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| 112-hr-6689 | 112 | hr | 6689 | 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 the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California. | Water Resources Development | 2012-12-19 | 2013-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 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 in Sacramento County, California. Requires the project to consist of three phases, the first of which shall include the planning, design, and construction of water conveyance and related infrastructure to provide recycled water to irrigate approximately 4,500 acres of land in southern Sacramento County. | 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z | |
| 112-hr-6670 | 112 | hr | 6670 | To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2017, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 5 | Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend authority for the drought program under such Act through FY2017, (2) authorize appropriations for such Act through FY2017, and (3) require cooperative drought contingency plans under such Act to provide for periodic review to address projected long-term climate variability and change. | 2021-09-28T14:42:38Z | |
| 112-s-3645 | 112 | s | 3645 | Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-11-28 | 2012-11-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 5 | Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Chief of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing support to state and local governments in carrying out activities designed to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by such carp. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-s-3626 | 112 | s | 3626 | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-11-13 | 2012-11-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 2 | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a direct loan, including a subordinated loan, or a loan guarantee to an eligible entity to carry out activities for an eligible project. Defines an "eligible entity" to include: (1) an entity that owns or operates a treatment works that serves the general public, including a municipal or regional separate storm sewer system management agency; and (2) an entity that owns or operates a community water system. Defines an "eligible project" to include: (1) a capital project to construct, replace, or rehabilitate a treatment works or community water system, to reduce energy consumption needs of a treatment works or a community water system, to increase water efficiency, reduce the demand for water, or reduce the demand for treatment works or community water system capacity, to manage or control storm water, to re-use municipal wastewater, or to increase drinking water source protection; and (2) an associated non-capital project that promotes the use of environmentally sustainable projects, including utility-backed storm water and water efficiency retrofit programs. Directs an eligible entity to use amounts received under this Act for eligible projects to: (1) carry out development phase, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and replacement activities and environmental mitigation and construction contingencies; (2) acquire real property and equipment; (3) provide for any funding mechanisms necessary to meet market or affordability requirements, reasonably required reserve funds, capitalized interest issuance expenses, and other carrying costs during project construction; and (4) refinance interim construction financing, long-term project obligations, or direct loans or loan guarantees made under this Act. Requires the Administrator to select eligible projects to receive assistance based on specified factors, including: (1) the significance of the infras… | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-hr-6484 | 112 | hr | 6484 | SAFE Levee Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] | CA | D | G000559 | 4 | Shielding Against Flood Emergencies Levee Act or SAFE Levee Act - Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a program to provide assistance to non-federal interests for stability maintenance and improvement on levees within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that facilitate Bureau of Reclamation water deliveries to Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors, and (2) prioritize projects based on the extent to which the levees covered are necessary for Bureau water deliveries. Permits: (1) assistance to be in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs for water-supply reliability related levee maintenance and improvements within the Delta, (2) the Secretary to provide assistance for a levee stability maintenance and improvement project only if the levee directly facilitates deliveries of water for the CVP and is publicly owned, and (3) costs associated with program implementation to be considered a reimbursable federal expenditure allocable to and repayable by CVP sub-units south of the Delta that receive and benefit from water conveyed through the Delta. Limits the federal share from exceeding 50% of the total costs of a project. Directs the Secretary to carry out an analysis and evaluation of the costs and benefits of options for facilitating conveyance of water deliveries to CVP contractors being considered in the Bay Delta Conservation Planning process, including at least one option that does not require the construction of one or more water conveyance tunnels. | 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z | |
| 112-hr-6450 | 112 | hr | 6450 | Local Modifications to Federal Flood Control Projects Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] | IL | D | C000794 | 1 | Local Modifications to Federal Flood Control Projects Act of 2012 - Amends the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 to direct the Secretary of the Army, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, to grant permission to a local sponsor to construct an improvement to a flood control project in accordance with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to grant permission for such an improvement: (1) that is necessary for the project to provide a qualified level of protection when, in the Secretary's judgment, the proposed improvement does not permanently reduce the existing level of protection; or (2) that is associated with permanently increasing the level of protection provided by the project from the authorized level or permanently realigning the project to substantially increase or otherwise significantly alter the geographic area protected by the project when, in the Secretary's judgement, the improvement does not adversely affect the existing level of protection and does not transfer the hydraulic impact of the project beyond the standards that the Chief of Engineers applies to projects proposed for initial federal authorization. Defines "qualified level of protection" as the lesser of the authorized level or the level necessary to receive, maintain, or restore accreditation pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. Prohibits the Secretary from granting permission regarding such an improvement unless it is constructed in accordance with plans and specifications prepared and certified by a registered professional engineer. Sets forth: (1) requirements for submission of an improvement application, (2) deadlines for action on such an application, (3) approval and disapproval procedures, and (4) procedures for administrative and judicial appeals of the disapproval of an application. Directs the Secretary to issue guidelines to facilitate and expedite the review of proposed improvements. