HR 3503 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Salmon Solutions and Planning Act

Introduced Jul 31, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Jim McDermott D-WA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 8, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 31, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Salmon Solutions and Planning Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for scientific analysis of federal salmon recovery efforts, including a review of Snake River dam removal (Washington state) and other actions necessary to achieve recovery of endangered or threatened salmon and steelhead populations of the Columbia and Snake River Basin.

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a peer-reviewed analysis of which rail, highway, and Columbia River barge infrastructure improvements would be necessary to ensure a cost-effective and efficient transportation system for shippers who currently use barge transportation between Lewiston, Idaho, and the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers and who would be unable to do so if the four lower Snake River dams were removed; (2) the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct a peer-reviewed analysis of options to replace the power currently generated by such dams if they were removed; (3) the Army Corps of Engineers to analyze riverfront revitalization and restoration opportunities and costs in the event of such removal; and (4) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a peer-reviewed analysis of the options and costs regarding any needed modifications to affected irrigation systems, cooling systems, and private wells if the dams were removed.

Sets forth the congressional determination that the Secretary of the Army may remove the four lower Snake River dams.

Directs the Secretary to reevaluate and update the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Final Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility Report/Environmental Impact Statement (February 2002) pursuant to new information.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2009 to Nov 6, 2009, with 24 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-TNBart GordonOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 31, 2009
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 31, 2009
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Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
  2. Sep 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
  3. Aug 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
  4. Aug 3, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  5. Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
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Subjects

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  1. Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House

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