[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4609 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4609

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive 
study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer, located in Idaho 
                            and Washington.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2002

  Mr. Nethercutt (for himself and Mr. Otter) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive 
study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer, located in Idaho 
                            and Washington.

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

SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE RATHDRUM PRAIRIE/SPOKANE VALLEY 
              AQUIFER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with the State of Idaho and the State of Washington, shall conduct a 
comprehensive study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer for 
the purpose of preparing a model of the aquifer and establishing for 
those States a mutually acceptable understanding of the aquifer as a 
ground water resource.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on 
the findings and conclusions of the study by not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For conducting the study 
under this section there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $3,500,000.
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