[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2357 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2357
To direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, to maintain a minimum quantity of stored water in certain
reservoirs in the vicinity of the upper portion of the Missouri River.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 28, 2004
Mr. Baucus introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, to maintain a minimum quantity of stored water in certain
reservoirs in the vicinity of the upper portion of the Missouri River.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UPPER MISSOURI RIVER WATER STORAGE.
(a) Water Storage.--Notwithstanding any project or activity carried
out by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program authorized
by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 891), or any
other law, the Secretary shall cease to support water releases for
navigation purposes at any time at which the total volume of water
stored in the reservoirs described in subsection (b) is less than
44,000,000 acre-feet.
(b) Reservoirs.--The reservoirs referred to in subsection (a) are
the following reservoirs located in the vicinity of the upper portion
of the Missouri River:
(1) Fort Peck Lake.
(2) Lake Sakakawea.
(3) Lake Oahe.
(4) Lake Sharpe.
(5) Lake Francis Case.
(6) Lewis and Clark Lake.
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