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S 1291 114th Congress Senate Water Resources Development Government lending and loan guarantees Nebraska Water resources funding Water use and supply

A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.

Introduced: May 12, 2015 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 18, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-399.
May 12, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 12, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska to repay, at any time, the construction costs of project facilities allocated to the landowner's land within the District. Provides that upon discharge in full of the obligation for repayment of all such costs, the parcels of land shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law. Directs the Department of the Interior, upon request, to provide to the landowner who has repaid such costs in full a certificate acknowledging that the landholding is free of such limitations.

What's happening now June 18, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-399.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1291: A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1291/
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"S. 1291: A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1291/.
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S. 1291, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1291/.
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