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-s-3580 | 112 | s | 3580 | A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to preserve the historical integrity of Zoar, Ohio, while carrying out any study relating to or construction of flood damage reduction measures, including levees, in Zoar, Ohio. | Water Resources Development | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Requires the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, consistent with the Standards for Preservation and Guidelines for Preserving Historic Buildings, to preserve in place the historical integrity of Zoar, Ohio, while carrying out any study relating to or construction of flood damage reduction measures, including levees, in Zoar. | 2019-02-20T23:43:51Z | |
| 112-s-3543 | 112 | s | 3543 | North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 1 | North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 - Makes the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and provisions of the federal criminal code prohibiting importation of injurious animals inapplicable to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all zebra mussels are extirpated and removed from the transferred water. | 2019-02-20T23:43:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6380 | 112 | hr | 6380 | Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee Community Recovery Assistance Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000564 | 1 | Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee Community Recovery Assistance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, upon the request of a state or local government, to allow a non-federal interest to make payment of any non-federal contribution associated with a qualifying watershed mitigation project or a qualifying flood damage reduction project over a 30-year period in accordance with specified payment option provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. Defines: (1) a "qualifying flood damage reduction project" to mean a flood damage reduction project carried out by the Corps of Engineers for a disaster county; (2) a "qualifying watershed mitigation project" to mean a project or study carried out by the Corps with respect to a watershed located in a disaster county to reduce the impacts of flooding, enhance rivers with respect to uses as transportation corridors, improve water quality, increase economic opportunities, utilize new technologies and innovative approaches to benefit the watershed, and/or develop and implement a long-term resource monitoring program; (3) a "disaster county" as a county included in the geographical area covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration and each contiguous county; and (4) a "qualifying natural disaster declaration" to mean a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act due to damaging water and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6385 | 112 | hr | 6385 | Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] | MN | D | M001143 | 14 | Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing high-level technical assistance, coordination, best practices, and support to state and local government strategies, to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by such carp. | 2019-11-15T21:24:27Z | |
| 112-hr-6343 | 112 | hr | 6343 | Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] | NM | R | P000588 | 0 | Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Fort Sumner Irrigation District, located in De Baca County, New Mexico, all works, land, and facilities of the Fort Sumner reclamation project in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between the United States and the Fort Sumner Irrigation District Concerning Principles and Elements of Proposed Transfer of Title to Fort Sumner Irrigation District Facilities. Requires the Secretary, before carrying out such conveyance, to assure compliance with all applicable requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and any other law applicable to the property conveyed. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress if such conveyance isn't completed within two years after such requirements are met. Terminates, on the date of such conveyance: (1) U.S. interest in and responsibility for the project and liability relating to the conveyed property; (2) a specified repayment contract between the United States and the District dated November 5, 1948; and (3) a specified payment obligation of the United States under the contract between the United States and the District for the forbearance of exercising priority water rights, dated August 21, 2009. Provides that all other terms of such forbearance agreement shall remain in effect for not less than 10 years after this Act's enactment. Provides that after conveyance of title under this Act: (1) the conveyed property shall not be considered to be a part of a federal reclamation project; and (2) the entity to which the property is conveyed shall not be eligible to receive any benefits, including federal project power, with respect to the conveyed property, except for benefits that would be available to a similarly situated entity with respect to property that is not part of a federal reclamation project. | 2019-11-15T21:24:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6348 | 112 | hr | 6348 | Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] | MI | R | R000572 | 7 | Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to coordinate and lead federal actions with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries, including: (1) installing electric, acoustic, air bubble, and other barriers; (2) applying pesticides; (3) improving locks; and (4) taking actions at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Illinois, to prevent the spread of Asian carp. Requires the Secretary to implement measures recommended in the dispersal barrier efficacy study, or provided in interim reports, authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to prevent aquatic nuisance species from bypassing the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project and dispersing into the Great Lakes. