S. 265 – Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act

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Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

June 11, 2008

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Introduced in Senate

January 11, 2007

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

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

January 11, 2007

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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January 31, 2007

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-24.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

February 16, 2007

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.

February 16, 2007

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Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

June 11, 2008

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Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM · Oct 17, 2007

Mr. President, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has reported over 70 individual bills and resolutions this Congress. Most of these bills are authorizations for specific projects and…

Mr. President, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has reported over 70 individual bills and resolutions this Congress. Most of these bills are authorizations for specific projects and activities in the Department of the Interior, although we have also reported several measures involving National Forest lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, as well as a few authorizations related to the Department of Energy.

Typically these bills would be considered in the Senate under a unanimous consent procedure. Unfortunately, although all of these bills are noncontroversial and all were reported unanimously by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, we have been unable to get consent to pass these bills.

In an effort to facilitate passage of these bills, today I am introducing two bills which contain the individual measures reported by the committee. The first bill, the National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, includes the text of 25 bills and 1 resolution which have been passed by the House of Representatives and which were reported, or their Senate companion measure was reported, without substantive amendment by the committee. If considered as individual bills, upon passage in the Senate, these bills would have been cleared for the President. Since they will now be included as part of this comprehensive bill, it will require additional action by the House of Representatives, but I am hopeful that because all of the measures included in this bill were previously approved by the other body that they will be able to approve this bill expeditiously.

The second bill, the Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007, includes the text of 44 bills which originated in the Senate, or which passed the House of Representatives and were substantively amended in committee. Like the previous bill, all of the individual bills were reported unanimously by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. While the House of Representatives has not previously acted on all of the individual components of this new bill, I believe these bills are non-controversial, and I hope that the House will be able to consider this bill in a timely manner as well.

Mr. President, I have prepared a table identifying the individual measures that are included in both comprehensive bills, including references to the corresponding calendar numbers. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the table to which I just referred.

Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Oct 17, 2007

Mr. President, I understand there are six bills at the desk. I ask for their first reading en bloc. Mr. President, I now ask for their second reading en bloc, but I object to my own request en bloc.

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Reported to SenateIssued February 16, 2007

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Calendar No. 50

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 265

[Report No. 110–24]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 11, 2007

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

February 16, 2007

Reported by Mr. Bingaman, without amendment

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon.

1.

Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins, Oregon, Water resource study

(a)

Short Title

This section may be cited as the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act.

(b)

Authorization

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may participate in the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water management feasibility study and environmental impact statement in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bureau of Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams, and the Economy Project, dated July 2, 2004.

(c)

Authorization of Appropriations

(1)

In general

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation $500,000 to carry out activities under this Act.

(2)

Non-federal share

(A)

In general

The non-Federal share shall be 50 percent of the total costs of the Bureau of Reclamation in carrying out subsection (b).

(B)

Form

The non-Federal share required under subparagraph (A) may be in the form of any in-kind services that the Secretary of the Interior determines would contribute substantially toward the conduct and completion of the study and environmental impact statement required under subsection (b).

February 16, 2007

Reported without amendment