A bill to prohibit the licensing of certain facilities on portions of the Salmon and Snake Rivers in Idaho, and for other purposes.
Public Law 100-677 · S. 2102 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 17, 1988 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Sen. James McClure (R-ID)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from issuing any preliminary permit, license, or exemption from licensing for the construction of any dam, diversion, or bypass on certain segments of the Salmon River and the Snake River in Idaho. Prohibits, in furtherance of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the construction of any dam on such portions of those rivers.
Prohibits the FERC from issuing any permit, license, or exemption to any public or private entity relating to any hydroelectric power project located at Lake Tobesofkee in Bibb County, Georgia, without having obtained the prior consent of the governing body of Bibb County.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
- Natural Resources Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Nov 17, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-677.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 7, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 21, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 20, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 7, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 11, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Aug 9, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 4, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 9, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 1, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 26, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.