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Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014 [S.2034]
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Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to establish a program that: (1) identifies and analyzes the potential for public benefits from the transfer of eligible facilities out of federal ownership, and (2) facilitates the transfer of such facilities to qualifying entities to promote more efficient management of water and water-related facilities. Defines: (1) "eligible facilities" as reclamation projects or facilities (including dams and appurtenant works, infrastructure, recreational facilities,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 113-284. on 02/27/2014
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Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act [S.2010]
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Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed under such Act, using the processes applicable to such leases under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (RPA); and (2) grant the Secretary authority in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Barrasso
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-229. on 07/31/2014
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A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. [S.1946]
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Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to increase the authorization ceiling for FY2014. Increases the maximum amount of funds that may be be obligated for carrying out actual construction to modify an existing dam prior to 30 calendar days from the date that the Secretary of the Interior has transmitted a report on such dam to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate (currently, to Congress). Requires the Secretary, at least 30 days before making
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 113-227. on 07/31/2014
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [S.1800]
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to: (1) maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau at each
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Received In The House. on 01/02/2015
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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 [S.1784]
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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 - Names the Act of August 28, 1937, as the Oregon and California Land Grant Act. Requires the management of those parts of certain revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands that are classified as timberland or power-site land valuable for timber (the covered land) in accordance with specified requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prohibit the cutting or removal of any old growth in a covered area, (2) carry out an aquatic conservation strategy to promote
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-307. on 12/11/2014
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Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act of 2013 [S.1771]
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Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Crooked River, Oregon. Requires an applicant, in any application submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relating to hydropower development at Bowman Dam (including turbines and appurtenant facilities), to: (1) analyze any impacts to the scenic, recreational, and fishery resource values of the Crooked River that may be caused by development; (2) propose mitigation for such impacts; and (3) propose measures
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 113-225. on 07/31/2014
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BRIDGE Act [S.1716]
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Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act or BRIDGE Act - Establishes the Infrastructure Financing Authority (IFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation, headed by a Chief Executive Officer and managed by a Board of Directors, which shall provide direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate the construction, consolidation, alteration, or repair of transportation, water, and energy infrastructure projects. Requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 11/14/2013
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American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act [S.1627]
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American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require each retail electric supplier to submit to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a quantity of federal renewable electricity credits that is equal to at least the annual target of the retail electric supplier established by this Act for each of 2015 through 2040. Requires the target to be equal to the product of the supplier's base amount (electricity sold) for the year and a specified annual percentage for that year,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7730-7731) on 10/31/2013
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Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013 [S.1595]
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Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require a retail electric supplier to submit to the Secretary of Energy (DOE) for 2014 and thereafter one or more of the following: (1) specified federal renewable energy credits, (2) certification of the renewable energy generated and electricity savings, and (3) specified alternative compliance payments. Prescribes, for 2014 through 2039, a schedule of graduated annual percentages of a retail electric supplier's base amount that shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 10/29/2013
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Denali National Park Improvement Act [S.157]
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Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines "microhydro project" as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required to serve such area. Requires the Secretary to complete, no later than 180 days after the submission of a permit application, any
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Became Public Law No: 113-33. on 09/18/2013
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Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act [S.1448]
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Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act - (Section 5) Establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit $53 million into the Fund. Requires payments from the Fund to the Spokane Business Council in compensation for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. (The Spokane Business Council is the Spokane Tribe's governing body.) Requires the Council to prepare a plan for the use of those payments to promote: (1)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Tester With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-202. on 06/26/2014
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A bill to reauthorize the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway. [S.1339]
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Amends the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to extend through FY2022 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide financial assistance for the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway in Ohio.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 113-93. on 07/31/2013
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Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [S.1252]
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Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate two segments of the Missisquoi River and one segment of the Trout River in Vermont as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. Requires the river segments designated by this Act to be managed in accordance with the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Management Plan. Requires the Secretary to coordinate the management responsibilities with the Upper
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Landrieu Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 113-170. on 05/22/2014
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1245]
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY 2014. Title I: Corps Of Engineers-Civil - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program pertaining
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Feinstein. With Written Report No. 113-47. on 06/27/2013
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A bill to reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area. [S.1157]
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Amends the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 to extend through FY2023 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide other assistance for the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2023 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 113-93. on 07/31/2013
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Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. [HCR-73]
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Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend, and the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue, a commemorative postage stamp honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 01/09/2014
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Expressing the sense of Congress that a certain lock and dam should be known and designated as the "Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam". [HCR-56]
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the lock and dam located at mile 357.5 on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway should be known and designated as the Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Aderholt
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 09/19/2013
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Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-985]
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Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to coordinate and lead federal actions with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries, including: (1) installing electric, acoustic, air bubble, and other barriers; (2) applying pesticides; (3) improving locks; and (4) taking actions at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Illinois, to prevent the spread of Asian carp.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Fudge
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/07/2013
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Freedom to Fish Act of 2013 [HB-826]
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Freedom to Fish Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chief to cease implementing any restricted area resulting from such action taken between August 12, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act and to remove any barriers constructed in connection with that area.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/27/2013
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Upper Mississippi CARP Act [HB-709]
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Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to study the feasibility of: (1) temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (located on Mississippi River mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota, and (2) implementing control measures at such lock and Lock and Dam 1 (located on Mississippi River mile 847.8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), including permanently closing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/25/2013