Fill the Lake Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 716 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 716

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2025

  Mr. Zinke introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fill the Lake Act''.

SEC. 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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