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S 2163 106th Congress Senate Water Resources Development Agriculture and Food Appropriations Columbia River development Dams Economics and Public Finance Electrification Energy Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal aid to water resources development Infrastructure Irrigation districts Right-of-way Transportation and Public Works Washington State Water supply engineering

A bill to provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.

Introduced: March 2, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 4, 2000
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 937.
Oct 4, 2000
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-488.
Sep 20, 2000
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 13, 2000
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration held.
May 24, 2000
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-703.
Apr 12, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 12, 2000
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 2, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mar 2, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1124)
Mar 2, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study the engineering feasibility of exchanging water from the Columbia River for water historically diverted from the Yakima River as an alternative to providing for the electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant and Powerplant operations at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.
What's happening now October 4, 2000

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 937.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3986 Related bill To provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pu…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 20, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2163: A bill to provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2163/
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"S. 2163: A bill to provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2163/.
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S. 2163, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2163/.
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