Lower Republican River Basin Study Act

Bill: 109-hr-4750
Sponsor: Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2006-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Colorado
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to water resources development
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Infrastructure
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Irrigation
Kansas
Nebraska
Sunset legislation
Water conservation
Water storage
Water supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2006-02-14
text: 
Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project that will: (1) improve water supply reliability in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas; (2) increase the capacity of water storage through projects that serve areas in the Republican River Basin; and (3) improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin and, where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource management and supply needs in the Republican River Basin. 

action_date: 2006-09-06
text: 
Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project that will: (1) improve water supply reliability in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas; (2) increase the capacity of water storage through projects that serve areas in the Republican River Basin; and (3) improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin and, where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource management and supply needs in the Republican River Basin. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.

action_date: 2006-09-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 6, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project that will: (1) improve water supply reliability in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas; (2) increase the capacity of water storage through projects that serve areas in the Republican River Basin; and (3) improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin and, where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource management and supply needs in the Republican River Basin. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-09-28
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7654-7655)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7654-7655)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4750.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7654-7655)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Mr. Pearce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-632.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-632.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2006-02-17
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2006-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-02-14
text: Introduced in House