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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 [S.2734]
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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/31/2014
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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 [S.2727]
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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 - Ratifies the Hydroelectric Settlement (Settlement), the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities (Restoration Agreement), and the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (Upper Basin Agreement), except as modified by this Act. Lists the Klamath Reclamation Project's authorized purposes. Prohibits water allocations for fish, wildlife, and National Wildlife Refuges purposes from adversely affecting
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/31/2014
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Columbia River Basin Restoration Act of 2014 [S.2674]
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Columbia River Basin Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program to reduce toxic contamination and clean up contaminated sites. Requires the program to be collaborative and stakeholder-based. Requires the EPA to: (1) assess trends in water quality and toxic contamination or toxics reduction; (2) collect, characterize and assess data on toxics and water quality to identify
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/28/2014
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North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 [S.255]
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North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Withdraws federally owned land or interest in land within the North Fork Lands Withdrawal Area in Montana from: (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing. Provides that nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action necessary to complete any requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 concerning surface-disturbing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Wyden With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 113-95. on 09/10/2013
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Red River Private Property Protection Act [S.2537]
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Red River Private Property Protection Act - Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to relinquish and transfer, by quitclaim deed, all interest of the United States in and to the lands along the approximately 539-mile stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma to any claimant who demonstrates that official county or state records indicate that such claimant holds all interest to those lands. Requires publication in the Federal Register and on official and appropriate websites of a process for receiving submissions of such documents.
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4156) on 06/26/2014
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PLAQ Act of 2014 [S.2530]
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Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2014 or the PLAQ Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation into or shipment within the United States of the species of mussels of the genus Dreissena (thus covering quagga mussels). (Currently, the prohibition applies to only the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha.) Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) the importation or transportation of prohibited species through the operation of a public water system or a related facility, or (2) the possession or conveyance
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Environment And Public Works Subcommittee On Water And Wildlife. Hearings Held. on 07/16/2014
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Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014 [S.2503]
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Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014 - Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement between the Hualapai Tribe, the Department of of the Interior, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the Freeport Minerals Corporation. Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement between the Tribe, the United States as trustee for the Tribe, and Freeport Minerals Corporation.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-419. on 07/09/2014
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2499]
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2015 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; educational and cultural exchange programs; representation allowances; protection of foreign missions and officials; U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; emergencies in the diplomatic
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Leahy. With Written Report No. 113-195. on 06/19/2014
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New Mexico Drought Relief Act of 2014 [S.2470]
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New Mexico Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation (Secretary), to carry out a water acquisition program in specified basins in New Mexico, under which the Secretary shall: (1) make acquisitions of water; and (2) take any other actions that the Secretary determines would enhance stream flow to benefit fish and wildlife, water quality, and river ecosystem restoration or enhance stewardship and conservation of working land, water, and watersheds. Authorizes the Secretary, in
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
S.amdt.3885 Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/18/2014
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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 [S.2379]
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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms: (1) the Hydroelectric Settlement (Settlement), the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities (Restoration Agreement), and the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (Upper Basin Agreement), except as modified by this Act; and (2) any amendments to the Settlement, Restoration Agreement, or Upper Basin Agreement that are executed to make them consistent with
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-299. on 12/10/2014
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Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2014 [S.2306]
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Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which the Director shall: (1) draw on management plans for the Basin or portions of the Basin and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal government, other state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations, to identify,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/08/2014
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act [S.228]
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Commission to submit a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Bars approval of the management plan until the Secretary has received certification from the Commission that the Delta Stewardship Council has reviewed such plan for consistency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 113-27. on 04/23/2013
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Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 [S.2198]
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Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project (SWP) contractors, and any other locality or municipality
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/23/2014
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Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act [S.2111]
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Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act - Amends the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2030 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2014
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River Paddling Protection Act [S.2018]
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River Paddling Protection Act - Opens the rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to hand-propelled vessels. Declares specified regulations to have no force or effect with regard to the closing of rivers and streams of such Parks to such vessels. Requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming with Grand Teton National Park to ensure that use is consistent with the requirements of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/12/2014
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California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 [S.2016]
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California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) and Klamath Project agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project contractors, and any other locality or municipality in California
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S891-892) on 02/11/2014
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Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 [S.197]
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Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Chief of Engineers to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to those rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled "American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California," dated December 30, 2010, at a specified cost.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S441-442) on 01/31/2013
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PLANT Act [S.1889]
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Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2013 or the PLANT Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) impose an additional term of up to ten years' imprisonment for cultivating or manufacturing controlled substances on federal property; (2) prohibit a person, while cultivating or manufacturing a controlled substance on federal property, from clear cutting timber or diverting, obstructing, or draining an aquifer, spring, stream, river or body of water; and (3) apply the prohibition against assembling, maintaining, or placing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S9107) on 12/20/2013
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Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act of 2013 [S.1794]
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Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act of 2013 - Establishes the Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado to preserve the nationally significant biological, cultural, recreational, natural, wilderness, historic, scenic, riparian, geological, educational, and scientific values found within the National Monument. Prohibits the inclusion of any part of the Arkansas River within such monument. Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate as the Browns Canyon Wilderness specified federal land in Chaffee County, Colorado, comprising
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael F. Bennet
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2014
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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 [S.1784]
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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 - Names the Act of August 28, 1937, as the Oregon and California Land Grant Act. Requires the management of those parts of certain revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands that are classified as timberland or power-site land valuable for timber (the covered land) in accordance with specified requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prohibit the cutting or removal of any old growth in a covered area, (2) carry out an aquatic conservation strategy to promote
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-307. on 12/11/2014