{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-1607","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 1607","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes."}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 118-162","introduced":"2023-03-14","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2023-11-06","vote":{"id":"118-2023-h599","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes","result":"Passed","yea":384,"nay":1,"present":0,"not_voting":47,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll599.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2024-12-17","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2024-12-23"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 118-162.","date":"2024-12-23"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-12-23","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This act transfers National Forest System land near the Salt River in Arizona to the Bureau of Reclamation to expand the area used for generating hydropower for the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project. Any facilities on the covered land constructed by the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District or the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association must conform to Reclamation's standards. Once the facilities are substantially completed, Reclamation must take ownership of them. The district and the association must take responsibility for the facilities' operation and maintenance."},{"k":"p","t":"The act also exempts the land transfer from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. It also directs the Bureau of Reclamation to serve as the lead agency with respect to environmental compliance."}],"words":124},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Reserves and permanently withdraws National Forest System land along the Salt River in Arizona for electrical power development for the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project, and sets rules for facilities built on that land.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr#H6D4B53E3E5794EE6BBCCF0AA5AE94EE5:~:text=1.%20Land%20withdrawal%20and%20reservation"}]},"core_areas":["Reservation and withdrawal of National Forest System land along the Salt River, Arizona","Electrical power facilities for the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project","Environmental compliance for facilities on the covered land"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Reserves the covered land, subject to valid existing rights, to the United States through the Secretary of the Interior for the exclusive right to use it for developing, generating, and transmitting electrical power and energy for the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr#H6D4B53E3E5794EE6BBCCF0AA5AE94EE5:~:text=1.%20Land%20withdrawal%20and%20reservation"}},{"text":"Permanently withdraws the covered land from entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and from the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr#H6D4B53E3E5794EE6BBCCF0AA5AE94EE5:~:text=1.%20Land%20withdrawal%20and%20reservation"}},{"text":"Requires facilities that SRP constructs on the covered land to be designed to Bureau of Reclamation standards, with final designs approved and construction inspected and approved by the Secretary of the Interior.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr#H6D4B53E3E5794EE6BBCCF0AA5AE94EE5:~:text=1.%20Land%20withdrawal%20and%20reservation"}},{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept title to the facilities for the United States upon a determination of substantial completion, and makes SRP responsible for their care, operation, and maintenance under the Agreement.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr#H6D4B53E3E5794EE6BBCCF0AA5AE94EE5:~:text=1.%20Land%20withdrawal%20and%20reservation"}},{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out environmental compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and other applicable laws before construction, with the Bureau of Reclamation as lead agency.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr#H6D4B53E3E5794EE6BBCCF0AA5AE94EE5:~:text=1.%20Land%20withdrawal%20and%20reservation"}},{"text":"States that the withdrawal of the covered land is not a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr#H6D4B53E3E5794EE6BBCCF0AA5AE94EE5:~:text=1.%20Land%20withdrawal%20and%20reservation"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr#H6D4B53E3E5794EE6BBCCF0AA5AE94EE5:~:text=1.%20Land%20withdrawal%20and%20reservation"},"heading":"Land withdrawal and reservation","effect":"States that the withdrawal of the covered land is not a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, while the same section directs environmental compliance before facilities are built.","amount":null,"quote":"The withdrawal of the covered land shall not constitute a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969"}]}],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1607/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-1607.png","v":"fbeca44f11ef","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1607, 118th Congress: To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes. House: 384 Yea, 1 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 23 Dec 2024."}}