To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming.

Bill: 109-hr-1046
Sponsor: Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Commerce
Construction costs
Dams
Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal-city relations
Government Operations and Politics
Hydroelectric power
Infrastructure
Irrigation
Maintenance and repair
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Reservoirs
Water storage
Water supply
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to enter into one or more contracts with the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the annual storage of the city's water for municipal and industrial use in the Seminoe Dam and Reservoir of the Kendrick Project on the North Platte River.
 
Limits the term of such a contract to not more than 40 years and authorizes renewals. Requires: (1) operation and maintenance charges received under such a contract to be credited against applicable operation and maintenance costs of the Project; and (2) any other revenues received to be credited to the Reclamation Fund for Project construction costs.

action_date: 2005-05-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to enter into one or more contracts with the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the annual storage of the city's water for municipal and industrial use in the Seminoe Dam and Reservoir of the Kendrick Project (the Bureau of Reclamation project on the North Platte River that was authorized by a finding of feasibility approved by the President on August 30, 1935, and constructed for irrigation and electric power generation, the major features of which include Seminoe Dam, Reservoir, and Powerplant and Alcova Dam and Powerplant).
 
 Limits a contract to a term of not more than 40 years, which may be renewed on terms agreeable to the Secretary and the city, for successive terms of not more than 40 years per term.
 
 Directs that: (1) any operation and maintenance charges received under such a contract be credited against applicable operation and maintenance costs of the Project; and (2) any other revenues received under such a contract be credited to the Reclamation Fund as a credit to the construction costs of the Project.

action_date: 2005-07-26
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to enter into one or more contracts with the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the annual storage of the city's water for municipal and industrial use in the Seminoe Dam and Reservoir of the Kendrick Project on the North Platte River.
 
 Limits the term of such a contract to not more than 40 years and authorizes renewals. Requires: (1) operation and maintenance charges received under such a contract to be credited against applicable operation and maintenance costs of the Project; and (2) any other revenues received to be credited to the Reclamation Fund for Project construction costs.

action_date: 2005-08-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to enter into one or more contracts with the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the annual storage of the city's water for municipal and industrial use in the Seminoe Dam and Reservoir of the Kendrick Project on the North Platte River.
 
Limits the term of such a contract to not more than 40 years and authorizes renewals. Requires: (1) operation and maintenance charges received under such a contract to be credited against applicable operation and maintenance costs of the Project; and (2) any other revenues received to be credited to the Reclamation Fund for Project construction costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-02
text: Became Public Law No: 109-48.
action_date: 2005-08-02
text: Became Public Law No: 109-48.
action_date: 2005-08-02
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-08-02
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9018-9052; text: CR S9051-9052)
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9018-9052; text: CR S9051-9052)
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3275)
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3275)
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1046.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3275)
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Mr. Renzi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-48