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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Oct 13, 2000
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if storage or carrying capacity has been or may be provided in excess of the requirements of the land to be irrigated under the Mancos Project, Colorado, to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District and any of its member unit contractors for impounding, storage, diverting, or carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes, to an extent not exceeding the excess capacity.Requires the Secretary, in fixing the charges under such a contract, to take into consideration: (1) the costs of construction and maintenance of the project by which the nonproject water is to be diverted, impounded, stored, or carried; and (2) the canal by which the water is to be carried.Prohibits the District from imposing a charge for the storage, carriage, or delivery of the nonproject water in excess of the charge paid to the United States, except to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to cover: (1) a proportionate share of the project cost; and (2) the cost of carriage and delivery of such water through the District's facilities.
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Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R–CO
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Became Public Law No: 106-549.
Became Public Law No: 106-549.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H11936)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H11936)
Mr. Gibbons asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H11936)
Committee on Resources discharged.
Committee on Resources discharged.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 201 - 151 (Roll no. 595). (text: CR H11847)
House roll call 595 · Individual votesFailed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 201 - 151 (Roll no. 595).(text: CR H11847)
House roll call 595 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11850-11851)
At 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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2594.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11846-11847)
Mr. Doolittle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10527; text as passed Senate: CR S10527)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10527; text as passed Senate: CR S10527)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 849.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 106-427. (text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 10/13/2000 S10527)
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 106-427.(text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 10/13/2000 S10527)
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-764.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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