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| 108-hr-5418 | 108 | hr | 5418 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into new and renewal contracts with the City of Aurora, Colorado, or an enterprise of the City, for the use of excess capacity water in the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. | Water Resources Development | 2004-11-19 | 2004-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] | CO | R | T000458 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into new and renewal contracts with the City of Aurora, Colorado, or an enterprise of the City, for a term not to exceed 50 years for the use of excess capacity in the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project for specified purposes, including conveying non-project water for irrigation, domestic, municipal, or industrial purposes. | 2023-01-14T22:48:31Z | |
| 108-hr-5373 | 108 | hr | 5373 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for the use of excess storage and conveyance capacity of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2004-11-17 | 2004-11-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] | CO | R | B001240 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) conduct a feasibility study to determine the most feasible method of meeting the present and future water supply and related storage requirements within the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, including the potential enlargement of Fryingpan-Arkansas facilities; and (2) enter into contracts with any entity, private or public for the use of excess capacity in such Project for the purpose of diverting, storing, impounding, pumping, exchanging, or conveying nonproject water for irrigation, domestic, municipal and industrial, or any other beneficial purpose; and (3) enter into new and renewal contracts with the City of Aurora, Colorado, or an enterprise of the City, for a specified term, for the use of excess capacity in such Project for the purpose of diverting, storing, impounding, pumping, exchanging, or conveying nonproject water for irrigation, domestic, municipal and industrial, or any other beneficial purpose. | 2023-01-14T22:48:33Z | |
| 108-s-2970 | 108 | s | 2970 | A bill to redesignate the project for navigation, Saco River, Maine, as an anchorage area. | Water Resources Development | 2004-10-09 | 2004-10-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Redesignates a portion of the project for navigation, Saco River, Maine, as an anchorage area. | 2023-01-14T22:48:34Z | |
| 108-s-2958 | 108 | s | 2958 | Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 1 | Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water management feasibility study and environmental impact statement in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bureau of Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project, dated July 2, 2004. | 2023-01-14T22:48:34Z | |
| 108-hr-5232 | 108 | hr | 5232 | Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-10-06 | 2004-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] | FL | R | F000238 | 2 | Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for ecosystem restoration, water supply, flood control, and protection of water quality, Indian River Lagoon, South Florida, at a specified total cost, in accordance with the recommendations of the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated August 6, 2004. Deauthorizes certain projects authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 and the Flood Control Act of 1968. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for ecosystem restoration, Picayune Strand, Collier County, Florida, at a specified total cost, substantially in accordance with the project implementation report for the project, and subject to the conditions recommended in a final report of the Chief of Engineers, if a favorable report of the Chief is completed not later than December 31, 2004. | 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z | |
| 108-hr-5190 | 108 | hr | 5190 | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | K000078 | 5 | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2004 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards and pose an unacceptable risk to the public (deficient dams). Sets forth provisions regarding procedures for grant awards and fund allocation. Requires the Director to develop a risk-based priority system for identifying deficient dams for which such grants may be made. Limits the Federal share of rehabilitation costs to 65 percent. | 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z | |
| 108-s-2857 | 108 | s | 2857 | Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-09-29 | 2004-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 1 | Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for ecosystem restoration, water supply, flood control, and protection of water quality, Indian River Lagoon, South Florida, at a specified total cost, in accordance with the recommendations of the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated August 6, 2004. Deauthorizes certain projects authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 and the Flood Control Act of 1968. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for ecosystem restoration, Picayune Strand, Collier County, Florida, at a specified total cost, substantially in accordance with the project implementation report for the project, and subject to the conditions recommended in a final report of the Chief of Engineers, if a favorable report of the Chief is completed not later than December 31, 2004. | 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z | |
| 108-s-2847 | 108 | s | 2847 | A bill to reauthorize the Water Resources Act of 1984. | Water Resources Development | 2004-09-27 | 2004-11-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes appropriations for the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 through FY 2010, including for research which focuses on water problems of an interstate nature. | 2023-01-14T22:48:37Z | |
| 108-hr-5009 | 108 | hr | 5009 | Montana Water Contracts Extension Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-09-07 | 2004-09-29 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Montana Water Contracts Extension Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to extend specified water contracts in Montana (between the United States and the City of Helena, the Helena Valley Irrigation District, the Toston Irrigation District, the Clark Canyon Water Supply Company, Inc., and the East Bench Irrigation District) until the earlier of: (1) the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the date on which the contract would expire but for this Act; or (2) the date on which a new long-term water contract is executed by the parties to the contract. | 2023-01-13T21:46:42Z | |
| 108-hr-5016 | 108 | hr | 5016 | To extend the water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 2004-09-07 | 2004-09-29 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] | NE | R | O000165 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to extend the water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska, for four years. | 2023-01-13T21:46:42Z | |
| 108-s-2773 | 108 | s | 2773 | Water Resources Development Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-08-25 | 2004-08-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Water Resources Development Act of 2004 - Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 1001) Amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 to grant the Secretary of the Army authority to provide credit for in-kind services made by the non-Federal interest toward the non-Federal share of the cost of a project, including: (1) the costs of planning (including data collection), design, management, mitigation, construction, and construction services; and (2) the value of materials or services provided before execution of an agreement for the project. (Sec. 1002) Amends the WRDA of 1996 to authorize the Secretary to engage in activities (including contracting) in support of other Federal agencies, international organizations, or foreign governments to address problems of national significance to the United States. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 1003) Authorizes the Secretary to include individuals from the private sector in training classes and courses offered by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) if that it is in the Government's best interest. (Sec. 1004) Amends the WRDA of 1999 to make permanent the demonstration recreation fee program for the Corps. Allows: (1) the Corps to retain 100 percent of the recreation fees it collects (currently just those above a baseline of $34 million per fiscal year); and (2) the fees to be used for planning. Requires: (1) 80 percent of the fees collected to be made available for expenditure by the Corps district in which they are collected; (2) the Secretary to charge and collect fees for admission or for the use of outdoor recreation sites, facilities, visitor centers, equipment, and services; and (3) fees to be based on the fair market value of the admission or use. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into contracts, including reasonable commissions, to provide visitor services; and (2) accept volunteer services to collect fees. Requires the Sec… | 2023-01-13T21:31:58Z | |
| 108-hr-4893 | 108 | hr | 4893 | To authorize additional appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978. | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-22 | 2004-10-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 469. | House | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] | CA | R | C000059 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to increase funding levels for projects to preserve the structural safety of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) during the construction of a Bureau facility modification, to consider cost containment measures recommended by a project beneficiary (beneficiary) that has elected to consult with the Bureau; and (2) to provide to project beneficiaries periodic notice regarding the costs and status of the modification. Directs the Secretary: (1) upon identifying a Bureau facility for modification, to provide to the beneficiaries written notice describing the need and the identifying and implementing process for the modification and summarizing the administrative and legal requirements; (2) to provide beneficiaries an opportunity to consult with the Bureau on the planning, design, and construction of the proposed modification and to develop and provide time frames for the consultation; (3) prior to submitting required reports, to consider any alternative submitted in writing by a beneficiary that has elected to consult with the Bureau; and (4) to provide to the beneficiary a timely written response describing any proposed actions to address the recommendation. Requires the Secretary's response to be included in the required reports. Authorizes the Secretary to waive a requirement upon determining that its implementation could have an adverse impact on dam safety or security. | 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4907 | 108 | hr | 4907 | Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 1 | Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2004 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish recycled water distribution and wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities that will be used to treat wastewater and provide recycled water in the District. Limits the Federal share of the total cost of each project to 25 percent. | 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4981 | 108 | hr | 4981 | Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-12 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] | ID | R | O000166 | 1 | Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 - Approves, ratifies, and confirms the Mediator's Term Sheet dated April 20, 2004, (the Agreement) to resolve the Snake River Basin Adjudication litigation involving the United States, the Nez Perce Tribe (the Tribe), and the State of Idaho. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the heads of other Federal agencies to execute and perform all actions that are necessary to carry out the Agreement. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for a one-time payment to local governments to mitigate for the change of use of water acquired by the Bureau of Reclamation. Requires the Secretary to transfer land selected by the Tribe to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Tribe. Provides that the consumptive use and the springs or fountains water rights be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. Requires the Tribe to enact a water code to be approved by the Secretary. Establishes: (1) the Nez Perce Tribe Water and Fisheries Fund for the Tribe to acquire land and water rights, restore or improve fish habitat, or for fish production, agricultural development, cultural preservation, water resource development, or fisheries-related projects; (2) the Nez Perce Domestic Water Supply Fund to pay for the design and construction of water supply and sewer systems for tribal communities; and (3) the Salmon and Clearwater River Basins Habitat Fund to pay for habitat protection and restoration in the Salmon and Clearwater River basins. Sets forth waiver and release provisions. Allows the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make a grant to the City of Blackfoot, Idaho to assist with natural resource restoration and conservation and water resource development associated with the Jensen Grove Lake. | 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z | |
| 108-s-2750 | 108 | s | 2750 | Tumalo Water Conservation Project Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 1 | Tumalo Water Conservation Project Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Tumalo Irrigation District, to participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon. Sets the Federal share of the cost of the Project at 50 percent. | 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z | |
