S 1791 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

A bill to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that the amounts received by the United States under that Act shall be deposited in the reclamation fund, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Oct 21, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-351.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 28, 2003
  2. Passed SenateSep 15, 2004
  3. Passed HouseOct 7, 2004
  4. To the PresidentOct 12, 2004
  5. Became lawOct 21, 2004Public Law 108-351

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to direct that amounts received under the Act as consideration for a conveyance be deposited by the Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of the Rio Grande Project, in the reclamation fund, and be made immediately available to the Elephant Butte Irrigation District and the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 28, 2003.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalOct 28, 2003

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Oct 29, 2003Markup Apr 28, 2004Reported May 20, 2004
Water and Power Subcommittee
Hearings Mar 25, 2004
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Sep 17, 2004
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Referred Sep 20, 2004

Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 21, 2004Signed by President.
  2. Oct 21, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-351.
  3. Oct 12, 2004Presented to President.
  4. Oct 7, 2004Mr. Pombo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Oct 7, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8349-8350)
  6. Oct 7, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1791.
  7. Oct 7, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8349)
  8. Oct 7, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. Sep 20, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
  10. Sep 17, 2004Received in the House.
  11. Sep 17, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  12. Sep 17, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
  13. Sep 15, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9330; text as passed Senate: CR S9330)
  14. May 20, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici without amendment. With written report No. 108-272.
  15. May 20, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
  16. Apr 28, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  17. Mar 25, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-539.
  18. Oct 28, 2003Introduced in Senate
  19. Oct 28, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13381)
  20. Oct 28, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13381)

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H8349Text printed H8349Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX, Richard W. Pombo R-CA, Stevan Pearce R-NMOct 6, 2004
SenateDebate and remarks S9330Text printed S9330—Sep 15, 2004
SenateDebate and remarks S13381Text printed S13381Pete V. Domenici R-NM (text)Oct 28, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4

  1. Oct 21, 2004S. 1791, Act to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that amounts received by the United States under the act shall be deposited in the reclamation fund<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 7, 2004</p>
  2. Oct 21, 2004S. 1791, Act to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that amounts received by the United States under the act shall be deposited in the reclamation fundEstimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 7, 2004
  3. May 11, 2004S. 1791, A bill to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that amounts received by the United States under the Act shall be deposited in the reclamation fund, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on April 28, 2004</p>
  4. May 11, 2004S. 1791, A bill to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that amounts received by the United States under the Act shall be deposited in the reclamation fund, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on April 28, 2004

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
97-615Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2025ReportAug 26, 2025
R43567Energy and Water Development: FY2015 Appropriations ArchivedReportJan 30, 2015
R43121Energy and Water Development: FY2014 Appropriations ArchivedReportFeb 25, 2014

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that the amounts received by the United States under that Act shall be deposited in the reclamation fund, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Oct 28, 2004Reported to Senate
  3. Sep 17, 2004Referred in House
  4. Sep 15, 2004Engrossed in Senate
  5. Oct 28, 2003Introduced in Senate

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