Political Quotes

“at the time the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed its reports on H.R. 4079, to authorize the construction of temperature control devices at Folsom Dam in California, and H.R. 3687, the Canadian River Prepayment Act, the analyses from the Congressional Budget Office were not available. Those analyses have now been received. I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record for the advice of the Senate. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate H.R. 4079--An act to authorize the construction of temperature control devices at Folsom Dam in California Summary: H.R. 4079 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to construct devices for controlling and monitoring water temperatures at Folsom Dam and certain nonfederal facilities. Temperature control devices allow water to be diverted from a higher point in the water column of a reservoir, thereby preserving cool water for fish. The act would authorize the appropriation of $7 million (in October 1997 dollars) for construction and such sums as necessary for operating, maintaining, and replacing the devices.”