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-s-3483 | 112 | s | 3483 | Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-624. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Crooked River, Oregon. Requires an applicant, in any application submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relating to hydropower development at Bowman Dam (including turbines and appurtenant facilities), to: (1) analyze any impacts to the scenic, recreational, and fishery resource values of the Crooked River that may be caused by development; (2) propose mitigation for such impacts; and (3) propose measures to ensure that any associated access facilities shall not impede the free-flowing nature of the River below the Dam. Requires 5,100 acre-feet of water to be annually released from the Crooked River federal reclamation project in Oregon to serve as mitigation for the city of Prineville groundwater pumping, pursuant to Oregon law. Directs the city to make payment to the Secretary for such water in accordance with specified documents. Authorizes the Secretary, consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), to contract exclusively with the city for additional amounts in the future at the city's request. Directs the Secretary, on a "first fill" priority basis, to store in and release from the Reservoir: (1) 68,273 acre feet of water annually to fulfill all 16 Bureau of Reclamation contracts existing as of January 1, 2011; (2) up to 2,740 acre feet of water annually to supply the McKay Creek lands; (3) 10,000 acre feet of water annually to the North Unit Irrigation District or the contract holders, upon request, pursuant to Temporary Water Service Contracts; and (4) 5,100 acre-feet of water annually to mitigate the city's groundwater pumping. Directs the Secretary to store and release from Prineville Reservoir all remaining stored water quantities for the benefit of downstream fish and wildlife, except as specified. Directs the Commissioner of Reclamation to implement annual release schedules for the remaining stored water quantities and the wa… | 2020-01-29T20:27:53Z | |
| 112-s-3509 | 112 | s | 3509 | Everglades for the Next Generation Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 0 | Everglades for the Next Generation Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, after completing a project implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out projects for: (1) the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir; (2) the Biscayne Bay coastal wetland; (3) Broward County water preserve areas; (4) the C-111 Spreader Canal; (5) any other project identified in the Plan for which a project implementation report is completed that is in accordance with an integrated delivery schedule approved by the Chief of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed not later than five years after this Act's enactment; and (6) any group of projects under the Plan that the Secretary determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if the group of projects is constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Chief and the District within that time frame. | 2019-02-20T23:43:00Z | |
| 112-hr-6249 | 112 | hr | 6249 | Water Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-08-01 | 2012-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 0 | Water Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund to support investments in clean water infrastructure. Imposes through 2019 an excise tax on the sale of containers of water-based beverages, water disposal products, and pharmaceutical products and appropriates revenues raised from such taxes to the Trust Fund. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to study and report on potential funding mechanisms and revenue sources for a clean water trust fund. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allocate amounts from the Trust Fund for specified clean water programs, specified grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), and other specified activities under this Act. Amends the Clean Water Act to: (1) expand the types of projects eligible for funding by state revolving loan funds; and (2) set forth additional criteria for states in developing priorities for assistance under such Act. Authorizes the Administrator to use Trust Fund amounts: (1) to make grants to ensure the adequate supply of certified wastewater treatment operators, (2) to award scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study by persons who plan to enter an occupation involving the operation and maintenance of treatment works, and (3) for sewer overflow control grants. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish a national water infrastructure research, development, and demonstration program to develop, demonstrate, and transfer innovative or improved technologies and methods for the treatment, control, transport, and reuse of wastewater; (2) make grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and operate one university water research center in each of such 21 hydro-regions and designate one of such centers as the National Water Research Center; (3) enter an arrangement for a National Academy of Sciences study of the means by which public… | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6254 | 112 | hr | 6254 | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 1 | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2012 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require 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 FEMA Administrator to: (1) require a state to provide an assurance that the owner of the dam to be rehabilitated has developed and will carry out a maintenance plan during the expected life of the dam, (2) require a recipient of a grant under this Act to comply with requirements applicable to contributions of federal funds under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and (3) 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%. Prohibits funds from being used to: (1) rehabilitate a federal dam, (2) perform routine operation or maintenance, (3) modify a dam to produce hydroelectric power, (4) increase water supply storage capacity, or (5) make any other modification that does not also improve safety. Conditions the receipt of grants by states upon compliance with specified requirements regarding contracts for architectural and engineering services. Provides that such contracts shall not be considered to confer a proprietary interest upon the United States. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-s-3464 | 112 | s | 3464 | Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-07-31 | 2012-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-624. