Bill Details
HR.716 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-01-23
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Sponsors
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This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to keep Flathead Lake in Montana at set water levels during the summer each year. From June 15 through September 15, the lake would have to stay between 2,892 and 2,893 feet above sea level. To do this, the government would need to use water from Hungry Horse Reservoir when the lake is too low, and release extra water downstream when the lake is too high. The goal is to keep the lake at what the bill calls a full pool level during the peak recreation season.
- The rule would apply every year from June 15 to September 15.
- The lake would need to be kept at a minimum of 2,892 feet above sea level.
- If the lake rises above 2,893 feet above sea level, extra water would have to be released downstream.
- If the lake drops too low, water from Hungry Horse Reservoir would have to be used to raise it.
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[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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