HR 5608 · 96th Congress · Water Resources Development
A bill to amend provisions of Federal reclamation law restricting delivery of project water to newly irrigated lands for crops the supply of which is likely to be excessive.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1979-10-16)
Plain Language Summary
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Prohibits the delivery of water for producing a basic agricultural commodity on newly irrigated lands of Federal reclamation projects if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the supply of such commodity is likely to be excessive and that a set-aside shall be in effect. Stipulates that such restriction on water delivery shall apply to those projects which have such a restriction in their authorizing legislation.…
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