H.R. 4301: Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-10 · 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 2005-11-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2006

Plain summary

Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2006 - Deauthorizes the Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe Unit, James Division, authorized as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program. Allows preferential leaseholders of parcels of the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features an option to purchase the land they lease from the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, or the Commission of Schools and Public Lands of South Dakota. Prescribes terms for such purchases, the option exercise period, and the basis for parcel valuation. Directs the Secretary to convey all preferential lease parcels not purchased by the leaseholder and the nonpreferential leased parcels and unleased parcels of the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, to be used for mitigating the wildlife habitat that was lost as a result of the development of the Pick-Sloan project. Authorizes: (1) the state of South Dakota to accept certain conditions of conveyance, including that it receives the land conveyed in "as is" condition and accepts liability accruing as a result of ownership, operation, and maintenance of the features; and (2) the Commission, with the Department's concurrence, to allow a person to exchange other land in South Dakota for a nonpreferential lease parcel or unleased parcel at Blunt Reservoir or Pierre Canal. Directs the Secretary to transfer all archeological and cultural resource items collected from the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Features to the South Dakota State Historical Society. Authorizes appropriations.

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Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4301, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Cannal Land Conveyance Act of 2005 (2006-07-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4301, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Cannal Land Conveyance Act of 2005 (2006-07-20)

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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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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4301.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr4301 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109