A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide for the installation of pumps and removal of the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Dam and remove it and to correct any deficiencies in the design, specification, and installation of the pumps.
Vests title to the pumping facilities in the District.
Requires the Bureau of Reclamation to monitor any impacts downstream from the Dam resulting from dam removal and to implement appropriate remedial actions.
Requires the Bureau and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to implement fisheries enhancement projects upstream of the Dam and downstream to the mouth of Applegate River to minimize the impact, and maximize the benefit, of dam removal.
Requires the Secretary to work with the State of Oregon and Josephine and Jackson Counties to implement community recreational enhancement projects.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10892)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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