HR 495 · 110th Congress · Water Resources Development

Oregon Water Resources Management Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-01-16· Sponsored by Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]· 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.(2007-07-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Oregon Water Resources Management Act of 2007 - Amends the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to: (1) replace references to the Deschutes River Basin Working Group with the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group; (2) require the two representatives of private interests from irrigated agriculture on the Working Group to actively farm more than 100 acres of irrigated land and not be irrigation district managers; (3) direct the Bureau of Reclamation to pay up to a total amount of $2 million for each of FY2007-FY2016 for 50% of the cost of performing projects proposed by the Working Group and approved by the Secretary of the Interior; and (4) authorize appropriations for Deschutes Basin ecosystem restoration projects for FY2007-FY2016. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through: (1) the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide grants to, or enter into agreements with, tribal, state, and local governmental entities and the Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated (ADC) to plan, design, and construct facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Program, subject to specified conditions; and (2) the Bureau, to participate in the Water for Irrigation, Streams and…

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