HR 4301 · 109th Congress · Water Resources Development

Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2006

Introduced 2005-11-10· Sponsored by Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2006-07-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2005 - Deauthorizes the Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe Irrigation Project authorized as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program. Allows preferential leaseholders (original landowners or descendants, or operators of the land at the time of purchase) of parcels of the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal an option to purchase from the Commission of Schools and Public Lands of South Dakota the land they lease. Sets terms for such purchases. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey all preferential lease parcels not purchased by the leaseholder to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, to be used for mitigating the wildlife habitat that was lost as a result of the development of the Pick-Sloan project. Directs the Secretary to convey to the Department the nonpreferential leased parcels and unleased parcels of the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal, to be used for mitigating the wildlife habitat that was lost as a result of the development of the Pick-Sloan project. Requires the state of South Dakota to accept certain conditions of conveyance, including that it receives the land conveyed in "as is" …

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4301, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Cannal Land Conveyance Act of 2005

Jul 20, 2006

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006</p>

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H.R. 4301, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Cannal Land Conveyance Act of 2005

Jul 20, 2006

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office