S 231 · 109th Congress · Water Resources Development

Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-02-01· Sponsored by Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.(2005-08-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide grants to, or enter into cooperative or other agreements with, tribal, State, and local governmental entities and the Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated (ADC) (nonprofit corporation that operates the Wallowa Lake Dam) to plan, design, and construct facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Program and Phase II (fish passage improvements and water conservation measures) and Phase III (implementation of water exchange infrastructure) of the Wallowa Valley Water Management Plan. Directs the Secretary, as a condition of providing funds, to ensure that: (1) the Rehabilitation Program meets the standards of the dam safety program of Oregon; (2) ADC agrees to assume liability for any work performed or supervised with funds provided to it under this Act; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act relating to a facility rehabilitated or constructed under this Act. Limits the Federal share of the cost of activities authorized under this Act to 80 percent. Pro…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 231, Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2005

Feb 14, 2005

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 9, 2005</p>

Full CBO report ↗

S. 231, Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2005

Feb 14, 2005

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 9, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat