San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2007 Subcommittee 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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the terms and conditions of the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., in cooperation with the state of California, including measures to: (1) design and construct channel and structural improvements; (2) modify Friant Dam operations to provide Restoration Flows and Interim Flows; (3) acquire water, water rights, or options to acquire water from willing sellers; (4) implement terms and conditions related to recirculation, recapture, reuse, exchange, or transfer of water released for such flows; and (5) develop and implement the Recovered Water Account.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into agreements with California to facilitate or expedite Settlement implementation; and (2) identify impacts associated with such actions and measures to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water users and landowners. Provides that Settlement implementation and the reintroduction of Chinook salmon shall not result in the involuntary reduction in contract water allocations to Central Valley Project long-term contractors apart from Friant Division contractors.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) acquire through purchase from willing sellers property needed to implement the Settlement; and (2) dispose of such property. Requires proceeds from the disposal of such property to be deposited into the San Joaquin River Restoration Fund (established by this Act).
Declares that the Settlement satisfies and discharges the Secretary's obligations under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. Provides for the reintroduction of Chinook salmon into the San Joaquin River.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to May 1, 2007; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 1, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 4, 2007 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2007Hearings Mar 1, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 18, 2007H.R. 24, San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on January 4, 2007</p>
- Apr 18, 2007H.R. 24, San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement ActCost estimate for the bill as introduced on January 4, 2007
Printed hearings 6
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-35 | H.R. 2515, ``LOWER COLORADO RIVER MULTI-SPECIES CONSERVATION PROGRAM ACT'' & H.R. 1970, ``NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO RURAL WATER PROJECTS ACT''109 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 24, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-148 | NAVAJO NATION'S WATER RIGHTS AND MISCELLANEOUS WATER SUPPLY ISSUES120 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 27, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-93 | SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION SETTLEMENT ACT80 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 3, 2007 |
| — | ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008113 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 15, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-442 | ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008593 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 7, 2007–Apr 18, 2007 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44889 | H.R. 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 (GROW Act) | Report | Jul 11, 2017 |
| R43648 | H.R. 3964: Analysis of Key Provisions Archived | Report | Jul 17, 2014 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 27 | San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act | Text similarities | Jun 25, 2008 |
| HR 3768 | San Joaquin River Settlement Water Management Goal Implementation Act | Text similarities | Oct 11, 2007 |
| HR 4074 | San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act | Related bill | May 13, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Administrative procedure
- Animals
- Bonds
- California
- Central Valley Reclamation Project (California)
- Civil actions and liability
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Dams
- Department of Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Endangered species
- Energy
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government securities
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Hydroelectric power
- Infrastructure
- Land transfers
- Law
- Licenses
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Rivers
- Salmon
- Water allocation (Policy)
- Water Resources Development
- Water rights
- Water storage
- Water supply
- Water use
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
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.
