A bill to amend the Act of July 28, 1954 (68 Stat. 575), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Santa Margarita project, California, and for other purposes.
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(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 98-139) Amends Federal Law to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Santa Margarita project in California. States that the project shall consist of the Fallbrook and DeLuz Dams and Reservoirs and pipelines, regulation facilities, or other facilities required to provide water to the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton. States that the appropriation of construction funds is contingent upon a secretarial determination of economic justification and compliance with appropriate environmental laws. Requires that any modifications of the plan for certain purposes be implemented only with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to determine certain interest rates related to the project. Requires the Secretary to enter into contracts with certain entities, including the Department of the Navy, for the delivery of project water and for repayment of the reimbursable construction costs. Requires proceeds from the sale of surplus project water entitled to the Department of the Navy to be credited to such Department. Requires that the conservation and development of fish and wildlife resources and the enhancement of recreation opportunities in connection with this project be in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. Authorizes appropriations for the construction of the Santa Margarita project beginning October 1, 1983.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate with amendment(s)" stage on May 20, 1983. 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 April 10, 1984: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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 98th Congress (1983-84), 623 of the 10,560 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.9 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?
PETE WILSON (R-CA) introduced it on March 14, 1983. 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 March 14, 1983, 15886 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15493 days ago, on April 10, 1984.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 98th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1985 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers