S. 3911 (111th): A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to operate the Buford Dam/Lake Sidney Lanier Project ...

...and the Allatoona Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes.

111th Congress, 2009–2010. Text as of Sep 29, 2010 (Introduced).

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S 3911 IS

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3911

To require the Secretary of the Army to operate the Buford Dam/Lake Sidney Lanier Project and the Allatoona Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 29, 2010

Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. ISAKSON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Army to operate the Buford Dam/Lake Sidney Lanier Project and the Allatoona Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY, LAKE SIDNEY LANIER AND LAKE ALLATOONA, GEORGIA.

    (a) Requirement of Secretary of the Army- Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall operate the Buford Dam/Lake Sidney Lanier Project and the Allatoona Dam and Reservoir Project--

      (1) for the purpose of municipal and industrial water supply; and

      (2) notwithstanding each limitation described in section 301(d) of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b(d)), to include storage in each project for water supply.

    (b) Condition- Subsection (a) shall not apply unless the non-Federal sponsor of the water supply storage described in subsection (a) pays the cost for the capital investment for reallocated storage space in accordance with each procedure that the Secretary determines to be necessary.