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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2062

   To extend the effective period of the consent of Congress to the 
 interstate compact relating to the restoration of Atlantic salmon to 
the Connecticut River Basin and creating the Connecticut River Atlantic 
               Salmon Commission, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2001

  Mr. Olver (for himself, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
Bass, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Maloney 
of Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Shays) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, 
 and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the effective period of the consent of Congress to the 
 interstate compact relating to the restoration of Atlantic salmon to 
the Connecticut River Basin and creating the Connecticut River Atlantic 
               Salmon Commission, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONNECTICUT RIVER ATLANTIC SALMON COMPACT.

    (a) Effective Period of Congressional Consent.--Section 3(2) of 
Public Law 98-138 (97 Stat. 870) is amended by striking ``twenty 
years'' and inserting ``40 years''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Public Law 98-138 (97 Stat. 
866) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior to carry out the activities of the Connecticut River Atlantic 
Salmon Commission $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 
2010.''.
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