Bureau of Reclamation Site Security Costs Act of 2007

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to seek limited reimbursement for site security activities, and for other purposes.

12/4/2007--Passed House amended. Bureau of Reclamation Site Security Costs Act of 2007 - Makes costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior for the physical fortification of Bureau of Reclamation facilities to satisfy increased post-September 11, 2001, security needs non-reimbursable.r/>Directs the Secretary of the Interior to include up to a specified amount of costs incurred for increased levels of guards and patrols, training, patrols by local and tribal law enforcement entities, operation, maintenance, and replacement of guard and response force equipment, and operation and maintenance of facility fortifications at Bureau facilities after September 11, 2001, as reimbursable operation and maintenance costs under reclamation law. Requires site security costs allocated to irrigation and municipal and industrial water service under this Act for the Central Valley Project, California, to be collected by the Secretary exclusively by including such costs in operation and maintenance water rates.
Authorizes the Secretary to develop policies and procedures with project beneficiaries to provide for the payment of reimbursable costs described in this Act. Directs the Secretary:
(1) upon identifying a Bureau facility for a site security measure, to provide to the project beneficiaries written notice describing the need for and the process for identifying and implementing the measure and summarizing related administrative and legal requirements;
(2) to provide project beneficiaries an opportunity to consult with the Bureau on the planning, design, and construction of the measure;
(3) before incurring security-related costs, to consider cost containment measures recommended by a project beneficiary;
(4) to provide to the project beneficiary a timely written response describing any proposed actions to address the recommendations and notice regarding the costs and status of such activities; and
(5) to report annually to specified congressional committees on site security actions and activities undertaken pursuant to this Act, including a summary of expenditures and information relating to a five-year planning horizon showing pre- and post-September 11, 2001, costs for site security activities.
Provides that reclamation project security costs at the levels of activity that existed prior to September 11, 2001, shall remain reimbursable.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
• and 9 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19]
  • Rep. Rick Renzi [R, AZ-1]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources
• 2 more
  • House Natural Resources
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1662

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 23, 2007		December 04, 2007

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• Jun 11, 2008: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• Added to calendar on Apr 10, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675..
• Apr 10, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-323.
• Added to calendar on Jan 30, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably..
• Jan 30, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
• Dec 05, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Dec 04, 2007: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Dec 04, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Dec 04, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1662.
• Dec 04, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Dec 04, 2007: Mrs. Napolitano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Dec 04, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283..
• Dec 04, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-459.
• Added to calendar on Nov 07, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent..
• Nov 07, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Apr 19, 2007: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
• Apr 19, 2007: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Apr 03, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
• Mar 23, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Mar 23, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Terrorism
• Water resources
• Agriculture
• Budgets
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• Central Valley Reclamation Project (California)
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Construction costs
• Counterterrorism
• Dams
• Earthquakes
• Emergency management
• Federal aid to water resources development
• Infrastructure
• Irrigation
• Safety measures
• Security measures
• Water rates

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