[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3210 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3210

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
 of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the 
              Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2003

Mr. Walden of Oregon 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 water resource feasibility study for the 
              Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. LITTLE BUTTE/BEAR CREEK SUBBASINS, OREGON, WATER RESOURCE 
              STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Little Butte/
Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act''.
    (b) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to conduct the Water for 
Irrigation, Streams and the Economy (WISE) water management feasibility 
study and environmental impact statement to--
            (1) identify ways to meet future water supply needs for 
        agricultural uses, including reuse of effluent from the Medford 
        Regional Water Reclamation Facility;
            (2) identify water conservation and water storage measures;
            (3) identify measures that are likely to improve water 
        quality and enable environmental and species protection;
            (4) where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource 
        management and supply needs in the Little Butte/Bear Creek 
        Subbasins, Oregon; and
            (5) if necessary, address the possible reduction or 
        elimination of transbasin diversions.
    (c) Funding.--Such sums as are necessary to carry out this section 
are authorized under Conference Report 108-10 (Omnibus Appropriations 
Act, 2003).
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