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Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-184
Sponsor: Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Colorado
Dams and canals
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 

Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation: (1) to pay the federal share of the cost of carrying out the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in Colorado, subject to a reimbursement requirement; and (2) in preparing any studies related to the project, to use existing studies to the maximum extent possible, including engineering and resource information provided by, or at the direction of, federal, state, or local agencies and the Mancos Water Conservancy District.

Requires the Secretary to recover from the District, as reimbursable expenses, the lesser of 35% of the project's cost or $2.9 million over a 15-year period, without interest. Directs the Secretary to credit the District for any amounts it paid before this Act's enactment for engineering work and improvements.

Makes the District responsible for the operation and maintenance of any facility constructed or rehabilitated under this Act. 

Shields the United States from liability for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to a facility rehabilitated or constructed under this Act. 

Provides that an activity provided federal funding under this Act shall not be considered a supplemental or additional benefit under the reclamation laws or under the Act of August 11, 1939. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 111-s-185
Sponsor: Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Historic sites and heritage areas

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board of Directors as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
South Park National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 111-s-186
Sponsor: Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Historic sites and heritage areas

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 
South Park National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the South Park National Heritage Area in South Park, Colorado. Designates the Park County Tourism & Community Development Office, in conjunction with the South Park National Heritage Area Board of Directors, as the management entity for the Area. Requires the management entity to submit a management plan for the Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-187
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Colorado
Dams and canals
Pipelines
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2009 - Conditions the construction by the Secretary of the Interior of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado, on a contract providing for the payment within a specified period of 35% of the Conduit's cost that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract and revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities.
 
Requires revenue derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities to be credited towards payment of the actual cost of Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, the Fountain Valley Pipeline, and the South Outlet Works at Pueblo Dam and Reservoir until the date on which the payments for the Conduit begin, and then towards payment of the actual cost of the Conduit. Provides that nothing in federal reclamation law prohibits the concurrent crediting of revenue towards payment of the Conduit.

Requires any project rates charged for water for municipal, domestic, or industrial use or for the use of facilities for the storage or delivery of water to be adjusted to reflect the estimated revenue derived from contracts for the use of project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities.

Authorizes appropriations for the construction of the Conduit. Prohibits such sums from being used for its operation or maintenance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S231)
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S229-231)
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act

Bill: 111-s-188
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 
Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to conduct a study of the land within the study area (certain lands in southern Boulder, northern Jefferson, and northern Gilpin Counties, Colorado) and complete a report: (1) identifying the present ownership of the land within the study area; (2) identifying any undeveloped land that may be at risk of development; and (3) describing any actions that could be taken to preserve the open and undeveloped character of the land within the study area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232)
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
National Trails System Willing Seller Act

Bill: 111-s-189
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
District of Columbia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Land transfers
Maryland
Montana
New Mexico
New York State
North Dakota
Oregon
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 
National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Amends the National Trails System Act (the Act) to: (1) prohibit the federal acquisition of lands outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area, except with the owner's consent, for the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, Lewis and Clark, Iditarod, and Nez Perce National Historic Trails and the Continental Divide, North Country, Ice Age, and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trails; and (2) provide that federal authority to acquire fee title shall be limited to an average of not more than one-quarter mile on either side of such national historic trails and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232)
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act

Bill: 111-s-190
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 
Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness (the Wilderness) and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the inclusion of specified potential wilderness land within the Park in such Wilderness. 
 
Sets forth provisions: (1) governing continued operations at the Grand River Ditch; and (2) concerning water rights and permitted and prohibited activities within such Wilderness. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an alignment line and identify the boundaries for the East Shore Trail within the East Shore Trail Area. Authorizes necessary adjustments in such boundaries, except any that would place any portion of the Trail in such Wilderness. Includes any portion of such Area that is not traversed by the Trail, that is not west of the Trail, and that is not within 50 feet of the centerline of the Trail in such Wilderness. 
 
Amends the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, the Arapaho National Recreation Area and the Oregon Islands Wilderness Area Act to adjust the boundaries of: (1) the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area; and (2) the Arapaho National Recreation Area. 
 
