] ID D S000785 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the North Side Pumping Division Extension, Minidoka Project, Idaho. Declares the principal works to consist of a pumping plant, wells, water distribution facilities, drainage works, transmission lines and substations, wildlife conservation measures, and related works. Transfers certain lands in Idaho from the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Reclamation for development and management as part of the Extension. Authorizes the Secretary to sell specified acreage under the following conditions: (1) that lands be conveyed subject to a wildlife conservation easement reserved to the United States; and (2) that lands be sold for irrigation purposes to owners of lands within the North Side Pumping Division. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for an exchange of small tracts of withdrawn or acquired land to enhance the effectiveness of the Extension project. Authorizes the Secretary to reserve acreage for an operation and maintenance headquarters site. Authorizes the Secretary to convey lands to the city of Rupert, Idaho, for use as a disposal area for treated effluent from the city's wastewater treatment plant, with a provision for irrigation farming on the land using the treated effluent. Directs the Secretary to lease certain land to Minidoka County, Idaho, for ten years without charge for a public golf course or other public recreational feature. Allows Minidoka County to sublease such land for agriculture and apply the net proceeds to the development of the golf course or other public recreational feature. Provides for the conveyance of such land to the County within ten years of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to make power and energy available from the power facilities of Snake River basin for pumping irrigation water and providing sprinkler irrigation pressure for the Extension. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with the A & B Irrigation District for the construction of certain irrigation fe… 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-4702 99 hr 4702 A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study of providing flood protection on the North and South Branch of the Potomac River, the Cheat River, and the Greenbrier River systems. Water Resources Development 1986-04-29 1986-08-11 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA. House Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] WV D S000779 0 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Soil Conservation Service, to conduct a feasibility study of providing flood protection on the North and South Branch of the Potomac River, the Cheat River, and the Greenbrier River systems in West Virginia. Requires a report to the Congress by December 31, 1986. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
99-s-2384 99 s 2384 A bill to amend Public Law 95-625 to permit the acquisition of certain lands for an administrative site for the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia. Water Resources Development 1986-04-29 1986-09-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 938. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 1 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 99-454) Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land for an administrative headquarters site for the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia. Increases the authorization of appropriations for the development of the New River Gorge area. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-4693 99 hr 4693 A bill to authorize the Corps of Engineers to issue permits under the Clean Water Act and the River and Harbor Act for construction of a water resources project in the State of Texas. Water Resources Development 1986-04-28 1986-05-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] TX D S000851 25 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to issue a permit under the Clean Water Act and the River and Harbor Act of 1899 for the Stacy Dam, Reservoir, and Pipeline Project of the Colorado River Municipal Water District, Texas, not later than November 30, 1986, notwithstanding any pending threatened species proposals by the Secretary of the Interior. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hjres-610 99 hjres 610 A joint resolution to authorize the Corps of Engineers to issue permits under the Clean Water Act and the River and Harbor Act for construction of a water resources project in the State of Texas. Water Resources Development 1986-04-22 1986-05-05 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] TX D S000851 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to issue a permit under the Clean Water Act and the River and Harbor Act of 1899 for the Stacy Dam, Reservoir, and Pipeline Project of the Colorado River Municipal Water District, Texas, not later than November 30, 1986, notwithstanding any pending threatened species proposals by the Secretary of the Interior. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-s-2347 99 s 2347 A bill to authorize the Corps of Engineers to issue permits under the Clean Water Act and the River and Harbor Act for construction of a water resource project in the State of Texas. Water Resources Development 1986-04-22 1986-04-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to issue a permit under the Clean Water Act and the River and Harbor Act of 1899 for the Stacy Dam, Reservoir, and Pipeline Project of the Colorado River Municipal Water District, Texas, not later than November 30, 1986, notwithstanding any pending threatened species proposals by the Secretary of the Interior. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-4606 99 hr 4606 Seabed Boundary Act Water Resources Development 1986-04-16 1986-04-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21] NY R F000141 0 Seabed Boundary Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to enter into agreements with States to set forth seaward boundaries of such States for purposes of the Submerged Lands Act. 2025-08-29T16:33:19Z  
99-hr-4608 99 hr 4608 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a project for flood control in the Felton Grove area, Santa Cruz County, California. Water Resources Development 1986-04-16 1986-04-28 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a flood control project in the Felton Grove area, Santa Cruz County, California. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-4435 99 hr 4435 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in water resource projects in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1986-03-18 1986-05-13 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 34 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide water resource research, planning, and management assistance in the U.S. territories and commonwealths, and areas outside the national domain. Sets forth areas of consideration for the Secretary in implementing this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from committing to activities or projects: (1) in excess of a specified cost; or (2) which require substantial personnel resources until the 60th calendar day after notifying the appropriate congressional committees. Requires the Secretary to report on activities under this Act by December 31, 1987, and annually thereafter. Authorizes appropriations as necessary for FY 1987, 1988, and 1989. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-4221 99 hr 4221 Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area Act Water Resources Development 1986-02-25 1986-10-07 For Further Action See H.R.5625. House Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] OR D A000337 4 Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia Gorge Commission to manage such area. Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish such Commission as a Federal agency if the States fail to establish or adequately empower such Commission to perform its required obligations. Directs the Commission to prepare a management plan for the Scenic Area within two years. Requires such plan to include: (1) a resource inventory; (2) land use designations; (3) guidelines for the adoption of zoning ordinances; and (4) a cooperative recreation plan. Sets forth standards for determining land use. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and Secretarial approval of such plan. Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests. Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations within such areas within two years. Requires the Secretary to develop a plan for acquiring non-Federal lands within such special management areas. Requires the Secretary to report periodically to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of land acquisitions. Limits the use of eminent domain in acquiring such lands. Directs the Secretary to adopt interim guidelines for land use activities within the special management areas and for the governance of land use activities in the rest of the National Scenic Area, except for the identified urban areas. Authorizes the Sec… 2025-08-29T16:31:40Z  
99-s-2068 99 s 2068 Seabed Boundary Act Water Resources Development 1986-02-07 1986-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 0 Seabed Boundary Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to enter into agreements with States to set forth seaward boundaries of such States for purposes of the Submerged Lands Act. 2025-08-29T16:33:06Z  
