Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Act

Summary

Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide grants to, or enter into cooperative or other agreements with, tribal, state, and local governmental entities and the Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated (ADC) (nonprofit corporation that operates the Wallowa Lake Dam) to plan, design, and construct facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Program. Directs the Secretary, as a condition of providing funds, to ensure that: (1) the Rehabilitation Program meets the standards of the dam safety program of Oregon; (2) ADC agrees to assume liability for any work performed or supervised with federal funds provided to it under this Act; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act relating to a facility rehabilitated or constructed with federal funds provided under this Act, both while and after activities are conducted using such funds. Limits the federal share of the cost of activities authorized under this Act to 50%. Prohibits the federal government from holding title to, or being responsible for the operation and maintenance of, any facility rehabilitated or constructed under this Act.

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Timeline

1. 28 March 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 March 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 March 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 April 2006

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 April 2006

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 March 2006 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 March 2006

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 March 2006

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 March 2006

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Sponsors

• GREG WALDEN · R · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2005