To provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.

H.R.3056 through Congress

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HouseNov 13, 1997IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate bill: S.1425 A bill to provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana.

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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Oct 12, 1998

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to offer to enter into a contract with the irrigation district for the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, under which the district will operate and manage the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, including the right to use permanent easements purchased under a prior Act. Outlines contract requirements, including U.S. fulfillment of trust responsibilities to such Tribe, the maintenance of water flows, and the continuation of certain existing cost repayment obligations.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] · R–MT

Committees

Natural Resources Committee

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Oct 12, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
Oct 12, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-812.
Oct 12, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-812.
Aug 5, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 6.
Aug 5, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 1998
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5.
Jun 25, 1998
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 30, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 25, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Nov 25, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Nov 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Nov 13, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2355-2356)
Nov 13, 1997
Introduced in House
Nov 13, 1997
Introduced in House

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S 1425 · A bill to provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana.

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Discuss H.R.3056, 105th Congress: To provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3056

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 1998-10-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr3056/BILLS-105hr3056rh.htm

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Analyze H.R.3056 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.3056, 105th Congress: To provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3056

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 1998-10-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr3056/BILLS-105hr3056rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:31:32Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.3056, 105th Congress: To provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3056

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 1998-10-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr3056/BILLS-105hr3056rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:31:32Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.3056, 105th Congress: To provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3056

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 1998-10-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr3056/BILLS-105hr3056rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:31:32Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3056 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.