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A bill to provide for the restoration of the fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin, California, and for other purposes.

Public Law 98-541 · H.R. 1438 · 98th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 24, 1984 · Water Resources Development

Sponsor: Rep. Eugene Chappie (R-CA-2)

Cosponsors (6): Rep. Douglas Bosco,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

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

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to formulate and implement a fish and wildlife management program for the Trinity River Basin (the Basin) designed to restore the fish and wildlife populations to the levels approximating those which existed immediately before the start of the Trinity River division of the Central Valley Project in California. Requires the program to include the following activities: (1) the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of certain facilities; (2) the establishment of a procedure to monitor the effectiveness of the rehabilitation; and (3) such other activities as the Secretary determines to be necessary. Directs the Secretary to use a specified fish and wildlife management program that has already been developed for the Basin as a basis for the management program.

Establishes the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task force to assist the Secretary in establishing the management program.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) design and construction; and (2) operations, maintenance, and monitoring. Prohibits the expenditure of any monies so appropriated and the expenditure of any monies for carrying out Grass Valley Creek activities until the Secretary receives assurances that: (1) the State of California and the counties of Humboldt and Trinity will pay the Federal government annually 15 percent of such expenditures; and (2) the direct purchasers of water and power from the Trinity river division of the Central Valley Project will pay the Federal government 50 percent of the total expenditures made under this Act. Prohibits the expenditure of any funds for Trinity River construction activities below the confluence of Grass Valley Creek and the Trinity River until the construction of the Grass Valley debris dam is completed.

Committees

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

  • Natural Resources Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee
  • Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee
  • Environment and Public Works Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported by
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.

  1. Oct 24, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-541.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 18, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 4, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 29, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  6. Sep 26, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  7. Sep 25, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  8. Sep 24, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  9. Sep 18, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  10. Sep 6, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  11. Aug 2, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  13. Jun 6, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  14. Mar 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  15. Feb 24, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  16. Feb 15, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  18. 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.