Water Resources Development
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A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. [S.2013]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm in a public area of a water resources development project 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 the project is located.
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Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act [S.2044]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides support for rehabilitating aging water-supply infrastructure (e.g., dams) and establishes a pilot project within the Bureau of Reclamation to review flood measures. The bill establishes within the Department of Treasury the Aging Infrastructure Account, which shall provide funds and funding assistance to entities responsible for costs of certain major, nonrecurring maintenance of bureau-owned water infrastructure. The bill also requires the bureau to establish a pilot program to adjust the flood control rule curves (i.e., the amount of
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Water Resources Research Amendments Act [HB-3510]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes through FY2023 the water resources research program and otherwise revises the program, including by increasing the federal share of grant funding under the program for water resources research and technology institutes.
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To make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes. [HB-3471]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
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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Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act [S.1932]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes and modifies various Department of the Interior water programs that target western states. Provisions in the bill include those authorizing Interior to provide grants to support qualifying water-storage projects in western states; reauthorizing through FY2024 the CALFED Bay-Delta program, which handles water issues in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; reauthorizing through FY2024 an Interior grant program to support qualifying water recycling and reuse projects and establishing new priorities for awarding such grants; and establishing
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Aamodt Litigation Settlement Completion Act of 2019 [HB-3292]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Ratifies an agreement relating to the settlement of the Aamodt litigation, which resolved claims concerning Pueblo water resources. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to construct a regional water system as part of the settlement. Specifically, the bill ratifies an agreement between the United States, New Mexico, the city of Santa Fe, and the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque relating to the litigation. (This agreement is in addition to previously ratified agreements settling the litigation.)
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PROTECT Florida Act Prioritizing Revised Operations To Eliminate Cyanobacteria Toxins in Florida Act [HB-3324]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Modifies requirements regarding water infrastructure projects in central and southern Florida. Specifically, the Army Corps of Engineers must include in such projects specified public health considerations, including those related to cyanobacteria and other toxins. The bill also prohibits the use of restoration funds for deep well injection (a liquid-waste disposal technology). In addition, the Army Corps of Engineers must (1) develop a master operational manual to ensure system management that protects public health and Everglades restoration;
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A bill to make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes. [S.1882]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
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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Aamodt Litigation Settlement Completion Act of 2019 [S.1875]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Ratifies an agreement relating to the settlement of the Aamodt litigation, which resolved claims concerning Pueblo water resources. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to construct a regional water system as part of the settlement. Specifically, the bill ratifies an agreement between the United States, New Mexico, the city of Santa Fe, and the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque relating to the litigation. (This agreement is in addition to previously ratified agreements settling the litigation.)
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Water Resources Development Act of 2020 [S.1811]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Addresses water resources infrastructure funding as well as Army Corps of Engineers projects for navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration. The bill removes from annual discretionary spending limits funds appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) for harbor operations and maintenance purposes, up to a specified amount. This allows additional funds from the HMTF to be appropriated for these purposes without these amounts counting against annual discretionary spending limits. Similarly, the bill removes from annual
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A bill to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, and for other purposes. [S.1758]
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[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Allows the Bureau of Reclamation to extend the repayment contract with the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District relating to the Purgatoire project for the Trinidad Dam on Purgatoire River in Colorado. The bill also allows Reclamation to enter into excess capacity contracts with respect to the project; revenues from such contracts must be first credited toward the district's outstanding payment obligation under its repayment contract.
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Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act [S.1751]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
Provides the Department of the Interior exclusive authority to develop hydropower facilities in certain instances and contains other related provisions. Specifically, Interior shall have exclusive authority to develop small conduit hydropower using Bureau of Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower that exclusively use bureau reservoirs. Currently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) also has regulatory authority over some of the bureau infrastructure involved in such projects, so some projects require approval from both
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Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act [S.1570]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Authorizes the use of certain Bureau of Reclamation facilities and federal land, excluding facilities and land in California, to convey water to recharge certain aquifers.
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Corps of Engineers Flood Control Civilian Advisory Council Act [S.1565]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes a Corps of Engineers Flood Control Civilian Advisory Council. The Council must make recommendations on how to prioritize flood control and navigation in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.
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Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act [HB-2871]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Authorizes the use of certain Bureau of Reclamation facilities and federal land, excluding facilities and land in California, to convey water to recharge certain aquifers.
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Missouri River Flood Control Prioritization Act [S.1571]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Addresses the management of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System. Specifically, it designates flood control as the highest priority of the system. The system may not be managed for the protection of fish and wildlife.
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To rename the Success Dam in Tulare County, California, as the Richard L. Schafer Dam. [HB-2695]
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Designates the Success Dam in Tulare County, California, as the "Richard L. Schafer Dam."
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PFAS Drinking Water Act Providing Financial Assistance for Safe Drinking Water Act [HB-2533]
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[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program that awards grants to community water systems for the costs associated with technologies that remove perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, from drinking water. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.
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St. Mary's Reinvestment Act [S.1305]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Requires the government to pay 75% of the costs, including repair costs, for the Bureau of Reclamation's Milk River Project, which provides water for irrigation of land in Montana.
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Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act [HB-2473]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
Authorizes assistance for water management and infrastructure projects and contains other related provisions. The bill establishes the Water Infrastructure and Drought Solutions Fund within the Department of the Treasury to fund various water-related projects. In addition, the Department of the Interior must establish a pilot program to provide financial assistance to projects in western states that would contribute to a safe and adequate water supply. The Bureau of Reclamation must award prizes for achievements relating to certain uses of water
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