A bill to deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations to satisfy, in a manner consistent with all Federal laws, the water rights interests of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

Summary

Deauthorizes the Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New Mexico (a participating project under the Colorado River Storage Project Act and the Colorado River Basin Project Act). Requires the Secretary of the Interior to promptly seek to enter into negotiations with the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to satisfy the water rights interests of those tribes that were intended to be satisfied with water supplied from such Project.

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Timeline

1. 13 March 1997

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 March 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2280-2282)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 March 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 March 1997

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 13 March 1997 · Official file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

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