Salmon Solutions and Planning Act
Latest action · Sep 8, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Nov 6, 2009 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2009 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Aug 3, 2009 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2009 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Aug 12, 2009 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Sep 8, 2009 | |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Sep 8, 2009 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Sep 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Aug 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
- Aug 3, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2159 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Jul 31, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that proper information gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River Basin in a manner that protects and enhances local communities, ensures effective expenditure of Federal resources, and maintains reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Salmon Solutions and Planning Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Dams and canals
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Fishes
- Government studies and investigations
- Idaho
- Lakes and rivers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Montana
- Oregon
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Washington State
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
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