[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1308 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1308
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau
of Reclamation, to participate in the implementation of a U.S. District
Court Consent Decree, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 20, 2003
Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau
of Reclamation, to participate in the implementation of a U.S. District
Court Consent Decree, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSENT
DECREE.
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of
Reclamation, and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, are hereafter
authorized to implement, and enter into financial assistance or other
agreements as may be necessary to undertake activities identified for
Federal implementation (including construction) in accordance with U.S.
District Court Consent Decree ``United States, et al., v. Grants Pass
Irrigation District, Civil No. 98-3034-HO'' (August 27, 2001).
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
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