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H.R. 2563: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 2563: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-05-24 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-05-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 358 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2563 (2006-07-10), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct feasibility studies on projects that address water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho that are deemed appropriate for further study by the 2006 Bureau of Reclamation Boise Payette water storage assessment report. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.

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Official text

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2563, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho (2006-04-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2563, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho (2006-04-06)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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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Record fed-us-cong109-hr2563 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109