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Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 927.

Official summary

Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Oct 3, 2000

Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified water rights to Duchesne City, Utah, or a water district created by the City.Directs the Secretary to require, as terms of any such conveyance, that the City: (1) allow the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, its members, and any person leasing or utilizing land that is held in trust for the Tribe and is located within the water service area of the City to connect to the City's municipal water system; and (2) not require such tribe, members, or person to pay any water impact or connection fee or deliver or transfer any water or water rights for such connection (but permits charging any person that connects to the City's municipal water system reasonable, customary, and nondiscriminatory fees to cover system operation and maintenance costs to treat, transport, and deliver water).

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Who introduced it

Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R–UT

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Indian Affairs Committee
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  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 927.

  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-478.

  3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-478.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration held.

  6. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-783.

  7. Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-562.

  8. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  9. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2115)

  10. Introduced in Senate

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