[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 625 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 625

 To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain feasibility 
 studies in the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 13, 2003

 Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) 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 Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain feasibility 
 studies in the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tualatin River Basin Water Supply 
Enhancement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

    (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to conduct the 
Tualatin River Basin water supply feasibility study in order to--
            (1) identify ways to meet future water supply needs for 
        agriculture, municipal and industrial uses;
            (2) identify water conservation and water 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 the 
        State of Oregon.
    (b) The federal share of the costs of the study authorized by this 
section shall not exceed 50 per centum of the total, and shall be non-
reimbursable and non-returnable.
    (c) Activities funded under this Act shall not be considered a 
supplemental or additional benefit under the Act of June 17, 1902 (82 
Stat. 388) and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized such sums as necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this Act.
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