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of 2012 - Amends the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to include within the service area of the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System the tract of land in Nebraska set aside as part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation by the executive order dated February 20, 1904. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to develop separate plans for completing, and enter into agreements with specified agency heads to complete, the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System, the Rosebud Sioux Rural Water Supply System, and the Lower Brule Sioux Rural Water Supply System, in consultation with specified federal agencies and the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, respectively. Requires: (1) the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assist the Secretary in completing such Systems by constructing, repairing, and upgrading plumbing fixtures, skirting, and other necessary features to ensure that houses within the service areas are able to meet the standards for connecting to such Systems; and (2) the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete, within 15 years, the livestock distribution systems for the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System and the Rosebud Sioux Rural Water Supply System consistent with the Final Engineering Report dated May 1993. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with South Dakota, all Indian tribes residing on reservations within that state, and other federal agencies, to submit by January 2014 recommendations for financing and implementing mitigation plans for: (1) fish and wildlife and terrestrial losses, including the loss of Native American cultural resources, resulting from the construction and operation of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, Big Bend Dam and Reservoir, and Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir; and (2) fish and wildlife and terrestrial losses and any impacts to groundwater resulting from the construction and operation of the dams and reservoirs on the Missouri tributaries within South Dakota. Aut… | 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z | |
| 112-s-3385 | 112 | s | 3385 | Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-07-16 | 2012-07-31 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-588. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 8 | Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act - Establishes in the Treasury a Reclamation Rural Water Construction Fund, into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit for each of FY2013-FY2029 a specified amount of revenues that would otherwise be deposited in the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902. Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts from the Fund to complete construction of rural water projects: (1) that were authorized to be carried out on or before this Act's enactment, or (2) for which the Secretary completed a feasibility report by September 30, 2012, that recommends construction and for which an Act of Congress enacted after this Act's enactment has authorized construction. Prohibits the Secretary from using amounts from the Fund to pay for project operation and maintenance costs. Prohibits the Secretary from expending amounts from the Fund until the date on which the Secretary develops: (1) programmatic goals that would enable the completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as expeditiously as possible and that reflect the goals and priorities identified in the laws authorizing the projects and the goals of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act; and (2) funding prioritization criteria that takes into account specified information, including an evaluation of the need for potable water supplies in the affected rural and tribal communities, the completion status of a project, and the financial needs of the affected communities. Terminates the Fund on September 30, 2034. | 2020-01-29T20:35:01Z | |
| 112-s-3362 | 112 | s | 3362 | Dam Safety Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4775) | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 3 | Dam Safety Act of 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the National Dam Safety Program for FY2012-FY2016. Requires the head of a federal agency, on request, to provide a state dam safety agency with information on the condition and provisions for emergency operations of any dam the failure of which would affect the state. Includes as an objective of the National Dam Safety Program the development and implementation of a comprehensive dam safety hazard education and public awareness program to assist the public in preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from dam incidents. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out such a public awareness and outreach program nationwide. Authorizes the Administrator to invite representatives from nongovernmental organizations to participate in meetings of the National Dam Safety Review Board. | 2019-02-20T23:40:31Z | |
| 112-hr-6007 | 112 | hr | 6007 | North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-06-21 | 2012-09-11 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] | TX | R | H000067 | 4 | North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 - Makes the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and provisions of the federal criminal code prohibiting importation of injurious animals inapplicable to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all zebra mussels are extirpated and removed from the transferred water. | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-5931 | 112 | hr | 5931 | National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-06-08 | 2012-06-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] | AR | R | C001087 | 1 | National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act - Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to impose a charge for conducting mitigation fishery activities in connection with federal water resources development projects carried out by water development agencies (Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority [TVA]). Requires such agencies to pay the charge in accordance with a fishery mitigation plan developed and approved by the USFWS Director and the agency head. Defines "mitigation fishery activities" as rearing and stocking of native and nonnative fish to replace or maintain fishery resources or harvest levels lost as a result of such a project, including project planning, population assessment and evaluation, genetic monitoring, broodstock development, and fish health sampling. Requires USFWS's charges to be reasonably related to expenditures necessary to: (1) operate, maintain, and rehabilitate certain USFWS-owned and -operated mitigation fishery facilities, hatcheries, and health centers; and (2) conduct mitigation fishery activities, including expenditures for personnel, transportation, utilities, contractual services, fish feed, supplies, equipment, routine maintenance, deferred maintenance, fish eggs, technical support, fish health, management and administration, planning, and hatchery product evaluations. Permits a water development agency, if it collects reimbursements from a power management agency for the ongoing costs of maintaining and operating a federal water resources development project, to include the costs associated with the project's fishery mitigation activities. | 2020-02-14T19:18:58Z | |
