Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007
Latest action · Oct 17, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
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.
- IntroducedOct 15, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007 - Amends the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to give priority to any project that has a total cost of less than $2.5 million (currently, $5 million).
Authorizes the Secretary, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, to accept any amounts provided to the Secretary by the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration.
Requires: (1) any amounts provided by the Bonneville Power Administration directly or through a grant to another entity for a project carried out under the Program to be credited toward the non-federal share of project costs; and (2) the Secretary's report on projects under such Act to be made after partnering with local governmental entities and the states in the Pacific Ocean drainage area (Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho).
Authorizes appropriations for the Act through FY2014. Sets forth limits and requirements on the amount that may be used each fiscal year for federal and state administrative expenses of carrying out this Act.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 15, 2007 to Oct 17, 2007, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Oct 15, 2007 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Oct 15, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Oct 15, 2007 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Oct 15, 2007 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Oct 17, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
- Oct 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Oct 15, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 15, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1522 | Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Apr 10, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2007Introduced in House
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