S. 247Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)In Committee

Tumalo Water Conservation Project Act of 2005

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-138.

Water and Power Subcommittee

July 12, 2005

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Introduced in Senate

February 1, 2005

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

February 1, 2005

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-138.

Water and Power Subcommittee

July 12, 2005

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Sen. Kay Bailey HutchisonR-TX · Jul 12, 2005

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at 10 a.m. on Digital Television Transmission. Mr.…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at 10 a.m. on Digital Television Transmission.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in Digital Television Transmission.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meeting during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 12 at 10 a.m.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nomination of Jill L. Sigal to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs; David R. Hill to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy; and James A. Rispoli to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at 2 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Improper Payments: Where are Truth and Transparency in Federal Financial Reporting?''.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Subcommittee on Intellectual Property

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Music Licensing Reform'' on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 226.

Witness List:

Panel I: Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights, Washington,

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the subcommittee on water and power be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 3 p.m.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 49, to establish a joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for the State of Alaska; S. 247, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon; S. 648, to amend the reclamation states emergency drought relief act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance; S. 819, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes; S. 891, to extend the water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska; and S. 1338, to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the bureau of reclamation and the United States Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Sen. Lisa MurkowskiR-AK · Jun 30, 2005

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and…

Sen. Pete V. DomeniciR-NM · Jun 30, 2005

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will take…

Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY · Jun 30, 2005

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has scheduled a…

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 1, 2005

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 247

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 1, 2005

Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tumalo Water Conservation Project Act of 2005.

Definitions

In this Act:

(1)

District

The term District means the Tumalo Irrigation District, Oregon.

(2)

Project

The term Project means the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project authorized under section 3(a).

(3)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.

Authorization to plan, design and construct the tumalo water conservation Project

(a)

Authorization

The Secretary, in cooperation with the District—

(1)

may participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon; and

(2)

for purposes of planning and designing the Project, shall take into account any appropriate studies and reports prepared by the District.

(b)

Cost-Sharing requirement

(1)

Federal share

The Federal share of the total cost of the Project shall be 50 percent, which shall be nonreimbursable to the United States.

(2)

Credit toward non-federal share

The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the Project—

(A)

any amounts that the District provides toward the design, planning, and construction before the date of enactment of this Act; and

(B)

an amount equal to—

(i)

the value of any water converted by the Project to instream water rights, as determined in accordance with State law; plus

(ii)

the value of the annual District assessment and headgate fee that the District foregoes as a result of the activities carried out under the Project for the 20-year period beginning on the date on which construction of the Project is completed.

(c)

Title

The District shall hold title to any facilities constructed under this Act.

(d)

Operation and maintenance costs

The District shall pay the operation and maintenance costs of the Project.

(e)

Effect

Any assistance provided under this Act shall not be considered to be a supplemental or additional benefit under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.).

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to pay the Federal share of the cost of the Project $14,000,000.