Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 16, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 999.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Cooperative Watershed Management Program, under which the Secretary shall provide grants to form or enlarge a watershed group or to conduct water management projects in accordance with the goals of such a group.
Defines a "watershed group" as a self-sustaining, cooperative watershed-wide group that: (1) is comprised of representatives of the affected stakeholders of the relevant watershed; (2) is a grassroots, nonregulatory entity that addresses water availability and quality issues within the relevant watershed; (3) is capable of promoting the sustainable use of the water resources of the relevant watershed and improving the functioning condition of rivers and streams through water conservation, improved water quality, ecological resiliency, and the reduction of water conflicts; and (4) makes decisions on a consensus basis. Requires a watershed group to include: (1) representatives of hydroelectric production, livestock grazing, timber production, land development, recreation or tourism, irrigated agricultural production, the environment, potable water purveyors and industrial water users, and private property owners within the watershed; (2) any federal, state, or local agency agency that has authority regarding the watershed; and (3) any Indian tribe member who owns land within the watershed or land held in trust.
Authorizes the Secretary, in distributing grant funds, to give priority to watershed groups that represent maximum diversity of interest or serve subbasin-sized watersheds with an eight-digit hydrologic unit code. Sets forth usage and progress requirements for, procedures for awarding, and federal shares of the costs of first-, second-, and third-phase grants.
Requires: (1) annual reports by watershed groups to the Secretary on progress; and (2) reports every five years by the Secretary to specified congressional committees on Program benefits and effectiveness.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2020.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 5, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Jun 5, 2008 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jun 5, 2008 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jun 5, 2008 |
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 Jun 5, 2008Markup Sep 11, 2008Reported Sep 16, 2008 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 16, 2008 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Sep 16, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 999.
- Sep 11, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 16, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-603.
- Jun 5, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5206)
- Jun 5, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5206-5208)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5206Text printed S5206–S5208 | Jon Tester D-MT (text) | Jun 5, 2008 |
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
- Oct 7, 2008S. 3085, Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 16, 2008</p>
- Oct 7, 2008S. 3085, Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 16, 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. 110-603 | MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS LEGISLATION80 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 16, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a cooperative watershed management program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2008Reported to Senate
- Jun 5, 2008Introduced 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.
