A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use the Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes.
Public Law 106-549 · S. 2594 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 19, 2000 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- 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, if storage or carrying capacity has been or may be provided in excess of the requirements of the land to be irrigated under the Mancos Project, Colorado, to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District and any of its member unit contractors for impounding, storage, diverting, or carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes, to an extent not exceeding the excess capacity.
Requires the Secretary, in fixing the charges under such a contract, to take into consideration: (1) the costs of construction and maintenance of the project by which the nonproject water is to be diverted, impounded, stored, or carried; and (2) the canal by which the water is to be carried.
Prohibits the District from imposing a charge for the storage, carriage, or delivery of the nonproject water in excess of the charge paid to the United States, except to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to cover: (1) a proportionate share of the project cost; and (2) the cost of carriage and delivery of such water through the District's facilities.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water and Power Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Dec 19, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-549.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 8, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 4, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Gibbons asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 13, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 201 - 151 (Roll no. 595).House roll call 595
- FloorFloor · Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 201 - 151 (Roll no. 595).House roll call 595
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Doolittle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 20, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 17, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 13, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 28, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 20, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 21, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water and Power Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 18, 2000CommitteeCommittee · 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.