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HR 2573 107th Congress House

Salmon Planning Act

Official title: To ensure that proper planning is undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River basin and the maintenanc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure that proper planning is undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River basin and the maintenance of reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek peer review of, and to conduct studies regarding, the National Marine Fisheries Service biological opinion, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, pertaining to the impacts of Columbia River basin Federal dams on salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2001
Executive Comment Received from Commerce.
Jul 25, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Commerce.
Jul 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Jul 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Jul 23, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1393-1394)
Jul 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 19, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 19, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 20, 2001

Executive Comment Received from Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Salmon Planning Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) providing for peer review of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) biological opinion regarding the Operation of the Federal Columbia River power system, issued December 21, 2000, and any subsequent modification of it (opinion) and submission of a report on the results.

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce to publish a determination of whether implementation of the salmon recovery measures in the opinion are sufficient to achieve recovery, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, of the salmon and steelhead populations; and if not, whether partially removing the four lower Snake River dams (the dams) are necessary to restore Snake River salmon and steelhead populations; (2) the Secretary of the Interior to publish a determination of whether partially removing the dams are necessary to meet treaty obligations; and (3) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a determination of whether partially removing the dams are necessary to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act requirements. Directs the Comptroller General to study the potential effects of partially removing the dams.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to partially remove the dams if the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, or the EPA Administrator finds that such action is necessary to meet the aforementioned requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake such preliminary engineering, design, construction, and other activities as necessary to remove the dams.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13
SMITH, NICK
· Sep 19, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 1, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Feb 6, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 13, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 4, 2001
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 5, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 19, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 19, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2573: Salmon Planning Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2573/
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