| 108-s-2699 | 108 | s | 2699 | A bill to deauthorize a certain portion of the project for navigation, Rockland Harbor, Maine. | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-20 | 2004-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Deauthorizes a portion of the project for navigation at Rockland Harbor, Maine. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-s-2670 | 108 | s | 2670 | Canyon Ferry Yacht Basin Marina Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-15 | 2004-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Canyon Ferry Yacht Basin Marina Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to: (1) provide for the continued operation of the Yacht Basin Marina located on the Canyon Ferry Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, Montana; or (2) maintain a marina at Yacht Basin that provides at least as many services and facilities as are available at the Marina on the date of this Act's enactment. Extends the lease for a public concession in the Yacht Basin Concession Area for ten years, with an exception. Bars the Secretary from including terms that are more restrictive than those of the earlier lease. Authorizes the Secretary, at the concessionaire's request and subject to specified notice, to extend the lease for up to four additional ten-year periods. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) deadline extension and requirements (including with regard to meeting operating standards or regulations applicable to Reclamation concessions at the time, particularly concerning public safety); (2) subsequent transfer of ownership of concession facilities; (3) review by the Secretary if construction or improvement poses a significant hazard to public safety or the environment; (4) boundary expansion; and (5) erosion control. Requires 80 percent of the recreation fees collected at the Canyon Ferry Unit to be deposited in that Unit's recreation account. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-hr-4835 | 108 | hr | 4835 | Quality Water Supply Enhancement Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-14 | 2004-07-20 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 5 | Quality Water Supply Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with specified Federal agencies (Water Resource Agencies or WRAs) and the lead facility described in the National Water Supply Technology Program White Paper (Program Coordinator), to establish and carry out a desalination and advanced water supply enhancement demonstration program and fund demonstration projects. Directs the Program Coordinator to: (1) construct a facility for administering the program; (2) conduct peer review of proposals and research results; (3) create a roadmap to identify the best projects and make determinations about which would most substantially improve the use of existing supplies; (4) coordinate budgets for projects at, and provide funding to, Regional Centers; (5) establish a transfer program to identify and facilitate full commercialization of promising projects; (6) implement crosscutting research to develop sensor and monitoring systems for water and energy efficiency and management; (7) establish a Water Supply Advisory Panel; and (8) provide competitive funding mechanisms to eligible institutions and individuals for projects. Designates the Utton Center at the University of New Mexico Law School as the National Water Policy Institute. | 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z | |
| 108-s-2658 | 108 | s | 2658 | Department of Energy National Laboratories Water Technology Research and Development Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-14 | 2004-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8135-8137) | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 5 | Department of Energy National Laboratories Water Technology Research and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a National Laboratories water technology research and development program for research, development, and commercialization of water supply technologies, with Sandia National Laboratory as the lead laboratory. Instructs Secretary to establish the National Water Supply Technology Advisory Panel to advise the Program Coordinator. Requires establishment of Regional Centers comprising certain universities and National Laboratories acting in partnership to conduct specified water commercialization research. Provides for: (1) block grants to such Regional Centers; and (2) competitive grants to eligible collaborative institutions for water supply technology research, development, and demonstration projects. Designates the Utton Center at the University of New Mexico Law School as the National Water Supply Law and Policy Institute, which shall: (1) establish a database of existing water laws, regulations, and policy; (2) furnish legal, regulatory, and policy alternatives to increase national and international water supplies; (3) consult with the Regional Centers and other interested persons on water law and policy; and (4) conduct an annual water law and policy seminar on research carried out or funded by the Institute. | 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z | |
| 108-hr-4791 | 108 | hr | 4791 | San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-09 | 2004-07-26 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] | CA | R | H000981 | 0 | San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Sweetwater Authority public water agency in San Diego, to undertake an appraisal investigation of opportunities for construction of a three-reservoir intertie system to improve water supply reliability and water yield of the existing non-Federal water storage system. Directs that: (1) the appraisal report include a determination of whether to recommend the initiation of a feasibility study for the proposed intertie system; and (2) Federal obligations for costs of the investigation conform with reclamation policy. Authorizes the Secretary to determine the feasibility of the reservoir and intertie system recommended. Directs that the feasibility report: (1) document the Secretary's engineering, environmental, and economic investigation of the proposed reservoir and intertie project, taking into consideration the range of potential solutions and the circumstances and needs of the area to be served, the potential benefits to the people of that area, and improved operations of the proposed reservoir and intertie system; and (2) indicate whether the proposed project is recommended for implementation. Limits the Federal cost share to 50 percent. Directs the Secretary to submit a feasibility report and to seek appropriate construction and development authority for any recommended project. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4785 | 108 | hr | 4785 | To enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System. | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9] | MO | R | H000948 | 26 | Directs the Secretary of the Army (at a specified cost of Treasury funds to be matched by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, which is paid by private users) to: (1) construct mooring facilities at Locks 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, and LaGrange Lock, provide switch boats at Locks 20 through 25 over five years for project operation, and conduct development and testing of an appointment scheduling system; (2) construct new 1,200-foot locks at Locks 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25 on the Upper Mississippi River and at LaGrange Lock and Peoria Lock on the Illinois Waterway; and (3) conduct mitigation for new locks and small scale and nonstructural measures authorized under this Act. Directs the Secretary to modify the operation of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System to address the cumulative environmental impacts of operation of the system and improve the ecological integrity of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River. Directs the Secretary to carry out ecosystem restoration projects to attain and maintain the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River in accordance with the general framework outlined in the preferred integrated plan contained in the Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the UMR-IWW System Navigation Feasibility System, dated April 29, 2004. Lists projects that may be included, such as island building, floodplain restoration, and land acquisition. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit implementation reports to specified congressional committees; and (2) appoint and convene an advisory panel. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4775 | 108 | hr | 4775 | To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and desalinization project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2004-07-07 | 2004-10-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472. | House | Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] | TX | D | R000170 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the El Paso Water Reclamation, Reuse, and Desalinization project to reclaim and reuse wastewater and to treat and reuse impaired and brackish groundwater in the service area of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, El Paso, Texas. Sets the Federal share of the project's total cost at 50 percent. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for operation and maintenance of the project. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4686 | 108 | hr | 4686 | Mississippi River Protection and Restoration Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-24 | 2004-07-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 2 | Mississippi River Protection and Restoration Act of 2004 - Amends the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 to: (1) allow interagency agreements under such Act between the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior to provide for maintenance of completed projects on Federal lands; (2) direct the Secretary to establish an independent science (currently, technical) advisory committee; (3) require such committee to include scientists, hydrologists, and engineers and to review and provide public comment on project criteria, selection, and sequencing; and (4) direct the Secretary to develop a system to rank proposed projects. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations; (2) make project costs a Federal responsibility; (3) require a non-Federal sponsor to share 35 percent of the cost of projects constructed on private land; and (4) authorize the Secretary to share the cost of riverfront projects. Establishes the Upper Mississippi Trust Fund and a charitable and nonprofit corporation to administer funds and gifts. Authorizes the use of Trust funds for aquatic and floodplain habitat restoration, riverfront revitalization, and administrative costs. Directs the Science Advisory Board to annually review projects proposed by the Board of Trustees. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) at the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi, a program to coordinate monitoring and research in the Mississippi River Basin; and (2) a consortium of universities to demonstrate the full range of wetland values and functions, to reduce nutrient loadings to the Gulf of Mexico, and to sequester carbon. | 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z | |
| 108-hr-4691 | 108 | hr | 4691 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a feasibility study relating to long-term water needs for the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-24 | 2004-07-01 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] | CO | R | H000444 | 2 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a study to determine the most feasible method of meeting water supply and related storage requirements within the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado (the Project), including the potential enlargement of Fryingpan-Arkansas facilities. Directs the Secretary to take into consideration the Preferred Storage Options Plan Report published September 21, 2000, by the Southeastern Colorado Water and Storage Needs Assessment Enterprise and Final PSOP Implementation Committee Report dated April 19, 2001 (PSOP Reports), the intergovernmental agreement dated May 27, 2004 among the Cities of Pueblo, Aurora, Fountain, and Colorado Springs, the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, and the Board of Water Works of Pueblo, Colorado, and the need to ensure compliance with the Arkansas River Compact as executed by the States of Colorado and Kansas on December 14, 1948. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with any entity, including those operating or participating in a water bank established pursuant to Colorado law, for the use of excess capacity in the Project for the purpose of diverting, storing, impounding, pumping, exchanging, or conveying non-project water for irrigation or domestic, municipal, or industrial purposes. Requires the Secretary to take into consideration the PSOP Reports and the need to ensure compliance with the Arkansas River Compact. Directs the Secretary to establish charges for the use of excess capacity. Sets forth provisions regarding the diversion, storage, impoundment, pumping, exchange, or conveyance of non-project water. | 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z | |
| 108-s-2564 | 108 | s | 2564 | Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-23 | 2004-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 1 | Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas. Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines; (2) the impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals; (3) the installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems; (4) the renovation and replacement of pumping plants; and (5) other activities that will result in water conservation or an improved water supply. | 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z | |
