A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize certain additional measures to assure accomplishment of the objectives of title II of such Act, and for other purposes.
Public Law 98-569 · H.R. 2790 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 30, 1984 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. Raymond Kogovsek (D-CO-3)
Cosponsors (27): Rep. Alfred McCandless, Rep. Hank Brown,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- 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 or the Secretary of Agriculture to give preference to those salinity control units which reduce salinity of the Colorado River at the least cost per unit of salinity reduction.
Authorizes the construction, operation, and maintenance of salinity control units for: (1) stage I of the Lower Gunnison Basin unit, Colorado; and (2) the McElmo Creek unit, Colorado. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into all necessary contracts or agreements with non-Federal entities relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of such facilities. Requires the Secretary to carry out specified directions in implementing the construction of such units. Allows any salinity control unit authorized to include measures to replace incidental wildlife losses foregone as a result of construction of such unit, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretary to submit certain reports to appropriate congressional committees and to the Governors of the Colorado River Basin States. Requires non-Federal entities to contract for the long-term operation and maintenance of canal and lateral systems constructed pursuant to any authorized unit construction.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary cooperative program with private landowners to improve on-farm water management and reduce watershed erosion on non-Federal and Department of Agriculture lands. Directs the Secretary to issue reports to certain congressional committees and to certain others. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for measures implementing such program until the lapse of 60 days following submission of such reports.
Authorizes necessary annual appropriations. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress concerning the cooperative program by January 1, 1988, and every five years thereafter.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a program for minimizing salt contributions to the Colorado River from lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and to submit a report to Congress and certain others; (2) undertake feasibility studies of saline water use and disposal opportunities; and (3) undertake advanced planning activities on the Sinbad Valley Unit, Colorado.
Provides for the allocation of construction and replacement costs for salinity control units authorized under this Act, along with repayment periods and interest rates as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Oct 30, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-569.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 19, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 9, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 5, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Oct 4, 1984FloorFloor · Held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.
- Oct 2, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 13, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 8, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 31, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 3, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 27, 1983CommitteeCommittee · 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.