99-hr-4134 99 hr 4134 Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area Act Water Resources Development 1986-02-06 1986-10-07 For Further Action See H.R.5625. House Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] OR D A000337 1 Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia Gorge Commission to manage such area. Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish such Commission as a Federal agency if the States fail to establish or adequately empower such Commission to perform its required obligations. Directs the Commission to prepare a management plan for the Scenic Area within two years. Requires such plan to include: (1) a resource inventory; (2) land use designations; (3) guidelines for the adoption of zoning ordinances; and (4) a cooperative recreation plan. Sets forth standards for determining land use. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and secretarial approval of such plan. Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests. Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations within such areas within two years. Requires the Secretary to develop a plan for acquiring non-Federal lands within such special management areas. Requires the Secretary to report periodically to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of land acquisitions. Limits the use of eminent domain in acquiring such lands. Directs the Secretary to adopt interim guidelines for land use activities within the special management areas and for the governance of land use activities in the rest of the National Scenic Area, except for the identified urban areas. Authorizes the Secr… 2025-08-29T16:33:48Z  
99-hr-4160 99 hr 4160 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to conduct a feasibility study on providing flood protection in the Monongahela River Basin, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Water Resources Development 1986-02-06 1986-06-24 Executive Comment Received From ARMY. House Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3] WV D W000654 2 Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to conduct a feasibility study on different methods of providing flood protection in the Monongahela River Basin, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Requires a report to the Congress within two years of enactment of this Act. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-4161 99 hr 4161 Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area Act Water Resources Development 1986-02-06 1986-10-07 For Further Action See H.R.5625. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 1 Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia Gorge Commission to manage such area. Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish such Commission as a Federal agency if the States fail to establish or adequately empower such Commission to perform its required obligations. Directs the Commission to prepare a management plan for the Scenic Area within two years. Requires such plan to include: (1) a resource inventory; (2) land use designations; (3) guidelines for the adoption of zoning ordinances; and (4) a cooperative recreation plan. Sets forth standards for determining land use. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and Secretarial approval of such plan. Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests. Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations within such areas within two years. Requires the Secretary to develop a plan for acquiring non-Federal lands within such special management areas. Requires the Secretary to report periodically to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of land acquisitions. Limits the use of eminent domain in acquiring such lands. Directs the Secretary to adopt interim guidelines for land use activities within the special management areas and for the governance of land use activities in the rest of the National Scenic Area, except for the identified urban areas. Authorizes the Secr… 2025-08-29T16:32:08Z  
99-s-2055 99 s 2055 Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act Water Resources Development 1986-02-06 1986-11-24 Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. Senate Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA] WA R E000236 3 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Permits minor revisions in such areas, as specified. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia Gorge Commission to manage such area. Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Directs the Commission to adopt a management plan for the Scenic Area within three years. Requires such plan to include: (1) a resource inventory; (2) land use designations; (3) an economic or opportunity study; and (4) a recreation assessment.. Sets forth standards for determining land use. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and Secretarial approval of such plan. Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests. Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations within such areas within three years, a resource inventory within one year, and a recreation assessment within two years. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire non-Federal lands within such special management areas. Requires the Secretary to report periodically to the appropriate congressional committee on the status of land acquisitions. Limits the use of eminent domain in acquiring such lands Directs the Secretary to adopt interim guidelines for land use activities for the scenic area outside urban areas. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to each State for grants and loans for use in counties which have adopted conforming land use ordinances. Sets forth other loan terms and restrictions. Directs… 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-4051 99 hr 4051 Emergency Great Lakes Level Reduction Act Water Resources Development 1986-01-23 1986-02-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4] MI R S000409 6 Emergency Great Lakes Level Reduction Act - Authorizes the Chief of Engineers to temporarily increase the diversion of water from Lake Michigan at Chicago, Illinois, to alleviate water damage on its shoreline and others of the Great Lakes during periods of abnormally high water levels. 2025-08-29T16:31:55Z  
99-hr-3969 99 hr 3969 A bill to modify the flood control project for the White River Basin, Missouri and Arkansas, to include recreation as a project purpose for certain lakes. Water Resources Development 1985-12-17 1986-01-02 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] AR R H000124 0 Modifies the flood control project for the White River Basin, Missouri and Arkansas, to include recreation as a project purpose for: (1) Clearwater Lake, Missouri; (2) Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas; (3) Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas and Missouri; (4) Table Rock Lake, Arkansas and Missouri; (5) Norfolk Lake, Arkansas and Missouri; and (6) Beaver Lake, Arkansas. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-3920 99 hr 3920 A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to amend the contract between the United States and the Purgatoire River Conservancy District (contract number 7-07-w0095). Water Resources Development 1985-12-12 1986-01-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] CO R B000919 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to amend the contract between the United States and the Purgatoire River Conservancy District, Colorado, regarding certain costs which the District must pay to: (1) reduce the ceiling on such payments from 19.82 percent to 9 percent of the costs involved; and (2) limit the annual rate of increase in such costs to the rate of increase of the Consumer Price Index. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-3906 99 hr 3906 National Groundwater Contamination Research Act Water Resources Development 1985-12-11 1986-03-07 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] CT D G000120 52 National Groundwater Contamination Research Act - Requires the Director of the Geological Survey to establish and conduct a national water quality assessment program to assess groundwater and surface water resources, both current and projected. Requires the program to identify contaminated and uncontaminated but vulnerable groundwater. Requires the program to conduct synoptic surface water quality studies. Requires the Director to conduct an expanded toxic substances hydrology program to determine the movement and transformation of toxic substances in water. Authorizes Federal grants for such research out of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 on a matching basis for FY 1986 through 1989. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989. 2025-08-29T16:30:31Z  
