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Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act [HB-875]
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Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act This bill sets forth provisions governing feasibility studies for water projects initiated by the Department of the Interior under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (project studies). A project study initiated after enactment of this bill must: (1) result in the completion of a final feasibility report within three years; (2) have a maximum federal cost of $3 million; and (3) ensure that personnel from the local project area, region, and headquarters levels of the Bureau of Reclamation concurrently
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/17/2017
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SAND Act Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act [S.279]
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SAND Act Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/02/2017
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SAND Act of 2017 Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 [HB-833]
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SAND Act of 2017 Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/03/2017
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. [HB-648]
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project (authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act) to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Liz Cheney
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-235. on 04/25/2018
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [HB-660]
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by Reclamation for which operations and maintenance are performed by its employees or through a contract with Reclamation) at Reclamation facilities, and to standardize and streamline data reporting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 573. on 09/17/2018
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A bill to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. [S.199]
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A bill to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project (authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act) to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of the dam to allow such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-96. on 06/08/2017
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [S.216]
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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-97. on 06/08/2017
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To authorize a pilot project for an innovative water project financing program, and for other purposes. [HB-434]
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To authorize a pilot project for an innovative water project financing program, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, for 15 years after this bill's enactment, to provide financial assistance, such as secured loans or loan guarantees, to entities that contract under federal reclamation law to carry out water projects within the 17 western states served by the Bureau of Reclamation, other states where the Bureau is authorized to provide project assistance, Alaska, and Hawaii. Projects eligible for assistance
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/07/2017
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A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. [S.80]
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A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief 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
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/10/2017
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Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 [HB-23]
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Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 TITLE I--CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT WATER RELIABILITY (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to include among its purposes to: (1) ensure that water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes is replaced and provided to Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors by December 31, 2018, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable; and (2) facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with such Act. (Sec. 102) The bill restricts the definition of "anadromous fish" to mean
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/18/2017
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Everglades FIRST Act Everglades Flow Increases Rely on Storage and Treatment Act [HB-2415]
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Everglades FIRST Act Everglades Flow Increases Rely on Storage and Treatment Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to expedite completion of the reports for the following projects in Florida and to expedite completion of construction of the projects it determines are feasible: Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoirs, Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project, and Western Everglades Restoration Project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Introduced In House on 05/11/2017
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New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2018 [S.1012]
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New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2018 This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out a water acquisition program in specified basins in New Mexico, under which Reclamation shall: (1) make acquisitions of water by lease or purchase of water rights or contractual entitlements from willing lessors or sellers, consistent with the Rio Grande Compact and applicable state water rights law; and (2) take other actions to enhance stream flow to benefit fish and wildlife (including endangered species), water quality, and river ecosystem restoration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-358. on 11/14/2018
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Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act [HB-2156]
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Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The Forest Service must manage the memorial. (Sec. 4) Within three years of this bill's enactment, USDA must submit to Congress recommendations regarding: the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the memorial; the proposed boundaries;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 647. on 11/14/2018
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Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act [HB-2116]
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Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial assistance to local water authorities for perchlorate remediation projects in areas identified by the Bureau, the Army Corps of Engineers, or a state designating agency as having experienced an impact from perchlorate contamination to: (1) design and construct water replenishment and reclamation projects that are owned and operated by the local water authority,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Knight
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 04/27/2017
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Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act [HB-1967]
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Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to provide that provisions respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges in connection with the operation of any municipal water supply project shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to pumped storage hydropower development exclusively utilizing Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Passed Senate With An Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S8034-8035; Text: Cr S8034-8035) on 12/22/2018
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San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act [HB-1769]
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San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to implement the Agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District August 2015 (Westlands Agreement). The bill amends the San Luis Act (the 1960 statute that authorized Interior to construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project [CVP], California) to: (1) repeal provisions that include distribution systems or drains within the Westlands Water District, and (2) eliminate requirements for Interior to meet drainage requirements for Westlands.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans Discharged. on 04/27/2017