U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: irrigation; reclamation projects, including related flood control purposes; power marketing administrations (e.g., Bonneville Power, Southwestern Power, Western Area Power, Southeastern Power); energy development impacts on water resources; groundwater resources and management; hydroelectric power; low head hydro; and energy related aspects of deepwater ports.

Republican Subcommittee Members Lisa Murkowski (Chairman) Gordon Smith Larry E. Craig Richard Burr Mel Martinez Conrad Burns Jim Bunning James M. Talent	Democratic Subcommittee Members Tim Johnson (Ranking Member) Byron L. Dorgan Ron Wyden Dianne Feinstein Maria Cantwell Ken Salazar Robert Menendez

Pete V. Domenici (ex officio member) Jeff Bingaman (ex officio member)

Releated Legislation

Bill

Introduced

Description

• S. 49

24-Jan-05

To establish a joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for the State of Alaska.

• S. 99

24-Jan-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming.

• S. 166

25-Jan-05

To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other purposes.

• S. 176

26-Jan-05

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska.

• S. 177

26-Jan-05

To further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other purposes.

• S. 178

26-Jan-05

To provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans, and for other purposes.

• S. 229

01-Feb-05

To clear title to certain real property in New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and for other purposes.

• S. 231

01-Feb-05

To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, and for other purposes.

• S. 232

01-Feb-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes.

• S. 244

01-Feb-05

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.

• S. 247

01-Feb-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon.

• S. 251

01-Feb-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-basins in Oregon.

• S. 264

02-Feb-05

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii.

• S. 310

08-Feb-05

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of Nevada.

• S. 519

03-Mar-05

To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, and for other purposes.

• S. 592

10-Mar-05

To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming.

• S. 648

17-Mar-05

To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance.

• S. 746

11-Apr-05

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional recycling project and in the Cucamonga Valley Water District recycling project.

• S. 819

15-Apr-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes.

• S. 891

22-Apr-05

To extend the water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska.

• S. 1009

12-May-05

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain water contracts in Idaho, and for other purposes.

• S. 1016

12-May-05

To direct the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate the facilities, and for other purposes.

• S. 1025

12-May-05

To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes" to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project.

• S. 1106

23-May-05

To authorize the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.

• S. 1118

25-May-05

To amend the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 to reduce irrigation subsidies, and for other purposes.

• S. 1219

09-Jun-05

To authorize certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.

• S. 1338

29-Jun-05

To require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

• S. 1498

26-Jul-05

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

• S. 1529

28-Jul-05

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the city of Yuma, Arizona.

• S. 1576

To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within the Medford Irrigation District, and for other purposes.

• S. 1577

29-Jul-05

To facilitate the transfer of Spearfish Hydroelectric Plant Number 1 to the city of Spearfish, South Dakota, and for other purposes.

• S. 1578

29-Jul-05

To reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs.

• S. 1760

To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District.

• S. 1811

03-Oct-05

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.

• S. 1812

To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for the conjunctive use of surface and ground water in Juab County, Utah.

• S. 1860

07-Oct-05

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve energy production and reduce energy demand through improved use of reclaimed waters, and for other purposes.

• S. 1962

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigations District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and for other purposes.

• S. 1965

07-Nov-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District.

• S. 2028

17-Nov-05

To provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project.

• S. 2035

17-Nov-05

To extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.

• S. 2054

18-Nov-05

To direct the Secretary fo the Inteior to conduct a study of water resources in the State of Vermont.

• S. 2070

18-Nov-05

To provide certain requirements for hydroelectric projects on the Mohawk River in the State of New York.

• S. 2106

15-Dec-05

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, and for other purposes.

• S. 2129

16-Dec-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho.

• S. 2205

26-Jan-06

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the initial stage of the Oahe Unit, James Division, South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands and the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks of the State of South Dakota for the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that the current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase the parcels from the Commission, and for other purposes.

• S. 2297

16-Feb-06

To clarify the applicability of deadlines relating to construction of hydroelectric projects to certain hydroelectric projects located or proposed to be located on the Upper Hudson River in the State of New York.

• S. 2470

29-Mar-06

To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the A & B Irrigation District in the State of Idaho.

• S. 2502

To provide for the modification of an amendatory repayment contract between the Secretary of the Interior and the North Unit Irrigation District, and for other purposes.

• S. 2561

06-Apr-06

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make available cost-shared grants and enter into cooperative agreements to further the goals of the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservaton, efficiency, and management in the Reclamation States, and for other purposes.

• S. 3189

25-May-06

To allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and the Redwood Valley County Water District, and for other purposes.

• S. 3404

To reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project.

• S. 3522

15-Jun-06

To amend the Bonneville Power Administration portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 2012, and for other purposes.

• S. 3563

23-Jun-06

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies to determine the feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and the Milk River Project, to authorize the rehabilitation and improvement of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, to develop an emergency response plan for use in the case of catastrophic failure of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, and for other purposes.

• S. 3638

11-Jul-06

To encourage the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects to plan, design, and construct water supply projects and to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to encourage the design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal in the State of California.

• S. 3639

12-Jul-06

A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to provide standards and procedures for the review of water reclamation and reuse projects.

• S. 3646

12-Jul-06

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration.

• S. 3798

03-Aug-06

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to exclude and defer from the pooled reimbursable costs of the Central Valley Project the reimbursable capital costs of the unused capacity of the Folsom South Canal, Auburn-Folsom South Unit, Central Valley Project, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 18

04-Jan-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination with other Federal, State, and local government agencies, to participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 177

04-Jan-05

• H.R. 186

04-Jan-05

• H.R. 540

02-Feb-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District.

• H.R. 853

16-Feb-05

To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United States.

• H.R. 1046

02-Mar-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming.

• H.R. 1190

09-Mar-05

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie system for the purposes of improving the water storage opportunities, water supply reliability, and water yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs in San Diego County, California in consultation and cooperation with the City of San Diego and the Sweetwater Authority, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 1307

15-Mar-05

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 1564

12-Apr-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District.

• H.R. 2341

12-May-05

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas.

• H.R. 2383

16-May-05

To redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at 19550 Kelso Road in Byron, California, as the "C.W. 'Bill' Jones Pumping Plant".

• H.R. 2563

24-May-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 2978

17-Jun-05

To allow the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights recognized under the Fort Peck-Montana Compact for the purpose of meeting the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 3418

25-Jul-05

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 3443

26-Jul-05

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

• H.R. 3812

15-Sep-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 3897

27-Sep-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project.

• H.R. 3967

03-Oct-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes.

• H.R. 4000

06-Oct-05

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 4013

07-Oct-05

To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for conjunctive use of surface and groundwater in Juab County, Utah.

• H.R. 4195

01-Nov-05

To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District.

• H.R. 4204

02-Nov-05

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer ownership of the American River Pump Station Project, and for other purposes.

• SP- 39

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S TITLE XVI WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE PROGRAM