118th Congress Water Resources Development
H.R. 7938: Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 2024
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- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- To the President (completed)
- Became law (completed)
Summary
This act expands the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000, including by authorizing the Bureau of Reclamation to implement restoration activities in the Klamath Basin watershed in Oregon and California.
Specifically, Reclamation may plan, construct, operate, and maintain projects in the basin watershed, including
- facilities to reduce fish entrainment (i.e., the transport of fish along the flow of water, out of their normal habitat and into unnatural or harmful environments);
- projects that reduce or avoid impacts on aquatic resources caused by diversion of water for irrigation; and
- projects that restore basin watershed habitats, such as tribal fishery resources held in trust.
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Reclamation may also
- undertake studies and improvements to implement restoration activities in the basin watershed;
- enter into contracts and agreements with state and local governments, tribes, and private parties to implement restoration activities; and
- accept and expend nonfederal funds in order to facilitate the activities.
In addition, the act authorizes Reclamation to reimburse Tulelake Irrigation District for up to 69% of the costs for the operation and maintenance of the irrigation Pumping Plant D in Tulelake, California.
Further, the act provides statutory authorization for Reclamation to implement the 2016 Klamath Power and Facilities Agreement that directs Reclamation to take ownership and operation of the Keno Dam and operation of the Link River Dam.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Who scored on this bill
- 1Cliff Bentz SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House, passed Senate, became law6 events+162
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History
- Signed by the President. Became Public Law 118-246.
- Presented to the President.
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Cliff Bentz.
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- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 118-246.
- Presented to President.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7214-7215)
- Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7265-7266)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7938.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7265)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7265)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-847.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 692.
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.