A bill to provide that no contracts may be entered into by the Bureau of Reclamation for water supply for purposes of irrigation without prior public notice and opportunity for hearing.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

19 April 1977

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Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Summary

Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from contracting through the Bureau of Reclamation, or otherwise, for water supply for irrigation purposes unless the intent of the Secretary contract is published in newspapers of general circulation in the region which may be affected by such contract and interested persons are given an opportunity to present their views at a public hearing on the matter.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/6335
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