S. 2003: Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-14 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-11-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2006

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 31, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2006 - Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to make permanent the authorization for the Secretary of Agriculture to use Forest Service appropriations for the purpose of entering into cooperative agreements with government, private, and nonprofit entities and landowners for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and other resources on public or private land and/or the reduction of risk from natural disaster. Makes provisions regarding executive agency use of procurement contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements inapplicable to: (1) watershed restoration and enhancement agreements entered into under such Act; and (2) cooperative agreements between the Secretary of Agriculture and public or private entities for Forest Service programs, including for cooperative pollution abatement equipment and facilities, cooperative manpower and job training and development, cooperative environmental education and forest history materials, and forestry protection.

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Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2003, Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Act of 2006 (2006-06-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 2003, Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Act of 2006 (2006-06-09)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s2003.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s2003 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109