99-s-1898 99 s 1898 Mid-Valley Unit Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-12-05 1985-12-05 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] CA R W000607 0 Mid-Valley Unit Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Mid-Valley Unit of the Central Valley Project, San Joaquin Valley, California. Authorizes the Secretary to provide water supplies for the irrigation of approximately four million acres of land in California. States that the conservation and development of fish and wildlife resources and the enhancement of recreation opportunities in connection with the Mid-Valley Unit shall be in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. Directs the Secretary to execute contracts with the State of California for: (1) the wheeling, delivery, exchange, and storage of water through the facilities of the State Water Project of California for use in the Mid-Valley Unit; and (2) the construction or enlargement of conveyance and storage facilities for joint use. Allows the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Mid-Valley Water Authority for the provision of the distribution facilities as the local contribution to the cost of the project. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T16:31:30Z  
99-s-1875 99 s 1875 A bill to designate the Closed Basin Conveyance Channel of the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley Project, Colorado as the "Franklin Eddy Canal". Water Resources Development 1985-11-21 1986-02-06 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered favorably reported H.R. 3443 in lieu of this measure. Senate Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] CO R A000219 0 Designates the Closed Basin Conveyance Channel of the San Luis Valley Project, Colorado, as the Franklin Eddy Canal. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1846 99 s 1846 A bill entitled the "Roanoke River Flood Control Act". Water Resources Development 1985-11-12 1985-11-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA] VA R T000367 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to implement the project for flood control on the Roanoke River Upper Basin, Virginia, as recommended in the Chief of engineers report dated August 5, 1985. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-3670 99 hr 3670 Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-11-01 1985-11-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] NJ D H000840 4 Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act of 1985 - Imposes a ceiling on amounts authorized for projects under this Act, subject to specified automatic increases. Title I: Port Development - Port Development and Navigation Improvement Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop the following port projects: (1) Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia; (2) Mobile Harbor, Alabama; (3) Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; (4) Texas City Channel, Texas; (5) New York Harbor and adjacent channels, New York and New Jersey; (6) Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, California; (7) Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River, New Hampshire; (8) New Haven Harbor, Connecticut; (9) Gowanus Creek Channel, New York; (10) Kill Van Kull, New York and New Jersey; (11) Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey; (12) New York Harbor and adjacent channels, New York and New Jersey; (13) Wilmington Harbor--Northeast Cape Fear River, North Carolina; (14) Charleston Harbor, South Carolina; (15) Savannah Harbor, Georgia; (16) Manatee Harbor, Florida; (17) Tampa Harbor, East Bay Channel, Florida; (18) San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico; (19) Crown Bay Channel--St. Thomas Harbor, Virgin Islands; (20) Lake Charles, Louisiana; (21) Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi; (22) Cleveland Harbor, Ohio; (23) Lorain Harbor, Ohio; (24) Grand Haven Harbor, Michigan; (25) Monroe Harbor, Michigan; (26) Brazos Island Harbor, Texas--Brownsville Channel; (27) Duluth-Superior, Minnesota and Wisconsin; (28) Oakland Outer Harbor and Oakland Inner Harbor, California; (29) Richmond Harbor, California; (30) Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California; (31) Hilo Harbor, Hawaii; (32) Blair and Sitcum Waterways, Tacoma Harbor, Washington; (33) Grays Harbor, Washington; (34) East, West, and Duwamish Waterways, Washington; and (35) Saipan Harbor, Northern Mariana Islands. Requires non-Federal entities to submit any studies or documentatio… 2025-08-29T16:32:37Z  
99-s-1785 99 s 1785 A bill to amend the Garrison Diversion Project. Water Resources Development 1985-10-23 1985-11-04 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Energy Department, State Department. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to implement the recommendations in the December 1984, report of the Garrison Diversion Unit Commission. Limits capital repayment assistance from power revenues to the irrigation features of the project. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-3579 99 hr 3579 Lead Free Drinking Water Act Water Resources Development 1985-10-17 1985-10-25 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] NY R L000243 0 Lead Free Drinking Water Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to prohibit the use of lead pipe or solder in public water systems or residential or nonresidential facility drinking water plumbing. Requires public notice of adverse affects of lead exposure, including means of mitigation. Requires States to enforce such requirements within two years or be subject to civil action. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs from insuring or guaranteeing a mortgage for newly constructed residential property which is not in compliance with such requirements. Amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to designate solder with a certain lead content as a hazardous substance. Requires such solder to be labelled with the prohibitions of this Act. 2025-08-29T16:31:34Z  
99-s-1740 99 s 1740 A bill to designate Bloomington Lake located on the North Branch of the Potomac River, near Bloomington, Maryland and Keyser, West Virginia, as the "Jennings Randolph Lake". Water Resources Development 1985-10-07 1986-01-02 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 17 Renames Bloomington Lake, Maryland and West Virginia, as the Jennings Randolph Lake. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-3443 99 hr 3443 A bill to designate the Closed Basin Conveyance Channel of the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley Project, Colorado as the Franklin Eddy Canal. Water Resources Development 1985-09-26 1986-09-23 Became Public Law No: 99-416. House Rep. Strang, Michael L. [R-CO-3] CO R S000991 0 Designates the Closed Basin Conveyance Channel of the San Luis Valley Project, Colorado, as the Franklin Eddy Canal. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1704 99 s 1704 A bill to authorize an increase in the appropriation ceiling for the North Loup Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska. Water Resources Development 1985-09-25 1986-07-22 Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 2 Amends the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the North Loup Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1696 99 s 1696 Colorado River Floodway Protection Act Water Resources Development 1985-09-24 1986-09-15 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] AZ R G000267 10 (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 1246 passed in lieu) Colorado River Floodway Protection Act - Establishes the Colorado River Floodway Task Force to prepare recommendations concerning the management of land within the Colorado River Floodway, including the potential application of the Floodway on Indian lands. Establishes the Colorado River Floodway, with boundaries to be determined by floodflow levels downstream of Davis Dam. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to file with the appropriate congressional committees maps of the Floodway, and to provide each State, local, or Federal agency affected by such floodway system with copies of such maps. Permits the Secretary to make minor modifications to such maps after timely notice to the State or agency involved. Directs the Secretary to review the Floodway at least once every five years and to make all necessary changes. Denies the availability of new expenditures or new financial assistance for any purpose within the Floodway, with specified exceptions. Allows the appropriate Federal officer to make Federal expenditures or financial assistance available within the Floodway, for: (1) any dam, channel, levee, or other structure whose purpose is flood control, water conservation, power, or water quality, drainage facility, or other remedial or corrective measure; (2) the maintenance and expansion of publicly or tribally operated roads, structures, or facilities, with specified exceptions; and (3) certain other activities whose purposes are consistent with this Act, such as fish and wildlife enhancement projects, air and water navigation aids, scientific research, emergency assistance, and riverbank stabilization projects. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make written certification each year after FY 1985 that each Federal agency concerned has complied with the provisions of this Act. Requires the Secretary, within one year of enactment of this Act, to submit a report on the Floodway to the appropriate congressional committees, detailing t… 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hjres-396 99 hjres 396 A joint resolution to express opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to increase fluoridation levels in drinking water. Water Resources Development 1985-09-23 1985-09-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] NY R L000243 6 States that the Environmental Protection Agency should not raise the fluoride levels in drinking water. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
