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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2020 [HB-4840]
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Authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire specified private or state lands or interests in land from willing sellers in order to expand the boundaries of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. As consideration for the acquisition of the lands, unless such lands are donated, Interior must (1) pay fair market value; or (2) convey to the land owners federal lands, interest in federal land, or any other federal asset of equal value located in Arizona. Two additional parcels of land are also to be included in the Casa Grande Ruins National
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-652. on 12/15/2020
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Water Justice Act [S.2466]
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Addresses affordable access to clean water by establishing, expanding, or extending various programs or requirements related to drinking water infrastructure, water pollution control, water supply, water recycling, water efficiency, or conservation programs. Specifically, the bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for programs that reduce contaminants of concern in drinking water, such as grant programs for lead testing or remediation efforts in schools, child care programs, or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kamala Harris
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/11/2019
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 [HB-3783]
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Increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 45 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 08/06/2019
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A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Coconino National Forest land in the State of Arizona. [S.2419]
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Requires the conveyance of a land exchange involving Coconino National Forest in Arizona. Specifically, the bill requires the independent appraisal of 13.3 acres of land within the Coconino National Forest, 43 acres of nonfederal land in Arizona, and an easement for the full maintenance and use of Forest Service Road 9201D from its junction with Forest Service Road 0618 (commonly known as Beaver Creek). Based on the appraisal of such lands and easement, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR), on behalf of the University of Arizona Experiment Station,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 08/01/2019
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Water Justice Act [HB-4033]
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Addresses affordable access to clean water by establishing, expanding, or extending various programs or requirements related to drinking water infrastructure, water pollution control, water supply, water recycling, water efficiency, or conservation programs. Specifically, the bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for programs that reduce contaminants of concern in drinking water, such as grant programs for lead testing or remediation efforts in schools, child care programs, or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 09/04/2019
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Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act [S.1932]
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Establishes and modifies various Department of the Interior water programs that target western states. Provisions in the bill include those authorizing Interior to provide grants to support qualifying water-storage projects in western states; reauthorizing through FY2024 the CALFED Bay-Delta program, which handles water issues in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; reauthorizing through FY2024 an Interior grant program to support qualifying water recycling and reuse projects and establishing new priorities for awarding such grants; and establishing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 07/18/2019
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 McCulloch Boulevard North in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, as the "Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building". [HB-3314]
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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 McCulloch Boulevard North in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, as the "Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Became Public Law No: 116-90. (txt | Pdf) on 12/13/2019
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Accelerating Forest Restoration Act of 2019 [S.1849]
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Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to designate a forest restoration byproduct as a low-value or no-value restoration byproduct if it was harvested in accordance with the requirements of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and is within any geographic area of the Four Forests Restoration Initiative. USDA must permit unprocessed forest restoration byproducts and low-value and no-value restoration byproducts to be exported from the United States. Furthermore, USDA must exclude low-value or no-value restoration byproducts
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/13/2019
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Judicial Reorganization Act of 2019 [S.1797]
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Creates a new U.S. court of appeals by dividing the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The newly created U.S. court of appeals shall have jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/12/2019
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Nogales Wastewater Fairness Act [S.1783]
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Directs the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to charge Nogales, Arizona, no more than an equitable proportion of the costs for operating and maintaining the Nogales sanitation project. The sanitation project includes (1) the International Outfall Interceptor and the trunkline, which is a sewer line that carries wastewater along the U.S. and Mexico border; and (2) the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant. Nogales is not obligated to pay the capital costs of repairing or upgrading the project.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/11/2019
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Nogales Wastewater Fairness Act [HB-3204]
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Directs the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to charge Nogales, Arizona, no more than an equitable proportion of the costs for operating and maintaining the Nogales sanitation project. The sanitation project includes (1) the International Outfall Interceptor and the trunkline, which is a sewer line that carries wastewater along the U.S. and Mexico border; and (2) the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant. Nogales is not obligated to pay the capital costs of repairing or upgrading the project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 06/12/2019
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Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act [HB-3160]
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Directs the Department of the Interior to take the 55.3 acres of land of the Blackwater Trading Post in Pinal County, Arizona, which is bordered and owned by the Gila River Indian Community of the Reservation, into trust for the benefit of the community after it (1) conveys to Interior all of its interest in such land, and (2) submits a request for Interior to take such land into trust for it. The land that is taken into trust shall be treated as part of the community's reservation. The bill prohibits certain gaming activities on the land taken
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Received In The Senate. on 09/22/2020
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Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-2918]
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Requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of butterflies and moths in North America; plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; freshwater mussels in the United States; and bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussels Conservation Fund, and the Southwest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/25/2019
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Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2019 [S.1386]
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A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/09/2019
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A bill to amend and reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act. [S.1345]
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Revises provisions governing the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. Among other things, the foundation (1) provides outreach regarding the environment, public lands, and natural resources; (2) develops resources to train professionals in the environmental field and Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy; and (3) supports the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. reauthorizes the institute through FY2023 and renames the institute as the John S. McCain III United States
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
By Senator Barrasso From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-101. on 09/11/2019
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Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act [HB-2473]
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Authorizes assistance for water management and infrastructure projects and contains other related provisions. The bill establishes the Water Infrastructure and Drought Solutions Fund within the Department of the Treasury to fund various water-related projects. In addition, the Department of the Interior must establish a pilot program to provide financial assistance to projects in western states that would contribute to a safe and adequate water supply. The Bureau of Reclamation must award prizes for achievements relating to certain uses of water
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife Discharged. on 03/11/2020
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Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 [HB-2459]
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Modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to nontribal agricultural entities,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/26/2019
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Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 [S.1277]
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Modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to nontribal agricultural entities,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 05/01/2019
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To amend the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act. [HB-2414]
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Revises provisions governing the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. Among other things, the foundation (1) provides outreach regarding the environment, public lands, and natural resources; (2) develops resources to train professionals in the environmental field and Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy; and (3) supports the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. reauthorizes the institute through FY2023 and renames the institute as the John S. McCain III United States
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/16/2019
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Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act [HB-2351]
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Directs the Federal Aviation Administration to contract the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a national study on the characteristics, distributions, sources, and potential health effects of airborne ultrafine particles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/23/2019