3.0.0 3085 2020-01-29T20:30:47Z 2020-01-29T20:30:47Z Senate S S 2008-06-05 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-07-16T21:42:32Z Reported by 2008-09-16T23:28:20Z Markup by 2008-09-11T22:02:07Z Referred to 2008-06-05T17:46:51Z 2008-09-16 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 999. Calendars 2008-09-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2008-09-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2008-09-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2008-07-16 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-603. Committee 2008-06-05 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5206-5208) IntroReferral 2008-06-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5206) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2008-06-05 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2008-06-05 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2008-06-05 True 2008-10-07T04:00:00Z S. 3085, Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20365 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 16, 2008</p> 2008-10-07T04:00:00Z S. 3085, Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20365 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 16, 2008 Water Resources Development Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Federal aid to water resources development Indian lands Infrastructure Minorities Water conservation Water quality Water supply Watersheds Water Resources Development 00 2008-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-23T21:45:28Z Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a cooperative watershed management program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible management entities to: (1) form a self-sustaining, cooperative watershed-wide management group; (2) enlarge a management group; or (3) conduct projects in accordance with the goals of a management group.

Requires an eligible management entity to be comprised of each affected stakeholder of the watershed that is the subject of the entity, including: (1) representatives of private interests; (2) any federal agency that has authority regarding the watershed; (3) any state or local agency that has such authority; and (4) any Indian tribe member who owns land within the watershed or land held in trust.

Directs the Secretary, during the first phase, to provide to a recipient a grant of not greater than $100,000 each year for not more than three years. Requires a recipient to use the funds to establish or enlarge a management group, develop a mission statement, and develop project concepts.

Directs the Secretary, for each year of the first phase, to determine whether the recipient has made sufficient progress during the year to justify additional funding. Sets conditions to receive funds for each phase. Prohibits a management group from using grant funds for any group initiative unless it reaches a consensus decision. Sets federal cost share requirements.

]]> 01 2008-09-16 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2009-02-20T19:45:06Z Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Cooperative Watershed Management Program, under which the Secretary shall provide grants to form or enlarge a watershed group or to conduct water management projects in accordance with the goals of such a group.

Defines a "watershed group" as a self-sustaining, cooperative watershed-wide group that: (1) is comprised of representatives of the affected stakeholders of the relevant watershed; (2) is a grassroots, nonregulatory entity that addresses water availability and quality issues within the relevant watershed; (3) is capable of promoting the sustainable use of the water resources of the relevant watershed and improving the functioning condition of rivers and streams through water conservation, improved water quality, ecological resiliency, and the reduction of water conflicts; and (4) makes decisions on a consensus basis. Requires a watershed group to include: (1) representatives of hydroelectric production, livestock grazing, timber production, land development, recreation or tourism, irrigated agricultural production, the environment, potable water purveyors and industrial water users, and private property owners within the watershed; (2) any federal, state, or local agency agency that has authority regarding the watershed; and (3) any Indian tribe member who owns land within the watershed or land held in trust.

Authorizes the Secretary, in distributing grant funds, to give priority to watershed groups that represent maximum diversity of interest or serve subbasin-sized watersheds with an eight-digit hydrologic unit code. Sets forth usage and progress requirements for, procedures for awarding, and federal shares of the costs of first-, second-, and third-phase grants.

Requires: (1) annual reports by watershed groups to the Secretary on progress; and (2) reports every five years by the Secretary to specified congressional committees on Program benefits and effectiveness.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2020.

]]> Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 S Senate Display Title Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a cooperative watershed management program, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2008-09-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3085rs/xml/BILLS-110s3085rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3085is/xml/BILLS-110s3085is.xml 2008-09-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 999. 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.