Senate bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-237

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2001

S. 238Introduced Feb 1, 2001Policy area: Water Resources Development

Became law on Oct 11, 2002.

Sponsor: Sen. Ron Wyden D-OR

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 1, 2001
Committee actionMay 16, 2001
Passed SenateAug 3, 2001 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 24, 2002 · by voice vote
To the PresidentSep 30, 2002
Became lawOct 11, 2002

Latest action: Oct 11, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-237.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 238.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 238, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2001” on May 22, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13086
CBO publication date
May 22, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
S. 238, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 238, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2001” on May 22, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13086
CBO publication date
May 22, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
S. 238, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4257246ef8386ff606a7baeac9bbde0f00c5a55660c2c6c079871d122a8f4742
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 238, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2001” on July 18, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 10, 2002</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 18, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13855
CBO publication date
July 18, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
S. 238, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4257246ef8386ff606a7baeac9bbde0f00c5a55660c2c6c079871d122a8f4742
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 238, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2001” on July 18, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 10, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 18, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13855
CBO publication date
July 18, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
S. 238, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4257246ef8386ff606a7baeac9bbde0f00c5a55660c2c6c079871d122a8f4742
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 107-22 ↗; H. Rept. 107-638 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 4, 2002 ↗
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/SRPT/22
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/638
Congress.gov bill record
S. 238, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/238
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4257246ef8386ff606a7baeac9bbde0f00c5a55660c2c6c079871d122a8f4742
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Gordon Smith (R-OR).

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