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Yes: 356 • No: 56
117-s-1466117th Congress
Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022
Sponsored By: Senator Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Became Law
Summary
Creates a USGS-led program to assess and monitor saline lake hydrology and the migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on Great Basin lakes. It sets a multiyear work and implementation plan made with federal, state, tribal, local, academic, and nonprofit partners and requires a report to Congress within one year.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Great Basin water rights stay protected
The law keeps existing water rules in place while this program runs. It does not change any interstate water compacts or valid state or federal water rights in the Great Basin. It also does not change how Bear Lake or Stewart Dam are managed, including water storage and releases.
New program to monitor Great Basin saline lakes
The Interior Department, through the U.S. Geological Survey, runs a new program to track water and wildlife at saline lakes in the Great Basin. It creates a multiyear plan with the Fish and Wildlife Service, states, Tribes, colleges, nonprofits, and local groups. The Secretary must send Congress a report on the plan within 1 year of enactment, and then carry it out. The program can fund partners with grants and cooperative agreements to monitor water, birds, and habitats. Congress authorizes $5 million each year from FY 2022 through FY 2027; actual spending still needs annual appropriations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/29/2021
Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/29/2021
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/10/2021
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/10/2021
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/14/2022
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 12/12/2022
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 356 • No: 56