[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 119 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H7679]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        LITTLE BUTTE/BEAR CREEK SUBBASINS WATER FEASIBILITY ACT

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3210) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource 
feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon, 
as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 3210

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. LITTLE BUTTE/BEAR CREEK SUBBASINS, OREGON, WATER 
                   RESOURCE STUDY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Little 
     Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act''.
       (b) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Bureau of Reclamation, may conduct the Water for 
     Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water management 
     feasibility study and environmental impact statement in 
     accordance with the ``Memorandum of Agreement Between City of 
     Medford and Bureau of Reclamation for the Water for 
     Irrigation, Streams, and the Economy Project'', dated July 2, 
     2004.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $500,000 to carry out this section.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Radanovich) and the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. 
Grijalva) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich).
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  H.R. 3210, authored by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden), 
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conduct a water management feasibility study and 
environmental impact statement to evaluate integrated water resource 
management and supply needs in the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins 
near Medford, Oregon.
  The underlying water management effort is a collaborative Federal/
State/local partnership to improve the health of the subbasins and 
increase the water-use efficiency of the three local irrigation 
districts. The studies will be completed in accordance with a 
memorandum of agreement between the bureau and the city of Medford. 
Today, Congress has the opportunity to make this collaborative effort 
come true for these Oregon watersheds. I urge adoption of the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, we have no objection to the consideration of this 
measure.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3210, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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