A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 28, 2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 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.)
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct feasibility studies to on projects that address water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho and that are considered appropriate for further study by the Bureau of Reclamation water storage assessment report issued during 2006.
Requires that such study comply with Bureau of Reclamation policy standards and guidelines for studies.
Authorizes appropriations.
Terminates the authority provided by this Act ten years after the enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Feb 8, 2007Markup May 23, 2007Reported Jun 28, 2007 |
| Water and Power Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 25, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-113.
- Jun 28, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
- May 23, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 25, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-86.
- Feb 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 8, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1808)
- Feb 8, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1808)
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 S1808Text printed S1808 | Larry E. Craig R-ID (text) | Feb 8, 2007 |
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
- May 31, 2007S. 542, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the state of Idaho, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 23, 2007</p>
- May 31, 2007S. 542, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the state of Idaho, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 23, 2007
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. 110-86 | MISCELLANEOUS WATER BILLS64 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 25, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2007Reported to Senate
- Feb 8, 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.
