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National Landscape Conservation System Act [HB-404]
National Landscape Conservation System Act - Establishes in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the National Landscape Conservation System (thus, enacting into law the National Landscape Conservation System [NLCS] created by BLM in 2000) in order to conserve, protect, and restore nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 02/04/2009
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2009 [HB-4001]
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2009 - Amends the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to: (1) conduct forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin in a manner that helps achieve and maintain the environmental threshold carrying capacities established by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (Agency) and attains multiple ecosystem benefits, unless the attainment of such benefits would excessively increase the project's cost in relation to the additional benefits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Credit, Energy, And Research. on 06/18/2010
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To direct the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to initiate consultations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project, and for other purposes. [HB-3999]
Requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to initiate (and conclude within 90 days) consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce on the existing and proposed operations of the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project, including regarding all endangered, threatened, and candidate species listed under the Endangered Species Act affected by such proposed operations. Requires the Secretaries to: (1) identify, analyze, and describe all factors, other than operations of the Projects, affecting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Costa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 11/05/2009
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in additional phases of the project to reclaim and reuse water within the service area of the Orange County Water District in California. [HB-383]
Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Orange County Regional Water Reclamation Project, California (current law authorizes the Secretary to participate in phase 1 of the Project).
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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National Park Service Authorities and Corrections Act of 2009 [HB-3804]
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Park Service Authorities and Corrections Act of 2009 - Title I: National Park Service Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Extends the National Park Service Advisory Board and the National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board until December 31, 2019. (Sec. 103) Revises specified current penalty provisions applicable to the National Park System to provide for the uniform application throughout the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 546. on 08/05/2010
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Riverside-Corona Feeder Water Supply Act [HB-38]
Riverside-Corona Feeder Water Supply Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District, Riverside County, California, to participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder water supply project, which includes 20 groundwater wells, groundwater treatment facilities, water storage and pumping facilities, and 28 miles of pipeline in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California. Limits the federal share of the cost to: (1) plan, design, and construct the project
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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To amend the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to assist in efforts to avoid losses of juvenile anadromous fish. [HB-3794]
Amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to limit the Secretary of the Interior's share of the costs associated with fish screens in the Patterson Irrigation District to 75% of the total cost of such activities to assist efforts in California to implement measures to avoid losses of juvenile anadromous fish resulting from unscreened or inadequately screened diversions on the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, their tributaries, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and the Suisun Marsh.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Cardoza
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 10/20/2009
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Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 [HB-3750]
Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 - Considers the following voluntary water transfers to meet specified conditions for authorized transfers of Central Valley Project (CVP) water under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: (1) a transfer of irrigation water among CVP contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta divisions; and (2) a transfer of water among current or prior temporary or long-term water service, repayment, water rights settlement, or exchange contractors within a division of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Costa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 10/09/2009
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To authorize implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement, and for other purposes. [HB-372]
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), in cooperation with the state of California, to implement the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into agreements with California to facilitate or expedite Settlement implementation; and (2) identify impacts of facilities construction or operation decisions and measures
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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Rancho California Water District Recycled Water Reclamation Facility Act of 2009 [HB-371]
Rancho California Water District Recycled Water Reclamation Facility Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Rancho California Water District, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for water recycling, demineralization, and desalination and distribution of non-potable water supplies in Southern Riverside County, California.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Bono Mack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act of 2009 [HB-369]
California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act of 2009 - Designates the following lands in California as wilderness: (1) certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the Cleveland National Forest, to be part of the Agua Tibia Wilderness; (2) specified lands in the San Bernardino National Forest to be known as the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness and the South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness and certain BLM land in such Forest as part of the Santa Rosa Wilderness; (3) certain BLM land in Riverside County, to be known as the Beauty Mountain Wilderness; (4)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Bono Mack
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 02/04/2009
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Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 [HB-3662]
Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 - Directs the President to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary circuit judges for the third, eighth, and ninth circuits; and (2) permanent district judges for various districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington and temporary district judges for Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E2393) on 09/29/2009
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American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act [HB-3505]
American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. Amends the Submerged Lands Act to: (1) revise the seaward boundaries of states from three geographical miles to 12 nautical miles; and (2) retain as federal property all oil and gas mineral rights for lands beneath the navigable waters located within such expanded offshore state seaward boundaries. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to revise
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Rooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 09/14/2009
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Renewable Energy Development Act [HB-3482]
Renewable Energy Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program for the leasing of federal lands to advance, develop, assess, install, and operate commercial renewable solar, wind, and geothermal energy systems. Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify lease sites comprised of a total of 6,400,000 acres under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming which are suitable for the installation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 08/10/2009
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Lower Colorado River Protection Act [HB-3481]
Lower Colorado River Protection Act - Establishes: (1) the Lower Colorado River Management Conference to develop a Lower Colorado River Pollution Elimination and Ecosystem Restoration Plan; and (2) the Lower Colorado River Protection Program within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 office to provide staff and support services to the Conference. Directs the Administrator of EPA, acting through the Director of such Program, to establish a multidisciplinary environmental research program for the Lower Colorado River. Authorizes the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 08/10/2009
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Pinnacles National Park Act [HB-3444]
Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park's area, the areas's geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and the ancestral and cultural history of native Americans, settlers and explorers; and (2) interpret the recovery program for the California Condor and the international significance of that program. Abolishes Pinnacles
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Farr
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2009
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South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2009 [HB-3364]
South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Sweetwater Authority, Otay Water District, and the city of Chula Vista, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to reclaim, reuse, and treat groundwater and wastewater in South San Diego County. Limits the federal share of the project to 25% of the total cost.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Filner
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 08/02/2009
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as the "Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building". [HB-3319]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as the "Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 111-131. on 01/29/2010
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SAVE Act of 2009 [HB-3308]
Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 or SAVE Act of 2009 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel; (2) recruitment of former military personnel; (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment; (4) infrastructure improvements; (5) aerial and other surveillance; (5) a national strategy to secure the borders; (6) accountable financing under the Secure Border Initiative; (7) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition And Forestry. on 06/18/2010
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-3288]
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 - (Sec. 4) Makes the following appropriations for FY2010. Division A: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for FY2010 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Olver
Signed By President. on 12/16/2009