To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2023.
- Section idCDEFB2BCF0AD4735BE6D9D641C8DA59D: 2. Reauthorization of Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group Section 301(a) of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Jeff Merkley
D-OR | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, without amendment
Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Deschutes River Conservancy, Environmental conservation organizations in Deschutes River Basin
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
Irrigated agriculture operations in Deschutes River Basin
Hydroelectric power producers in Deschutes River Basin
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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