H.R. 4045: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-25 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study, entitled the Mokelumne River Regional Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study, for a project to provide additional water supply and improve water management flexibility through the development of new water storage and conjunctive use programs. Directs the Secretary: (1) in developing the Study, to use reports and any other relevant information supplied by the Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority, the East Bay Municipal Utility District, and other stakeholders; (2) to complete the Study and provide copies to specified congressional committees within two years of this Act's enactment; and (3) to accept in-kind contributions of goods or services from the Authority as will contribute to the conduct and completion of the Study. Limits the Federal share of Study costs to 50 percent of the total cost. Authorizes appropriations.

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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4045, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes (2004-07-23); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4045, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes (2004-07-23)

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4045.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4045 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108