Water Resources Development
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Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2021 [HB-988]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes.
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Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021 [HB-931]
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[Environmental ]
To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and for other purposes.
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Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021 [S.277]
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[Environmental ]
A bill to exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and for other purposes.
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Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2021 [HB-895]
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[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
To provide for assistance to rural water, wastewater, and waste disposal systems affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
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Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2021 [S.209]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Infrastructure ]
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[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to provide for assistance to rural water, wastewater, and waste disposal systems affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
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RENEW WIIN Act Responsible, No-Cost Extension of Western Water Infrastructure Improvements Act [HB-737]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought relief, and other benefits to the State of California.
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Emergency Water is a Human Right Act [HB-616]
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[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
To prohibit water shutoffs during the COVID-19 emergency period, provide drinking and waste water assistance to households, and for other purposes.
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Flood Resiliency and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2021 [HB-481]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Taxes ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To safeguard taxpayer resources and strengthen the Nation's resilience against severe storms and flooding.
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To deauthorize the New London Harbor Waterfront Channel. [HB-3863]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
De-authorizes the New London Harbor Waterfront Channel navigation project.
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National Dam and Hydropower Safety Improvements Act of 2020 [HB-8935]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
To improve dam and hydropower safety, and for other purposes.
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Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 [S.921]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish a nonregulatory Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which it shall: (1) draw on management plans for the basin or portions of the basin and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal government, other state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations,
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Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 [S.741]
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[Climate Change ]
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[Grants ]
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Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants in each of FY2015-FY2019 for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of water systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region. A water system is a community water system, a treatment works, a decentralized wastewater treatment system for domestic sewage, a groundwater
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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015 [S.653]
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[Science ]
[Energy ]
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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [S.593]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) Directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to 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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A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota. [S.3437]
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[Real Estate ]
[Recreation ]
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A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota. This bill directs the Commissioner of Reclamation to: (1) provide to the holder of a permit for a cabin site located on federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota the first option to purchase the site for fair market value; and (2) convey to a permittee who exercises such option all U.S. interest in the site, easements for access to the site, a dock for the site, and the improvements on
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A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to strike the termination date for funding for pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead, and for other purposes. [S.2907]
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[Energy ]
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A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to strike the termination date for funding for pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 to make permanent the authority of the Department of the Interior to fund pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs to address
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Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 [S.2902]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Native American Affairs ]
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[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Agriculture ]
Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 TITLE I--LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTERN STATES SUBJECT TO DROUGHT Subtitle A--Water Supply Improvements (Sec. 101) This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to: (1) submit a report including, for any state in which a county designated by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a drought disaster area during water year 2015 is located, a list of projects operated for flood control in accordance with rules prescribed under the Flood Control Act of 1944; and (2) carry out at least
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 [S.2848]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Recreation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 TITLE I--PROGRAM REFORMS (Sec. 1001) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986) to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide technical assistance to nonfederal interests for feasibility studies of proposed water resources development projects if the nonfederal interest contracts to pay the costs of such assistance. (Sec. 1002) The Corps of Engineers may receive and repay funds from states or political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized water resources development
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A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of high hazard potential dams, and for other purposes. [S.2835]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
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A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of high hazard potential dams, and for other purposes. This bill amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide technical, planning, design, and construction assistance grants to non-federal sponsors for rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams. The bill defines an "eligible high hazard potential dam" as a non-federal
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A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. [S.263]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. Prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which
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