[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2563 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2563


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 11, 2006

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility 
studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and 
        Payette River systems in Idaho, 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. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to conduct feasibility studies on 
projects that address water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and 
Payette River systems in Idaho, and deemed appropriate for further 
study by the 2006 Bureau of Reclamation Boise Payette water storage 
assessment report. Studies conducted under this section must comply 
with Bureau of Reclamation policy standards and guidelines for studies.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $3,000,000 to carry out 
this section.
    (c) Sunset of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary of the 
Interior to carry out this section shall terminate 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.