Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act
Latest action · Jul 26, 2007 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-152.
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 16, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage and implement the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and to enter into an agreement with Arizona, California, and Nevada providing for the use of water from the Lower Colorado River for habitat creation and maintenance, in accordance with the Habitat Conservation Plan, Biological Assessment and Biological and Conference Opinion, Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report, Funding and Management Agreement, Implementing Agreement (Agreement).
Permits any party to an agreement entered into with the United States pursuant to the Program to commence a civil action in U.S. district court to enforce the agreement or to declare the rights and obligations of the parties under the program documents. Grants the district court jurisdiction over any such action.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 16, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jan 16, 2007 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Jan 16, 2007 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Jan 16, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-152.
- Jan 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jan 16, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S599)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2515 | Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act | Identical bill | Jun 16, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Animals
- Arizona
- California
- Civil actions and liability
- Colorado River development
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Habitat conservation
- Law
- Legal fees
- Nevada
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Reservoirs
- Restoration ecology
- Riparian ecology
- Water Resources Development
- Water use
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
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