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Union Calendar No. 377
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2534
[Report No. 107–628]
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource
study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds
in the State of California, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 17, 2001
Ms. SOLIS (for herself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 4, 2002
Additional sponsors: Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. WATSON, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. DAVIS
of California, Ms. LEE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. FARR of California,
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BACA,
Ms. ESHOO, Mr. WAXMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.
THOMPSON of California, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr.
BERMAN, Mr. DREIER, Mr. OLVER, and Mr. BECERRA
SEPTEMBER 4, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 17, 2001]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River
and San Gabriel River watersheds in the State of Cali-
fornia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San Gabriel River Wa-
tersheds Study Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (here-
inafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall con-
duct a special resource study of the following areas:
(1) The San Gabriel River and its tributaries
north of and including the city of Santa Fe Springs.
(2) The San Gabriel Mountains within the terri-
tory of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers
and Mountains Conservancy (as defined in section
32603(c)(1)(C) of the State of California Public Re-
source Code).
(b) STUDY CONDUCT AND COMPLETION.—Section 8(c)
of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall apply to
the conduct and completion of the study required by this
section.
(c) CONSULTATION
WITH
FEDERAL, STATE, AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—In conducting the study author-
ized by this section, the Secretary shall consult with the San
Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Con-
servancy and other appropriate Federal, State, and local
governmental entities.
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study au-
thorized by this section, the Secretary shall consider re-
gional flood control and drainage needs and publicly owned
infrastructure, including, but not limited to, wastewater
treatment facilities.
SEC. 3. REPORT.
Not later than 3 years after funds are made available
for this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a
report on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations
of the study.
Union Calendar No. 377
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2534
[Report No. 107–628]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
duct a special resource study of the Lower Los
Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds
in the State of California, and for other pur-
poses.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed