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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 3227

To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide for the installation of

pumps and removal of the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River

in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 23 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and

Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide for the

installation of pumps and removal of the Savage Rapids

Dam on the Rogue River in the State of Oregon, 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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Savage Rapids Dam

5 Act of 2000’’.

6 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

7 This Congress finds that—
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1 (1) the Savage Rapids Dam has provided water

2 since 1921 from the Rogue River in the State of Or3 egon to the Grants Pass Irrigation District (here4 after referred to as the ‘‘District’’), a governmental

5 subdivision under Oregon State Statutes;

6 (2) the State of Oregon, the National Marine

7 Fisheries Service and the District have agreed, in

8 principle, that removal of the Savage Rapids Dam

9 and its replacement with modern irrigation pumps

10 will provide improved protection to the salmon and

11 steelhead resources of the Rogue River basin;

12 (3) it is in the public interest to have the Fed13 eral Government purchase the Savage Rapids Dam

14 from the District; and

15 (4) it is appropriate to enact measures that

16 both enhance and protect natural resources while en17 suring the operational and financial stability of the

18 District and reasonable costs for the delivery of irri19 gation water to its patrons.

20 SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION, DAM ACQUISI21 TION, DAM REMOVAL.

22 (a) Prior to the removal of Savage Rapids Dam, the

23 Secretary of the Interior (hereafter referred to as the

24 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall design and install modern electric irri25 gation pumps and associated infrastructure at or near
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1 Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in order to supply

2 water to the District in the amount of 150 cubic feet per

3 second. The Savage Rapids Dam is located on the Rogue

4 River at a point adjacent to the Josephine County easterly

5 line and the Jackson County westerly line running south

6 to north: Southeast corner of Section 24, Township 36

7 south, Range 5 west, Willamette Meridian, State of Or8 egon.

9 (b) The Secretary shall install fish screens at the

10 pump stations, ensure and certify that the pumping facil11 ity is operational and in conformity with all applicable

12 State and Federal environmental regulations prior to dam

13 removal.

14 (c) Following the completion of activities authorized

15 under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary is authorized

16 to acquire the dam described in subsection (a). Acquisition

17 shall only include the dam itself, and shall not include any

18 lands adjacent to or underlying the dam structure.

19 (d) The Secretary is authorized and directed to re20 move the dam, following its acquisition.

21 (e) For five years after the dam removal is completed,

22 the Secretary shall also correct any deficiencies in the de23 sign, specification, and installation of the pumps, includ24 ing any problems that may be caused by accumulated sedi25 ments.
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1 (f) Title to the pumping facilities will be held by the

2 District, and the District shall be responsible for operation

3 and maintenance of these facilities, except as specified in

4 Sec. 3(e) and Sec. 4(a).

5 (g) The Secretary is authorized to proceed with ac6 tivities under this Act on the basis of the Environmental

7 Impact Statement published by the Bureau of Reclama8 tion in 1995, ‘‘Fish Passage Improvements, Savage Rap9 ids Dam, Planning Report and Final Environmental

10 Statement, Josephine County Water Management Im11 provement Study, Oregon, Rogue River Basin, Oregon.’’.

12 SEC. 4. MONITORING, MITIGATION AND RESTORATION AC13 TIVITIES.

14 (a) For ten years after the date of the removal of

15 Savage Rapids Dam, the Bureau of Reclamation, in con16 junction with the National Marine Fisheries Service and

17 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall mon18 itor any impacts downstream from the dam resulting from

19 dam removal and will implement appropriate remedial ac20 tions as necessary.

21 (b) The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish

22 and Wildlife Service, acting through the Southwest Oregon

23 Resource Conservation and Development Council, shall

24 identify and implement riparian restoration and other

25 fisheries enhancement projects upstream of the site of the
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1 Savage Rapids Dam and downstream to the mouth of the

2 Applegate River to minimize the impact, and maximize the

3 benefit, of dam removal. The Federal cost-share for activi4 ties under this subsection shall be seventy-five percent.

5 (c) The Secretary shall work with the State of Oregon

6 and the Counties of Josephine and Jackson to identify and

7 implement community recreational enhancement projects.

8 The Federal cost-share for activities under this subsection

9 shall be fifty percent.

10 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 (a) There are authorized to be appropriated

12 $13,500,000 for activities under this Act, except as pro13 vided in paragraphs (b) through (d) below.

14 (b) There are authorized to be appropriated

15 $3,700,000 for activities under Sec. 3(c).

16 (c) There are authorized to be appropriated

17 $2,500,000 for activities under Sec. 4(b).

18 (d) There are authorized to be appropriated

19 $2,500,000 for activities under Sec. 4(c).

20 SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF THE RECLAMATION REFORM ACT.

21 Activities funded under this Act shall not be consid22 ered a supplemental or additional benefit under the Act

23 of June 17, 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory

24 thereof or supplementary thereto.

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