To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water rights for Central Utah Project purposes, completion of Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures.
Public Law 106-140 · H.R. 2889 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 7, 1999 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT-3)
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.
Amends the Central Utah Project Completion Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to utilize up to $60 million of any unexpended budget authority provided with respect to Central Utah Project construction to provide 65 percent of the Federal share of costs to acquire water and water rights for Project purposes, including instream flows, to complete authorized Project facilities, and to implement water conservation measures.
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. 14 actions.
- Dec 7, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-140.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 30, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 19, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 1, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 27, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 20, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 7, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 27, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 21, 1999CommitteeCommittee · 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.