HR 8429 · 96th Congress · Water Resources Development

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide to the State of South Dakota funds for the development and implementation of plans for the mitigation of economic losses to the State which have occurred as a result of the taking of land within South Dakota for the Missouri River Basin project, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1980-12-05· Sponsored by Rep. Abdnor, James [R-SD-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1980-12-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the State of South Dakota to develop plans for the mitigation of economic losses incurred within such State as a result of the taking of land by the United States for the Missouri River Basin project. Requires such grants to cover the cost to the State of the development of economic development plans for the State or any sector thereof. Specifies that such a grant be approved by the Secretary only after the Secretary determines that the plan is economically feasible under the terms of such Act. Limits such grants to not more than 95 percent of the cost to carry out an economic development plan and not more than 90 percent of the cost of any plan for which the State requires repayment under this Act, except that the Secretary may make available to the State and local sponsoring agencies 100 percent of the cost to carry out a plan for which the State or local sponsoring agencies agree to repay ten percent of the cost. Requires the Western Area Power Administration to make available according to the direction of the State not less than a specified number of kilowatts of electric power and to sell not less than a specified numb…

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