3.0.0 307 2023-01-11T20:05:34Z 2023-01-11T20:05:34Z Senate S S 2007-01-16 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-17T00:18:45Z 2007-01-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-01-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2007-01-16 True Water Resources Development Dams Energy Fishery management Hydroelectric power Missouri River development Montana Rivers Watersheds Water Resources Development 00 2007-01-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-10T17:57:13Z Provides that the preferred rate of release of water from Yellowtail Dam located in Big Horn County, Montana, shall be not less than 2,500 cubic feet of water per second, with a minimum rate of 1,500 cubic feet of water per second. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to waive that minimum rate in case of emergency or if water levels in Bighorn Lake imminently preclude power generation at Yellowtail Dam.

Includes the maintenance of a healthy fishery on the portion of the Bighorn River located downstream from the Yellowtail Dam among the purposes for which the Yellowtail Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program is authorized.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that any reclamation project carried out within the Bighorn River watershed is coordinated with other reclamation projects within the watershed.

]]> A bill to establish a minimum rate of release for water from the Yellowtail Dam, Montana. Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a minimum rate of release for water from the Yellowtail Dam, Montana. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to establish a minimum rate of release for water from the Yellowtail Dam, Montana. Introduced in Senate 2007-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s307is/xml/BILLS-110s307is.xml 2007-01-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.