[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4079 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4079

To authorize the construction of temperature control devices at Folsom 
                           Dam in California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1998

Mr. Doolittle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the construction of temperature control devices at Folsom 
                           Dam in California.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICES.

    (a) Folsom Dam.--The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized 
to construct in accordance with the draft environmental impact 
statement/environmental impact report for the Central Valley Supply 
contracts under Public Law 101-514 (section 206) and the report 
entitled ``Assessment of the Beneficial and Adverse Impacts of 
Operating a Temperature Control Device (TCD) at the Water Supply 
Intakes of Folsom Dam'', a temperature control device on Folsom Dam and 
necessary associated temperature monitoring facilities. The temperature 
control device and said associated temperature monitoring facilities 
shall be operated as an integral part of the Central Valley Project for 
the benefit and propagation of fall-run chinook salmon and steelhead 
trout in the American River, California.
    (b) Device on Non-CVP Facilities.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
hereby authorized to construct or assist in the construction of 1 or 
more temperature control devices on existing non-Federal facilities 
delivering Central Valley Project water supplies from Folsom Reservoir 
and necessary associated temperature monitoring facilities. These costs 
of construction of temperature control device and associated 
temperature monitoring facilities shall be nonreimbursable and operated 
by the non-Federal facility owner at its expense, in coordination with 
the Central Valley Project for the benefit and propagation of chinook 
salmon and steelhead trout in the American River, California.
    (c) Authorization.--There is hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for the construction of a temperature control device on Folsom Dam and 
necessary associated temperature monitoring facilities the sum of 
$5,000,000 (adjusted for inflation based on October 1997 prices). There 
is also authorized to be appropriated for the construction of a 
temperature control device on existing non-Federal facilities and 
necessary associated temperature monitoring facilities the sum of 
$2,000,000 (October 1997 prices). There is also authorized to be 
appropriated, in addition thereto, such amounts as are required for 
operation, maintenance, and replacement of the temperature control 
devices on Folsom Dam and associated temperature monitoring facilities.
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