HR-361: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need to explore emerging technologies that are mobile and capable of supplying high volumes of sterile, pathogenic-free water, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 07/17/2015
You have voted HR-361: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need to explore emerging technologies that are mobile and capable of supplying high volumes of sterile, pathogenic-free water, and for other purposes..
HR-142: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water".
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 05/19/2015
You have voted HR-142: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water"..
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 612. [HCR-183]
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Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 612. Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 612 to change the title to read "An Act to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes."
HCR-183: Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 612.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Shuster
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/12/2016
FORECAST Act Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act [HB-813]
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FORECAST Act Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act Requires the Secretary of the Army, not later than one year after a request of a nonfederal sponsor of a reservoir, to review operation of such reservoir, including the water control manual and rule curves, using improved weather forecasts and run-off forecasting methods, including the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System of the National Weather Service and the Hydrometeorology Testbed program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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HB-813: FORECAST Act Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/10/2015
HB-796: To amend 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 South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/16/2015
You have voted HB-796: To amend 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 South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California..
Hudson River Protection Act [HB-6202]
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Hudson River Protection Act This bill amends the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915 to prohibit the establishment of areas located within five miles of a nuclear power plant, a location on the national register of historic places, a superfund site, or critical habitat of an endangered species as anchorage grounds in U.S. navigable waters for vessels carrying hazardous or flammable material as cargo.
HB-6202: Hudson River Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/28/2016
New WATER Act New Water Available To Every Reclamation State Act [HB-6022]
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New WATER Act New Water Available To Every Reclamation State Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, for 15 years after this bill's enactment, to provide financial assistance, such as secured loans or loan guarantees, to private entities, state, local, or non-federal government entities, irrigation districts, water users' associations, or other entities that contract with the United States under federal reclamation law to carry out water projects within the 17 western states served by the Bureau of Reclamation, other states where
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HB-6022: New WATER Act New Water Available To Every Reclamation State Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Denham
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 09/20/2016
Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2016 [HB-5979]
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Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate water considerations into its energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects by: (1) advancing energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that meet the objectives of minimizing freshwater withdrawal and consumption, increasing water use efficiency, and utilizing nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve the quality of the water from those sources; (2) considering the effects climate variability
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HB-5979: Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 09/30/2016
A bill to convey certain locks and dams. [HB-5966]
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A bill to convey certain locks and dams. This bill deauthorizes the project for navigation at the Green River Locks and Dams 3, 4, 5, and 6 and Barren River Lock and Dam 1, Kentucky, and requires the associated lands and improvements to be disposed of as prescribed below. All U.S. rights to: Green River Lock and Dam 3, located in Ohio County and Muhlenberg County, shall be conveyed to the Rochester Dam Regional Water Commission; Green River Lock and Dam 4, located in Butler County, shall be conveyed to Butler County; Green River Lock and Dam 5,
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HB-5966: A bill to convey certain locks and dams.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 09/09/2016
Increasing Local Autonomy for Shore Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5680]
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Increasing Local Autonomy for Shore Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to increase the non-federal share of the cost of the periodic nourishment of any water resources development project or any measure for shore protection or beach erosion control for such project to 65% (current law sets such non-federal share at lower levels of up to 50% based on the dates after which the projects are carried out).
HB-5680: Increasing Local Autonomy for Shore Protection Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Salmon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/08/2016
Reservoir Operations Improvement Act [HB-5595]
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Reservoir Operations Improvement Act This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to submit a report with respect to each drought state (a state for which the governor has declared a drought or that contains at least one county for which the Department of Agriculture has designated a drought disaster) during water year 2015 or 2016 that includes: a list of flood control projects in such state; the year during which the original water manual (water operations manuals, flood control rule curves, and water control manuals) for each project was
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HB-5595: Reservoir Operations Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/28/2016
HB-5468: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment obligations under Repayment Contracts between the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rob Bishop
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-719. on 09/06/2016
You have voted HB-5468: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment obligations under Repayment Contracts between the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District..
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 [HB-5303]
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 101) This title expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) water resources development projects are critical to maintaining economic prosperity, national security, and environmental protection; (2) Congress has required timely delivery of project and study authorization proposals from nonfederal project sponsors and the Corps of Engineers; and (3) Congress should consider a Water Resources Development Act at least once every Congress. (Sec. 102) The Corps of Engineers must
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HB-5303: Water Resources Development Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Napolitano
Received In The Senate. on 09/29/2016
California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act [HB-5247]
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California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act TITLE I--LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTERN STATES SUBJECT TO DROUGHT This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, within California and other states served by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and also within Alaska and Hawaii, to provide: (1) cost-shared financial assistance and other long-term agreements to nonfederal participants to advance the planning, design, and construction of nonfederal permanent water storage and
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HB-5247: California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 09/30/2016
Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act [HB-5244]
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Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The Memorial shall be managed by the Forest Service. (Sec. 4) USDA shall submit to Congress, by three years after this bill's enactment, recommendations regarding: the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the Memorial; the proposed
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HB-5244: Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/06/2016
To deauthorize the Salt Creek project in Graham, Texas. [HB-5223]
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To deauthorize the Salt Creek project in Graham, Texas. This bill deauthorizes the Salt Creek project for flood control, environmental restoration, and recreation in Graham, Texas, authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1999. The non-federal sponsor for the project shall hold the United States harmless from any claim in connection with the project. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is authorized to transfer any land acquired by the federal government for the project on behalf of the non-federal sponsor that remains in federal ownership
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HB-5223: To deauthorize the Salt Creek project in Graham, Texas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Neugebauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 05/16/2016
San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act [HB-5217]
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San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to implement the Agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District August 2015 (Westlands Agreement) and the Agreement between Interior and the San Luis Water District, the Panoche Water District, and the Pacheco Water District (Northerly Districts Agreement). The bill amends the San Luis Act (the 1960 statute that authorized Interior to construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project (CVP), California) to: (1) repeal provisions that
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HB-5217: San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Costa
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 05/24/2016
Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act [HB-5159]
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Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with: the cities of Benicia, Brentwood, Redwood City, Pleasanton, Hayward, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale; the cities of Ceres, Modesto, and Turlock, the Del Puerto Water District, and Stanislaus County; the Dublin San Ramon Services District;
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HB-5159: Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 05/13/2016
Sustainable Water Supplies Act [HB-4862]
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Sustainable Water Supplies Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior: (1) in order to determine the feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits, to enter into cooperative agreements with non-federal entities to provide replacement water supplies for drought relief for Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, state wildlife areas, and private wetland
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HB-4862: Sustainable Water Supplies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/28/2016
Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act [HB-4686]
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Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act This bill expands the purposes of the Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program to include: protection, mitigation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife and the recovery and maintenance of self-sustaining harvestable populations of fish and other aquatic life, both anadromous and resident species, in the Yakima River Basin; improving the reliability of municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply and use purposes, especially during drought years; implementation of the Yakima River
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HB-4686: Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/08/2016