Fountain Creek Watershed Feasibility Study Act of 2007

A bill to authorize the Chief of Engineers to conduct a feasibility study relating to the construction of a multipurpose project in the Fountain Creek watershed located in the State of Colorado.

11/16/2007--Introduced.
Fountain Creek Watershed Feasibility Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Chief of Engineers to complete a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a multipurpose project that shall:
(1) be located in the Fountain Creek watershed, Colorado; />(2) consist of one or more dams or other structures, other facilities, or management activities or one or more other reservoirs that are to be located on- or off-channel of the watershed; and
(3) with respect to the area located in the watershed and the Arkansas River Valley and any residential or commercial activity therein, be designed to provide more reliable flood control and better sediment control, to increase the water supply, to improve water quality, and to conserve fish and wildlife and preserve the ecosystem located close to the project.
Requires the Chief to:
(1) take into consideration the Supplemental Report on Fountain Reservoir and Reevaluation of Report on Review Survey for Flood Control and Allied Purposes, Arkansas River and Tributaries Above John Martin Dam, Colorado, dated May 15, 1970, and the Fountain Creek Watershed Study prepared by the Corps of Engineers; and
(2) conduct the study independently from the Fountain Creek watershed, the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, or the proposed Southern Delivery System Project.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Wayne Allard [R, CO]
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Committees

• Senate Environment and Public Works

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2384

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
November 16, 2007

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• Nov 16, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
• Nov 16, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14627-14628)
• Introduced on Nov 16, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.4928

Related Issue Areas:

• Watersheds
• Water supply
• Water quality
• Water pollution control
• 16 more
• Water pollution
• Sediment control
• Reservoirs
• Natural resources
• Multipurpose projects
• Infrastructure
• Habitat conservation
• Flood control
• Fishery management
• Environmental protection
• Emergency management
• Ecosystem management
• Dams
• Colorado
• Animals
• Water resources

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August 26, 2008 The Pueblo Chieftain Online :: Dam study likely won’t get funds ...

Salazar introduced a bill to study a dam or series of dams on Fountain Creek in November (S.2384), but the bill has not advanced. In May, Salazar fast-tracked the proposal with the resolution, which requires the Corps study. ...

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May 22, 2008 Congress Authorizes Senator Salazar’s Fountain Creek Flood Control ...

The resolution, derived from Senator Salazar’s Fountain Creek Watershed Feasibility Study Act of 2007 (S.2384), tasks the Army Corps of Engineers with studying the feasibility of constructing a multipurpose project consisting of one or ...

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November 15, 2007 Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2384: A bill to authorize the Chief of ...

Ken Salazar [D-CO] introduced S. 2384: A bill to authorize the Chief of Engineers to conduct a feasibility study relating to the construction of a multipurpose project in the Fountain Creek watershed located in the State of Colorado. ...

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