| 108-hr-4645 | 108 | hr | 4645 | PRIDE Plus Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-22 | 2004-06-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4] | KY | D | L000558 | 0 | PRIDE Plus Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in specified counties in northern and northeastern Kentucky. Permits such assistance to be in the form of design and construction assistance for publicly owned water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects, including projects for wastewater treatment, water supply, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development. Requires the Secretary to enter into a local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and construction of a project, which provides for: (1) development by the Secretary of a facilities or resource protection and development plan; and (2) establishment of legal and institutional structures to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest. Sets the Federal share of the project costs under each local cooperation agreement at 75 percent. Directs that the non-Federal interest receive specified credit for design work, interest, land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations. Sets the non-Federal share of project operation and maintenance costs at 100 percent. | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4650 | 108 | hr | 4650 | Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-22 | 2004-10-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471. | House | Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] | KS | R | T000260 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004 - Amends a statute providing for the construction of the Cheney division, Witchita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the funding and implementation of the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Component which is a part of the Integrated Local Water Supply Plan, Wichita, Kansas (Equus Beds Division or EBD). Makes the operation, maintenance, and replacement of EBD, including funding for those purposes, the sole responsibility of the City of Wichita (the City). Directs the Secretary to work cooperatively with the City to use plans, designs, and engineering and environmental analyses that have already been prepared by the City for EBD. Authorizes as the Federal share an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the total cost of EBD or $30 million (January 2003 prices), whichever is less, plus or minus any amounts justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes applicable to the type of construction involved. Makes such sums nonreimbursable. | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-s-2552 | 108 | s | 2552 | Water Infrastructure Revitalization Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-21 | 2004-07-08 | Star Print ordered on the bill. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 0 | Water Infrastructure Revitalization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in North Dakota, which may be provided in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects. Requires projects to be publicly owned as a prerequisite for assistance. Directs the Secretary to enter into local cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests for project design and construction. Sets the Federal share of project costs under local cooperation agreements at 75 percent. Requires a reduction in the non-Federal share of the cost of constructing projects under this Act, using a Federal formula for water rate affordability, where the rate for affordability relating to the project area exceeds the average State-wide rate by a specified percentage. Sets the non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance under this Act at 100 percent. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-s-2554 | 108 | s | 2554 | Water Resources Development Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-21 | 2004-06-23 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 3 | Water Resources Development Act of 2004 - Sets forth provisions providing authorizations for, modifications to, deauthorizations of, and study requirements for inland waterway, port and harbor, flood damage reduction, coastal storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, environmental remediation, water storage, water quality, and watershed planning projects or programs throughout the country. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to: (1) engage in activities in support of foreign governments; and (2) include individuals from the private sector in Corps of Engineers training classes. Establishes the Corps of Engineers River Stewardship Commission. Directs: (1) the Secretary to establish within the civil works function a Water Resource Planning Council; and (2) the Inspector General of the Army to convene an independent peer review panel. Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out ecosystem restoration projects regarding the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River; (2) develop a system to rank proposed projects; and (3) carry out (over at least a ten-year period) a pilot program to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River. Establishes: (1) the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Protection and Restoration Task Force; and (2) a Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Science and Technology Program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a general management plan for ecosystem restoration of the Upper Connecticut River ecosystem; and (2) complete work on the San Pablo Bay watershed, California. Modifies provisions regarding the Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoir. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program, Delaware and Maryland. Designates the Division Engineer, North Atlantic Division, of the Corps the ex officio U.S. member under the Susquehanna River Basin Compact and the Delaware River Basin Compact. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4623 | 108 | hr | 4623 | Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-18 | 2004-09-22 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] | NM | D | U000039 | 0 | Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting pre-construction activities for, and constructing, the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (a water delivery project designed to deliver approximately 24,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Ute Reservoir to communities located in Quay, Roosevelt, and Curry Counties in eastern New Mexico). Prohibits assistance from being used: (1) for any activity that is inconsistent with developing the facilities described in the Conceptual Design Report (the System's final report dated August, 2003, as supplemented by the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Conceptual Design Peer Review Final Report dated December 2003), including development of the Logan sewer project described in the Village of Logan Wastewater System Preliminary Engineering Report dated November 2003; and (2) to plan or construct facilities used to supply water to supply irrigation for agricultural purposes. Sets the Federal cost share at 80 percent. Makes the Authority responsible for the System's annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Authority to provide specified financial or other assistance requested by the Authority. | 2023-01-15T04:49:16Z | |
| 108-hr-4588 | 108 | hr | 4588 | Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-16 | 2004-10-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 470. | House | Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] | TX | D | H000636 | 4 | Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas. Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines; (2) the impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals; (3) the installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems; (4) the renovation and replacement of pumping plants; and (5) other activities that will result in water conservation or an improved water supply. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer and use for another such project up to ten percent of amounts made available for a project. Reauthorizes appropriations for Lower Rio Grande construction. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-s-2513 | 108 | s | 2513 | Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-668. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting pre-construction activities for, and constructing, the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (a water delivery project designed to deliver approximately 24,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Ute Reservoir to communities located in Quay, Roosevelt, and Curry Counties in eastern New Mexico). Prohibits assistance from being used: (1) for any activity that is inconsistent with developing the facilities described in the Conceptual Design Report (the System's final report dated August, 2003, as supplemented by the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Conceptual Design Peer Review Final Report dated December 2003), including development of the Logan sewer project described in the Village of Logan Wastewater System Preliminary Engineering Report dated November 2003; and (2) to plan or construct facilities used to supply water to supply irrigation for agricultural purposes. Sets the Federal cost share at 80 percent. Makes the Authority responsible for the System's annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Authority to provide specified financial or other assistance requested by the Authority. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-s-2509 | 108 | s | 2509 | A bill to extend the water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-08 | 2004-06-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] | NE | R | H001028 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to extend the water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska, for four years. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-s-2511 | 108 | s | 2511 | Chimayo Water Supply System and Espanola Filtration Facility Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-06-08 | 2004-10-21 | Became Public Law No: 108-354. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 25, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Chimayo Water Supply System and Espanola Filtration Facility Act of 2004 - Title I: Chimayo Water Supply System - (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of constructing a water supply system that includes potable water transmission lines, pump stations, and storage reservoirs for the town of Chimayo, New Mexico, in the Santa Cruz River Valley in the eastern margin of the Espanola Basin (study area). Requires the Secretary to determine the total life cycle costs of the system and to consider: (1) operating the system in connection with the Espanola Water Filtration Facility; (2) various water sources for the Town; (3) reusing or recycling water from local or regional sources; and (4) using alternative water supplies. Sets the Federal share of the cost of the study at 75 percent. Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the United States Geological Survey in furtherance of the study, including accessing BLM land adjacent to the study area and drilling exploratory wells on such land that are necessary to determine water resources available for the town. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with water authorities in the study area to provide emergency water supply development assistance to any eligible person or entity, including for hauling water, installing water purification technology at community wells or individual point-of-use, drilling wells, installing pump stations and storage reservoirs, installing transmission and distribution pipelines to bring water to individual residential service connections, and the engineering, design, and installation of an emergency water supply system. Sets the Federal share of the cost of any such activity at 75 percent. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations, with a limitation on the use of funds for the constr… | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4416 | 108 | hr | 4416 | Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] | MI | R | E000092 | 7 | Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee Act - Establishes the Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee to: (1) study and report to the President, the Congress, and the Governor of each Great Lakes State on programs established and carried out to achieve restoration goals for the Great Lakes prepared by the Governors of Great Lakes States; and (2) make recommendations for prioritization of such goals, legislation, and funding to achieve them, and improvement of coordination among programs and governments with respect to them. | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-s-2460 | 108 | s | 2460 | New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-20 | 2004-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 25, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the Governor of New Mexico and acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey, to: (1) provide to New Mexico technical assistance and grants for the development of comprehensive State water plans; (2) conduct water resources mapping in New Mexico; and (3) conduct a comprehensive study of groundwater resources in New Mexico to assess the quantity, quality, and interaction of groundwater and surface water resources. Lists types of technical assistance that may be provided, including acquisition of hydrologic data, expansion of groundwater monitoring networks, and coordination of Federal water management planning efforts. Directs the Secretary to allocate specified funds: (1) to develop hydrologic models and acquire associated equipment for the New Mexico Rio Grande main stem sections and Rio Pueblo de Taos and Hondo, Rios Nambe, Pojoaque and Teseque, Rio Chama, and Lower Rio Grande tributaries; (2) to complete the hydrographic survey development of hydrologic models and acquire associated equipment for the San Juan River and tributaries and for Southwest New Mexico, including the Animas Basin, the Gila River, and tributaries; and (3) for statewide digital orthophotography mapping. Sets the non-Federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out using a grant under this Act at 50 percent, which may be in the form of in-kind services as determined by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z | |
