S. 435: Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005
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S. 435: Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005
109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-17 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-370.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-370. (final step reached)
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Official title
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on December 8, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Authorizes appropriations.
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Official text
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 435, Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005 (2005-11-23); CBO cost estimate: S. 435, Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005 (2005-11-23)
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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.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s435.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>
Record fed-us-cong109-s435 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109