[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5460 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5460

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
  of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study of the Sierra Vista 
                 Subwatershed in the State of Arizona.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2006

  Mr. Kolbe 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 feasibility study of the Sierra Vista 
                 Subwatershed in the State of Arizona.

    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 ``Sierra Vista Subwatershed 
Feasibility Study Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. SIERRA VISTA SUBWATERSHED STUDY.

    (a) Authority in General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation and in cooperation with the Upper San 
Pedro Partnership, may conduct a feasibility study of water 
augmentation alternatives to identify one or more alternatives for 
project implementation and construction, including a detailed analysis 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, that is likely to 
balance water use within the Sierra Vista Subwatershed, including Fort 
Huachuca, in the State of Arizona, with the needs of the San Pedro 
Riparian National Conservation Area.
    (b) Public Availability of Results.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall make available to the 
public, upon request, the results of the feasibility study authorized 
under subsection (a), and shall promptly publish in the Federal 
Register a notice of the availability of those results.
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