99-hr-3405 99 hr 3405 A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to review reports pertaining to the water supply needs of Pulaski and Lonoke Counties, Arkansas, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1985-09-20 1985-10-03 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2] AR D R000354 0 Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to review reports pertaining to the water supply needs of Pulaski and Lonoke Counties, Arkansas, and submit to the Congress a report on the results of such review. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-3283 99 hr 3283 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-09-11 1985-11-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Panama Canal and Outer Continental Shelf. House Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] LA D T000058 0 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the use of Outer Continental Shelf facilities for receiving supplies or cargo from foreign ports, except as specified. 2025-08-29T16:32:41Z  
99-hr-3169 99 hr 3169 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to issue, on a nationwide basis, a general permit for the discharge of dredged and fill material into certain navigable waters. Water Resources Development 1985-08-01 1985-08-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Secretary of the Army to issue a general permit for the discharge of dredged and fill material into all navigable waters, except those waters used to transport interstate or foreign commerce shoreward to their ordinary high water mark. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-3182 99 hr 3182 Mid-Valley Unit Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-08-01 1985-09-05 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18] CA D L000225 3 Mid-Valley Unit Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Mid-Valley Unit of the Central Valley Project, San Joaquin Valley, California. Authorizes the Secretary to provide water supplies for the irrigation of approximately four million acres of land in California. States that the conservation and development of fish and wildlife resources and the enhancement of recreation opportunities in connection with the Mid-Valley Unit shall be in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. Directs the Secretary to execute contracts with the State of California for: (1) the wheeling, delivery, exchange, and storage of water through the facilities of the State Water Project of California for use in the Mid-Valley Unit; and (2) the construction or enlargement of conveyance and storage facilities for joint use. Allows the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Mid-Valley Water Authority for the provision of the distribution facilities as the local contribution to the cost of the project. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T16:33:30Z  
99-hr-3213 99 hr 3213 Pyramid Lake Paiute and Truckee River Settlement Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-08-01 1985-10-03 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] NV R V000124 1 Pyramid Lake Paiute and Truckee River Settlement Act of 1985 - Title I: Truckee River Settlement - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to annually deliver, under specified conditions, water to the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation for the maintenance of the Pyramid Lake fish resources. Requires the Secretary, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, the Sierra Pacific Power Company, and the Carson-Truckee Water Conservancy District to contract for the sale of specified quantities of water from the Stampede Reservior for municipal and industrial use (not for dilution of sewage) in the cities of Reno and Sparks and Washoe County, Nevada. Requires the Secretary to contract for the sale of water to the Carson-Truckee Water Conservancy District from the Stampede Reservior. Requires the Secretary, within three years after the enactment of this Act, to commence a fish enhancement program for the Pyramid Lake, Lower Truckee River, Lahontan National Fish Hatchery, and the Marble Bluff Dam. Requires the Secretary to undertake biological studies of the Lower Truckee River for the Pyramid Lake fish resources. Sets forth the effective dates of this Act. Establishes within the Treasury the Pyramid Lake Settlement Fund. Authorizes appropriations for such fund on a matching funds basis. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such fund. Authorizes appropriations for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Trust Fund for the enhancement of the Pyramid Lake fish resources (including the restoration of specified threatened or endangered species of fish). Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such fund. Provides monetary damages to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in the event that the Secretary fails to meet his obligations under this Act to deliver water to the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. Sets forth specified requirements (including cancellation of all repayment obligations for irrigation construction costs) with respect to the Newlands Reclamation Project. Provides that the T… 2025-08-29T16:31:42Z  
99-s-1558 99 s 1558 Pyramid Lake Paiute and Truckee River Settlement Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-08-01 1985-11-05 Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Justice Department. Senate Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] NV R L000148 1 Pyramid Lake Paiute and Truckee River Settlement Act of 1985 - Title I: Truckee River Settlement - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to annually deliver, under specified conditions, water to the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation for the maintenance of the Pyramid Lake fish resources. Requires the Secretary, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Sierra Pacific Power Company, and the Carson-Truckee Water Conservancy District to contract for the sale of specified quantities of water from the Stampede Reservoir for municipal and industrial use (not for dilution of sewage) in the cities of Reno and Sparks and Washoe County, Nevada. Requires the Secretary to contract for the sale of water to the Carson-Truckee Water Conservancy District from the Stampede Reservoir. Requires the Secretary, within three years after the enactment of this Act, to commence a fish enhancement program for the Pyramid Lake, Lower Truckee River, Lahontan National Fish Hatchery, and the Marble Bluff Dam. Requires the Secretary to undertake biological studies of the Lower Truckee River for the Pyramid Lake fish resources. Sets forth the effective dates of this Act. Establishes within the Treasury the Pyramid Lake Settlement Fund. Authorizes appropriations for such fund on a matching funds basis. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such fund. Authorizes appropriations for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Trust Fund for the enhancement of the Pyramid Lake fish resources (including the restoration of specified threatened or endangered species of fish). Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such fund. Provides monetary damages to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in the event that the Secretary fails to meet his obligations under this Act to deliver water to the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. Sets forth specified requirements (including cancellation of all repayment obligations for irrigation construction costs) with respect to the Newlands Reclamation Project. Provides that the Trucke… 2025-08-29T16:30:00Z  
99-s-1567 99 s 1567 Water Resources Development Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-08-01 1986-03-26 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] SD R A000009 0 (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6 passed in lieu) Water Resources Development Act of 1986 - Title I - Directs the Secretary of the Army to obligate no sums in excess of those specified in this title for the combined purpose of the "Construction General" account and the "Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries" account. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Title II: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with landowners who are benefitted by local flood control projects to assure that such owners will contribute 50 percent of that portion of the project's costs allocated to the owner's benefits. Limits the commencement period for any such flood control project to ten years from the date of authorization of such project unless the Secretary notifies the Senate Committee on Environment and and Public Works and the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation that such project remains needed and justified. Allows for the submission of Federal projects with a cost of up to $10,000,000. Provides that any project with a cost exceeding $10,000,000 must be authorized by an Act of Congress. Provides further that each such project must contain benefits directly related to agriculture that account for at least 20 percent of the total benefits of the project. