Water Resources Development
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River Basin Commission Transfer Act [HB-7705]
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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin Commissions, and for other purposes.
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Water Resources Development Act of 2020 [HB-7575]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies water resources infrastructure funding and addresses Army Corps of Engineers projects for navigation, flood damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration. The bill removes certain funds appropriated for harbor operations and maintenance from annual discretionary spending limits. This allows additional funds to be appropriated for these purposes without the amounts counting against annual discretionary spending limits. Further, the bill increases the percentage of available funds allocated annually to emerging harbors (i.e., those that handle
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Water for Conservation and Farming Act [S.4189]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability.
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Water for Tomorrow Act of 2020 [S.4188]
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[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Provides assistance for water resources development and ecosystem protection and restoration projects in western states. Specifically, among other things, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide assistance to water supply projects that would contribute to a safe, adequate water supply for domestic, agricultural, environmental, municipal, or industrial use. Interior must also award grants to help disadvantaged communities with populations of 60,000 or less meet specified drinking water standards or address a significant decline
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Identifying PFAS at Water Infrastructure Sites Act [HB-7243]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop an inventory and carry out research with respect to PFAS, and for other purposes.
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Hudson River Climate Change Protection Act [HB-7220]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
To require the Corps of Engineers to include study of the impacts of sea-level rise and low-frequency precipitation events in addition to the impacts of coastal hurricanes in certain studies, and for other purposes.
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To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections. [HB-7116]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Specifies types of programs the Bureau of Reclamation may participate in, such as land idling (i.e., refraining from cultivating crops on certain land), for the purpose of aligning water supply and demand for users of irrigation water associated with the Klamath Project in Oregon and California.
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Dam Safety Improvement Act [HB-6985]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to expand eligibility for the rehabilitation of high hazard potential dam program, and for other purposes.
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To establish a lower Missouri River flood prevention program, and for other purposes. [HB-6964]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
To establish a lower Missouri River flood prevention program, and for other purposes.
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Restoration of Essential Conveyance Act [S.3811]
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[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to provide financial assistance for projects to address certain subsidence impacts in the State of California, and for other purposes.
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BASE Protection Act Base Applications Sped Expeditiously Protection Act [HB-6922]
[Defense ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Military ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To require the Corps of Engineers to expedite review of applications for certain flood control projects near military installations, and for other purposes.
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A bill to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections. [S.3758]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Specifies types of programs the Bureau of Reclamation may participate in, such as land idling (i.e., refraining from cultivating crops on certain land), for the purpose of aligning water supply and demand for users of irrigation water associated with the Klamath Project in Oregon and California. Additionally, the bill provides for the continued use of power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District in Montana.
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To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to convey certain property to the Tri-County Levee District. [HB-6771]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to convey certain property to the Tri-County Levee District.
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SLITHER Act Suppressing Looming Invasive Threats Harming Everglades Restoration Act [S.3603]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to require the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to develop a priority list for reducing, mitigating, and controlling invasive species within the South Florida ecosystem, and for other purposes.
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Clarifying Easement Requirements for Existing Projects Act [HB-6710]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To modify certain requirements of the Corps of Engineers relating to periodic nourishment of private beaches, and for other purposes.
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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 [S.3591]
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[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifies water resources development projects operated by the Army Corps of Engineers and clean water programs operated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill modifies cost share requirements for the construction and major rehabilitation of certain inland waterways navigation projects. Additionally, the nonfederal cost share for certain projects may be reduced if a small or disadvantaged community's sustainability would be threatened without the project. Similarly, the Corps of Engineers may recommend a project without national economic
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To improve flood protection and water resources enhancement and utilization along the Sacramento River and in the Yolo Bypass region of California, to improve policies and procedures for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes. [HB-6684]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To improve flood protection and water resources enhancement and utilization along the Sacramento River and in the Yolo Bypass region of California, to improve policies and procedures for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes.
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Emergency Water is a Human Right Act [HB-6552]
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[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide funds to states and Indian tribes to assist low-income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and wastewater services. Further, any entity receiving financial assistance under this grant program must ensure that no home energy service or public water system service is or remains disconnected or interrupted during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
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Flood Water Relief Act of 2019 [HB-3945]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
Makes supplemental appropriations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in Jacksonville, Florida, for areas that have received a major disaster declaration.
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A bill to establish a lower Missouri River flood prevention program, and for other purposes. [S.3403]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to establish a lower Missouri River flood prevention program, and for other purposes.