| 108-s-2470 | 108 | s | 2470 | A bill to enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System. | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-20 | 2004-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6003-6005) | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 7 | Directs the Secretary of the Army (at a specified cost of Treasury funds to be matched by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, which is paid by private users) to: (1) construct mooring facilities at Locks 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, and LaGrange Lock, provide switch boats at Locks 20 through 25 over five years for project operation, and conduct development and testing of an appointment scheduling system; (2) construct new 1,200-foot locks at Locks 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25 on the Upper Mississippi River and at LaGrange Lock and Peoria Lock on the Illinois Waterway; and (3) conduct mitigation for new locks and small scale and nonstructural measures authorized under this Act. Directs the Secretary to modify the operation of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System to address the cumulative environmental impacts of operation of the system and improve the ecological integrity of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River. Directs the Secretary to carry out ecosystem restoration projects to attain and maintain the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River in accordance with the general framework outlined in the preferred integrated plan contained in the Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the UMR-IWW System Navigation Feasibility System, dated April 29, 2004. Lists projects that may be included, such as island building, floodplain restoration, and land acquisition. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit implementation reports to specified congressional committees; and (2) appoint and convene an advisory panel. | 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z | |
| 108-hr-4389 | 108 | hr | 4389 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-19 | 2004-10-05 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 0 | (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses for the Fallbrook Public Utility District, San Diego County, from the Santa Margarita River, California. Authorizes Project construction only after determining that: (1) the District has entered into a contract to repay to the United States specified costs, with interest; (2) the authorized California officer or agency has granted water use permits to the Bureau of Reclamation for the benefit of the Department of the Navy and the District; (3) the District has agreed that it will not assert against the United States any prior right it may have to water in excess of the quantity deliverable under this Act and will share water (as specified in section 4); and (4) the Secretary has determined that the Project has economic and engineering feasibility. (Sec. 3) Limits Navy Department responsibility for Project costs. (Sec. 4) Directs that, except as otherwise agreed between the parties, the Navy Department and the District participate in the water impounded by the Project on the basis of equal priority with 60 percent of the Project's yield allotted to the Secretary of the Navy and 40 percent allotted to the District. Authorizes: (1) temporary contracts for the delivery of excess water by the Navy Department; and (2) modification of rights and obligations by agreement between the parties. (Sec. 5) Directs that the District's general repayment obligation be determined by the Secretary of the Interior consistent with the Water Supply Act of 1958, but, for purposes of calculating interest and determining the time when the District's repayment obligation to the United States commences, deems the pumping and treatment of Project groundwater to be equivalent to the first use of water from a water storage project. (Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer the Project's care, operation, and maintenance to the District or a mutually agreed upon third… | 2023-01-15T04:49:01Z | |
| 108-hr-4383 | 108 | hr | 4383 | National Fishery Mitigation Coordination Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-18 | 2004-05-20 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-10] | GA | R | D000168 | 7 | National Fishery Mitigation Coordination Act - Directs a sponsor agency (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority) to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to pay the mitigation fishery cost that specified mitigation fishery facilities located in the United States and owned and operated by the Service incur in conducting mitigation activities. Defines mitigation fishery cost as the expenditures necessary to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate facilities to conduct mitigation fishery activities, including the rearing and stocking of native and nonnative fish to replace or maintain harvest levels lost as a result of Federal water resource development projects. | 2023-01-15T04:49:01Z | |
| 108-s-2429 | 108 | s | 2429 | Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-17 | 2004-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5545) | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 1 | Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate, in a manner consistent with specified Federal reclamation law, the construction costs of Pactola Dam and Reservoir, Rapid Valley Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, South Dakota, from irrigation purposes to municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes. | 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z | |
| 108-hr-4344 | 108 | hr | 4344 | Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-12 | 2004-05-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] | FL | R | F000238 | 2 | Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for the ecosystem restoration, water supply, flood control, and protection of water quality, Indian River Lagoon-South, Florida, and the project for the ecosystem restoration, Southern Golden Gate Estates, Collier County, Florida, at specified costs, after the Chief of Engineers has issued favorable reports for the projects. | 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z | |
| 108-hr-4300 | 108 | hr | 4300 | Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-06 | 2004-06-23 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 2 | Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Eastern Municipal Water District, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish operational pressure zones that will be used to provide recycled water in the district. Limits the Federal share to 25 percent of project costs. Bars the use of funds provided by the Secretary for project operation or maintenance. | 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z | |
| 108-hr-4315 | 108 | hr | 4315 | Fort Peck Lake Protection Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-06 | 2004-05-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 0 | Fort Peck Lake Protection Act - Prohibits: (1) the Secretary of the Army from releasing water from Fort Peck Dam if the water level of Fort Peck Lake, Montana, is 20 feet or more below the reservoir's full pool; and (2) the outflow from any release from exceeding the volume of water flowing into the lake. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-s-2387 | 108 | s | 2387 | A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide assistance to design and construct a project to provide a continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system for Devils Lake, North Dakota. | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-05 | 2004-05-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 1 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to direct the Secretary of the Army to enter into a local cooperation agreement with the non-Federal interest to provide assistance in designing and constructing a project to provide a continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system for Devils Lake, North Dakota. | 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z | |
| 108-hr-4268 | 108 | hr | 4268 | Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-04 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 9 | Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2004 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the national primary drinking water regulation for lead to provide adequate protection for individuals affected by lead contamination, particularly vulnerable populations. Requires the revised regulation to establish a maximum contaminant level or a drinking water treatment technique that meets specified criteria. Directs community water systems or nontransient noncommunity water systems to: (1) annually replace a percentage of non-lead free service lines until all such lines are replaced; (2) provide notice to individuals and entities that may be exposed to lead contamination; (3) provide water lead test results to tested residences; (4) establish a public education program on lead in drinking water; and (5) provide water filters to each residence, school, and day care facility in the service area that reasonably could experience lead contamination. Requires the General Services Administration to conduct water supply testing in Federal buildings and to take related action. Directs each water system to test drinking water for lead contamination within one year. Requires the Administrator to revise monitoring requirements under the national primary drinking water regulation to incorporate specified criteria. Redefines "lead free" to reduce acceptable lead levels in specified drinking water hardware. Requires new plumbing parts and components to be lead free by January 1, 2005. Requires the Administrator to establish a grant program to address lead contamination in school drinking water. | 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z | |
| 108-s-2377 | 108 | s | 2377 | Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-05-04 | 2004-05-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] | VT | I | J000072 | 1 | Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2004 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the national primary drinking water regulation for lead to provide adequate protection for individuals affected by lead contamination, particularly vulnerable populations. Requires the revised regulation to establish a maximum contaminant level or a drinking water treatment technique that meets specified criteria. Directs community water systems or nontransient noncommunity water systems to: (1) annually replace a percentage of non-lead free service lines until all such lines are replaced; (2) provide notice to individuals and entities that may be exposed to lead contamination; (3) provide water lead test results to tested residences; (4) establish a public education program on lead in drinking water; and (5) provide water filters to each residence, school, and day care facility in the service area that reasonably could experience lead contamination. Requires the General Services Administration to conduct water supply testing in Federal buildings and to take related action. Directs each water system to test drinking water for lead contamination within one year. Requires the Administrator to revise monitoring requirements under the national primary drinking water regulation to incorporate specified criteria. Redefines "lead free" to reduce acceptable lead levels in specified drinking water hardware. Requires new plumbing parts and components to be lead free by January 1, 2005. Requires the Administrator to establish a grant program to address lead contamination in school drinking water. | 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z | |
| 108-s-2357 | 108 | s | 2357 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to maintain a minimum quantity of stored water in certain reservoirs in the vicinity of the upper portion of the Missouri River. | Water Resources Development | 2004-04-28 | 2004-04-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4497) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to cease to support water releases for navigation purposes at any time at which the total volume of water stored in the following reservoirs located in the vicinity of the upper portion of the Missouri River is less than 44 million acre-feet: Fort Peck Lake, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Oahe, Lake Sharpe, Lake Francis Case, and Lewis and Clark Lake. | 2023-01-15T04:48:54Z | |
| 108-s-2337 | 108 | s | 2337 | Great Lakes Community Restoration Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 2 | Great Lakes Community Restoration Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to local governments of States bordering the Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) for restoring or preventing the deterioration of: (1) coastal resources of national significance or lighthouses that are associated with the Great Lakes System; or (2) the quality of coastal waters in the Great Lakes area. Requires the Secretary to allocate funds among the eligible States based on the mileage of Great Lakes shoreline in each State and the population living along that shoreline. Establishes a four-to-one ratio for the Federal-to-non-Federal share of costs for funded projects. | 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z | |
