United States · Bill · S
S. 523 (95th)
A bill providing that certain privately owned irrigable lands in Milk River project in Montana shall be deemed to be excess lands.
Introduced
31 January 1977
Last action
31 January 1977 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (Subsequently: Energy and Natural Resources).
Sponsors
Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT]
Subjects
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Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Deems irrigable lands on the Glasgow or Malta divisions on the Milk River project in Montana owned by a single owner (to the extent that the acreage exceeds the equivalent of 130 acres of class one lands) to be excess lands as the term is used in the Federal reclamation laws. Prohibits water from being furnished to such excess lands by the Milk River project unless the owner's total holdings are less than 160 irrigable acres.
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Timeline
31 January 1977
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (Subsequently: Energy and Natural Resources).
Source: IntroReferral
31 January 1977
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 31 January 1977
Sponsors
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/523
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/523
- us · 95-s-523 · source updated 24 March 2026