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Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act [HB-925]
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Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act - Amends the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) create and operate within the available capacity of Navajo Reservoir (the reservoir created by the impoundment of the San Juan River at Navajo Dam) a top water bank; and (2) construct, operate, and maintain the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project.Establishes in the Treasury a Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to expend from the Fund up to a specified amount to implement a settlement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/12/2009
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Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act [HB-924]
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Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to: (1) conduct a study of irrigation infrastructure for 18 Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico; and (2) develop a list of projects recommended to be implemented over a 10-year period to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct such infrastructure. Directs the Secretary, in developing that list, to prioritize the projects recommended for implementation based on consideration of specified factors, including
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/12/2009
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New Mexico Aquifer Assessment Act of 2009 [HB-923]
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New Mexico Aquifer Assessment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to conduct a study of water resources in New Mexico, to include: (1) a survey of groundwater resources and a characterization of surface and bedrock geology; and (2) the Estancia Basin, Salt Basin, Tularosa Basin, Hueco Basin, and middle Rio Grande Basin.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/12/2009
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Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act [HB-922]
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Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial and technical assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting preconstruction activities for, and constructing the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. Limits the federal share of the cost of any activity to 75%. Provides that the total cost of the System shall include any costs incurred by the Authority or the state of New Mexico on or after October 1, 2003, for System
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/12/2009
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Goleta Water Distribution System Conveyance Act [HB-89]
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Goleta Water Distribution System Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey all U.S. rights to the Goleta Water Distribution System of the Cachuma Project, California, consistent with the terms of the Agreement Between the United States and the Goleta Water District to Transfer Title of the Federally Owned Distribution System to the Goleta Water District. Shields the United States from liability for damages relating to the conveyed property, except those caused by negligent acts by U.S. employees or agents prior to conveyance.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lois Capps
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2009 [HB-88]
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City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2009 - 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 Phase I permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired water near Oxnard, California. Limits the federal share of the cost of the project to 25%. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for the operation and maintenance of the project or for the construction, operations,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lois Capps
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009 [HB-856]
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California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior: (1) upon the declaration of a drought emergency by the governor of California, to determine if such an emergency exists for the service areas of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project; and (2) upon determining that such an emergency exists for all or portions of such areas, to temporarily exempt the operations of the Bureau of Reclamation C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant and the California Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant from the prohibitions under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/09/2009
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Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2009 [HB-76]
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Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish recycled water distribution and wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities that will be used to treat wastewater and provide recycled water in the District.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell Issa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes. [HB-75]
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Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to construct, operate, and maintain the Santa Margarita River Project in accordance with the final feasibility report and this Act.Authorizes Project construction only after the Secretary determines that: (1) the Fallbrook Public Utility District, San Diego County, and the Navy have entered into contracts to repay to the United States appropriate construction, operating, and maintenance costs (permits the Secretary to allow satisfaction of the repayment obligation of construction costs through
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell Issa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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Healthy Communities Water Supply Act of 2009 [HB-700]
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Healthy Communities Water Supply Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize appropriations for the pilot program for alternative water source projects. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in making grants under the program, to consider whether a project is located in an area which is served by a public water system serving 10,000 individuals or fewer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/28/2009
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To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse State and local governments of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred by such a government in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects under the jurisdiction of such Commission. [HB-647]
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Authorizes the International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse state and local governments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating Commission water projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/23/2009
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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma. [HB-6465]
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Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify provisions authorizing the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to design and construct hydroelectric generating facilities at the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. Authorizes such Nation to market the electricity generated from any such facility. Requires such Nation to obtain any permit required by federal or state law before the date on which construction begins on such facilities, except that the Nation shall be exempt from any licensing requirements under the Federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Boren
Referred To The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure, And In Addition To The Committee On Natural Resources, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 12/01/2010
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Small Community Options for Regulatory Equity Act of 2010 [HB-6393]
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Small Community Options for Regulatory Equity Act of 2010 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require states exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems to exempt any nonprofit or municipal small public water system (serving 10,000 or fewer persons) that so requests in accordance with this Act from the requirements of any national primary drinking water regulation for naturally occurring contaminants, including arsenic, radon, radium, uranium, any microbial pathogen (including Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia),
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 09/29/2010
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South Orange County Recycled Water Enhancement Act [HB-637]
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South Orange County Recycled Water Enhancement Act - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with: (1) the city of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of an advanced water treatment plant facility and recycled water system; and (2) the city of San Clemente, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to expand reclaimed water distribution, storage, and treatment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2010
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Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act [HB-631]
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Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Research and Development to establish a research and development program to promote water use efficiency and conservation, including: (1) technologies and processes that enable the collection, storage, treatment, and reuse of rainwater, stormwater, and greywater; (2) water storage and distribution systems; and (3) behavioral, social, and economic barriers to achieving greater water use efficiency.Requires the Assistant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/12/2009
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To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California. [HB-567]
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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: (1) projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal within the Santa Ana Watershed, in cooperation with the Yucaipa Valley Water District; and (2) a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, within and outside of the service area of the City of Corona Water Utility, in cooperation
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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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Sierra Vista Subwatershed Feasibility Study Act [HB-551]
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Sierra Vista Subwatershed Feasibility Study Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to complete a feasibility study of alternatives to augment water supplies in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed, Arizona, that are identified as appropriate for further study in an appraisal report dated June 2007.Directs the Secretary, in evaluating the feasibility of alternatives, to: (1) include any required environmental reviews, the construction, operations, maintenance, and replacement costs for each alternative,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2010 [HB-5487]
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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) authorize appropriations for water resources research and technology institutes through FY2016; and (2) require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct his or her evaluation of each institute's research and effectiveness as an institution for planning, conducting, and arranging for research at least once every five (currently, three) years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/17/2010
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To provide for the release of water from the marketable yield pool of water stored in the Ruedi Reservoir for the benefit of endangered fish habitat in the Colorado River, and for other purposes. [HB-5362]
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Requires the release of 5,412.5 acre-feet of water from the marketable yield pool (the portion of the regulatory capacity that is dedicated to marketing purposes) of water stored in the Ruedi Reservoir (a component of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project of the Bureau of Reclamation in western Colorado) for the benefit of endangered fish habitat in the Colorado River for 2013 and each year thereafter at the request of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Requires such release during the late summer months to enhance low water flows
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Salazar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 05/24/2010
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Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-530]
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Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with: (1) the Orange County Water District (the District), to participate in the design, planning, and construction of natural treatment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin; (2) local governments, to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009