[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 523 Referred in House (RFH)]
1st Session
S. 523
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Resources
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AN ACT
To amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize
additional measures to carry out the control of salinity upstream of
Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ACT.
The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1571 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 202(a)--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``the following salinity
control units'' and inserting ``the following
salinity control units and salinity control
program''; and
(ii) by striking the period and inserting a
colon; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) A basinwide salinity control program that the
Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall
implement. The Secretary may carry out the purposes of this
paragraph directly, or may make grants, commitments for grants,
or advances of funds to non-Federal entities under such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may require. Such program shall
consist of cost-effective measures and associated works to
reduce salinity from saline springs, leaking wells, irrigation
sources, industrial sources, erosion of public and private
land, or other sources that the Secretary considers
appropriate. Such program shall provide for the mitigation of
incidental fish and wildlife values that are lost as a result
of the measures and associated works. The Secretary shall
submit a planning report concerning the program established
under this paragraph to the appropriate committees of Congress.
The Secretary may not expend funds for any implementation
measure under the program established under this paragraph
before the expiration of a 30-day period beginning on the date
on which the Secretary submits such report'';
(2) in section 205(a)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``authorized by
section 202(a) (4) and (5)'' and inserting ``authorized
by paragraphs (4) through (6) of section 202(a)''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)(i), by striking ``section
202(a) (4) and (5)'' each place it appears and
inserting ``paragraphs (4) through (6) of section
202'';
(3) in section 208, by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(c) In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated
$75,000,000 for subsection 202(a), including constructing the works
described in paragraph 202(a)(6) and carrying out the measures
described in such paragraph. Notwithstanding subsection (b), the
Secretary may implement the program under paragraph 202(a)(6) only to
the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in
appropriations Acts.''; and
(4) in subsection 202(b)(4) delete ``units authorized to be
constructed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and
(5)'' and insert in lieu thereof ``units authorized to be
constructed or the program pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2),
(3), (4), (5), and (6).''.
Passed the Senate April 27 (legislative day, April 24),
1995.
Attest:
SHEILA P. BURKE,
Secretary.