Applies provisions governing leases of National Park System buildings and property to property known as the Leiffer tract near the Park's eastern boundary in Larimer County, Colorado.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232-234)
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Bill: 111-s-191
Sponsor: Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Birds
Colorado
Land use and conservation
Water use and supply
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 
Amends the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to provide that the purpose of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish species in the San Luis Valley. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Refuge, to: (1) emphasize migratory bird conservation; and (2) take into consideration the role of the Refuge in broader landscape conservation efforts. Provides for the Secretary, in administering water resources for the Refuge, to use decreed water rights on the Refuge in approximately the same manner that the water rights have been used historically, subject to any existing agreement and to the extent consistent with the Refuge's purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated Facilities Conveyance Act

Bill: 111-s-192
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2009-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Land transfers
Oklahoma
Pipelines
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: 
McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated Facilities Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the McGee Creek Authority all U.S. rights to the pipeline and any associated facilities described in the Agreement Between the United States and McGee Creek Authority for the Purpose of Defining Responsibilities Related to and Implementing the Title Transfer of Certain Facilities at the McGee Creek Project, Oklahoma. Excludes the mineral estate from the conveyance. 
 
Provides that any rights and obligations under a specified contract between the Authority and the United States for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the McGee Creek Project shall remain in force. Requires the Secretary to complete any actions required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the National Historic Preservation Act before such conveyance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Bonus TEFAP Assistance Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-194
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2009-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: 
Bonus TEFAP Assistance Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for the costs of intrastate transportation, storage, and distribution of bonus commodities provided to states and food assistance agencies under the emergency food assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S258)
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S257-258)
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Taxpayer Protection Act

Bill: 111-s-195
Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]
Introduced: 2009-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Financial crises and stabilization
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Public participation and lobbying
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: 
Taxpayer Protection Act - Makes a federal financial entity (the Secretary of the Treasury, members of the Financial Institutions Examination Council, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency) that provides emergency economic assistance to any private entity subject to oversight, reporting, accountability, and transparency provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Requires monthly reports to Congress on the recipients of such assistance and the collateral provided.
 
Requires the intended recipient of such assistance, before receiving funds, to agree in writing to specified conditions regarding: (1) monthly reports to Congress; (2) access by the financial entity to relevant personnel and data; (3) limits on executive compensation; (4) prohibitions on bonuses to the recipient's 25 most highly compensated employees; (5) prohibitions on the use of assistance for entertainment and lobbying expenditures; and (6) the sale or divestiture of passenger aircraft. Considers any violation of such agreement as a default on the recipient's obligation.
 
Directs the Attorney General to establish a Taxpayer Protection Prosecution Task Force to: (1) investigate and prosecute financial fraud that contributed to the collapse of our financial markets; (2) seek to recover any ill-gotten gains; and (3) make recommendations about extending the statute of limitation for complex financial fraud.
 
Establishes the Financial Market Investigation and Reform Commission to: (1) report on the causes of the collapse of the nation's financial system and credit crisis; (2) report on the extent to which federal entities had information on risky or reckless financial practices that posed a threat to the financial system's well-being; (3) build on any investigations by congressional committees and federal banking agencies to avoid duplication of effort; and (4) report to the President and Congress with recommendations to prevent a similar crisis in the future.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S239-244)
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-196
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2009-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Connecticut
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Massachusetts
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: 
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide any assistance under the Act for the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor to September 30, 2015. 

Requires the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the Corridor by no later than three years before the date on which the authority for federal funding terminates for the Corridor, and based upon the evaluation, to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a report that includes recommendations for the future role of the National Park Service (NPS), if any, with respect to the Corridor. 

 Increases the total amount that may be appropriated for the Corridor. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Crane Conservation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-197
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2009-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Birds
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Foreign aid and international relief
Government trust funds
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: 
Crane Conservation Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for approved projects relating to the conservation of cranes, using amounts in the Crane Conservation Fund established by this Act. 
 
Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country located in the African, Asian, European, or North American range of a species of crane that carries out at least one activity that affects crane populations; (2) the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and (3) any person or organization with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of cranes. 
Establishes the Crane Conservation Fund in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. 
Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of cranes to assist in carrying out this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S259-261)
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S258-259)
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009.

Bill: 111-s-198
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2009-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to waive, through FY2009, any requirement that would otherwise require a state or local government to contribute non-federal funds toward the cost of a covered transportation program or activity authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFTETEA-LU) or an amendment made by that Act.
 
Declares, however, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state or local government from contributing non-federal funds toward the cost of a covered transportation program or activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Steel Industry National Historic Site Act

Bill: 111-s-199
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]
Introduced: 2009-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Industrial facilities
Land transfers
Manufacturing
Metals
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System. 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation specified property for inclusion within such Site.
 Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Site.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S261-262)
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S261)
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.

Bill: 111-s-200
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2009-01-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judges
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-11
text: 
Authorizes a cost of living adjustment for FY2009 for justices and judges of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S272)
action_date: 2009-01-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers for 2010.

Bill: 111-s-201
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2009-01-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-12
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 the additional standard tax deduction for real property taxes for taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-01-12
text: Introduced in Senate