[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1525 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1525

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
 of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study of the Tualatin River 
                            Basin in Oregon.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2003

    Mr. Wu introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
 of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study of the Tualatin River 
                            Basin in Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.-- This section may be cited as the ``Tualatin 
River Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2003''.
    (b) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to conduct a water supply 
feasibility study of the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon in order to--
            (1) identify ways to meet future water supply needs for 
        agriculture, municipal, and industrial uses;
            (2) identify water conservation and storage measures;
            (3) identify measures that would improve water quality and 
        enable environmental and species protection; and
            (4) where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource 
        management and supply needs in the Tualatin River Basin in 
        Oregon.
    (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of the study 
authorized by this section shall not exceed 50 percent of the total, 
and shall be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.
    (d) No Supplemental or Additional Benefit.--Activities funded under 
this Act shall not be considered a supplemental or additional benefit 
under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory 
thereof or supplementary thereto.
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