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of requiring full public access to all water impoundment facilities that have recreation-related potential. Amends Federal law to provide for the compatibility of Federal flood control projects with any existing or planned local flood control improvement programs. Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake a program for the control of river ice, to assist communities in the breakup of such ice, and to provide technical assistance to local units of government to control or break up such ice. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Directs the Secretary of the … 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-3113 99 hr 3113 A bill providing for the coordinated operation of the Central Valley project and the State water project in California. Water Resources Development 1985-07-30 1986-10-27 Became Public Law No: 99-546. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 2 (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 99-991) Title I: Coordinated Operations - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to operate the Central Valley project, in conjunction with the California water project, in conformity with State water quality standards for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Estuary, except as specified. Requires that the water supplied at the intake of the Contra Costa Canal be of equal quality to the standards contained in a 1978 California Water Resources Control Board decision. Declares that such requirement does not authorize or require the relocation of the Contra Costa Canal intake. Designates salinity control and additional water quality objectives costs as nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary to conduct a cost allocation study of the Central Valley project, implementing such allocations by the start of 1988. Directs the Secretary to execute and implement a coordinated operation agreement with the State of California for the Central Valley and State Water Project, subject to specified conditions. Permits the Secretary to terminate such agreement only after congressional notification. Prohibits the Secretary from contracting for the delivery of more than 75 percent of the firm annual yield of the Central Valley Project not currently committed under long-term contracts until one year after the Secretary has transmitted to the Congress a feasibility report on the "Refuge Water Supply Investigations, Central Valley Basin, California." Directs the Secretary to include provisions in new or amended contracts that: (1) allow for the adjustment of rates and the redetermination of ability to pay; and (2) ensure that operation and maintenance cost deficits be repaid with interest. Title II: Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement - Authorizes the Secretary to implement the agreement between the Department of the Interior, the State of California and the Suisun Resources Conservation District (dated November 1, 1985). Sets forth conditions under which the costs of impl… 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-3079 99 hr 3079 A bill to authorize the Lyman-Jones and West River Rural Water Development Projects. Water Resources Development 1985-07-25 1986-09-18 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). House Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large] SD D D000064 0 Authorizes funds to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for FY 1986 for the planning and construction of the West River and Lyman-Jones County Rural Water Development Projects, South Dakota. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-3082 99 hr 3082 A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give high priority to facilities where the release of hazardous substances has resulted in the closing of a drinking water well or has contaminated a principal drinking water source. Water Resources Development 1985-07-25 1985-12-10 See H.R.2005. House Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13] CA D M000794 17 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to grant priority to cleaning up sites where the release of hazardous substances has resulted in the closing of a drinking water well or has contaminated a sole or principal drinking water source. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-s-1483 99 s 1483 A bill to authorize additional study and purchase of flood control storage in two Canadian dams. Water Resources Development 1985-07-23 1985-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, and in consultation with the Secretary of State, to cooperate with Canada to complete studies and design of structures for flood storage protection in the Souris River Basin, Canada. Authorizes the Secretary to purchase storage in such structures for the benefit of the United States. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-s-1471 99 s 1471 A bill to authorize the Lyman Jones and West River Rural Water Development Projects. Water Resources Development 1985-07-18 1986-08-25 Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held at Kadoka, South Dakota. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 1 Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 to the Secretary of the Interior for the planning and construction of the West River and Lyman Jones County Rural Water Development Projects, South Dakota. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1424 99 s 1424 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct a second large lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1985-07-11 1985-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 1 Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a second large lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Authorizes the Secretary to use excavated and dredge material from such construction to construct a breakwater at Izaak Walton Bay, Michigan, and for reef creation at Lake Nicolet, Michigan. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-2910 99 hr 2910 A bill entitled: the "Lead Free Drinking Water Act". Water Resources Development 1985-06-27 1985-07-08 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] NY R L000243 0 Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to prohibit the use of lead pipes or solder in the installation or repair of any distribution system for drinking water. Requires State compliance with such restrictions as a condition of receiving funding for public water system supervision programs. Requires that lead pipes or solder sold in retail establishments be labeled as federally prohibited for use in drinking water supply systems. Requires each public water system to notify users of adverse health effects of lead exposure and the means available to mitigate such exposure. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
99-hr-2916 99 hr 2916 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 1985-06-27 1985-07-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] NJ R R000262 0 Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to include among the factors to be considered in evaluating the benefits of proposed water resource projects the possible prevention of loss of life. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-2920 99 hr 2920 A bill to exempt irrigation conveyance systems from fees and conditions under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1985-06-27 1986-03-17 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA. House Rep. Strang, Michael L. [R-CO-3] CO R S000991 0 Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt irrigation conveyance systems constructed and in operation prior to October 21, 1976, which are used primarily for agricultural, livestock, or private domestic purposes, from certain right-of-way fees and conditions imposed under such Act. States that Federal law allowing the United States to be named as a party defendant in quiet title actions shall not alter, limit, or impair the right to use, operate, and maintain irrigation conveyance systems. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-s-1315 99 s 1315 A bill to designate the Salt-Gila Aqueduct of the Central Arizona project as the Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct". Water Resources Development 1985-06-18 1985-06-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 1 Designates the Salt-Gila aqueduct of the Central Arizona project as the Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1319 99 s 1319 A bill to relieve the Washoe County Water Conservation District, Nevada, of certain Federal repayment obligations. Water Resources Development 1985-06-18 1986-08-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 795. Senate Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] NV R L000148 1 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 99-381) Relieves the Washoe County Water Conservation District, Nevada, from a repayment obligation to the United States of an amount not to exceed $12,500 expended in connection with emergency work performed at Boca Dam in 1965 and 1967. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1192 99 s 1192 A bill to implement the Coordinated Operation Agreement. Water Resources Development 1985-05-22 1986-03-06 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Measure incorporated into measure H.R. 3113 ordered to be reported. Senate Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] CA R W000607 1 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute and implement the "Agreement Between the United States and the Department of Water Resources of the State of California for Coordinated Operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project" (dated May 8, 1985). 