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H.R. 5278 (97th)

A bill to prohibit any State from selling or otherwise transferring interstate waters located in such State for use outside such State unless all other States in the drainage basin of such waters consent to such sale or transfer.

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Introduced

16 December 1981

Last action

27 January 1982 · Committee

Status

Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3], Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6], Rep. Bailey, Wendell [R-MO-8], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Taylor, G. [R-MO-7], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8], Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2], Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5]

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Summary

Prohibits any State from selling or otherwise transferring interstate waters unless there is an interstate compact between the affected States pursuant to such sale or transfer, and all parties to such compact consent to the sale or transfer.

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Timeline

  1. 16 December 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 December 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 December 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 January 1982

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.

    Source: Committee

  5. 27 January 1982

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Justice.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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