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Calendar No. 271 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1338 

[Report No. 109–170] 

To require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 

Reclamation and the United States Geological Survey, to conduct a 

study on groundwater resources in the State of Alaska, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 29, 2005 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. STEVENS, and Mr. COCHRAN) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Water Re3 sources Act of 2005’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

9 of Alaska. 

10 SEC. 3. ALASKA WATER RESOURCES STUDY. 

11 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary, acting through the Com12 missioner of Reclamation and the Director of the United 

13 States Geological Survey, where appropriate, and in ac14 cordance with this Act and other applicable provisions of 

15 law, shall conduct a study that includes— 

16 (1) a survey of accessible water supplies, includ17 ing aquifers, on the Kenai Peninsula, in the Munici18 pality of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna 

19 Borough and in the Municipality of Anchorage, the 

20 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the city of Fairbanks, 

21 and the Fairbanks Northstar Borough; 

22 (2) a survey of water treatment needs and tech23 nologies, including desalination, applicable to the 

24 water resources of the State; and 

25 (3) a review of the need for enhancement of the 

26 streamflow information collected by the United 
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1 States Geological Survey in the State relating to 

2 critical water needs in areas such as— 

3 (A) infrastructure risks to State transpor4 tation, 

5 (B) flood forecasting, 

6 (C) resource extraction; and 

7 (D) fire management. 

8 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

10 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

11 Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 

12 Representatives a report describing the results of the 

13 study required by subsection (a). 

14 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

16 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Calendar No. 271 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1338 

[Report No. 109–170] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior, acting 

Alaska, and for other purposes. study on groundwater resources in the State of United States Geological Survey, to conduct a through the Bureau of Reclamation and the 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 

Reported with an amendment