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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 17, 2000
Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility studies of the following proposals related to the Upper Klamath Basin and the Klamath Project, a federal reclamation project in Oregon and California: (1) increasing the storage capacity and or the yield of the Project, including but not limited to, the facilities of Gerber reservoir, Upper Klamath Lake, and Clear Lake; (2) the potential for development of additional Klamath Basin groundwater supplies to improve water quantity and quality, including the effect of such groundwater development on both groundwater and surface water supplies; and (3) various alternatives for the use or disposition of water made available by the activities authorized by this Act.Authorizes the Secretary, upon completion of the applicable feasibility study, to plan, design, and construct modifications to existing facilities and to develop groundwater supplies. Requires the Secretary to balance construction and funding between project and non-project lands and provides for activities for the non-project lands to be coordinated through the Oregon State Department of Water Resources.Authorizes the Secretary to compile information on native fish species in the Upper Klamath River Basin upstream of Upper Klamath Lake, including surveys already completed by Federal agencies and other stakeholders in such Basin.Directs the Secretary to complete ongoing hydrologic surveys in the Klamath River Basin currently being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.
People & committees
Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R–OR
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 106-498.
Became Public Law No: 106-498.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10518)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10518)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2882.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10518-10519)
Mr. Gibbons 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 S10529-10530; text as passed Senate: CR S10530)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10529-10530; text as passed Senate: CR S10530)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 938.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-489.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-489.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-810.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7075-7076)
Introduced in Senate
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