| 112-hr-5927 | 112 | hr | 5927 | Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-06-07 | 2012-06-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] | NY | D | T000469 | 0 | Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2012 - Directs the President to: (1) establish the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission, in cooperation with the governors of the states included in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin (New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut), to coordinate activities being undertaken by the states, advisory committees, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nongovernmental organizations to address environmental, economic, and cultural issues associated with the management and use of resources in the Hudson-Mohawk Watershed; and (2) designate the Secretary of the Interior to serve as a member of the Commission and as coordinator of participation of relevant federal agencies in the Commission's activities. Requires the Commission to: (1) develop and implement plans, policies, and projects relating to the Basin's water resources; (2) adopt and promote uniform and coordinated policies for management and conservation of such resources; (3) coordinate and direct the development, implementation, operation, and financing of water resources projects consistent with its plans and policies; and (4) develop and adopt a comprehensive plan for the development and use of such resources, which shall address all projects and facilities required for development, conservation, use, management, and control of the Basin's water resources to meet present and future needs. Directs the Commission to adopt a water resources program on an annual basis, based upon the comprehensive plan, that identifies specific projects and facilities to be undertaken during the immediate five-year period. | 2020-02-14T19:18:57Z | |
| 112-hr-5892 | 112 | hr | 5892 | Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-06-05 | 2012-07-10 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to increase from 5,000 to 10,000 kilowatts the size of small hydroelectric power projects which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) may exempt from its license requirements. (Sec. 4) Amends the Federal Power Act to revise the limitation on the maximum installation capacity of qualifying conduit hydropower facilities that are eligible for an exemption from licensing requirements. Requires any person, state, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility to file with FERC a notice of intent to do so. Requires FERC, within 15 days after receiving such a notice of intent, to make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria. Waives license requirements for any conduit hydroelectric facility that: (1) uses for electric power generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit, (2) has a maximum installed capacity of five megawatts, and (3) is not currently licensed or exempted from license requirements. Redefines "conduit" to specify any tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. Authorizes FERC to exempt from license requirements any electric power generation facility that utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit, and has an installed capacity or 40 megawatts or fewer. (Sec. 5) Authorizes FERC to extend the preliminary permit period for up to two additional years beyond the three years otherwise allowed if it finds that the permittee has implemented activities under the permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence. (Sec. 6) Di… | 2022-03-01T06:10:55Z | |
| 112-hr-5831 | 112 | hr | 5831 | Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-05-18 | 2012-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 30 | Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees in order to determine whether current federal policy is appropriate for all regions of the United States. Requires the Secretary to examine the guidelines in view of factors including: (1) the varied interests and responsibilities in managing flood risks; (2) preserving, protecting, and enhancing natural resources; (3) protecting the rights of Native Americans pursuant to treaties and statutes; and (4) factors that promote and allow for consideration of potential variances from national guidelines on a regional or watershed basis. Directs Corps of Engineers Regional Integration Teams representing districts, divisions, and headquarters, in consultation with state and federal resources agencies and with participation by local agencies, to recommend to the Chief of Engineers vegetation management policies for levees that conform with state and federal laws and other applicable requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) solicit and consider the views of the National Academy of Engineering on the engineering, environmental, and institutional considerations underlying the guidelines; and (2) revise the guidelines based on the results of the review and report to Congress. Requires the revised guidelines to: (1) provide a practical process for approving regional or watershed variances from the national guidelines, and (2) be incorporated into a proposed manual. | 2021-09-28T14:35:10Z | |
| 112-sres-465 | 112 | sres | 465 | A resolution recognizing that the Governor of the State of Colorado has proclaimed 2012 as the "Year of Water". | Water Resources Development | 2012-05-16 | 2012-05-16 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3239-3241; text as passed Senate: CR S3241; text of measure as introduced: CR S3239) | Senate | Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] | CO | D | U000038 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes that the governor of Colorado has proclaimed 2012 as the Year of Water in Colorado. | 2019-02-20T22:50:34Z | |
| 112-hr-5717 | 112 | hr | 5717 | Army Corps of Engineers Communications Accountability Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | N000184 | 3 | Army Corps of Engineers Communications Accountability Act of 2012 - Requires the Chief of Engineers: (1) to notify the public within seven days after determining that runoff conditions in the Missouri River System are likely to reach the upper quartile or upper decile scenarios specified for a year in an annual operating plan for such System; and (2) to meet with a state, local, or tribal government with jurisdiction over an area that will be affected by a flood occurring in the System within seven days after such government requests such a consultation regarding such an upper decile determination. Authorizes the Chief to provide in such consultation information regarding expected water levels, advice regarding preparedness actions, and technical assistance. | 2020-02-14T19:18:57Z | |
