HR 5485 · 94th Congress · Water Resources Development
Pacific Southwest Water Yield Improvement Act
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1975-03-25)
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Pacific South-West Water Yield Improvement Act - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to enable the Federal Government to cooperate with States and their subdivisions to improve the quantity and quality of water and other renewable resources. Outlines rules of construction and gives definitions for terms used in this Act. Allows either the Secretary of Agriculture or Interior to administer the Act by carrying out investigations and surveys and developing water yield plans. Allows either Secretary to participate in any funded plan on behalf of his own Department or any other agency of the United States. Directs either Secretary to publish in the Federal Register any intended policies he intends to pursue, which will not constitute rulemaking under the United States Code. Outlines requirements for any proposed plan which includes the requirement that occupants of not less than 50 percent of the lands within a watershed area will participate in the plan. Outlines conditions whereby the Secretary may allocate appropriated funds. Limits the amount allocated for grants or loans within any State in any fiscal year to 25 percent of the total amount allocated in all States under this Ac…
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