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rights, water rights held by the United States in the Great Basin, or the management and operation of Bear Lake or Stewart Dam.","amount":null,"quote":"the management and operation of Bear Lake or Stewart Dam, including the storage, management, and release of water."}]}],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1466/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"changes":{"first":{"chamber":"Senate","type":"Engrossed in Senate","date":"2022-11-30","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1466/text/es"},"final":{"type":"Enrolled 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S. 1466, 117th Congress: Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022. House: 356 Yea, 56 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 27 Dec 2022."}}