Water Resources Development
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Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act [HB-1162]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Makes permanent, and otherwise revises, the Bureau of Reclamation's grant program for the funding of water recycling and reuse projects. The bill removes priority under the program for projects in areas that, in the preceding four-year period, have been (1) identified as experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought; or (2) designated as a disaster area by a state. Additionally, the bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the program and otherwise revises provisions related to program funding.
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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies. [HB-1137]
[Water ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
Repeals the authority of the President to divert certain resources of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during national emergencies. Specifically, the bill repeals the President's authority to (1) terminate or defer civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that are not essential to the national defense; and (2) apply the resources of the Corps' civil works program to civil works, military construction, and civil defense projects that are essential to the national defense.
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Clean Water for Rural Communities Act [S.334]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes rural water supply projects in Montana and North Dakota. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to (1) plan and construct the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System for certain communities in Montana, and (2) study the feasibility of constructing the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System for certain communities in Montana and North Dakota.
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Garrison Diversion Unit Project Oakes Test Area Conveyance Act of 2019 [S.325]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
Provides for the conveyance of the Oakes Test Area in North Dakota from the Department of the Interior to the Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District.
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Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act [S.129]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
Establishes the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument and authorizes the Department of Agriculture to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial to honor the victims of the dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The monument comprises approximately 353 acres of National Forest System land in Los Angeles County, California. The memorial must be established at the dam site and be managed by the Forest Service.
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Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act [S.93]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
Provides for the conveyance of the Contra Costa Canal and the Rock Slough fish screen facility from the Department of the Interior to the Contra Costa Water District in California.
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [S.40]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
Directs the Department of the Interior to publish, and update every two years, an Asset Management Report. The report must describe the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to (1) maintain in a reliable manner its reserved works (e.g., buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment); and (2) standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining reserved works. The report must include (1) an assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for reserved works, and (2) an itemized and prioritized
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Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act [HB-1048]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
Directs the Department of the Interior to implement projects under the third phase of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project in Washington. The bill also addresses various issues related to the project, such as the treatment of certain additional stored water made available by the project.
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Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act [HB-1015]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
Establishes the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument and authorizes the Department of Agriculture to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial to honor the victims of the dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The monument comprises approximately 353 acres of National Forest System land in Los Angeles County, California. The memorial must be established at the dam site and be managed by the Forest Service.
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Toxic Health Threat Warning Act of 2019 [HB-977]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, before releasing water from flood risk management projects, to determine whether the water is contaminated with cyanobacteria based on tests conducted by the Corps, another federal agency, or the state in which the project is located. If the water is contaminated, the Corps must notify the public and affected governments of the contamination, planned releases, and the potential effects on human health.
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Clean Water for Rural Communities Act [HB-967]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes rural water supply projects in Montana and North Dakota. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to (1) plan and construct the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System for certain communities in Montana, and (2) study the feasibility of constructing the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System for certain communities in Montana and North Dakota.
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Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2019 [HB-664]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm at a Corps water resources development project as long as the individual's possession of the firearm is in compliance with federal and state law.
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Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act [HB-537]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
Revises requirements governing the development of certain hydropower projects by nonfederal entities at reservoirs administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under current law, those hydropower developments may be governed by requirements of Reclamation or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. gives Reclamation the sole authority to oversee the development of pumped storage hydropower by the nonfederal entities if the development exclusively utilizes Reclamation's reservoirs.
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Everglades for the Next Generation Act [HB-462]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, after completing implementation reports prepared for certain projects under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, to carry out those projects, which include projects that provide regional, watershed ecosystem, or water supply benefits.
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Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act [HB-432]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
Provides for the conveyance of the Contra Costa Canal and the Rock Slough fish screen facility from the Department of the Interior to the Contra Costa Water District in California.
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to the Kennewick Irrigation District, and for other purposes. [HB-278]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
Directs the Bureau of Reclamation to convey to Kennewick Irrigation District certain canals, laterals, and appurtenant works and lands, which begin at the district's head gate and extend 40 miles east to the Columbia River. The irrigation district is located in Benton County, Washington.
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Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019 [HB-34]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate water considerations into its energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects. Specifically, the DOE must develop and implement a strategic plan that advances energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices to minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption, seismic impacts, and deleterious impacts on water bodies, groundwater, and waterways; increase water use efficiency; and utilize nontraditional water sources. Further, the strategic plan must (1) consider the effects
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Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act [HB-7246]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act
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Mancos Water Conservancy District Conveyance Act [S.3613]
[Water ]
Mancos Water Conservancy District Conveyance Act
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To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [HB-4193]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This bill deauthorizes a portion of a specified project for navigation, Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, consisting of the navigation channel within the Menomonee River that extends from the 16th Street Bridge upstream to the upper limit of the authorized navigation channel.