A bill to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.
Latest action · Sep 9, 2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 12, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project (authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act) to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of the Dam to allow such storage capacity to be used for authorized Project purposes.
Interior may enter into: (1) any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is necessary to carry out this Act; and (2) contracts with Wyoming for division of any additional active capacity made available under this Act.
Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam, which shall specify the responsibilities of Interior and Wyoming regarding: (1) completing the planning and final design of the modification of the Dam, (2) any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for the modification of the Dam, and (3) the construction of the modification of the Dam.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | May 13, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-135.
- Sep 9, 2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
- Jul 30, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 18, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-399.
- May 12, 2015Introduced in Senate
- May 12, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2012 | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
| HR 2273 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. | Identical bill | Jul 6, 2016 |
| S 2902 | Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 15, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2015Reported to Senate
- May 12, 2015Introduced in Senate
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