3.0.0 3563 2023-01-13T04:50:37Z 2023-01-13T04:50:37Z Senate S S 2006-06-23 109 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2006-09-01T14:38:12Z Referred to 2006-06-23T16:48:50Z St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and Milk River Project Act of 2006 109 5705 HR 2006-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Identical bill CRS 2006-09-01 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held in Havre, MT. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-764. Committee 2006-06-23 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2006-06-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6458-6459) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. N B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2006-06-23 True Water Resources Development Agriculture and Food Animals Canals Congress Congressional reporting requirements Dams Dikes (Engineering) Disasters Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Energy Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal aid to water resources development Federal-Indian relations Federal-state relations Flood control Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Governmental investigations Housing and Community Development Hydroelectric power Indian claims Indian economic development Indian lands Indian water rights Infrastructure Intergovernmental fiscal relations Irrigation Labor and Employment Lakes Minorities Minority employment Montana Native Americans Outdoor recreation Public Lands and Natural Resources Reservoirs Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Sports and Recreation Subcontractors Water conservation Water supply Wildlife conservation Water Resources Development 00 2006-06-23 Introduced in Senate 2006-08-16T20:15:00Z St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and Milk River Project Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies to determine: (1) the feasibility of rehabilitating and improving the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works (a portion of the Milk River Project, a Bureau of Reclamation project in Montana, that is located within the Blackfeet Reservation) to provide for sustained environmental and economic benefit within the St. Mary and Milk River basins; and (2) the environmental impact of such rehabilitation project.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) initiate the planning, design, and construction of the project alternative that is selected; and (2) develop and implement an emergency response plan to be followed in the event of a catastrophic infrastructure failure. Establishes in the Treasury an emergency response plan fund.

Requires: (1) the Milk River Project to be operated primarily for irrigation purposes; and (2) the Secretary to prioritize Project structures in need of rehabilitation and improvement.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that land and water rights held in trust for the benefit of the Blackfeet Tribe are protected; (2) resolve tribal claims against the United States; (3) identify appropriate Blackfeet projects to improve economic conditions on the Reservation; (4) complete studies to determine the feasibility of carrying out such projects; and (5) conduct studies to determine the feasibility of rehabilitating and improving Blackfeet irrigation project structures determined to be in need based on the appraisal investigation and of developing a safe and adequate rural, municipal, and industrial water supply project for the residents of the Fort Belknap Reservation and surrounding communities.

]]> St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and Milk River Project Act of 2006 Display Title St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and Milk River Project Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies to determine the feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and the Milk River Project, to authorize the rehabilitation and improvement of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, to develop an emergency response plan for use in the case of catastrophic failure of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and Milk River Project Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3563is/xml/BILLS-109s3563is.xml 2006-09-01 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held in Havre, MT. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-764. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.