HR 5299 · 97th Congress · Water Resources Development
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain an enlarged Bumping Lake, Supplemental Storage Division, Yakima project, Washington.
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EnactedLatest: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.(1982-01-27)
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Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain an enlarged Bumping Lake as part of the Yakima project, Washington, which shall consist of an enlarged Bumping Lake Dam, fish passage and protective facilities, fish hatchery, Tieton Dam modification, and other appurtenant water service facilities, necessary fishery equipment, and wildlife mitigation facilities. Requires that: (1) the first 33,700 acre-feet of water from storage in the enlarged Bumping Lake be used for irrigation pursuant to exiting water rights; (2) 75 percent of any additional water from storage in the enlarged Bumping Lake be used for maintenance and enhancement of anadromous and resident fish resources in the Yakima River System; and (3) 25 percent of any additional water be used for irrigation, in integrating and coordinating the operations of the enlarged Bumping Lake into other features of the Yakima project, to effect the fullest, most beneficial and most economic utilization of the available water resources. Directs the Secretary, prior to initiation of project construction, to: (1) secure the necessary permits from the State of Washington for water storage in, and operation of, a…
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