H.R. 716

Summary

H.R. 716, the Fill the Lake Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Ryan Zinke (R). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 716 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 716 IH: Fill the Lake Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 716  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Zinke  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure full pool levels of Flathead Lake in Montana in accordance with certain requirements, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fill the Lake Act  .
2.
Regulation of Pool Level of Flathead Lake
From June 15 through September 15 of each calendar year, the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure—
(1)
a minimum lake level in Flathead Lake of 2892’ MSL by providing the water from Hungry Horse Reservoir; and
(2)
a maximum lake level in Flathead Lake of 2893’ MSL by releasing excess water downstream.

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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure full pool levels of Flathead Lake in Montana in accordance with certain requirements, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R) sponsors H.R. 716 alone.

Ryan Zinke

Rep. · R–MT-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 716 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Jan 23, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 716 has taken 2 actions since Jan 23, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 716 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 716 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Fill the Lake Act — Display Title
• Fill the Lake Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure full pool levels of Flathead Lake in Montana in accordance with certain requirements, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 716 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Immigration, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

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Firms

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 716 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 716’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 716 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Lakes and rivers to Water use and supply.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com