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H.R. 1462 (110th): Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and Pathfinder Modification Authorization Act
- Introduced:
- Mar 09, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Mark Udall [D-CO2]
- Status:
- Died (Passed House)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
10/22/2007.
Title
I
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Platte River Recovery Implementation Program
Section
102
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Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and in cooperation with the Governance Committee established under the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Cooperative Agreement, to:
(1) participate in such Program;
(2) carry out any projects or activities that are designated for implementation during the Program's first 13 years (First Increment);
(3) acquire interests in land, water, and facilities from willing sellers;
(4) transfer acquired interests; and
(5) accept or provide grants.
Section
104
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Allows the Program to be modified before the completion of the First Increment if the Secretary and the states of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado determine that the modifications are consistent with Program purposes.
Section
105
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Declares that no action carried out under this Act, with respect to the acreage limitation provisions of the reclamation laws, shall:
(1) be considered in determining whether a district has discharged its obligation to repay the construction cost of project facilities used to make irrigation water available for delivery to land in the district;
(2) serve as the basis for reinstating acreage limitation provisions in a district that has completed payment of its construction obligations; or
(3) serve as the basis for increasing the construction repayment obligation of the district, which would extend the period during which the acreage limitation provisions would apply.
Declares that nothing in this Act creates federal water rights or requires the grant of water rights to federal entities.
Section
106
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Authorizes appropriations.
Section
107
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Terminates the Secretary's authority to implement the First Increment on September 30, 2020.
Tittle II: Pathfinder Modification Project -
Section
201
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Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to: (1) modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir; and (2) enter one or more agreements with the state of Wyoming to implement the Pathfinder Modification Project.
Section
202
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Authorizes the capacity of the Pathfinder Reservoir to be used for municipal, environmental, and other purposes, as described in Appendix F to the final settlement stipulation in Nebraska v. Wyoming.
House Republican Conference Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
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- Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS
- Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- Subchapter I-A: RECLAMATION REFORM
- Section 390bb: Definitions