SB 761 — Authorizes the Water Resources Department to approve applications by certain water districts within the Walla Walla basin to lease existing water rights for temporary conversion to in-stream water rights if certain conditions exist and the department makes certain determinations.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
<b>Digest: The Act allows WRD to say yes to a temporary lease of existing water rights to become in-stream water rights, if WRD finds certain facts and conditions. The Act sunsets on Jan. 1, 2030. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act gives money to WRD for projects in the Walla Walla basin. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).</i>] [<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Water Resources Department to implement projects that benefit water demands in the Walla Walla basin.</i>] <b>Authorizes the Water Resources Department to approve applications by certain water districts within the Walla Walla basin to lease existing water rights for temporary conversion to in-stream water rights if certain conditions exist and the department makes certain determinations. Establishes procedures for how applications may be considered and establishes the terms of leases that are created under the Act. Sunsets on January 2, 2030.</b>
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Sponsors
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — sponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — sponsor
- McLane, Mike (R, OR-30) — cosponsor
- Bonham, Daniel (R, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Helm, Ken (D, OR-27) — cosponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
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Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Helm, Ken | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Levy, Bobby | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Owens, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Bonham, Daniel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Manning Jr., James | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | McLane, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Nash, Todd | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, David Brock | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Bonham, Daniel (R, state_upper OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Helm, Ken (D, state_lower OR-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | McLane, Mike (R, state_upper OR-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Smith, David Brock (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Manning Jr., James (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by McLane, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Helm, Ken (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Nash, Todd (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Owens, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Bonham, Daniel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Levy, Bobby (sponsor) · sponsorship