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1197 99 s 1197 A bill entitled the "Lead Free Drinking Water Act". Water Resources Development 1985-05-22 1985-05-23 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-106. Senate Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] NJ D B001225 1 Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to prohibit the use of lead pipes or solder in the installation or repair of any distribution system for drinking water. Requires State compliance with such restrictions as a condition of receiving funding for public water system supervision programs. Requires that lead pipes or solder sold in retail establishments be labeled as federally-prohibited for use in drinking water supply systems. Requires each public water system to notify users of adverse health effects of lead exposure and the means available to mitigate such exposure. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-2547 99 hr 2547 A bill to integrate the Hilltop and Gray Goose Irrigation Districts, South Dakota, into the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program. Water Resources Development 1985-05-20 1985-11-13 For Further Action See H.R.6. House Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large] SD D D000064 0 Integrates the Hilltop and Gray Goose Irrigation Districts, South Dakota, into the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Requires such units to be integrated physically and financially with other Federal works under the Flood Control Act of 1944. Makes Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program power available to the Hilltop and Gray Goose Units. States that the suballocated costs assigned to such units shall be reimbursed by the water users as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-s-1171 99 s 1171 A bill to amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, as amended. Water Resources Development 1985-05-20 1986-03-06 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Measure incorporated into measure H.R. 3113 ordered to be reported. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 8 Amends the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 to authorize additional appropriations for assistance to non-Federal organizations for developing reclamation projects. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1157 99 s 1157 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to perform studies relating to disposal of drain water and to construct interim corrective measures deemed necessary for the San Luis intercepter drain. Water Resources Development 1985-05-16 1985-07-16 Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-258. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and take interim corrective measures for the distribution, drainage, and disposal of drainage water in the San Joaquin Valley of the Central Valley project, California. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1136 99 s 1136 A bill to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake certain activities at dams operated by the Corps of Engineers in the State of Vermont. Water Resources Development 1985-05-15 1985-05-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 1 Amends the Flood Control Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to design, construct, operate, and maintain facilities at Townshend Dam, West River, Vermont, to enable salmon to bypass that dam and Ball Mountain Dam. Requires, prior to such construction, that non-Federal interests hold the United States harmless for any damages incurred in the construction and operation of such facilities, and provide all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-s-1139 99 s 1139 A bill to authorize construction of a combined Sheyenne and Maple River Flood Control Project. Water Resources Development 1985-05-15 1985-05-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 1 Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to plan, design, engineer, and construct: (1) a flood control project on the Sheyenne River, North Dakota; and (2) a dam and reservoir on the Maple River, North Dakota. Declares that the plan to modify the Baldhill Dam for dam safety considerations shall not preclude implementation of those components of the Sheyenne River project not dependent on such safety modifications. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-2494 99 hr 2494 Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-05-14 1985-08-01 See H.R.6. House Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] NJ D H000840 3 Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act of 1985 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for water resources development under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. 2025-08-29T16:31:29Z  
99-hr-2503 99 hr 2503 A bill to amend the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 to authorize an increase in the appropriation for the North Loup Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska. Water Resources Development 1985-05-14 1985-05-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] NE R S000622 0 Amends the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the North Loup Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-s-1131 99 s 1131 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to integrate the Hilltop and Gray Goose Units into the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, South Dakota. Water Resources Development 1985-05-14 1985-07-16 Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-258. Senate Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] SD R A000009 1 Integrates the Hilltop and Gray Goose Irrigation Districts, South Dakota, into the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Requires such units to be integrated physically and financially with other Federal works under the Flood Control Act of 1944. Makes Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin power available to the Hilltop and Gray Goose Units. States that the suballocated costs assigned to such Units shall be reimbursed by the water users as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1122 99 s 1122 A bill to modify the project for flood protection on the Chariton River, Iowa and Missouri, to direct the Secretary of the Army to sell storage space in Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun Regional Water Association, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1985-05-10 1985-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 0 Modifies the project for flood protection on the Chariton River, Iowa and Missouri, to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to sell storage space in Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun Regional Water Association. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-2467 99 hr 2467 A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Army from issuing certain permits in connection with a proposed water pipeline project until an environmental impact statement for that project has been completed. Water Resources Development 1985-05-09 1985-05-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. House Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] NC D V000006 4 Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from issuing certain permits for the construction of a water supply pipeline and related structures for removing water from Lake Gaston, North Carolina and Virginia, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, until an environmental impact statement is completed. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-2340 99 hr 2340 A bill to designate the Granite Reef Aqueduct of the Central Arizona Project as the "Hayden Rhodes Aqueduct". Water Resources Development 1985-05-02 1985-07-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. McCain, John [R-AZ-1] AZ R M000303 4 Designates the Granite Reef aqueduct of the Central Arizona project as the Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1055 99 s 1055 A bill to designate the Granite Reef aqueduct of the Central Arizona Project as the "Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct". Water Resources Development 1985-05-02 1985-05-02 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] AZ R G000267 1 Designates the Granite Reef aqueduct of the Central Arizona project as the Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-1057 99 s 1057 A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 regarding activities directly affecting the coastal zone. Water Resources Development 1985-05-02 1985-05-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] OR R P000009 0 Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require Federal agencies conducting natural resources activities in a coastal zone to conduct such activities in a manner consistent with the mandatory policies of approved State management programs, unless the Federal activity is: (1) undertaken to counter the effects of a declared national emergency; (2) undertaken for reasons of national security; (3) required by Federal law which prevents consistency with such a coastal zone management program; or (4) undertaken pursuant to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act and involves a fishery management plan. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
99-s-977 99 s 977 Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor Act Water Resources Development 1985-04-23 1986-11-24 Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. Senate Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] IL D D000366 1 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor Act - Establishes the Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor in the State of Illinois. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-2152 99 hr 2152 Upper Mississippi River System Management Act Water Resources Development 1985-04-22 1985-06-26 See H.R.6. House Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] WI R G000524 0 Upper Mississippi River System Management Act - 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. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to enter into an interagency agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the participation of the Fish and Wildlife Service in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of such programs. Grants congressional consent to Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin (or any two or more of such States) to: (1) enter into agreements for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the planning for the use, protection, growth, and development of the System; and (2) form agencies for effecting such agreements. Designates the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association or any other such agency established under this Act, as the caretaker of the Master Plan. Requires any recommended changes to the master plan to go through such association or agency for approval. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with such association or agency to promote State participation in System management and development. 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 lock and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois and Missouri. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, and the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, to undertake: (1) a habitat rehabilitation and enhancement program; (2) the implementation of a long-term resource monitoring program; and (3) the implementation of a computerized inventory and analysis system. Requires the Secretary of the Army, in concert with the Secretary of the Interior and the State, to conduct an evaluation of such programs … 2025-08-29T16:29:42Z  
99-s-967 99 s 967 Inland Waterways Development Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-04-22 1985-05-16 Subcommittee on Water Resources. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 0 Inland Waterways Development Act of 1985 - Amends the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 by requiring transfer to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the revenue from the tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways and the user fees on vessels in such transportation (previously equivalent only to the tax on fuel). States that the funds derived from the fuel tax shall be expended for new construction of navigational features on inland and intracoastal waterways described in this Act. Directs funds derived from the user fees to be expended on Federal navigation projects in such waterways and to pay the costs of collecting such fees. Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer a portion of the trust fund to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Redefines the inland and intracoastal waterways of the U.S. to consist of specified waterways. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a user fee on vessels used in commercial waterway transportation. Excludes the following from liability for such fees: (1) vessels not engaged in commercial activity which are owned or under the control of the U.S. or another nation; (2) vessels used by a State or political subdivision; and (3) vessels engaged in dredging activities. Creates the Inland Waterways Users Board. Describes the board's composition and duties. Authorizes the Secretary to study, plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain new improvements and rehabilitations and modifications of existing improvements on specified waterways. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a final environmental impact statement and a statement of compliance with the Clean Water Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and other laws before the initiation of such plans. States that such improvements shall be eligible for appropriations and may be undertaken unless a Joint Resolution disapproving the environmental impact statement becomes law within 180 days. Declares that claims brought regarding work authorized by such plans may be fi… 2025-08-29T16:32:08Z  
99-s-968 99 s 968 A bill to amend the Water Supply Act of 1958 to secure more timely repayment of Federal investments in multipurpose water resources development projects, to encourage more prudent participation in such projects by non-Federal interests, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1985-04-22 1985-04-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 0 Amends the Water Supply Act of 1958, with respect to municipal and industrial water supplied from Federal projects, to require that any letter of assurance from State or local interests desiring a water supply project under such Act state when: (1) the future water supply storage will be used; and (2) the costs will be repaid. Decreases from 30 percent to 20 percent the estimated costs which may be allocated to future demands for any water storage project under such Act. Limits the payment-free period to a maximum of ten years. Requires all annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for municipal and industrial water supply storage to be reimbursed from State or local interests on an annual basis. Revises the method for determining the interest rate used in computing the interest during construction and the interest on the unpaid balance of any repayment obligation. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-hr-2121 99 hr 2121 Coastal Zone Management Reauthorization Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-04-18 1985-10-24 For Further Action See H.R.3128. House Rep. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD-3] MD D M000702 30 (Measure passed House, amended) Coastal Zone Management Reauthorization Act of 1985 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to reduce financial assistance extended to a coastal State in certain circumstances. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any coastal State for administering such State's coastal zone management program if the State provides 20 percent of the grant for FY 1986 with a ten percent increase annually to 50 percent annually for each fiscal year after FY 1988. (Currently, a State must pay 20 percent annually.) Revises provisions concerning program modification procedures. Establishes the National Estuarine Reserve Research System (the System). Authorizes the Secretary to designate an estuarine area as a national estuarine reserve upon certain findings. Requires the Secretary to develop guidelines for research within the System. Requires the Secretary to promote and coordinate the utilization of such reserves. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to coastal States for acquisition or operation of such reserves or to a coastal State or other entity to support research and monitoring within a reserve. Sets per-reserve grant limits. Directs the Secretary to periodically evaluate the operation and management of each reserve and its research. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend a reserve from eligibility for financial assistance or withdraw its designation as a national reserve upon certain findings. Requires an annual report, beginning with FY 1986, by the Secretary to the Congress concerning such reserves. Repeals Federal provisions which establish: (1) research and technical assistance grants for coastal zone management; and (2) the Coastal Zone Management Advisory Committee and certain other positions. Adjusts and extends through FY 1990 the authorization of appropriations for administrative grants to States for coastal resources management programs and for the establishment of national estuarine sanctuaries. 2021-06-30T19:16:54Z  
99-hr-2133 99 hr 2133 A bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.). Water Resources Development 1985-04-18 1985-04-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. House Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] CA R S000393 0 Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act to phase-down the Federal share of the development, implementation, and operation of coastal zone management programs from 80 percent to 20 percent over a four-year period. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989 for the Coastal Zone Management Act. Requires any Federal agency to discuss with a State any concerns that the coastal State may have with a proposed Federal activity which affects the natural resources of, or land or water use in, the coastal zone of any State to determine whether such activity is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the policies of the approved State coastal zone management program. Permits States to submit recommendations to the Federal agency regarding the proposed activity, and requires the Federal agency to accept such recommendations unless a determination is made that the Federal activity is already consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of the approved State coastal zone management plan or that acceptance of the recommendations would not be in the national interest. 2021-06-30T19:16:59Z  
