To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 25, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-129.
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 15, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2013
- Passed SenateJul 9, 2014
- To the PresidentJul 15, 2014
- Became lawJul 25, 2014Public Law 113-129
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Provo River Project Transfer Act to modify the definition of: (1) "Pleasant Grove Property" to mean a specified parcel of land in Utah acquired by the United States for the Provo River Project, Deer Creek Division, as in existence on the date on which the parcel is conveyed under such Act; and (2) "Provo Reservoir Canal" to mean the water conveyance facility historically known as the Provo Reservoir Canal and associated bridges, fixtures, structures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and rights-of-way held, acquired, constructed, or improved by the United States as part of such Project, extending from, and including, the Murdock Diversion Dam and forebay at the mouth of Provo Canyon, including the Provo Reservoir Canal Siphon and Penstock near the Jordan Narrows to the point where water is discharged to the Welby-Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canal, as in existence on the date on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is conveyed under such Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 615 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed406–0 | Dec 3, 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2013Markup Jul 31, 2013Reported Sep 10, 2013 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jan 31, 2013Hearings May 23, 2013Discharged Jul 31, 2013 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2014Signed by President.
- Jul 25, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-129.
- Jul 15, 2014Presented to President.
- Jul 10, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 9, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364; text as passed Senate: CR S4355)
- Dec 9, 2013Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256.
- Dec 3, 2013Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 3, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7419-7420)
- Dec 3, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 255.
- Dec 3, 2013At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 3, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7426-7427)
- Dec 3, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 615). (text: CR H7419)
- Sep 10, 2013Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-200.
- Sep 10, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
- Jul 31, 2013Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
- Jul 31, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 31, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- May 23, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jan 31, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Jan 15, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S4355Text printed S4355 | — | Jul 9, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7419, H7420Text printed H7419Recorded votes H7426clarify | Jason Chaffetz R-UT, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Tom McClintock R-CA | Dec 3, 2013 |
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 estimate
- Aug 27, 2013H.R. 255, a bill to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptionsAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H171.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 211 | A bill to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Jun 27, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 9, 2013Placed on Calendar Senate
- Dec 3, 2013Engrossed in House
- Sep 10, 2013Reported in House
- Jan 15, 2013Introduced in House
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.
