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                                                        Calendar No. 57
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 238

                          [Report No. 107-22]

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility 
 studies on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River 
       basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2001

    Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                              June 5, 2001

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, without amendment

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility 
 studies on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River 
       basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder 
River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. STUDY.

    The Secretary of the Interior may conduct feasibility studies on 
water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, 
Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.




                                                        Calendar No. 57

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 238

                          [Report No. 107-22]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility 
 studies on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River 
       basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 5, 2001

                       Reported without amendment

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