A bill to authorize certain additional measures to assure accomplishment of the objectives of Title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to declare that actions concerning water and related land resources projects upstream from the Imperial Dam shall not be governed by specified provisions of the Water Resources Planning Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to give preference to those salinity control units that reduce the salinity of the Colorado River at the least cost per unit of salinity reduction. Deletes certain provisions of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act concerning agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture for the Grand Valley unit. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct and maintain the following salinity control units according to specified directions: (1) Stage I of the Lower Gunnison Basin, Colorado; (2) McElmo Creek, Colorado; (3) Stage I of the Uinta Basin, Utah; (4) Palo Verde Irrigation District, California; (5) saline water use and disposal opportunities, Colorado River Basin; and (6) Sinbad Valley, Colorado. Requires the Secretary to carry out specified directions in implementing the construction of such units. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary cooperative program with private landowners to improve on-farm water management and reduce watershed erosion on non-Federal and Department of Agriculture lands. Directs the Secretary to issue reports to certain congressional committees and to certain others. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for measures implementing such program until the lapse of 60 days following submission of such reports. Provides for disapproval of such program by any of the congressional committees or the others. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from assuming continuing operation and maintenance obligations for permanent salinity control measures constructed on non-Federal lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a program for minimizing salt contributions to the Colorado River from lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

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Timeline

1. 10 March 1983

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 March 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, Agriculture Department, OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 24 August 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 September 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-224 Pt. 3.

   Source: Committee

6. 27 September 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from State Department.

   Source: Committee

7. 21 December 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.

   Source: Committee

8. 27 July 1984

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 March 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
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