[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 630 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 630
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the
San Gabriel River Watershed, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 17, 2003
Mrs. Boxer 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 to conduct a study of the
San Gabriel River Watershed, 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. SAN GABRIEL RIVER WATERSHED STUDY.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``San Gabriel
River Watershed Study Act''.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct
a special resource study of the following areas:
(A) The San Gabriel River and its tributaries north
of and including the city of Santa Fe Springs.
(B) The San Gabriel Mountains within the territory
of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and
Mountains Conservancy (as defined in section
32603(c)(1)(C) of the State of California Public
Resource Code).
(2) Study conduct and completion.--Section 8(c) of Public
Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)) shall apply to the conduct and
completion of the study conducted under this section.
(3) Consultation with federal, state, and local
governments.--In conducting the study under this section, the
Secretary shall consult with the San Gabriel and Lower Los
Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy and other appropriate
Federal, State, and local governmental entities.
(4) Considerations.--In conducting the study under this
section, the Secretary shall consider regional flood control
and drainage needs and publicly owned infrastructure such as
wastewater treatment facilities.
(c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after funds are made available
for this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives a report on the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of the study.
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