| 112-hr-4458 | 112 | hr | 4458 | Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-04-19 | 2012-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 0 | Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Requires federal investments in the Upper Mississippi River Basin to be guided by accepted and documented scientific methods and to take into account the results of studies using such methods to identify and quantify the sources, transport, and fate of nutrients and sediment and to quantify the effect of treatment methods or conservation measures on nutrient and sediment management. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, as part of an Upper Mississippi River Stewardship Initiative and acting through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the Basin. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for related data collection and storage activities; (2) inventory the sediment and monitoring efforts of governmental, tribal, and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps, and redundancies; (3) integrate such monitoring efforts into the sediment and nutrient monitoring network; and (4) collaborate with other public, tribal, and private monitoring and assessment programs in establishing the monitoring network. Directs the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a water resources assessment of the Basin. Requires the Director of the USGS: (1) as part of the Initiative, to develop and implement a plan to improve existing water-quality models to identify and quantify significant sources of sediment and nutrients in the Basin at the subwatershed scale; (2) to establish a communication plan that includes use of the Internet to provide information on accomplishments of public and private programs designed to manage sediment and nutrients in the Basin and on seasonal and annual concentrations and loads of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries; and (3) provide an annual report that includes information on concentrations and loads of nutrients and sediment derived from monitoring activities conducted… | 2022-02-03T06:01:42Z | |
| 112-s-2290 | 112 | s | 2290 | International Boundary and Water Commission Reimbursement Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-04-17 | 2012-04-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 0 | International Boundary and Water Commission Reimbursement Act - Authorizes the Commissioner of the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse states and local government units for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects that are under the Commission's jurisdiction and are designed, constructed, or rehabilitated before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:50:54Z | |
| 112-hr-4353 | 112 | hr | 4353 | Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-04-16 | 2012-04-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 1 | Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to implement any flood risk management project for which the Secretary has transmitted to Congress, before the date of enactment of this Act, a letter that includes: (1) a description of the project as recommended in a report by the Chief of Engineers that concludes that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified; and (2) notification that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has concluded that the report's recommendations are consistent with the President's policy and programs. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-s-2282 | 112 | s | 2282 | North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-03-29 | 2012-09-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 14 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2012 - Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for allocations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects. | 2022-02-03T05:53:42Z | |
| 112-sres-393 | 112 | sres | 393 | A resolution designating March 11, 2012 as "World Plumbing Day". | Water Resources Development | 2012-03-08 | 2012-03-08 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1557; text as passed Senate: CR S1557; text of measure as introduced: CR S1544) | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 4 | Designates March 11, 2012, as World Plumbing Day. | 2019-02-20T22:49:44Z | |
| 112-s-2166 | 112 | s | 2166 | Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act | Water Resources Development | 2012-03-07 | 2012-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 12 | Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act - Calls for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prioritize the types of technical assistance to enable small public water systems to comply with national primary drinking water regulations that are the most beneficial to small and rural communities, based on their input. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) authorize appropriations to the Administrator of EPA for FY2012-FY2017 for such assistance; and (2) allow the Administrator to use such funds to provide technical assistance to nonprofit organizations that provide to small public water systems onsite technical assistance, circuit-rider technical assistance programs, onsite and regional training, assistance with implementing source water protection plans, and assistance with implementation monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements. Directs the Administrator to give preference to nonprofit organizations that are determined to be the most qualified and experienced and that the small community water systems find to be the most beneficial and effective. | 2019-02-20T23:26:05Z | |
