[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 405 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 405

To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out 
  the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in the 
   States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2009

  Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out 
  the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in the 
   States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, 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 ``Lower Colorado River Multi-Species 
Conservation Program Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Lower colorado river multi-species conservation 
        program.--The term ``Lower Colorado River Multi-Species 
        Conservation Program'' or ``LCR MSCP'' means the cooperative 
        effort on the Lower Colorado River between Federal and non-
        Federal entities in Arizona, California, and Nevada approved by 
        the Secretary of the Interior on April 2, 2005.
            (2) Lower colorado river.--The term ``Lower Colorado 
        River'' means the Colorado River from Lake Mead to the 
        Southerly International Boundary with Mexico, including its 
        historic floodplain and its mainstem reservoirs to their full 
        pool elevations.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) States.--The term ``States'' means each of the States 
        of Arizona, California, and Nevada.

SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION AND WATER ACCOUNTING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to participate in the 
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program.
    (b) Water Accounting.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into an 
agreement with the States providing for the use of water from the Lower 
Colorado River for habitat creation and maintenance.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary such sums as may be necessary to participate in the Lower 
Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, to remain available 
until expended.
    (b) Nonreimbursable and Nonreturnable.--All amounts appropriated to 
and expended by the Secretary for the LCR MSCP shall be nonreimbursable 
and nonreturnable.
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