Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
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 11, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to participate in the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water management feasibility study and environmental impact statement in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bureau of Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project, dated July 2, 2004.
Authorizes appropriations. Sets the non-federal share at 50% of the Bureau's costs in carrying out this Act. Permits the non-federal share to be in the form of certain in-kind services.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 11, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jan 11, 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 Jan 11, 2007Markup Jan 31, 2007Reported Feb 16, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
- Feb 16, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-24.
- Feb 16, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
- Jan 31, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 11, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 11, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Feb 5, 2007S. 265, Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2007</p>
- Feb 5, 2007S. 265, Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2007
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Related bill | May 8, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon.
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Agriculture and Food
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Governmental investigations
- Infrastructure
- Irrigation
- Oregon
- Water conservation
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jan 11, 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.