A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain an enlarged Bumping Lake, Supplemental Storage Division, Yakima Project, Washington.
Latest action. Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1404.
(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1404) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain an enlarged Bumping Lake as part of the Yakima project, Washington, to consist of an enlarged Bumping Lake Dam, fish passage and protective facilities, fish hatchery, Tieton Dam modification, and other appurtenant water service facilities, necessary fishery equipment, and wildlife mitigation facilities. Requires that: (1) the first 33,700 acre-feet of water from storage in the enlarged Bumping Lake be used for irrigation pursuant to existing water rights; (2) 75 percent of any additional water from storage in the enlarged Bumping Lake be used for maintenance and enhancement of anadromous and resident fish resources in the Yakima River System; and (3) 25 percent of any additional water be used for irrigation, in integrating and coordinating the operations of the enlarged Bumping Lake into other features of the Yakima project, to effect the fullest, most beneficial and most economic utilization of the available water resources. Directs the Secretary, prior to initiation of project construction,to: (1) secure the necessary permits from the State of Washington for water storage in and operation of an enlarged Bumping Lake; and (2) regulate releases from new storage to carry out the purposes of this Act through agreement with the State of Washington. Directs the Secretary to prepare a detailed fish and wildlife compensation plan in coordination with the United States Forest Service and with appropriate agencies of the State of Washington. Requires that irrigation repayment contracts shall provide for repayment within 50 years. Sets forth the formula to be used in determining the interest to be paid by non-Federal entities.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House with amendment(s)" stage on September 26, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 26, 1980: Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1404.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
MIKE MCCORMACK (D-WA) introduced it on April 5, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 5, 1979, 17372 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16832 days ago, on September 26, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers