HR 3917
104th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Agricultural economics
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture and Food
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Interest rates
Irrigation
Irrigation districts
Water rates
To require full cost pricing for irrigation water delivered by the Bureau of Reclamation from new projects under new long-term contracts, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 30, 1996
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
Jul 30, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 30, 1996
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires any Bureau of Reclamation contract entered into by the Secretary of the Interior with a district after the enactment of this Act for the delivery of irrigation water for a period in excess of one year for a new project (or new unit of an existing project) to provide for the delivery of such water at full cost to the district (as defined under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982). Excepts from such requirements those project units: (1) for which water delivery has commenced prior to July 25, 1996; and (2) which have entered into a repayment contract or long-term water service contract for the delivery of water from such unit.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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