| 108-hr-4045 | 108 | hr | 4045 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2004-03-25 | 2004-09-23 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study, entitled the Mokelumne River Regional Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study, for a project to provide additional water supply and improve water management flexibility through the development of new water storage and conjunctive use programs. Directs the Secretary: (1) in developing the Study, to use reports and any other relevant information supplied by the Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority, the East Bay Municipal Utility District, and other stakeholders; (2) to complete the Study and provide copies to specified congressional committees within two years of this Act's enactment; and (3) to accept in-kind contributions of goods or services from the Authority as will contribute to the conduct and completion of the Study. Limits the Federal share of Study costs to 50 percent of the total cost. Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-15T10:32:57Z | |
| 108-s-2218 | 108 | s | 2218 | Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-03-22 | 2004-03-25 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-539. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a competitive program to plan, design, and construct rural water supply projects in cooperation with non-Federal project entities in States and areas referred to in the Reclamation Act of 1902. Requires that each rural water supply project be performed in cooperation with a qualifying non-Federal project entity. Directs the Secretary to develop and publish criteria for determining which projects are eligible for participation, considering factors such as whether a project serves rural areas and communities or Indian tribes, shows economic benefits, and is cost-effective and whether and to what extent the local project sponsors can meet certain cost-share and repayment criteria. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake: (1) appraisal investigations to identify and study opportunities for construction of projects to determine if they meet the criteria; and (2) studies to determine the feasibility of rural water supply systems recommended for study. Limits the Federal cost share of feasibility studies to 50 percent of total study costs, with an exception. Declares that non-Federal entities must have the capability to pay all operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the project facilities. Directs the Secretary to coordinate with existing Federal and State rural water and wastewater programs to determine the most appropriate agency to undertake recommended projects and to otherwise facilitate the most efficient and effective solution to meeting the water needs of the non-Federal project sponsors. | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | |
| 108-s-2209 | 108 | s | 2209 | Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-03-12 | 2004-03-12 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 1 | Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for the ecosystem restoration, water supply, flood control, and protection of water quality, Indian River Lagoon-South, Florida, and the project for the ecosystem restoration, Southern Golden Gate Estates, Collier County, Florida, at specified costs, after the Chief of Engineers has issued favorable reports for the projects. | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | |
| 108-hr-3945 | 108 | hr | 3945 | To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City of Corona Water Utility, California. | Water Resources Development | 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-12 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] | CA | R | C000059 | 0 | Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, within and outside of the service area of the City of Corona Water Utility, California. Limits the Federal share of the project cost to 25 percent. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for the operation and maintenance of the project. | 2023-01-15T10:33:00Z | |
| 108-s-2188 | 108 | s | 2188 | Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-03-10 | 2004-04-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3528-3529) | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 2 | Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to require: (1) the Secretary of the Army to revise the planning guidelines, regulations, and circulars of the Corps of Engineers to comply with specified requirements, including encouraging ecosystem restoration; and (2) the Corps to develop and annually update an integrated national plan to manage, rehabilitate, and modernize inland waterway and port infrastructure to meet specified needs. Directs the Secretary to ensure that each feasibility report, general reevaluation report, and environmental impact statement of a water resource project is subject to review by an independent panel of experts if: (1) the project has an estimated total cost of more than $25 million; (2) the Governor of an affected State requests such review; (3) the head of a Federal agency charged with reviewing the project determines that it is likely to have a significant adverse impact; or (4) the Secretary determines that the project is controversial. Directs the Inspector General of the Army to appoint a Director of Independent Review. Permits the Secretary to recommend a project for congressional authorization only if it has projected national benefits that are at least 1.5 times as great as the estimated total project costs. Establishes full mitigation requirements for losses of aquatic and terrestrial resources, fish, and wildlife. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a record-keeping system to track each project constructed, operated, or maintained by the Secretary; and (2) a mechanism for decommissioning waterways that are no longer economically justified or that are no longer in the national interest. | 2023-01-15T11:03:09Z | |
| 108-hr-3900 | 108 | hr | 3900 | City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-03-04 | 2004-03-05 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] | CA | D | C001036 | 0 | City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2004 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters near Oxnard, California. Limits the Federal cost share of the project to 25 percent. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for the operation and maintenance of the project. | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-s-2169 | 108 | s | 2169 | RARE Act | Water Resources Development | 2004-03-04 | 2004-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2232) | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 1 | Restore the Apalachicola River Ecosystem Act or the RARE Act - Modifies the project for navigation, Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, and the project for the West Point Reservoir, Chattahoochee River, Georgia, to: (1) deauthorize the channel between the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Apalachicola to Jim Woodruff Dam near Chattahoochee; and (2) authorize the Secretary of the Army to develop a comprehensive plan to restore the Apalachicola River basin with the goal of reestablishing the ecological integrity of the Apalachicola River basin ecosystem. | 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z | |
| 108-hr-3834 | 108 | hr | 3834 | Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-02-25 | 2004-09-09 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] | FL | D | D000114 | 34 | Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to make specified incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities (facilities first used to produce desalinated water after enactment of this Act) for up to ten years to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities. | 2023-01-15T09:47:45Z | |
| 108-hr-3747 | 108 | hr | 3747 | Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2004-01-28 | 2004-03-24 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | OR | R | W000791 | 0 | Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation: (1) to provide funding to the Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated, to plan, design, and construct facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Program; and (2) in cooperation with tribal, State, and local governmental entities, to participate in the planning, design, and construction of facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Valley Water Management Plan. Limits the Federal share of the cost of activities authorized under this Act to 80 percent and prohibits the Federal Government from holding title to any facility rehabilitated or constructed under this Act. Permits only the Nez Perce Tribe to own and operate any facility located at the Dam for trapping and transportation of migratory adult salmon. | 2023-01-15T09:32:50Z | |
| 108-s-1957 | 108 | s | 1957 | United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-11-25 | 2004-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 2 | United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act - (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to carry out a United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program to characterize, map, and model transboundary groundwater resources along the U.S.-Mexico border, in consultation and cooperation with the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas (border States), the water resources research institutes (WRRIs) within the border States established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, Sandia National Laboratories, and other appropriate entities in the United States and Mexico. Sets forth as the objectives of the program to: (1) develop and implement an integrated scientific approach to assess transboundary groundwater resources, including by prioritizing aquifers for further analysis; (2) expand existing agreements between the U.S. Geological Survey, the border States, the WRRIs, and appropriate authorities in the United States and Mexico to conduct joint scientific investigations, archive and share relevant data, and carry out any other activities consistent with the program; and (3) produce scientific products for each priority aquifer that are capable of being broadly distributed and that provide the scientific information needed by water managers and natural resource agencies on both sides of the border to effectively accomplish their missions. Directs the Secretary to designate priority aquifers, including: (1) the Hueco Bolson and Mesilla aquifers underlying parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico; and (2) the Santa Cruz River Valley aquifers underlying Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. . Directs the Secretary to work with appropriate Federal agencies and other organizations to develop partnerships with, and receive input from, relevant organizations in Mexico to carry out the program. Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants or enter into cooperative and other agreements with the WRRIs and other border State entitie… | 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z | |
| 108-s-1959 | 108 | s | 1959 | Anacostia Watershed Initiative Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-11-25 | 2003-11-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] | MD | D | S000064 | 3 | Anacostia Watershed Initiative Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Initiative. Creates the Anacostia Watershed Council to develop, carry out, and provide assistance and recommendations with respect to the Initiative. Requires the Council to develop a ten-year comprehensive action plan for the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Requires the EPA Administrator to approve the Council's action plan if it meets the requirements of this Act. Directs the Council to submit annual reports on the Initiative to appropriate committees of Congress. Authorizes the Administrator to provide eligible entities with financial and technical assistance to: (1) conduct research; (2) implement the approved action plan; (3) provide interdisciplinary training; (4) enhance understanding of environmental issues; and (5) develop and disseminate educational resources and opportunities. Limits Federal funds available under this Act or the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (WRDA) for such assistance to 75 percent of total project costs. Requires specified Federal agencies to assist the Initiative. Amends the WRDA to authorize the Secretary of the Army to provide funding for implementation of a combined sewer overflow control plan in the District of Columbia. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Anacostia River Basin. Limits the Federal share of funds for such cooperation agreements to 75 percent of total project costs, except that the non-Federal share for operation and maintenance costs shall be 100 percent. | 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z | |
| 108-hr-3597 | 108 | hr | 3597 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on the Alder Creek water storage and conservation project in El Dorado County, California, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2003-11-21 | 2004-09-29 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to study the feasibility of constructing a project on Alder Creek in El Dorado County, California, to store water and provide water supplies during dry and critically dry years for consumptive use, recreation, in-stream flows, irrigation, and power production. Requires the Secretary to: (1) transmit a report on study results to specified congressional committees, including appropriate cost-sharing options for project implementation based upon the use and possible allocation of any stored water; and (2) use information supplied by the El Dorado Irrigation District in developing such report. Limits the Federal share of the costs of the study to 50 percent. Allows the Secretary to accept in-kind services by the District as part of the non-Federal cost share. Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-15T08:33:22Z | |
