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Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act

Introduced: November 1, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 4, 2002
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
Sep 4, 2002
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-629.
Jun 26, 2002
Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
Jun 26, 2002
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 26, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 24, 2002
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Jun 5, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 8, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Nov 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Nov 1, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Nov 1, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation and collaboration with the Jicarilla Apache Nation (the Tribe), to plan, design, and construct the Rural Water Supply Project to improve water supply, delivery, and wastewater facilities for the town of Dulce, New Mexico, and surrounding communities. Allocates costs between the Federal government and the Tribe.

Requires the Tribe to assume annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the project.

Requires: (1) the Secretary to prepare a recommended project plan; and (2) the Tribe to develop an operation, maintenance, and replacement plan to assist it in establishing rates and fees for project customers.

Requires the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Tribe that commits the Bureaus of Reclamation and of Indian Affairs to a transition plan that addresses project operations and maintenance.

Requires the Secretary to oversee project construction and to incorporate value engineering analysis, as appropriate.

Requires the Secretary to provide necessary technical assistance to the Tribe for planning, development, and construction of the project, including operation and management training.

Authorizes appropriations.

Prohibits the use of project funds for irrigation.

States that no new depletions of existing Tribal water rights, as set forth in the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, are associated with this project.

What's happening now September 4, 2002

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1