US Congress House Bill 2273 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on July 6 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-07-06 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of the Dam to allow such storage capacity to be used for authorized Project purposes. Interior may enter into: (1) any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is necessary to carry out this Act; and (2) contracts with Wyoming for division of any additional active capacity made available under this Act. Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam under this Act, which shall specify the responsibilities of Interior and Wyoming regarding: (1) completing the planning and final design of such modification, (2) any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for such modification, and (3) the construction of such modification. As a condition of providing additional storage, Wyoming shall provide to Interior funds for any work carried out to do so.

To amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-06	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
2016-07-05	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2016-07-05	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-07-05	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4251)
2016-07-05	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2273.
2016-07-05	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4251-4252)
2016-07-05	House	Mrs. Lummis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-03-14	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
2016-03-14	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-450.
2016-02-03	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2016-02-03	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-02	House	Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
2016-02-02	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-06-25	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-06-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2015-05-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-05-12	House	Introduced in House

SB1305 (Same As) 2015-09-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
SB2902 (Related) 2016-09-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2273/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2273/BILLS-114hr2273ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2273/BILLS-114hr2273rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2273/BILLS-114hr2273eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2273/BILLS-114hr2273pcs.pdf