Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, operate, and maintain the following features of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project: (1) modification of existing radial gates at Cle Elum Dam; (2) a Kachess Lake to Keechelus Lake pipeline; (3) a reregulating reservoir of the Roza Division; and (4) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Sunnyside Division and the Wapato Indian Project; (5) facilities to automate the headgate, wasteways, and trashrack of the Chandler Power Canal to maintain operating controls for the Kennewick Irrigation District; and (6) storage facilities at the Cabin Creek site pending a preliminary analysis, a specified report to the Congress, and secretarial approval. Directs the Secretary to develop and submit a plan to the Congress for water conservation measures by recipients of irrigation water from the Yakima Enhancement Project. Authorizes appropriations. Requires non-Federal interests to fund 35 percent of construction costs.
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for a feasibility study of certain other potential elements of the Yakima Enhancement Project.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Energy Department.
Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held at Yakima, Washington.
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