Water Use And Supply

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Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015 [S.980] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Real Estate ] [Property Tax ]
Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to specify the types of water bodies that are "navigable waters" and therefore fall under the scope of the Act. Groundwater is considered to be state water. Activities carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may not impinge upon states' power over land and water use. States or individual property owners may obtain judicial review of jurisdictional determinations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/16/2015

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Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 [S.921] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Budget and Spending ]
Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish a nonregulatory Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which it shall: (1) draw on management plans for the basin or portions of the basin and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal government, other state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-294. on 07/07/2016

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Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015 [S.896] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Science ] [Community Development ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ]
Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure, which is any stormwater management technique that: (1) uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (2) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/13/2015

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Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015 [S.886] [Energy ] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency pilot program to award grants to utilities, municipalities, water districts, and other water authorities for demonstrating novel and innovative technology-based solutions that will: increase the energy efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems; improve those systems to help communities make significant progress in conserving water, saving (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 04/30/2015

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American Mineral Security Act of 2015 [S.883] [Mining ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Manufacturing ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Trade ] [National Security ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
American Mineral Security Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to direct the President to: (1) establish an analytical and forecasting capability for identifying critical mineral market factors so as to avoid supply shortages, mitigate price volatility, and prepare for demand growth and other market shifts; and (2) encourage federal agencies to facilitate development and production of domestic resources to meet national critical material and minerals needs. The Director of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 114-141. on 05/12/2015

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All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2015 [S.869] [Energy ] [Construction ] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ]
All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2015 Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to extend energy performance requirements for federal buildings in FY2016-FY2017 (from a 33% reduction from 2003 energy consumption level for FY2016 to a 36% reduction for FY2017). Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to review the results of the implementation of such requirements by December 31, 2017 (currently, December 31, 2014) and, based on such review, report to Congress on the feasibility of requiring each agency to apply (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 04/30/2015

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Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 [S.858] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Environmental ]
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise requirements for energy savings performance and utility energy service contracts (performance contracts). (These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities.) Each federal facility energy manager must provide an explanation regarding life cycle cost-effective measures that have not been implemented as part of the web-based compliance certification (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 04/30/2015

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FRAC Act Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act [S.785] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Science ]
FRAC Act Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act This bill repeals the exemption for hydraulic fracturing operations relating to oil and natural gas production activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow the Environmental (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/18/2015

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Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 [S.741] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ]
Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants in each of FY2015-FY2019 for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of water systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region. A water system is a community water system, a treatment works, a decentralized wastewater treatment system for domestic sewage, a groundwater (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1530; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1530-1531) on 03/16/2015

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Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2015 [S.723] [Energy ] [Water ]
Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to make explicit that utility energy service contracts (UESCs) may have a contract period of up to 25 years. UESCs are contracts that allow utilities to provide federal agencies with energy and water efficiency improvements and demand reduction services. UESC conditions must include requirements for measurement, verification, and performance assurances or guarantees of the savings.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 04/30/2015

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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 [S.720] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Construction ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances. TITLE I--BUILDINGS Subtitle A--Building Energy Codes (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to require states and Indian tribes to measure and certify their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes by a specified deadline. The Department of Energy (DOE) must: (1) provide technical (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With Amendments. With Written Report No. 114-130. on 09/09/2015

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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015 [S.653] [Water ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ]
Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) 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 Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 06/11/2015

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Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act [S.611] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Health ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Small Business ]
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (Sec. 4) This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2020 the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) program providing technical assistance to small public water systems in complying with national primary drinking water regulations. The EPA may use the funds to provide grants or cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations that provide onsite technical assistance; circuit-rider technical assistance programs; multistate, regional technical assistance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Became Public Law No: 114-98. (txt | Pdf) on 12/11/2015

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ACCTION Act of 2015 Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation Act of 2015 [S.601] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Climate Change ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Manufacturing ] [Mining ]
ACCTION Act of 2015 Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to implement a program to demonstrate the integration of systems for the capture, transportation, and injection of carbon dioxide from industrial sources for long-term geological storage or enhanced oil recovery at a commercial scale. The types of activities that must be undertaken under the existing coal and related technologies program are expanded. DOE may carry out a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/26/2015

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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act [S.593] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) 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 at each (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With Amendments. With Written Report No. 114-128. on 09/09/2015

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Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act [S.583] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act (Sec. 202) Directs the USDA to issue a special use permit or convey to Blaine County, Idaho, without consideration, up to one acre of land for use as a school bus turnaround, as depicted on the map titled "Blaine County Conveyance--Eagle Creek Parcel--Proposed," and dated October 1, 2006. (Sec. 203) Directs Interior to convey to Custer County, Idaho, without consideration, approximately 114 acres of land depicted as Parcel A on the map titled "Custer County and City of Mackay (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-127. on 09/09/2015

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Sportsmen's Act of 2015 [S.556] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Sports ] [Animals ] [Film Production ]
Sportsmen's Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Federal public land management officials must facilitate hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on certain federal public land. Land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service must be open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close the land. The bill provides special rules to expand access to federal land (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski 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. 114-183. on 12/16/2015

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Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 [S.535] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Construction ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Housing ]
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 TITLE I--BETTER BUILDINGS Better Buildings Act of 2015 (Sec. 102) This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) develop and publish model leasing provisions to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency and water efficiency measures in commercial buildings, (2) develop policies and practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to agencies, and (3) make available the model provisions and best practices to state (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Signed By President. on 04/30/2015

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Sequestration Relief Act of 2015 [S.515] [Budget and Spending ]
Sequestration Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to revise the discretionary spending limits for FY2016 and FY2017 and eliminate spending reductions required by sequestration. Current law requires a sequestration, or automatic across-the-board spending cuts, to enforce deficit reduction requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/12/2015

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New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act [S.501] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to expand the current authorization for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico to include the planning and design of those wells. Revises the percentages of funds authorized for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, conjunctive use wells, and San Juan River Irrigation Projects that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Became Public Law No: 114-57. (txt | Pdf) on 09/30/2015

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