A bill to authorize certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.
Latest action · Dec 18, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-410.
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.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2005
- Passed SenateFeb 1, 2006
- Passed HouseDec 5, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 8, 2006
- Became lawDec 18, 2006Public Law 109-410
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on June 9, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights recognized under the Fort Peck-Montana Compact with the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Incorporated (or any successor non-federal entity) for the purpose of meeting the Association's water needs.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2005Discharged Sep 28, 2005 |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2005Markup Oct 27, 2005Reported Jan 24, 2006 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2006 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2006 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2006Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-410.
- Dec 8, 2006Presented to President.
- Dec 5, 2006Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 5, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8695-8696)
- Dec 5, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1219.
- Dec 5, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8695)
- Dec 5, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 8, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Feb 8, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Feb 7, 2006Received in the House.
- Feb 7, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Feb 2, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 1, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S460-461; text as passed Senate: CR S460-461)
- Jan 24, 2006Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator McCain under authority of the order of the Senate of 01/18/2006 without amendment. With written report No. 109-213.
- Jan 24, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 355.
- Oct 27, 2005Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 28, 2005Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 28, 2005Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Jun 9, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jun 9, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6331)
- Jun 9, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S460Text printed S460 | William H. Frist R-TN | Feb 1, 2006 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10624 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Sep 28, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6331 | Conrad R. Burns R-MT | Jun 9, 2005 |
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 2
- Jan 31, 2006S. 1219, A bill to authorize certain tribes in the state of Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on January 18, 2006</p>
- Jan 31, 2006S. 1219, A bill to authorize certain tribes in the state of Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on January 18, 2006
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2006Enrolled Bill
- Feb 7, 2006Referred in House
- Feb 1, 2006Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 24, 2006Reported to Senate
- Sep 28, 2005Reference Change Senate
- Jun 9, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.