A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide relief to the Santa Ynez River Conservation District due to delivery of water to the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation lands.
Public Law 94-442 · H.R. 589 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 1, 1976 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA-19)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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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 reduce by $1,120 per year the amount of repayments due the United States by the Santa Ynez Water Conservation District, California, for a Small Reclamation Project loan.
States that this reduction is to continue as long as all of the lands of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation, as presently constituted, remain in Federal ownership.
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. 12 actions.
- Oct 1, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-442.
- Sep 27, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 24, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Sep 23, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 22, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Sep 16, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 7, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 6, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Sep 15, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 14, 1975CommitteeCommittee · 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.