HR 2060 · 112th Congress · Water Resources Development

Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act

Introduced 2011-05-31· 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.(2012-06-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Crooked River, Oregon. Requires the developer for any hydropower development at Bowman Dam to analyze any impacts to the Outstanding Remarkable Values of the Wild and Scenic River that may be caused by such development and propose mitigation for such impacts as part of any license application submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Increases (from 10 to 17 cubic feet per second) the minimum release that shall be maintained from the Prineville Reservoir for the benefit of downstream fish life during those months when there is no other discharge from it. Requires 7 of the 17 cubic feet per second release to serve as mitigation for the city of Prineville groundwater pumping. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to make applications to the state of Oregon in conjunction with that city to protect these supplies instream. Directs the Secretary, on a "first fill" priority basis, to store in and release from the Reservoir: (1) 68,273 acre feet of water annually to fulfill all 16 Bureau of Reclamation contracts existing as of January 1, 2011; and (2) up to 1…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act

Dec 22, 2011

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 5, 2011

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office