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Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act

Public Law 106-249 · S. 986 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Jul 26, 2000 · Water Resources Development

Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. Richard Bryan

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

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

Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consideration of the assumption by the Southern Nevada Water Authority from the United States of all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Robert B. Griffith Water Project and subject to prepayment by the Authority of a specified Federal repayment amount, to convey and assign to the Authority: (1) improvements and facilities of the Project; (2) the lands acquired by the United States from non-Federal sources for the project; and (3) all interests reserved and developed for the Project in lands patented by the United States.

Grants to the Authority at no cost a right-of-way across all public land and withdrawn land on which the Project is situated and across any Federal lands as reasonably necessary for the operation, maintenance, replacement, and repair of the Project, including existing access routes. Provides that such rights-of-way shall be valid for as long as they are needed for municipal water supply purposes and shall not require payment of rental or other fee.

Requires the Secretary, if such conveyance has not occurred within 12 months after the effective date of this Act, to report on its status to Congress.

Committees

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

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Timeline

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

  1. Jul 26, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-249.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jul 14, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jul 10, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  8. Jun 21, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  9. Jun 15, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  11. Feb 2, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  12. Jan 28, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  13. Nov 19, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Oct 6, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  15. Sep 22, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  16. Jul 28, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water and Power Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  17. May 7, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water and Power Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  18. May 6, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  19. 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.