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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [S.40]
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Directs the Department of the Interior to publish, and update every two years, an Asset Management Report. The report must describe the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to (1) maintain in a reliable manner its reserved works (e.g., buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment); and (2) standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining reserved works. The report must include (1) an assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for reserved works, and (2) an itemized and prioritized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/08/2019
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National Heritage Area Act of 2020 [HB-1049]
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Establishes a National Heritage Areas System to recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that illustrate significant aspects of U.S. heritage, and authorizes appropriations through FY2034 for each National Heritage Area. Through such system, the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/07/2020
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Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act [HB-1048]
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Directs the Department of the Interior to implement projects under the third phase of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project in Washington. The bill also addresses various issues related to the project, such as the treatment of certain additional stored water made available by the project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 02/25/2019
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Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act [HB-1015]
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Establishes the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument and authorizes the Department of Agriculture to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial to honor the victims of the dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The monument comprises approximately 353 acres of National Forest System land in Los Angeles County, California. The memorial must be established at the dam site and be managed by the Forest Service.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/26/2019
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Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2019 [HB-984]
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Designates specified segments of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit rivers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill excludes from such designation certain areas with respect to the Ice House and Pepperell hydroelectric projects and the Hollingsworth and Vose dam.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/25/2019
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Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act [HB-823]
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Provides for the conservation of specified lands in Colorado. Specifically, the bill designates specified federal lands within the White River National Forest as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness as a potential wilderness area, the Tenmile Recreation Management Area, the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area, the Camp Hale National Historic Landscape, the Sheep Mountain and Liberty Bell East Special Management Areas,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Perlmutter
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee On Public Lands, Forests, And Mining. Hearings Held. on 11/18/2020
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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2019 [HB-658]
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Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a government corporation to finance energy, environmental (e.g., drinking water or waste facilities), telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. The National Infrastructure Development Bank Board, established by this bill, must oversee the projects. The board may make loans and loan guarantees to assist in financing infrastructure projects. In addition, the board must establish an American Infrastructure Bond program. Under the program, the board may subsidize interest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/07/2019
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. on 01/28/2019
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Commonsense Flood Prevention Act [HB-441]
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Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to examine the license for the Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project (located on the Sabine River in Panola, Shelby, Sabine, and Newton Counties in Texas and DeSoto, Sabine, and Vernon Parishes in Louisiana) and the Medina Dam Project (located on the Medina River in Medina County, Texas).
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 01/31/2019
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Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act [HB-432]
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Provides for the conveyance of the Contra Costa Canal and the Rock Slough fish screen facility from the Department of the Interior to the Contra Costa Water District in California.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 02/05/2019
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to the Kennewick Irrigation District, and for other purposes. [HB-278]
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Directs the Bureau of Reclamation to convey to Kennewick Irrigation District certain canals, laterals, and appurtenant works and lands, which begin at the district's head gate and extend 40 miles east to the Columbia River. The irrigation district is located in Benton County, Washington.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-647. on 12/15/2020
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Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act [HB-174]
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Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, when deciding whether to issue licenses for hydropower projects, to give equal consideration to minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees. In developing recreational resources within project boundaries, licensees must consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate private investment and increased tourism and recreational use.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 01/31/2019
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019
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Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2018 [S.3468]
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Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 12/12/2018
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Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act [HB-4317]
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Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to issue a stay of the statutory deadline by which construction must commence on the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. (The City of Saxman, Alaska, was granted a construction license for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project on January 22, 1998.) Additionally, upon request, FERC must reinstate the construction license and make it effective as of the date the stay is lifted.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 11/10/2017
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To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. [HB-3872]
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To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Project located on the Sun River in Lewis, Clark, and Teton Counties, Montana. Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Gianforte
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 09/29/2017
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Texas Flood Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-3824]
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Texas Flood Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to submit to Congress and make publicly available a report with respect to dams, reservoirs, lakes, and other water retention facilities in Texas. The report shall include: for each such facility, the maximum water capacity that would necessitate an unplanned release of water, the water level at which the facility and each spillway of the facility will overflow, and plans to notify first responders, local officials, and communities of flood emergencies and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H8132) on 10/24/2017
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STORAGE Act of 2018 Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation Act of 2018 [HB-6354]
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STORAGE Act of 2018 Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce from designating as critical habitat an area in a water storage, diversion, or delivery facility where habitat is periodically created and destroyed as a result of changes in water levels caused by the operation of the facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2018
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Disaster Recovery Reform Act [HB-4460]
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Disaster Recovery Reform Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to: permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs; direct the President to establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund; authorize the President's contribution to the cost of hazard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1098, Part I. on 12/21/2018
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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 [S.3021]
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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill designates the U.S. courthouse at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse."
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Became Public Law No: 115-270. on 10/23/2018