H.R.839 - Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to fulfill the purposes for which that project was authorized. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act as introduced.
  • Short: Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act as passed house.
  • Short: Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act as reported to senate.
  • Official: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to fulfill the purposes for which that project was authorized. as introduced.

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Result: Passed - March 19, 2007

Roll call number 159 in the House

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 839 Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 90%
 

Official Summary

6/28/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Rec

Official Summary

6/28/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study (including an environmental evaluation and a cost allocation) on raising the height of the Arthur V. Watkins Dam for the development of additional storage to meet water supply needs within the Weber Basin Project area and the Wasatch Front, Utah.
Limits the federal share to 50% of the study's cost. Directs the Secretary to accept in-kind contributions of goods or services from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District as part of the non-federal cost share. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.


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