HR 648 · 115th Congress · Water Resources Development

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.

Introduced 2017-01-24· Sponsored by Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.(2018-04-25)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2017-03-15
Roll #160
Yea 408Nay 0
Democrats
181 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
227 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2017-03-15
Roll #160
Yea 408Nay 0
Democrats
181 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
227 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 bill; and (2) contracts with Wyoming for division of any additional active capacity made available under this bill. Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam, which shall specify the responsibilities of Interior and Wyoming regarding: (1) completing the planning and final design of the modification of the dam, (2) any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for the modifica…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 648, an act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir

Mar 15, 2018

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2018

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