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A bill to increase the amounts authorized for the Colorado River Storage Project.

Public Law 100-563 · H.R. 3408 · 100th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 31, 1988 · Water Resources Development

Sponsor: Rep. Douglas Owens (D-UT-2)

Cosponsors (2): Rep. Howard Nielson,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

(Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment)

Increases authorized appropriations for the continued construction of the Colorado River Storage Project and for the continued construction of the municipal and industrial water features of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. (The Colorado River Storage Project provides water and power to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to the Congress, not later than December 31, 1989, an environmental impact statement for the Irrigation and Drainage System of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project.

Requires funds available for fish and wildlife mitigation and recreation to be spent in accordance with the report accompanying this Act.

Modifies the boundary of the Uinta National Forest to include certain acres of Strawberry Valley Project lands. Requires the Strawberry Water Users Association to relinquish all surface rights and interests in such lands. Transfers certain lands to the Association and provides compensation to be used for Strawberry Valley Reclamation project purposes.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, after payment of such compensation, to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture administrative jurisdiction over specified acreage for rehabilitation. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make other land exchanges as necessary.

Authorizes the expansion of the boundaries of the John Muir National Historic Site, California. Authorizes appropriations to acquire lands and interests in lands as necessary. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the East Bay Regional Park District of Oakland, California, for the operation and maintenance by such District of trails on lands within the John Muir National Historic Site.

Prohibits the expansion of any reservoir within the Yosemite National Park, California.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.

  1. Oct 31, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-563.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 21, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 12, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments by Voice Vote.
  5. Oct 11, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in the House amendments to Senate amendment with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  7. Oct 6, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Sep 30, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  9. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  10. Sep 16, 1988FloorFloor · Read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent.
  11. Sep 13, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  13. Aug 10, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  14. Jul 14, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  16. May 4, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  17. Oct 9, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  18. Oct 1, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  19. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.