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Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act

Introduced: February 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Nov 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Nov 17, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 17, 2005
Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2005
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13060; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S13060; text as passed Senate: CR S13060)
Nov 16, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13060; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S13060; text as passed Senate: CR S13060)
Oct 27, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266.
Oct 27, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-165.
Sep 28, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Apr 19, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-96.
Feb 1, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 1, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 27, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to participate in the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water management feasibility study and environmental impact statement in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bureau of Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project, dated July 2, 2004.

Authorizes appropriations. Sets the non-federal share at 50% of the Bureau's costs in carrying out this Act. Permits the non-federal share to be in the form of certain in-kind services.

What's happening now December 2, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 251: Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-251/
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"S. 251: Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-251/.
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