[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2877 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2877

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 
  study on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River 
       basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 14, 2000

    Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 
  study on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River 
       basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder 
River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. STUDY.

    The Secretary of the Interior may conduct a feasibility study on 
water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, 
Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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