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To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual. [HB-2609] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Animals ] [Environmental ]
To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual. This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 05/24/2017

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FUELS Act Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act [S.1207] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Energy ]
FUELS Act Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act This bill amends the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to require the Environmental Protection Agency, in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (concerning oil pollution prevention) with respect to any farm, to: require certification by a professional engineer for a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of more than 42,000 gallons (currently, 20,000 gallons); allow self-certification by the owner or operator of a farm with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/23/2017

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FUELS Act Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act [HB-1737] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Energy ]
FUELS Act Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act This bill amends the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to require the Environmental Protection Agency, in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (concerning oil pollution prevention) with respect to any farm, to: require certification by a professional engineer for a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of more than 42,000 gallons (currently, 20,000 gallons); allow self-certification by the owner or operator of a farm with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/28/2017

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Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2017 [S.714] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Agriculture ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Animals ] [Science ]
Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill expands the purposes of the Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program to include: protection, mitigation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife and the recovery and maintenance of self-sustaining harvestable populations of fish and other aquatic life, both anadromous and resident species, throughout their historic distribution range in the Yakima River Basin; improving the reliability of municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply and use purposes, especially (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-107. on 06/13/2017

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Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Extension Act [S.703] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Extension Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005 to extend for ten years the authority of the Department of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Project, Kansas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-102. on 06/08/2017

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Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2017 [HB-1647] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury a Water Infrastructure Trust Fund and appropriates to it amounts equivalent to the fees received in the Treasury before January 1, 2023, under this bill. The bill requires 50% of amounts in the fund to be available to the Environmental Protection Agency for capitalization grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act or CWA) and 50% to be available for capitalization grants under the Safe (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/24/2017

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Clean Water for Rural Communities Act [S.685] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ]
Clean Water for Rural Communities Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to carry out the projects entitled: (1) the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study, which received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation on September 1, 2010; and (2) the "Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System" in accordance with the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System Feasibility Report. The bill defines the service areas of such projects in North Dakota and Montana. Interior (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 115-373. on 11/15/2018

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Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act [HB-1654] [Water ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects in the states covered under the Reclamation Act on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, including state-led projects, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding, unless the project (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/26/2017

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Water Resources Research Amendments Act [HB-1663] [Water ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ]
Water Resources Research Amendments Act This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/27/2017

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Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act [S.677] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act This bill establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects in the states covered under the Reclamation Act on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding (qualifying projects). The Bureau: (1) upon receipt of an (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 06/14/2017

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Hudson River Protection Act [HB-1504] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Public Safety ]
Hudson River Protection Act This bill amends the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915 to prohibit the establishment of areas located within five miles of a nuclear power plant, a location on the national register of historic places, a superfund site, or critical habitat of an endangered species as anchorage grounds in U.S. navigable waters for vessels carrying hazardous or flammable material as cargo.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/13/2017

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A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to make applicable to the State of South Dakota a provision relating to certain Bureau of Reclamation permit fees. [S.535] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to make applicable to the State of South Dakota a provision relating to certain Bureau of Reclamation permit fees. This bill amends the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to temporarily prohibit the Department of the Interior from increasing the permit fee for a cabin or trailer on land in South Dakota administered by the Bureau of Reclamation's Dakotas Area Office by more than 33% of the fee amount that was in effect on January 1, 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/06/2017

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Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act [HB-1269] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: complete the final feasibility study authorized under the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act for the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County, California, which shall evaluate the development of the project as a non-federal project whereby Interior may be a participant in the locally preferred project; work with the Department of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/10/2017

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A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest. [S.466] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to convey to the Yavapai Ranch 25 acres of land within the Kaibab National Forest at the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Coconino County, Arizona.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-615. on 03/22/2018

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Emergency Flood Response Act [HB-1233] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Water ]
Emergency Flood Response Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish and carry out a pilot program to assist flood response efforts at state and federal regional levels in response to a levee failure or potential levee failure. FEMA may award grants to up to 10 eligible entities to: (1) establish or maintain a flood emergency fund, and (2) ensure a unified command system organizational framework for emergency flood activities. An "eligible entity" is a levee maintaining agency or unit of local government that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 02/28/2017

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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2017 [S.451] [Water ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ]
Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/27/2017

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual. [HJR-77] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual. This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment (published December 2016).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 02/17/2017

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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes. [S.398] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes. This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the federal water resources projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in a manner that ensures the maintenance of freshwater flows. The term "freshwater flows" is defined as the quality, quantity, timing, and variability of freshwater (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/15/2017

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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-1099] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act This bill amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to extend the authorization for the Department of the Interior to carry out certain wetlands conservation projects through FY2022.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/28/2017

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Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 [HB-1045] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Water ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers 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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/15/2017

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