S. 263: Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-11 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to: (1) replace references to the Deschutes River Basin Working Group with the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group; (2) redefine "quorum" to mean eight of those qualified Working Group members appointed and eligible to serve; and (3) reauthorize appropriations at a level of $2 million for each fiscal year through FY2016.

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Official text

Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 263, Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2007 (2007-02-05); CBO cost estimate: S. 263, Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2007 (2007-02-05)

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Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Quorum: The minimum number of members who must be present for a body to do official business.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s263.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s263 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110