H.R.2578 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.

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  • Official: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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12/1/2011--Reported to House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild

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12/1/2011--Reported to House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river. Revises provisions concerning the water surface level of Lake McClure. Sets a new boundary at the boundary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2179 as it existed on July 18, 2011.

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10/08/11
Jeff Denham: Bill needed to manage California's water supply

For the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to be able to consider the project proposed by the MID, Congress will first have to pass my bipartisan bill, HR 2578. In 1964, FERC licensed the MID to store water and generate power at the New Exchequer Dam ..

Source: Merced Sun-Star
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10/06/11
Bills to Strip $3.3B for Transmission, Shooting Sea Lions Pass House Panel

HR 2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California. HR 2803, to direct the Interior secretary, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, ...

Source: New York Times
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10/05/11
Exchequer Dam enlargement moves another step in Congress

Specifically, HR 2578 will allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider a proposal by the Merced Irrigation District to raise the spillway at the Exchequer Dam by 10 feet without using any state or federal dollars. ...

Source: Central Valley Business Times
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05/15/12
ACTION ALERT: Ask Senator Feinstein to Protect the Merced ...

The threats facing California's Wild and Scenic Merced River continue, and we need your help to protect it and the integrity of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The House will likely vote this week on HR 2578, which proposes to ...

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05/15/12
ACTION ALERT: Ask Senator Feinstein to Protect the Merced ...

The threats facing California's Wild and Scenic Merced River continue, and we need your help to protect it and the integrity of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The House will likely vote this week on HR 2578, which proposes to ...

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05/15/12
ACTION ALERT: Ask Senator Feinstein to Protect the Merced ...

The threats facing California's Wild and Scenic Merced River continue, and we need your help to protect it and the integrity of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The House will likely vote this week on HR 2578, which proposes to ...

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