Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1995
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 7, 1995)
Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a clearinghouse for research and information on management within the Rio Puerco Drainage Basin; (2) establish an inventory of best management practices and related monitoring activities that have been or may be implemented within the Rio Puerco Watershed Project; and (3) provide support to the Rio Puerco Management Committee to identify objectives, monitor results of ongoing projects, and develop alternative watershed management plans for the Rio Puerco Drainage Basin based on best management practices.
Directs the Secretary to prepare a report of appropriate alternatives for the improvement of watershed conditions in the Rio Puerco Drainage Basin.
Establishes the Rio Puerco Management Committee to: (1) advise the Secretary on the development and implementation of the management program; and (2) serve as a forum of information concerning the watershed and implementation of best management practices. Terminates the Committee ten years after the enactment of this Act.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to specified congressional committees on the implementation of this Act; and (2) study and report to such committees on habitat conditions of the Rio Grande from Caballo Lake to Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Authorizes appropriations.
What just happenedApr 7, 1995
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
Who’s behind it
- Reported to SenateApr 7, 1995
- Introduced in SenateFeb 7, 1995
- Apr 7, 1995Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
- Apr 7, 1995Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 104-37.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Apr 7, 1995Committee14000
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 104-37.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Mar 29, 1995Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Feb 8, 1995Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee - Feb 7, 1995IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Feb 7, 1995IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2270)
- Feb 7, 1995IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate