H.R.856 - California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009

To provide flexibility for the operation of the Bureau of Reclamation C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant and the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant of the State of California in times of drought emergency, to support the establishment of a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the Delta Smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To provide flexibility for the operation of the Bureau of Reclamation C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant and the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant of the State of California in times of drought emergency, to support the establishment of a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the Delta Smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009 as introduced.

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02/28/11
H.R.856: Sloan Hills Withdrawal Ac...

Yet, without resolving or even addressing the language problem, Congress appears to be rushing toward a vote on HR 856, the US-Puerto Ric...

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11/19/10
Géographie Générale - Porto Rico

En 1997, la Chambre des représentants du 105e Congrès américain adoptait, par une marge d'une seule voix (209 à 208), le projet de loi HR...

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10/07/10
AMERICAN TERRITORIES FREEDOM FORUM

... and both political branches of the federal government, from 1978 to the present,; US House of Representatives passage in 1998 of HR 8...

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06/11/10
Notes on holidays : EVE | Equal Vi...

I discovered that New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R. 856 The Susan B. Anthony Birthday Act (to celebrate her l...

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05/02/10
PUERTO RICO DEMOCRAT CORNER: Prelu...

At the age of 16 I also remembered watching on T.V. as HR 856 The Puerto Rico Self Determination Act passed by one vote back in 1998 and ...

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05/02/10
The Conservative Anchor: Liberal R...

HR 4775, Increased Public Debt Limit, From $5.95T to $6.4T, Big Spending, NO. 2003, HJ Res 51, Increased Public Debt Limit, From $6.4T to...

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04/26/10
BlueRidgeForum » What Are They Thi...

Speaker Newt Gingrich rarely even votes on bills, but he is the lead co-sponsor for HR-856. At least two dozen firms are lobbying for it,...

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04/19/10
If Puerto Rico were to become inde...

Don Young (R-Alaska) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R.856), bringing the United States closer to a national di...

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04/19/10
If Puerto Rico were to become inde...

Don Young (R-Alaska) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R.856), bringing the United States closer to a national di...

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03/02/10
H.R.4775: Open and Transparent Smi...

HR 4775, Increased Public Debt Limit, From $5.95T to $6.4T, Big Spending, NO. 2003, HJ Res 51, Increased Public Debt Limit, From $6.4T to...

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