Lineage

Apr 26, 2018 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works See what changed
Apr 25, 2018viewing Engrossed in House See what changed
Jun 29, 2017 Reported in House Mrs. McMorris Rodgers (for herself, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Walden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned See what changed
Jun 29, 2017 Introduced in House Mrs. McMorris Rodgers (for herself, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Walden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

H.R. 3144 — what changed

To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes.

From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 2 sections amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Section 1 Definitions

For the purposes of this Act:

(1)

changed FCRPS— The term FCRPS means those portions of the Federal Columbia River Power ~~System.~~System that are the subject of the Supplemental Opinion.

(2)

Secretaries— The term Secretaries means—

(A)

the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation;

(B)

the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Bonneville Power Administration; and

(C)

Secretaries of the Army, acting through the Army Corps of Engineers.

(3)

Supplemental Opinion— The term Supplemental Opinion means the document titled “Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Supplemental Biological Opinion”, NOAA Fisheries Log Number NWR–2013–9562, and dated January 17, 2014, which supplements, without replacing, the 2008 and 2010 FCRPS Biological Opinions and the Reasonable and Prudent Alternative contained therein.

Sec. 4 Limitation on restricting FCRPS electrical generation or navigation on the Snake River

changed No structural modification, action, study, or engineering plan that restricts electrical generation at any ~~Federal Columbia Power System~~ FCRPS hydroelectric dam, or that limits navigation on the Snake River in the State of Washington, Oregon, or Idaho, shall proceed unless such proposal is specifically and expressly authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of ~~submission to Congress~~ the enactment of ~~a proposal for such modification, action, study,~~ this Act. Nothing in this section affects or ~~engineering plan, respectively.~~interferes with the authority of the Secretaries to conduct operation and maintenance activities or make capital improvements necessary to meet authorized project purposes of FCRPS facilities.

H.R. 3144 — what changed

Section 1 Definitions

Sec. 4 Limitation on restricting FCRPS electrical generation or navigation on the Snake River

Cite this provision

Incoming references