[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1444 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1444

    To authorize the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement 
  projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other similar 
measures to mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation system 
   water diversions by local governmental entities in the States of 
                Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 1999

   Mr. DeFazio (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement 
  projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other similar 
measures to mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation system 
   water diversions by local governmental entities in the States of 
                Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho.

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

SECTION 1. AQUATIC RESOURCES RESTORATION IN THE NORTHWEST.

    (a) In General.--In cooperation with other Federal agencies, the 
Secretary of the Army is authorized to develop and implement projects 
for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other similar measures 
agreed to by non-Federal interests and relevant Federal agencies to 
mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation system water 
diversions by local governmental entities in the States of Oregon, 
Washington, Montana, and Idaho.
    (b) Procedure and Participation.--
            (1) Consultation requirement; use of existing data.--In 
        providing assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
        consult with other Federal, State, and local agencies and make 
        maximum use of data and studies in existence on the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Participation by non-federal interests.--Participation 
        by non-Federal interests in projects under this section shall 
        be voluntary. The Secretary shall not take any action under 
        this section that will result in a non-Federal interest being 
        held financially responsible for an action under a project 
        unless the non-Federal interest has voluntarily agreed to 
        participate in the project.
    (c) Cost Sharing.--Projects carried out under this section on lands 
owned by the United States shall be carried out at full Federal 
expense. The non-Federal share of the cost of any such project 
undertaken on lands not in Federal ownership shall be 35 percent.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 
and each fiscal year thereafter.
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