| 108-hr-3622 | 108 | hr | 3622 | Anacostia Watershed Initiative Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-11-21 | 2004-04-22 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2344-2345) | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 7 | Anacostia Watershed Initiative Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Initiative. Creates the Anacostia Watershed Council to develop, carry out, and provide assistance and recommendations with respect to the Initiative. Requires the Council to develop a ten-year comprehensive action plan for the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Requires the EPA Administrator to approve the Council's action plan if it meets the requirements of this Act. Directs the Council to submit annual reports on the Initiative to appropriate committees of Congress. Authorizes the Administrator to provide eligible entities with financial and technical assistance to: (1) conduct research; (2) implement the approved action plan; (3) provide interdisciplinary training; (4) enhance understanding of environmental issues; and (5) develop and disseminate educational resources and opportunities. Limits Federal funds available under this Act or the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (WRDA) for such assistance to 75 percent of total project costs. Requires specified Federal agencies to assist the Initiative. Amends the WRDA to authorize the Secretary of the Army to provide funding for implementation of a combined sewer overflow control plan in the District of Columbia. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Anacostia River Basin. Limits the Federal share of funds for such cooperation agreements to 75 percent of total project costs, except that the non-Federal share for operation and maintenance costs shall be 100 percent. | 2023-01-15T08:33:21Z | |
| 108-hr-3466 | 108 | hr | 3466 | Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Supply Renewal Project Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-11-06 | 2003-11-13 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41] | CA | R | L000274 | 0 | Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Supply Renewal Project Act - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired ground water, and provide brine disposal within the Santa Ana Watershed. Limits the Federal cost share of the project to 25 percent of the total cost. Bars the use of funds provided by the Secretary for project operation or maintenance. | 2023-01-15T08:33:27Z | |
| 108-hr-3400 | 108 | hr | 3400 | To amend the reclamation laws to clarify that certain man-made facilities that receive water from a Bureau of Reclamation Project are not navigable waters. | Water Resources Development | 2003-10-29 | 2003-11-04 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] | ID | R | O000166 | 8 | Amends Federal reclamation law to clarify that man-made facilities that receive water from a Bureau of Reclamation Project and store or convey water for irrigation or drainage purposes, except for reservoirs in navigable streams or rivers, shall not be considered navigable waters of the United States. | 2023-01-15T07:47:45Z | |
| 108-hr-3373 | 108 | hr | 3373 | Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2003-10-24 | 2003-10-27 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 0 | Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, to establish a program at the River Studies Center of the Biological Resources Division to: (1) determine and monitor the biological and chemical characteristics of the Missouri River; (2) determine and monitor the interrelationship of those characteristics with the hydrology and geomorphology of the River; and (3) monitor and assess the biota, including threatened or endangered species, habitats, and water quality of the River. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to: (1) establish a database on River biota; and (2) make such database readily available to specified entities, including the Governors of affected States, the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Army, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Missouri River Basin Indian tribes, and the public. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Geological Survey, to: (1) review the program; (2) establish and revise the program's objectives, as necessary; and (3) report to Congress on the environmental health of the River. | 2023-01-15T07:47:45Z | |
| 108-hr-3334 | 108 | hr | 3334 | Riverside-Corona Feeder Authorization Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-10-17 | 2004-09-22 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] | CA | R | C000059 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District, to participate in a project to plan, design, and construct the Riverside-Corona Feeder, which includes 20 groundwater wells and 28 miles of pipeline in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California. Limits the Federal share of the cost to: (1) plan, design, and construct the project to the lesser of 35 percent of the project's total cost or $50 million; and (2) complete the necessary planning study associated with the project to 50 percent of the total study cost. Directs that in-kind services performed by the District be considered a part of the local cost share to complete the project. Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary to participate in the design, planning, and construction of: (1) projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal within the Santa Ana Watershed, in cooperation with the Yucaipa Valley Water District; and (2) a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, within and outside of the service area of the City of Corona Water Utility, in cooperation with the City of Corona Water Utility. Limits the Federal share of each of the project costs to 25 percent. Prohibits the Secretary from using or providing funds under this Act for project operation or maintenance. | 2023-01-15T07:32:52Z | |
| 108-s-1732 | 108 | s | 1732 | Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-10-15 | 2004-03-25 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-539. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | The Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a rural water supply program in Reclamation States. Directs the Secretary to develop and publish in the Federal Register criteria for determining the eligibility of a water supply project for assistance under this Act, including: (1) whether a project serves rural areas or Indian tribes; (2) whether there is an urgent need for a project that would result in continuous, measurable, and significant water quality benefits, address current or future water supply shortages, or improve the health or aesthetic quality of water; (3) whether a project helps meet any applicable legal requirements; (4) whether a project promotes a regional perspective to water resource management issues, implements an integrated resources management approach, increases water management flexibility, or forms a partnership with other entities; and (5) whether a project provides benefits outside the region in which the project is carried on. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) conduct appraisal investigations of proposed rural water supply projects; and (2) carry out feasibility studies of proposed rural water supply systems. Requires State and local authorities, Indian Tribes, or other entities carrying out rural water supply projects under this Act to demonstrate the ability to pay all operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of such projects. | 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z | |
| 108-s-1727 | 108 | s | 1727 | A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978. | Water Resources Development | 2003-10-14 | 2004-12-03 | Became Public Law No: 108-439. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 15, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to increase funding levels for projects to preserve the structural safety of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities. Increases the ceiling (from $750,000 to $1.25 million) on the amount that may be obligated for dam modifications prior to 30 calendar days from the date that the Secretary of the Interior has reported on the safety of the existing dam to Congress. Directs the Secretary: (1) during the construction of a modification of a structure under such Act, to consider cost containment measures recommended by a project beneficiary that has elected to consult with the Bureau; (2) to provide to project beneficiaries periodic notice regarding the costs and status of the modification; (3) upon identifying a Bureau facility for modification, to provide to the project beneficiaries written notice describing the need for and the process for identifying and implementing the modification and summarizing administrative and legal requirements; (4) to provide project beneficiaries an opportunity to consult with the Bureau on the planning, design, and construction of the proposed modification and to develop and provide time frames for such consultation; (5) prior to submitting required reports, to consider any alternative submitted by a project beneficiary that has elected to consult with the Bureau; and (6) to provide to the project beneficiary a timely written response of proposed actions to address the recommendation. (Requires that the Secretary's response be included in the required reports.) Authorizes the Secretary to waive one or more of the requirements of this Act upon determining that implementation of the requirement could have an adverse impact on dam safety or security. | 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z | |
| 108-hr-3241 | 108 | hr | 3241 | Lower Republican River Basin Study Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-10-02 | 2003-10-06 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] | NE | R | O000165 | 0 | The Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project that will: (1) improve water supply reliability in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas; (2) increase the capacity of water storage through projects that serve areas in the Republican River Basin; and (3) improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin and, where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource management and supply needs in the Republican River Basin. | 2023-01-15T07:32:55Z | |
| 108-hr-3210 | 108 | hr | 3210 | Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-09-30 | 2004-09-29 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | OR | R | W000791 | 0 | Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water management feasibility study and environmental impact statement in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bureau of Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams, and the Economy Project, dated July 2, 2004. Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-15T07:03:01Z | |
| 108-s-1653 | 108 | s | 1653 | National Beach Recreation and Economic Benefits Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-09-24 | 2003-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11917) | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 2 | National Beach Recreation and Economic Benefits Act - Requires the Secretary of the Army, in making recommendations regarding shore protection projects, to establish procedures for the determination of national economic benefits that treat benefits for recreation equally to benefits for hurricane and storm damage reduction and environmental restoration. | 2023-01-15T07:02:58Z | |
| 108-hr-3154 | 108 | hr | 3154 | Sand Conservation and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-09-23 | 2003-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] | FL | R | S000303 | 4 | Sand Conservation and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2003 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of the Army to: (1) investigate and develop plans and demonstration projects for regional management of dredged materials, including beneficial uses of such material for the construction, repair, or rehabilitation of certain public works projects; and (2) place beach-quality sand on certain beaches and nearshore disposal areas. Repeals provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 that authorize the Secretary of the Army to place on State beaches beach-quality sand which has been dredged in constructing and maintaining navigation inlets and channels adjacent to such beaches. | 2023-01-15T06:48:03Z | |
| 108-hr-3044 | 108 | hr | 3044 | To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2003-09-09 | 2003-09-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] | TN | D | C000754 | 0 | Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to increase the membership of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and to revamp its structure and composition. | 2023-01-15T06:48:06Z | |
| 108-hr-2991 | 108 | hr | 2991 | Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Initiative | Water Resources Development | 2003-09-03 | 2004-07-20 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] | CA | R | D000492 | 3 | Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Initiative - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in cooperation with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project; and (2) in cooperation with the Cucamonga County Water District, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Cucamonga County Water District pilot satellite recycling plant in Rancho Cucamonga, California, to reclaim and recycle approximately two million gallons per day of domestic wastewater. Limits the Federal share of the cost of each project to 25 percent. Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-15T06:32:50Z | |
