HR 4844 · 99th Congress · Water Resources Development

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the North Side Pumping Division Extension, Minidoka Project, Idaho, for irrigation, fish and wildlife, and other purposes.

Introduced 1986-05-15· Sponsored by Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.(1986-06-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the North Side Pumping Division Extension, Minidoka Project, Idaho. Declares the principal works to consist of a pumping plant, wells, water distribution facilities, drainage works, transmission lines and substations, wildlife conservation measures, and related works. Transfers certain lands in Idaho from the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Reclamation for development and management as part of the Extension. Authorizes the Secretary to sell specified acreage under the following conditions: (1) that lands be conveyed subject to a wildlife conservation easement reserved to the United States; and (2) that lands be sold for irrigation purposes to owners of lands within the North Side Pumping Division. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for an exchange of small tracts of withdrawn or acquired land to enhance the effectiveness of the Extension project. Authorizes the Secretary to reserve acreage for an operation and maintenance headquarters site. Authorizes the Secretary to convey lands to the city of Rupert, Idaho, for use as a disposal area for treated effluent from the city's w…

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