# 119-hr-655: Dalles Watershed Development Act

119-hr-655, Dalles Watershed Development Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-655
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-655
- Congress: 119
- Title: Dalles Watershed Development Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Conveys about 150 acres of Mount Hood National Forest to the City of The Dalles for municipal water supply and related infrastructure.** The bill would transfer all United States interest in the parcel by quitclaim deed if the City requests the conveyance within one year after enactment, subject to valid existing rights and any terms the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, deems appropriate. The City must pay all conveyance costs, including a survey. If the land is used inconsistently with public water purposes, ownership would revert to the United States.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Land for The Dalles water system: benefit, low. If enacted, the USDA Forest Service would convey about 150 acres in Mount Hood National Forest to the City of The Dalles. The City would need to request the land in writing within 1 year after enactment. The transfer would be by quitclaim deed, with no purchase price, and the City would pay all cos…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-655 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/655)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-655 (as of 2026-09-10).