99-hr-2142 99 hr 2142 A bill to authorize the project for flood control, Halstead, Kansas. Water Resources Development 1985-04-18 1985-06-26 See H.R.6. House Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5] KS R W000426 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a project for flood control in Halstead, Kansas. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-2143 99 hr 2143 A bill to deauthorize the project for flood control, Salt Creek Lake, Ohio. Water Resources Development 1985-04-18 1985-06-26 See H.R.6. House Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] OH R M000432 0 Deauthorizes the project for flood control, Salt Creek Lake, Ohio. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-s-959 99 s 959 A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to provide authorization of appropriations, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1985-04-18 1985-05-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 152. Senate Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] MO R D000030 5 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with amendment, S. Rept. 99-71) Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to extend through FY 1990 the authorization of appropriations for the making of various coastal zone management grants under such Act. Repeals a provision under the coastal Zone Management Act Amendments of 1976 which authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish and pay compensation for four new positions in the Coastal Zone Management National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
99-hr-2088 99 hr 2088 Great Lakes Management Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-04-17 1985-08-07 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT. House Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] MI D H000547 0 Great Lakes Management Act of 1985 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Great Lakes National Program Office (Program Office), to be headed by a Director. Lists as responsibilities of the Program Office the following: (1) developing the long-term, comprehensive environmental, resource, and economic data bases required for assessing the impact of proposed decisions on the environmental health, productivity, and economic well-being of the Great Lakes; (2) conducting an inventory of all State, Federal, tribal, and international agencies with management responsibility for the Great Lakes system, and updating such information biennially; (3) identifying priority management needs to protect and rehabilitate the Great Lakes and their resources and developing management plans where needed; (4) developing a five-year plan and program for reducing the input of nutrients into the Great Lakes; (5) carrying out a five-year study and demonstration projects relating to the control and removal of toxic pollutants in the Great Lakes; (6) identifying lead agencies with primary responsibilities for each specific issue relating to the Great Lakes; (7) developing an annual report on the status of the Great Lakes; (8) promoting the adoption and execution of the management and rehabilitation plans; (9) serving as the source of issues which the Federal Government refers to the International Joint Commission for study; and (10) hosting a meeting (at least annually) for officials of the Federal, State, and tribal agencies involved with the Great Lakes. Requires the Administrator of EPA, in the agency's annual budget submission to the Congress, to include a funding request for the Program Office as a separate budget line item. Requires the Program Office to be located in a Great Lakes State. Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the Great Lakes Research Office (Research Office), to be headed by a Director. Lists as responsibilities of the Research Office the following: (1) ann… 2025-08-29T16:32:55Z  
99-hr-2096 99 hr 2096 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 1985-04-17 1985-05-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. House Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] WA R M000999 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 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 existing 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 integrating and coordinating the operations of the enlarged Bumping Lake into other features of the Yakima project. 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 U.S. 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 for the construction of the facilities for the Bumping Lake enlargement for FY 1984. Authorizes appropriations as necessary to operate and maintain project facilities for FY 1984. Provides that the feasibility study for the Yakima 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  
99-s-904 99 s 904 Water Research Foundation Act of 1985 Water Resources Development 1985-04-15 1985-06-20 Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-149. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 6 Water Research Foundation Act of 1985 - Establishes the Water Research Foundation to: (1) promote and support water research; (2) assist in the determination of long term national priorities for the preservation and use of the Nation's water resources; (3) support scientific and social research; (4) foster the interchange of water resource information; and (5) encourage the establishment of non-governmental water research programs. Establishes within the Foundation a Water Research Planning Center to: (1) support studies in cooperation with other institutions, universities, and Federal and non-Federal agencies; (2) correlate water-related studies; (3) determine additional research needs; (4) recommend long term research priorities; and (5) provide funding for research and related efforts approved by the Board. Establishes within the Foundation a Water Information Clearinghouse to: (1) provide information to user groups; (2) analyze water resources information; (3) develop an information retrieval system; and (4) support educational programs and activities about water. Requires the Foundation to report to the Congress five years after the appointment of the Board. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1990. 2025-08-29T16:30:25Z  
99-hr-2025 99 hr 2025 A bill to amend the Small Reclamation Project Act of 1956. Water Resources Development 1985-04-04 1985-07-17 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] AZ D U000001 23 Amends the Act of August 6, 1956 to rename it the Small Reclamation Project Act of 1956. Establishes a new formula for determining the interest rate for loans made under such Act. Requires a minimum local share to be financed by any non-Indian organization submitting a proposal under such Act. Sets forth a formula for determining such share. Authorizes appropriations as of October 1, 1985. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-s-900 99 s 900 A bill to protect the public investment in right-of-way lands of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Water Resources Development 1985-04-04 1985-04-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] FL R H000374 0 Directs the Secretary of the Army to continue operation of the completed portions of the Cross Florida Barge Canal project for recreational purposes and fish and wildlife management and enhancement. Prohibits the Secretary from operating the Eurika Dam and Lock in a manner which would cause new flooding. Prohibits the obligation of funds appropriated for construction of the project until an environmental impact statement has been completed. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
99-s-870 99 s 870 State Comprehensive River Planning Act Water Resources Development 1985-04-03 1985-04-03 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 0 State Comprehensive River Planning Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to permit a State to submit to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its approval a comprehensive plan allocating the use of its waterways with respect to commerce, water power development, and other beneficial uses. Sets forth the requirements which a plan must meet in order for it to be approved by the Commission. Requires that such plans be reviewed and updated at least every five years. Requires an applicant for a license to develop a water power project to submit to the Commission and to the State within which the proposed project is to be located a certification that the project complies with the State's comprehensive plan. Requires the State to notify the public of such a certification and to arrange for public hearing if necessary. Prohibits approval of such a project by the Commission without the State's concurrence. 2025-08-29T16:31:14Z  

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