HR 3897 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act

Introduced Sep 27, 2005 Originated House Sponsor George Radanovich R-CA

Latest action · Sep 21, 2006 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

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.

IntroducedSep 27, 2005
Passed HouseJul 10, 2006
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of constructing the Madera Water Supply and Enhancement Project. Limits the federal share of the cost of the study to 50%.

Requires all planning, design, and construction of the Project to be undertaken in accordance with a cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the Madera Irrigation District, California.

Authorizes the Secretary, upon determining that the Project is feasible, to enter into a cooperative agreement through the Bureau with the District for the support of the design and construction of the Project. Limits the federal share of the capital costs of the Project to 25%. Directs the Secretary, before obligating funds, to work cooperatively to use plans, designs, and engineering and environmental analyses that have already been prepared by the District for the Project.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Sep 27, 2005Markup Nov 16, 2005Reported Jan 31, 2006
	Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee	Referred Oct 12, 2005Discharged Nov 16, 2005
Senate	Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Referred Jul 11, 2006
	Water and Power Subcommittee	Hearings Sep 21, 2006

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 21, 2006Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Jul 11, 2006Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 10, 2006Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 10, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4922-4923)
Jul 10, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3897.
Jul 10, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4922)
Jul 10, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 10, 2006The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jan 31, 2006Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-368.
Jan 31, 2006Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 197.
Nov 16, 2005Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
Nov 16, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 16, 2005Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 12, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Sep 27, 2005Introduced in House
Sep 27, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H4922, H4923Text printed H4922	Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, George Radanovich R-CA	Jul 10, 2006

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

H. Rept. 109-368

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Dec 27, 2005H.R. 3897, Madera Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on November 16, 2005</p>
Dec 27, 2005H.R. 3897, Madera Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on November 16, 2005

Printed hearings 1

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

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 109-781	MISCELLANEOUS WATER AND POWER BILLS74 pages	Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Sep 21, 2006

Titles 5

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

Official Title as Introduced: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project.
Short Titles as Introduced: Madera Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project Act
Short Titles as Reported to House: Madera Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project Act
Short Titles as Passed House: Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 11, 2006Referred in Senate
Jul 10, 2006Engrossed in House
Jan 31, 2006Reported in House
Sep 27, 2005Introduced in House

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