[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 745 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 745

To deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project, and to 
  direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations to 
satisfy, in a manner consistent with all Federal laws, the water rights 
  interests of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe and the Southern Ute 
                             Indian Tribe.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 1997

  Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
Meehan, Mr. Porter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Evans, 
  Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
  Blumenauer, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Levin) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project, and to 
  direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations to 
satisfy, in a manner consistent with all Federal laws, the water rights 
  interests of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe and the Southern Ute 
                             Indian Tribe.

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

SECTION 1. DEAUTHORIZATION OF ANIMAS-LA PLATA FEDERAL RECLAMATION 
              PROJECT.

    (a) Deauthorization.--The Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New 
Mexico (a participating project under the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 
Stat. 105; 43 U.S.C. 620; commonly referred to as the ``Colorado River 
Storage Act''), and the Colorado River Basin Project Act (82 Stat. 885; 
43 1501 et seq.)), is not authorized after the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1 of the Act of April 11, 1956 
(70 Stat. 105; 43 U.S.C. 620; commonly referred to as the ``Colorado 
River Storage Act''), is amended by striking ``Animas-La Plata,''.
    (c) Negotiations.--The Secretary of the Interior shall promptly 
seek to enter into negotiations with the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe 
and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to satisfy, in a manner consistent 
with all Federal laws, the water rights interests of those tribes that 
were intended to be satisfied with water supplied from the Animas-La 
Plata Project.
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