H.R. 4650: Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-22 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004 - Amends a statute providing for the construction of the Cheney division, Witchita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the funding and implementation of the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Component which is a part of the Integrated Local Water Supply Plan, Wichita, Kansas (Equus Beds Division or EBD). Makes the operation, maintenance, and replacement of EBD, including funding for those purposes, the sole responsibility of the City of Wichita (the City). Directs the Secretary to work cooperatively with the City to use plans, designs, and engineering and environmental analyses that have already been prepared by the City for EBD. Authorizes as the Federal share an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the total cost of EBD or $30 million (January 2003 prices), whichever is less, plus or minus any amounts justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes applicable to the type of construction involved. Makes such sums nonreimbursable.

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Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004

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Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4650, Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004 (2004-10-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4650, Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004 (2004-10-06)

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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.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4650.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4650 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108