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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 24, 2002
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes FY 2003 appropriations to the Department of the Army and its Corps of Engineers for: (1) civil functions relating to rivers and harbors, flood control, and shore protection; (2) certain flood control projects on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee; (3) the navigable waters and wetlands regulatory program; (4) formerly utilized sites remedial action program; (5) flood control and coastal emergencies; and (6) general expenses of the Office of Chief of Engineers.Makes FY 2003 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project Completion Account; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation for water and related resources; (3) the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund; and (4) the CALFED Bay-Delta Program.Makes FY 2003 appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for: (1) energy supply programs; (2) non-defense environmental management; (3) uranium facilities maintenance and remediation; (4) general DOE science activities; (5) nuclear waste disposal; (6) DOE administration and its Office of the Inspector General; (7) atomic energy defense weapons activities; (8) defense nuclear nonproliferation activities; (9) naval reactors activities; (10) Office of the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration; (11) defense environmental restoration and waste management; (12) defense facilities closure projects; (13) defense environmental management privatization projects; (14) defense nuclear waste disposal; (15) geographical power marketing administrations of DOE; and (16) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.Makes FY 2003 appropriations to the: (1) Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) Delta Regional Authority; (4) Denali Commission; (5) Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its Office of the Inspector General; and (6) Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
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Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D–NV
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Reid. With written report No. 107-220.
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Reid. With written report No. 107-220.
Committee on Appropriations ordered to be reported an original measure.
Introduced in Senate
Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water . Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-901.
Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water . Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.
Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water . Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.
Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water . Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.
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