To authorize the construction of temperature control devices at Folsom Dam in California.
Public Law 105-295 · H.R. 4079 · 105th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 27, 1998 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA-4)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct: (1) a temperature control device and associated monitoring facilities on Folsom Dam to be operated as part of the Central Valley Project for the benefit and propagation of fall-run chinook salmon and steelhead trout in the American River, California; and (2) such a device and facilities on existing non-Federal facilities delivering Central Valley Project water from Folsom Reservoir.
Authorizes appropriations.
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, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 27, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-295.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 7, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 25, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 23, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 16, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 15, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Doolittle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 29, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 30, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 18, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- 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.