S. 1578: Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-07-29 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-183.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-183. (final step reached)
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Official title

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2005

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Reauthorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to undertake capital projects for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program through FY2010. Increases: (1) the amount authorized for federal participation in such projects (from $46 million to $61 million); and (2) the limitation on the total costs of such projects (from $100 million to $126 million).

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Official text

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2005

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1578, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2005 (2005-12-02); CBO cost estimate: S. 1578, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2005 (2005-12-02)

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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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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s1578.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s1578 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109