Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-395. on 11/28/2018
S.2585: A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to permanently extend the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds from certain entities to process permits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/21/2018
You have voted S.2585: A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to permanently extend the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds from certain entities to process permits..
Recognizing the importance of the Upper Delaware River in New York State. [HR-793]
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[Economic Development ]
[Recreation ]
Recognizing the importance of the Upper Delaware River in New York State. Recognizes: (1) the economic and ecological value of the Upper Delaware River, and (2) the importance of federal and state programs that will protect and restore that river and generate economic benefits for the people who rely on it for their livelihoods.
HR-793: Recognizing the importance of the Upper Delaware River in New York State.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Faso
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/23/2018
To deauthorize a water resources project at Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut. [HB-5432]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To deauthorize a water resources project at Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut. This bill deauthorizes the portion of a dredging project for navigation at Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, that is upstream of the Congress Street Bridge on the Pequonnock River, thereby allowing the bridge to be replaced with a fixed (not movable) bridge.
HB-5432: To deauthorize a water resources project at Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Himes
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 04/06/2018
HB-3383: To designate the flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, commonly known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, as the "M.S. 'Mitch' Mitchell Floodway".
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall
Presented To President. on 12/21/2018
You have voted HB-3383: To designate the flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, commonly known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, as the "M.S. 'Mitch' Mitchell Floodway"..
Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act [HB-3281]
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[Energy ]
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Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey U.S. interest in an eligible reclamation project or facility to an agency of a state political subdivision, a joint action or powers agency, a water users association, or an Indian tribe or tribal utility authority that holds a water service contract for such property and that has the capacity to continue to manage the property for the same purposes for which it has been managed under reclamation law,
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HB-3281: Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Costa
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/16/2018
Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act [HB-3275]
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[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Infrastructure ]
[International ]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act This bill addresses the link between energy and water systems (energy-water nexus), including: (1) the water needed to produce energy; (2) the energy needed to transport, reclaim, treat, store, and reuse water and wastewater; (3) the energy available in organic wastewaters and wet waste streams (e.g., methane); and (4) the waste heat available in industrial process and cooling water discharges, steam system condensate and cooling water, and thermoelectric cooling water discharge. The bill provides
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HB-3275: Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act [S.1556]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act This bill establishes the Reclamation Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation Fund, which shall consist of the Rural Water Project Account and the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation Account. The Department of the Treasury shall deposit into such accounts for each of FY2018-FY2038 specified revenues that would otherwise be deposited in the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902. The bill permits the Department of the Interior to use specified
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S.1556: Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/13/2017
To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. [HB-3144]
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[Public Safety ]
To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) in a manner consistent with the document titled "Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Supplemental Biological Opinion," dated January 17, 2014, until the later of September 30, 2022, or the date upon
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HB-3144: To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/26/2018
You have voted HB-3144: To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes..
Water Resources Development Act of 2018 [HB-8]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
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[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Water Resources Development Act of 2018 TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 to direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify potential opportunities for the beneficial use of dredged materials obtained from harbors and inland harbors. (Sec. 103) The bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Levee Safety Initiative under WRDA 1986 and the dam inspection program under the National Dam Safety Program Act. (Sec. 105) The bill increases funding limits for the rehabilitation of Corps
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HB-8: Water Resources Development Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 488. on 06/26/2018
Soo Locks Modernization Act [S.1308]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
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[Economic Development ]
Soo Locks Modernization Act This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 for the construction of a second lock adjacent to the existing lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at a total project cost that is equal to the 2017 certified cost estimate, plus or minus such amounts as may be required by ordinary fluctuations in construction costs.
S.1308: Soo Locks Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 06/07/2017
Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act [HB-2799]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Climate Change ]
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, Sunnyvale, and Turlock; the Dublin San Ramon Services District and the Dublin San Ramon Services District/East Bay Municipal Utility District Recycled Water
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HB-2799: Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 06/16/2017
Everglades for the Next Generation Act [S.1234]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Everglades for the Next Generation Act This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Department of the Army, after completing an implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out: (1) any project identified in the plan for which a project implementation report is completed that is in accordance with an integrated delivery schedule approved by the Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management
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S.1234: Everglades for the Next Generation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/25/2017