| 108-s-1473 | 108 | s | 1473 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for the mitigation of shore damage attributable to the project for navigation, Saco River, Maine. | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-28 | 2003-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out, under the River and Harbor Act of 1968, a project for the mitigation of shore damage attributable to the project for navigation, Saco River, Maine, without regard to the requirement for congressional authorization set forth in that Act. Authorizes the Secretary to implement the project plan preferred by non-Federal interests. | 2023-01-15T06:17:48Z | |
| 108-hr-2960 | 108 | hr | 2960 | To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project. | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-25 | 2004-10-05 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Brownsville Public Utility Board, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of facilities to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired water in the Brownsville, Texas, area. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 25 percent of the total. Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for project operation and maintenance. | 2023-01-15T06:02:46Z | |
| 108-hr-2982 | 108 | hr | 2982 | Middle Rio Grande Emergency Water Supply Stabilization Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-25 | 2003-08-08 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] | NM | D | U000039 | 0 | Middle Rio Grande Emergency Water Supply Stabilization Act of 2003 - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1948 to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program for financial and technical assistance to implement water conservation measures within the Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico, to be known as the Middle Rio Grande Water Supply Stabilization Program (the Program). Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cost sharing agreements with the State of New Mexico and other necessary entities to accomplish the goals of the Program. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a comprehensive and cost-effective program to identify, remove, and control phreatic vegetation in the floodplain of the Rio Grande River, and to replant and reestablish native vegetation as appropriate. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a permanent conservation pool for storage of Rio Grande or San Juan-Chama water and to store water salvaged from water conservation measures for release to the Rio Grande River. Directs the Secretary to provide direct financial assistance to the Indian Tribes and Pueblos to determine and quantify Indian water rights and water requirements and for conducting other water resource studies for the benefit of such Tribes and Pueblos. Extends through FY 2008 basic research provisions and water desalination demonstration projects under the Water Desalination Act of 1996. | 2023-01-15T06:02:45Z | |
| 108-hr-2828 | 108 | hr | 2828 | Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-23 | 2004-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 108-361. | House | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] | CA | R | C000059 | 33 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 15, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act - Title I: California Water Security and Environmental Enhancement - Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act - (Sec. 103) Approves the Calfed Bay-Delta Program Record of Decision, dated August 28, 2000, as a general framework for addressing the Calfed Bay-Delta Program. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the heads of the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Commerce, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Department of Agriculture, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Forest Service, and the Western Area Power Administration to carry out activities under this title consistent with: (1) the Record of Decision; (2) the requirement that Program activities consisting of protecting drinking water quality, restoring ecological health, improving water supply reliability (including additional storage, conveyance, and new firm yield [i.e., a quantity of water projected to be available on a reliable basis, given a specified level of risk, during a critically dry period]), and protecting Delta levees will progress in a balanced manner; and (3) this title. Directs the Secretary and such agency heads to consider, in selecting programs and projects, whether the activities have multiple benefits. Authorizes the Secretary and such agency heads to carry out specified activities in furtherance of the Calfed Bay-Delta Program as set forth in the Record of Decision, subject to the cost-share and other provisions of this title, if such an activity has been: (1) subject to environmental review and approval, as required under applicable Federal and State law; and (2) approved and certified by the relevan… | 2023-01-15T05:47:34Z | |
| 108-s-1433 | 108 | s | 1433 | Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-21 | 2004-11-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 2 | Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Connecticut River Grants and Technical Assistance Program to provide grants and technical assistance to the governments of New Hampshire and Vermont, local governments, nonprofits, and the private sector to carry out projects for the conservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic and other resources in the Connecticut River watershed. Limits to a maximum of 75 percent the Federal share of the cost of any project funded by a grant under this Act. | 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z | |
| 108-hr-2775 | 108 | hr | 2775 | To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to be appropriated for the Great Lakes Water Level Observation Network. | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-17 | 2003-07-24 | Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000172 | 0 | Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize a specified allocation for each fiscal year for the Great Lakes Water Level Observation Network. | 2023-01-15T05:47:36Z | |
| 108-hr-2777 | 108 | hr | 2777 | Currency "Carry Tax" Prohibition Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-17 | 2003-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] | TX | R | P000583 | 0 | Currency "Carry Tax" Prohibition Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law governing coins and currency to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from: (1) including any information storage capability on United States currency notes; or (2) imposing any fee or penalty for holding such currency notes or Federal reserve notes. | 2023-01-15T05:47:36Z | |
| 108-s-1413 | 108 | s | 1413 | California Affordable Quantity and Quality Water Resources Projects Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-15 | 2003-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | California Affordable Quantity and Quality Water Resources Projects Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Water Drinking Act to increase the authorizations of appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conservation grant programs, including the national nonpoint source program, the state nonpoint source management program, state pollution control grants, state water quality cooperative agreements, the clean water state revolving fund, and the drinking water state revolving fund. Authorizes expedited feasibility studies for 22 water projects in California. Requires the Secretaries of the Army and the Interior to give priority to studies that would provide environmental or other benefits, or examine the use of nonstructural or low-impact alternatives to achieving project goals. Lists required components of qualifying studies. | 2023-01-15T06:02:42Z | |
| 108-hr-2720 | 108 | hr | 2720 | Great Lakes Restoration Financing Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-14 | 2004-04-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2204) | House | Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] | IL | D | E000287 | 106 | Great Lakes Restoration Financing Act of 2003 - Establishes the Great Lakes Advisory Board to: (1) develop a biennial comprehensive Great Lakes management plan; (2) coordinate Great Lakes restoration efforts; and (3) implement a public awareness campaign. Establishes a scientific working group to evaluate the scientific integrity of the Great Lakes restoration effort and assist the Board in its decisionmaking. Requires the management plan to be submitted to the President, appropriate congressional committees, the governor of each Great Lakes State, and the Great Lakes mayors. Includes as possible Great Lakes ecosystem goals: (1) the cleanup of toxic hot spots; (2) the elimination of invasive species; (3) pollution decrease; (4) the restoration and conservation of wetlands and critical coastal habitat; (5) the elimination of dead zones caused by hypoxia and harmful algal bloom; (6) the sustainable use and management of Great Lakes water resources; and (7) public participation in Great Lakes restoration. Requires each Great Lakes State to have in effect a State Great Lakes Management Plan, approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and updated every two years, in order to be eligible for assistance apportionments authorized under this Act. Provides apportioned funding to Great Lakes States for restoration activities. Authorizes the Administrator to appoint a special master to direct the remediation of an area of concern. | 2023-01-15T05:32:37Z | |
| 108-hr-2687 | 108 | hr | 2687 | To allow beach maintenance and grooming of certain areas. | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-09 | 2003-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to conduct a rulemaking proceeding for issuance of a general permit in Michigan to allow beach maintenance and grooming for the Great Lakes Systems and Lake Saint Clair in the area below the ordinary high-water mark and above the water's edge. | 2023-01-15T05:32:38Z | |
| 108-hr-2668 | 108 | hr | 2668 | Great Lakes Controlled Data Collection and Monitoring Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-08 | 2003-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] | MI | R | M001150 | 13 | Great Lakes Controlled Data Collection and Monitoring Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Great Lakes National Program Office of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement a set of science-based indicators of water quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes, including accumulated toxic pollutants. Requires continued monitoring and data collection to help identify emerging problems. | 2023-01-15T05:32:38Z | |
| 108-s-1378 | 108 | s | 1378 | A bill to tranfer to the Secretary of the Interior authority to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual. | Water Resources Development | 2003-07-08 | 2003-07-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Transfers to the Secretary of the Interior all authority of the Secretary of the Army to: (1) revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual; and (2) operate the dams on the Missouri River governed by the Manual. Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) to complete the revision of the Manual not later than the date set for completion by the Secretary of the Army; and (2) after revising the Manual, to manage water resources projects formerly operated by the Corps of Engineers in accordance with it. | 2023-01-15T06:02:43Z | |
| 108-hr-2641 | 108 | hr | 2641 | Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-26 | 2003-07-24 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 1 | Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act - Approves the August 28, 2000, Federal programmatic Record of Decision issued by specified Federal agencies and supported by the State of California as a framework for addressing Calfed Bay-Delta Program components. Authorizes the Secretary and the heads of such agencies to carry out Stage 1 activities (projects and programs planned for the first seven years) in the following categories if such activities have been subject to environmental review and approval under Federal and State law and have been certified by the California Bay-Delta Authority to be consistent with the Record of Decision and all applicable State and Federal law: water storage; conveyance; water use efficiency; water transfers; the Environmental Water account; integrated regional water management plans; ecosystem restoration; watersheds; water quality; levee stability; science; program management, oversight, and coordination; refuge water supplies; groundwater management. Prohibits the authorization of any Federal funds for a project under the Program for increasing water supply, water yield, water storage, or water conveyance that is intended for any agricultural, municipal and industrial, domestic, or hydroelectric power purposes unless a feasibility study is prepared, a report on findings is submitted, and the Secretary certifies that: (1) the study and report indicate that total project benefits will equal or exceed total project costs; (2) the beneficiaries have demonstrated a willingness and ability to pay for costs allocated to them under the beneficiaries pay principle; and (3) such beneficiaries are obligated to repay such costs. Requires the Federal agencies to: (1) coordinate their activities with specified California agencies; (2) cooperate with local and tribal governments and the public through a federally chartered advisory committee or other means; and (3) implement the Program using the best available scientific information and scientific review. Directs the Secretary: (1) to report monthl… | 2023-01-15T16:33:39Z | |
