[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 585

 To provide funding for environmental and natural resource restoration 
                in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin, Idaho.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2001

  Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Smith of New Hampshire) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide funding for environmental and natural resource restoration 
                in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin, Idaho.

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

SECTION 1. COEUR D'ALENE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO.

    (a) Definition of Coeur d'Alene River Basin.--In this section, the 
term ``Coeur d'Alene River Basin'' means the watersheds in northern 
Idaho (including the Bunker Hill Superfund Facility) that contain--
            (1) the south and north forks of the Coeur d'Alene River 
        (including tributaries of the forks);
            (2) the main stem of the Coeur d'Alene River (including 
        tributaries and lateral lakes of the main stem);
            (3) Lake Coeur d'Alene; and
            (4) any area in the State downstream of Lake Coeur d'Alene 
        that is or has been affected by mining-related activities.
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Coeur d'Alene River Basin Commission 
        established under section 39-3613 of the Idaho Code (or a 
        successor commission) to carry out a pilot program to provide 
        for environmental response, natural resource restoration, and 
        other related activities in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin, 
        $250,000,000, to remain available until expended.
            (2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Coeur d'Alene River Basin 
        Commission shall be entitled to receive the funds and shall 
        accept the funds made available under paragraph (1).
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