A bill to authorize, for public safety in the seventeen contiguous Western States and in the State of Hawaii, federal cost sharing in the elimination of hazards of open canals and drains by converting them to closed conduits or by installing safety fencing.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 June 1978

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Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the 17 contiguous Western States and the State of Hawaii to cover up to 80 percent of the cost of eliminating the hazards of open canals and drains by converting such canals and drains to closed conduits or by installing safety fencing around canals and drains which cannot be closed. States that the costs of such projects not covered by Federal moneys shall be provided for by the water users and State, county, or city governments.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/13172
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