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House Bill 648
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.
Active
Active
Passed House on Mar 15, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Jan 24, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 25, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
648
Congress
115
Policy Area
Water Resources Development
Water Resources Development
Primary focus of measure is the supply and use of water and control of water flows; watersheds; floods and storm protection; wetlands. Measures concerning water quality may fall under Environmental Protection policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Liz Cheney
Wyoming
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on March 15, 2017
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
160
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project (authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act) to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of the dam to allow such storage capacity to be used for authorized project purposes.

Interior may enter into: (1) any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is necessary to carry out this bill; and (2) contracts with Wyoming for division of any additional active capacity made available under this bill.

Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam, which shall specify the responsibilities of Interior and Wyoming regarding: (1) completing the planning and final design of the modification of the dam, (2) any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for the modification of the dam, and (3) the construction of the modification of the dam.

Text (4)
Reported to Senate
April 25, 2018
Referred in Senate
March 21, 2017
Engrossed in House
March 15, 2017
Introduced in House
January 24, 2017
Related Bills (4)
Oct 23, 2018
Became Public Law 115-270
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3021
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
May 08, 2018
Introduced in Senate
10
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2800
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jun 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1460
Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 199
A bill to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Actions (15)
04/25/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
04/25/2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-235.
03/08/2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
03/21/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/15/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/15/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 160). (text: CR H2064)
03/15/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 160).(text: CR H2064)
03/15/2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2067-2068)
03/15/2017
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
03/15/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 648.
03/15/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2064-2065)
03/15/2017
Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
02/10/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
01/24/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/24/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:18 PM
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