[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 630 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 630

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
          San Gabriel River Watershed, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2003

  Mrs. Boxer 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 to conduct a study of the 
          San Gabriel River Watershed, 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. SAN GABRIEL RIVER WATERSHED STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``San Gabriel 
River Watershed Study Act''.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter 
        in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct 
        a special resource study of the following areas:
                    (A) The San Gabriel River and its tributaries north 
                of and including the city of Santa Fe Springs.
                    (B) The San Gabriel Mountains within the territory 
                of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and 
                Mountains Conservancy (as defined in section 
                32603(c)(1)(C) of the State of California Public 
                Resource Code).
            (2) Study conduct and completion.--Section 8(c) of Public 
        Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)) shall apply to the conduct and 
        completion of the study conducted under this section.
            (3) Consultation with federal, state, and local 
        governments.--In conducting the study under this section, the 
        Secretary shall consult with the San Gabriel and Lower Los 
        Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy and other appropriate 
        Federal, State, and local governmental entities.
            (4) Considerations.--In conducting the study under this 
        section, the Secretary shall consider regional flood control 
        and drainage needs and publicly owned infrastructure such as 
        wastewater treatment facilities.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after funds are made available 
for this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of 
the House of Representatives a report on the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of the study.
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