| 112-s-2138 | 112 | s | 2138 | Corps of Engineers Project Delivery Flexibility Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-02-29 | 2012-02-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 2 | Corps of Engineers Project Delivery Flexibility Act of 2012 - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for authorized Corps of Engineers civil works flood control and navigation construction projects. Directs the Chief, in carrying out such program, to: (1) identify at least 12 congressionally authorized Corps flood control and navigation construction projects that have received federal funds and experienced delays or missed scheduled deadlines in the five fiscal years prior to this Act's enactment and that have an unobligated funding balance in the Corps Construction Account; (2) enter into a project partnership agreement with a non-federal sponsor to provide full project management control for the design and construction of such a project; and (3) develop a detailed project management plan for each project under the pilot program that outlines the scope, budget, design, and construction resource requirements necessary for project execution by the non-federal sponsor. Conditions the receipt of federal funding under this Act on: (1) a project being federally owned, and (2) the non-federal sponsor establishing to oversee the execution of the project management plan a project delivery team consisting of a project manager and a Corps official who shall provide technical assistance and guidance on compliance with Corps engineering manuals and regulations. Rescinds a specified amount of discretionary appropriations for FY2008-FY2011 that remain unobligated and makes such amount available for use under this Act. | 2019-02-20T23:25:50Z | |
| 112-hr-4090 | 112 | hr | 4090 | Dam Safety Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2012-02-27 | 2012-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 0 | Dam Safety Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to authorize appropriations for the national dam safety program for FY2012-FY2015. Requires the head of a federal agency, at the request of a state dam safety agency with respect to any dam the failure of which would affect the state, to provide information to that agency on the dam's condition and on its provisions for emergency operations. Includes as a program objective to develop and implement a comprehensive dam safety hazard education and public awareness program to assist the public in mitigating against, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from dam incidents. Permits the Administrator, in consultation with the National Dam Safety Review Board, to invite representatives from nongovernmental organizations to participate in Board meetings. Prohibits the amount of funds allocated to a state to carry out the dam safety program from exceeding the amount committed by the state to implement program activities (currently, 50% of the reasonable cost of implementing the state dam safety program). | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-s-2104 | 112 | s | 2104 | Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-02-14 | 2012-07-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, water use efficiency, and actions to reduce energy consumption or extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Secretary of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees annually on each institute's compliance with matching fund requirements and provisions permitting the use of funds only to reimburse direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program; (4) require the Secretary to conduct his or her evaluation of each institute's research and effectiveness as an institution for planning, conducting, and arranging for research at least once every five (currently, three) years; and (5) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2017. | 2022-02-03T05:53:57Z | |
| 112-hr-3910 | 112 | hr | 3910 | Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2012-02-06 | 2012-02-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 8 | Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2012 - 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: (1) recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, the Dublin San Ramon Services District, the Delta Diablo Sanitation District, the cities of Redwood City, Palo Alto, Hayward, Mountain View, and Pleasanton, the San Jose Water Company, and the Town of Yountville; and (2) recycled water distribution systems in California in cooperation with the Ironhouse Sanitary District. Limits the federal share of each project to 25%. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance. Directs the Secretary to enter into individual agreements with the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Coalition participating agencies to fund projects under such Act. Allows the Secretary to include in such agreements a provision for the reimbursement of construction costs, including those construction costs incurred prior to this Act's enactment. Increases the authorization of appropriations for the design, planning, and construction of: (1) recycled water system facilities in cooperation with the city of Antioch, California; and (2) recycled water treatment facilities in cooperation with the city of San Jose, California, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. | 2019-11-15T21:24:26Z | |
| 112-hr-3719 | 112 | hr | 3719 | To provide that funds made available to the Corps of Engineers for certain Missouri River fish and wildlife purposes be used for the reconstruction of flood control structures, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2011-12-16 | 2012-01-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] | IA | R | K000362 | 8 | Provides that funds appropriated for the Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Recovery, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and Tributaries and for the carrying out of the Army Corps of Engineers' responsibilities in the management of the Missouri River under the fish and wildlife authorized purpose shall be available only for the reconstruction of flood control structures until the structures are returned to the elevation and design that predates the 2011 Missouri River flood event and the reconstruction efforts are completed. | 2020-02-14T19:15:53Z | |
| 112-hr-3680 | 112 | hr | 3680 | Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-12-15 | 2012-01-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 2 | Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to increase from 5,000 to 10,000 kilowatts the size of small hydroelectric power projects which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) may exempt from its license requirements. Amends the Federal Power Act to revise the limitation on the maximum installation capacity of conduit hydroelectric facilities that are eligible for an exemption from licensing requirements. Waives license requirements for any conduit hydroelectric facility that: (1) uses only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit, (2) has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts, and (3) is not currently licensed or exempted from license requirements. Redefines "conduit" to specify any tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. Authorizes FERC to: (1) grant an exemption from license requirements only to conduit hydroelectric facilities on non-federal land that have an installed capacity not exceeding 40 megawatts, and (2) extend the term of a preliminary permit once for up to 2 additional years if it finds that the permittee has carried out activities in good faith and with reasonable diligence. Directs FERC to: (1) investigate the feasibility of the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects during a two-year period, and (2) hold workshops and develop hydropower pilot projects. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to study: (1) the potential megawatts of hydropower that may be obtained from U.S. conduits; and (2) land well-suited for pumped storage sites and located near existing or potential sites of intermittent renewable resource development, such as wind farms. Directs the President to report to certain congressional committees on… | 2021-04-19T17:32:35Z | |
