A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain water contracts in Idaho, and for other purposes.
Latest action (12 May 2005): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 1009 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to extend a specific list of federal water contracts in Idaho, all of which were originally signed with the United States in the 1960s and cover irrigation and water-user entities in the Boise Valley area. Under the bill, the Secretary must extend each listed contract, on its existing terms, unless the non-federal party to that contract objects. Each extension would last until either two years after the contract's original expiration date or the date a new contract is signed, whichever comes first.
The bill affects roughly nineteen named irrigation districts, ditch companies, canal companies, and water-user associations in Idaho, along with the Department of the Interior, which administers these water contracts. For these entities, the bill would provide continuity in water service arrangements while new, longer-term contracts are negotiated, without changing any of the substantive terms of the existing agreements.
The bill was introduced on May 12, 2005, by Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho, along with Senator Larry Craig, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. According to available records, it did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 109th Congress.
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Official summary
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to extend 19 listed water contracts in Idaho, unless a non-federal party to the contract objects, until the earlier of: (1) the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the date on which the contract would expire but for this Act; or (2) the date the parties execute a new contract.
Common questions
- What does S. 1009 do?
- S. 1009 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to extend a specific list of federal water contracts in Idaho, all of which were originally signed with the United States in the 1960s and cover irrigation and water-user entities in the Boise Valley area. Under the bill, the Secretary must extend each listed contract, on its existing terms, unless the non-federal party to that contract objects. Each extension would last until either two years after the contract's original expiration date or the date a new contract is signed, whichever comes first. The bill affects roughly nineteen named irrigation districts, ditch companies, canal companies, and water-user associations in Idaho, along with the Department of the Interior, which administers these water contracts. For these entities, the bill would provide continuity in water service arrangements while new, longer-term contracts are negotiated, without changing any of the substantive terms of the existing agreements. The bill was introduced on May 12, 2005, by Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho, along with Senator Larry Craig, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. According to available records, it did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 109th Congress.
- Has S. 1009 become law?
- Not yet. As of 12 May 2005, S. 1009 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 1009?
- S. 1009 was sponsored by Sen. Michael “Mike” Crapo [R-ID] (Republican-ID), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 1009?
- Introduced (12 May 2005).
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