H.R. 1025 - Lower Republican River Basin Study Act

Lower Republican River Basin Study Act

H.R. 1025 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project to improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas. (by CRS)

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Title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project to improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas.

Other Titles

• Lower Republican River Basin Study Act
• Lower Republican River Basin Study Act

Sponsor

Jerry Moran

Co-Sponsors

• Adrian Smith

Subjects

• Water resources
• Agriculture
• Budgets
• Colorado
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Federal aid to water resources development
• Federal-state relations
• Governmental investigations
• Infrastructure
• Intergovernmental fiscal relations
• Irrigation
• Kansas
• Nebraska
• State and local government
• Sunset legislation
• Water conservation
• Water storage
• Water supply
• Watersheds

Related Bills

• S. 2739 (110^th) : Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

Major Actions

Introduced	2/13/2007
Referred to Committee
Passed House	5/07/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 1025 Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Under Suspension of the Rules	5/07/2007	This bill PASSED the House 370 voted YES 1 voted NO 61 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	2/13/2007
		2/13/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
		2/20/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
		5/07/2007	Mrs. Napolitano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		5/07/2007	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		5/07/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1025.
		5/07/2007	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
		5/07/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	5/07/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 1025 Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Under Suspension of the Rules
		5/08/2007	Received in the Senate.
		5/09/2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
		7/26/2007	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	1/30/2008	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
		4/10/2008	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-318.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/10/2008	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 670.
		6/11/2008	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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