II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1811 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 3, 2005 Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Bennett) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to fulfill the purposes for which that project was authorized.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act of 2005.

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Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)Arthur V. Watkins Dam is a feature of the Weber Basin Project, which was authorized by law on August 29, 1949. (2)Increasing the height of Arthur V. Watkins Dam and construction of pertinent facilities may provide additional storage capacity for the development of additional water supply for the Weber Basin Project for uses of municipal and industrial water supply and flood control.

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Authorization of feasibility study

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to conduct a feasibility study on raising the height of Arthur V. Watkins Dam for the development of additional storage to meet water supply needs within the Weber Basin Project area and the Wasatch Front. The feasibility study shall include such environmental evaluation as required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and a cost allocation as required under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485 et seq.).