US SB1305 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-09-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

A bill to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project (authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act) to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of the Dam to allow such storage capacity to be used for authorized Project purposes. Interior may enter into: (1) any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is necessary to carry out this Act; and (2) contracts with Wyoming for division of any additional active capacity made available under this Act. Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam, which shall specify the responsibilities of Interior and Wyoming regarding: (1) completing the planning and final design of the modification of the Dam, (2) any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for the modification of the Dam, and (3) the construction of the modification of the Dam.

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Title

A bill to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-09-09SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
2015-09-09SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-135.
2015-07-30SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-06-18SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
2015-05-12SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Same As/Similar To

HB2273 (Same As) 2016-07-06 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
SB2902 (Related) 2016-09-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.

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