S. 1965: A bill to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for certain water services.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-28 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for certain water services.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for water services between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District until the earlier of: (1) that date that is 10 years (currently, 4 years) after the date on which the contract would have expired if such Act had not been enacted, or (2) the date on which a new long-term contract is executed by the parties to the contract.

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Official text

A bill to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for certain water services.

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

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Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · 2 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1965.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s1965 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113