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Salmon Planning Act

Introduced: March 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Mar 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 5, 2003
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.
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Salmon Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences providing for scientific analysis of Federal salmon and steelhead recovery efforts.

Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to study the potential effects of partially removing the four lower Snake River dams, including those on: (1) the economy of surrounding communities; (2) water transportation; (3) irrigation; (4) energy production; and (5) the extinction of salmon and steelhead populations in Snake River.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to partially remove the dams if found necessary by: (1) the Secretary to restore Snake River salmon and steelhead populations to meet obligations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (2) the Secretary of the Interior to meet treaty obligations to Indian tribes or other sovereign nations; or (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to meet requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

What's happening now March 14, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 22
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 15, 2004
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 17, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 3, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 17, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 1, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 1, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 1, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 26, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 26, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1097: Salmon Planning Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1097/
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