| 108-s-1351 | 108 | s | 1351 | A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-26 | 2003-06-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8740-8741) | Senate | Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] | TN | R | F000439 | 0 | Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to increase the membership of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and to revamp its structure and composition. | 2023-01-15T17:04:08Z | |
| 108-s-1355 | 108 | s | 1355 | Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2004 | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-26 | 2004-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 29, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide grants to, or enter into cooperative or other agreements with, tribal, State, and local governmental entities and the Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated (ADC) (nonprofit corporation that operates the Wallowa Lake Dam) to plan, design, and construct facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Program and Phase II (fish passage improvements and water conservation measures) and Phase III (implementation of water exchange infrastructure) of the Wallowa Valley Water Management Plan. Directs the Secretary, as a condition of providing funds, to ensure that: (1) the Rehabilitation Program meets the standards of the dam safety program of Oregon; (2) ADC agrees to assume liability for any work performed or supervised with funds provided to it under this Act; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act relating to a facility rehabilitated or constructed under this Act. Limits the Federal share of the cost of activities authorized under this Act to 80 percent and excludes from the Federal share expenditures by the Bonneville Power Administration in the Wallowa River watershed or by individual agricultural producers in any Federal commodity or conservation program. Prohibits the Federal Government from holding title to, or being responsible for the operation and maintenance of, any facility rehabilitated or constructed under this Act. Permits only the Nez Perce Tribe to own and operate any facility constructed using Federal funds authorized by this Act located at the Dam for trapping and transportation of migratory adult salmon. Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-15T17:04:08Z | |
| 108-hr-2603 | 108 | hr | 2603 | To impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-25 | 2004-09-22 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] | NM | R | P000588 | 6 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from claiming title or other rights to water in a State, other than for Indian reservation lands, absent specific direction of law, or from exercising authority so as to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water: (1) that has been allocated in accordance with provisions of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act relating to suits for the adjudication of water rights by or pursuant to interstate compact and by a decision of the United States Supreme Court; (2) by requiring a change in the nature of use or the transfer of any right to use water or creating a limitation on the exercise of any right to use water; or (3) by modifying the delivery, diversion, nondiversion, allocation, or storage of any water to be delivered by contract. | 2023-01-15T16:33:40Z | |
| 108-sres-183 | 108 | sres | 183 | A resolution commemorating 50 years of adjudication under the McCarran Amendment of rights to the use of water. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-25 | 2003-10-15 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-271. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 6 | Reaffirms the policies and principles of the McCarran Amendment (which waived the sovereign immunity of the United States so that it could be joined in comprehensive State general adjudications of the rights to use water) that have been recognized by Supreme Court decisions. Recognizes that, as a matter of practice, the United States should adhere and defer to State water law. Commends Western States that maintain comprehensive systems for the quantification of rights to use water for all beneficial purposes. | 2023-01-15T17:04:06Z | |
| 108-s-1318 | 108 | s | 1318 | A bill to deauthorize the project for navigation, Tenants Harbor, Maine. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-24 | 2003-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Terminates authorization for a specified project for navigation in Tenants Harbor, Maine. | 2023-01-15T16:48:42Z | |
| 108-s-1319 | 108 | s | 1319 | A bill to deauthorize the project for navigation, Northeast Harbor, Maine. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-24 | 2003-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Deauthorizes a specified project for navigation at Northeast Harbor, Maine. | 2023-01-15T16:48:42Z | |
| 108-s-1320 | 108 | s | 1320 | A bill to modify the project for navigation, Union River, Maine. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-24 | 2003-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Modifies the Union River, Maine, navigation project by redesignating a specified portion of the project as an anchorage area. | 2023-01-15T16:48:42Z | |
| 108-hr-2557 | 108 | hr | 2557 | Water Resources Development Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-23 | 2003-09-26 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 3 | Water Resources Development Act of 2003 - Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, subject to specified conditions, to carry out specified projects for: (1) environmental restoration in Arizona; (2) flood damage reduction and environmental restoration in California; (3) environmental restoration in Colorado; (4) environmental restoration in Illinois; (5) hurricane and storm damage reduction in Louisiana; (6) environmental restoration and protection in Maryland; (7) hurricane and storm damage reduction and environmental restoration in New Jersey; (8) navigation and environmental restoration in Texas; and (9) bridge replacement in Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary, subject to a favorable final report, to carry out specified projects for: (1) environmental restoration in California; (2) storm damage reduction in California; (3) environmental restoration in Maryland; (4) hurricane and storm damage reduction in New Jersey; and (5) flood damage reduction in Washington. (Sec. 1002) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies of, and authorizes the Secretary to carry out (if determined feasible after the study), specified projects for: (1) flood damage reduction in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina; (2) emergency streambank protection in Arkansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, and New York; (3) navigation in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, and Washington; (4) environmental quality improvement in Missouri; (5) aquatic ecosystem restoration in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Georgia and Alabama, and Idaho; (6) shoreline protection in Alaska; and (7) snagging and sediment removal in New York. Title II: General Provisions - (Sec. 2001) Amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1996 to extend through 2004 the authority for establishing an annual pass of $10 or less for the use of recreational facilities at water resour… | 2023-01-15T16:33:41Z | |
| 108-hr-2558 | 108 | hr | 2558 | To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to allow the Secretary of the Army to extend the period during which the Secretary may provide beach nourishment for a water resources development project. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-23 | 2003-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] | NC | D | M000485 | 3 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to allow the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, at the request of a non-Federal interest, to extend the period during which the Secretary provides beach nourishment for a water resources development project for such additional period as the Secretary determines necessary, not to exceed 50 years. | 2023-01-15T16:33:41Z | |
| 108-hr-2566 | 108 | hr | 2566 | Army Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2003 | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-23 | 2003-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 4 | Army Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2003 - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to make economic development and environmental protection and restoration co-equal goals of water resources planning and development. Requires the Secretary of the Army to revise water resource project principles and guidelines of the Army Corps of Engineers to reflect such goals. Directs the Secretary to establish, for a project that is authorized or substantially modified, a stakeholder advisory committee to assist with the development of project feasibility studies, general reevaluation studies, and environmental impact statements. Requires specified project studies and statements to be subject to review by an independent panel of experts, including projects: (1) having an estimated total cost of more than $25 million; (2) likely to significantly adversely impact fish or wildlife; (3) likely to significantly adversely impact local environmental, cultural, or other resources; or (4) determined to be controversial. Establishes an Office of Independent Review for project reviews.Requires information related to project analysis to be made available to the public on the Internet (with exceptions for trade secrets).Prohibits the authorization or substantial modification of a project unless it minimizes adverse impacts on the natural hydrologic patterns, value, or diversity of aquatic ecosystems.Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require the full and concurrent mitigation of authorized projects.Requires the Secretary to establish a record keeping system to track wetland and other habitat types impacted by authorized projects. Requires the public availability of such information. | 2023-01-15T16:33:41Z | |
| 108-s-1307 | 108 | s | 1307 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-20 | 2004-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 29, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), directly or through financial assistance to non-Federal parties, to plan, design, and construct fish passage and screening facilities or habitat improvements at any non-Federal water diversion or storage project located anywhere in the Columbia River Basin. Provides such authority when the Secretary determines that such facilities would enable Reclamation to meet its obligations under specified Federal law regarding the construction and continued operation and maintenance of all Federal reclamation projects located in the Columbia River Basin, excluding the Federal reclamation projects located in the Snake River Basin. Limits the Federal share to 75 percent of project costs, requiring the non-Federal party to pay the remaining share. Sets forth other limitations and requirements relating to the authority under this Act. Makes the Reclamation Act of 1902 and other Federal reclamation laws inapplicable to the non-Federal water projects at which the fish passage and screening facilities authorized by this Act are located, and to the lands which such projects irrigate. Declares that expenditures made by the Secretary under this Act shall not be a project cost assignable to any Federal reclamation project and shall be non-reimbursable and non-returnable to the U.S. Treasury. Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-15T16:48:42Z | |
| 108-s-1308 | 108 | s | 1308 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pursue and complete actions related to the implementation of a U.S. District Court Consent Decree. | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-20 | 2003-10-15 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-271. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, to implement and enter into financial assistance or other agreements as may be necessary to undertake activities identified for Federal implementation (including construction) in accordance with U.S. District Court Consent Decree "United States, et al, v. Grants Pass Irrigation District, Civil No. 98-3034-HO" (August 27, 2001). | 2023-01-15T16:48:42Z | |
| 108-hr-2492 | 108 | hr | 2492 | National Beach Recreation Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-17 | 2003-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-9] | TX | D | L000043 | 5 | National Beach Recreation Act - Amends specified Federal law to direct the Secretary of the Army, in making recommendations to Congress for shore protection projects, to develop and implement procedures that treat recreational, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and environmental restoration benefits equally. | 2023-01-15T16:18:29Z | |
| 108-hr-2500 | 108 | hr | 2500 | Great Lakes Migratory Bird Research and Management Act | Water Resources Development | 2003-06-17 | 2003-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 0 | Great Lakes Migratory Bird Research and Management Act - Amends the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 to authorize the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to carry out activities relating to the investigation of migratory bird depredation on commercial and sport fisheries in the Great Lakes. Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits to cooperating State, Provincial, Tribal, First Nation, and U.S. and Canadian Federal agencies with migratory bird management authority, and signatory to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, to manage and take migratory birds, for the purpose of control of depredation by such birds on commercial and sport fisheries in the Great Lakes. | 2023-01-15T16:33:43Z |
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