[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1308 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1308

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
of Reclamation, to participate in the implementation of a U.S. District 
             Court Consent Decree, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2003

 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith) 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, acting through the Bureau 
of Reclamation, to participate in the implementation of a U.S. District 
             Court Consent Decree, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSENT 
              DECREE.

    The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, are hereafter 
authorized to implement, and enter into financial assistance or other 
agreements as may be necessary to undertake activities identified for 
Federal implementation (including construction) in accordance with U.S. 
District Court Consent Decree ``United States, et al., v. Grants Pass 
Irrigation District, Civil No. 98-3034-HO'' (August 27, 2001).

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
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