Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 10, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 649.
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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 24, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 24, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 May 25, 2007Markup Jan 30, 2008Reported Apr 10, 2008 |
| Water and Power Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 26, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-297.
- Apr 10, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 649.
- Jan 30, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Jul 26, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-152.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
- May 24, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6894)
- May 24, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6894-6895)
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.
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
- Apr 2, 2008S. 1522, Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy an Natural Resources on January 31, 2008</p>
- Apr 2, 2008S. 1522, Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy an Natural Resources on January 31, 2008
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. 110-152 | MISCELLANEOUS WATER AND POWER LEGISLATION98 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 26, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3830 | Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Oct 17, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Bonneville Power Administration portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2014, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Reported to Senate
- May 24, 2007Introduced 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.