| 112-hr-3648 | 112 | hr | 3648 | Harbor Fairness Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-12-13 | 2011-12-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | B001242 | 4 | Harbor Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary of the Army to assess the total operation and maintenance needs of all harbors and inland harbors within the United States, including harbors used: (1) for commercial navigation, (2) for commercial fishing, (3) for subsistence, (4) as harbors of refuge, (5) for transportation of persons, (6) in relation to domestic energy production, (7) by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and (8) for recreation purposes. Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with transmittal of the President's FY2013 budget and biennially thereafter, to submit to specified congressional committees a report on commercial navigation projects for such harbors that identifies: (1) the operation and maintenance costs associated with the projects; (2) the amount of funding requested in the President's budget for such costs on a project-by-project basis; (3) the unmet operation and maintenance needs associated with such projects; and (4) the harbors for which the President will allocate funding over the next five fiscal years for operation and maintenance activities on a project-by-project basis. Directs the Secretary: (1) to make expenditures to pay for harbor operation and maintenance costs based on an equitable allocation of funds among all such harbors, regardless of the size or tonnage throughput of the harbor; and (2) to allocate not less than 40% of the total expenditures in FY2013 and FY2014 to pay for operation and maintenance costs of moderate and low use harbors. Permits the Secretary, notwithstanding such requirements, to make an expenditure to pay for such costs of a specific harbor if the Secretary: (1) determines that such action is necessary to address the navigation needs of a harbor where safe navigation has been severely restricted due to an unforeseen event, and (2) provides advance notice on the need for such a determination to Congress. | 2020-02-14T19:15:54Z | |
| 112-hr-3398 | 112 | hr | 3398 | Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-11-10 | 2011-11-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] | CA | D | T000460 | 16 | Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act of 2011 - Approves the "Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities," except to the extent such Agreement conflicts with this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) sign and implement such Agreement; (2) implement amendments to such Agreement approved by the signatories after this Act's enactment, unless one of the Secretaries determines that the amendment is inconsistent with this Act or other law; and (3) carry out each Secretary's responsibilities under such Agreement. Provides that the signature by the Secretaries of such Agreement does not constitute a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Establishes in the Treasury: (1) the On-Project Plan and Power for Water Management Fund, (2) the Water Use Retirement and Off-Project Reliance Fund, and (3) the Klamath Drought Fund. Lists the purposes of the Klamath Reclamation Project to be irrigation, reclamation, flood control, municipal, industrial, power, national wildlife refuge, and fish and wildlife, but provides that the purposes of such project as in existence prior to this Act's enactment shall continue for purposes of the determination of water rights in Oregon Klamath Basin Adjudication, until Appendix E-1 to the Restoration Agreement has been filed in the Oregon Klamath Basin Adjudication. Provides for the disposition of net revenues from the leasing of refuge land within the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. Sets forth provisions concerning the release of specified water rights claims against the United States by the Klamath Tribe, the Karuk Tribe, and the Yurok Tribe. Approves the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement, except to the extent such Settlement conflicts with this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Federal En… | 2019-11-15T21:23:32Z | |
| 112-s-1851 | 112 | s | 1851 | Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-11-10 | 2011-11-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7378-7382) | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act of 2011 - Approves the "Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities," except to the extent such Agreement conflicts with this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) sign and implement such Agreement; (2) implement amendments to such Agreement approved by the signatories after this Act's enactment, unless one of the Secretaries determines that the amendment is inconsistent with this Act or other law; and (3) carry out each Secretary's responsibilities under such Agreement. Provides that the signature by the Secretaries of such Agreement does not constitute a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Establishes in the Treasury: (1) the On-Project Plan and Power for Water Management Fund, (2) the Water Use Retirement and Off-Project Reliance Fund, and (3) the Klamath Drought Fund. Lists the purposes of the Klamath Reclamation Project to be irrigation, reclamation, flood control, municipal, industrial, power, national wildlife refuge, and fish and wildlife, but provides that the purposes of such project as in existence prior to this Act's enactment shall continue for purposes of the determination of water rights in Oregon Klamath Basin Adjudication, until Appendix E-1 to the Restoration Agreement has been filed in the Oregon Klamath Basin Adjudication. Provides for the disposition of net revenues from the leasing of refuge land within the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. Sets forth provisions concerning the release of specified water rights claims against the United States by the Klamath Tribe, the Karuk Tribe, and the Yurok Tribe. Approves the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement, except to the extent such Settlement conflicts with this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Federal En… | 2020-01-29T20:36:07Z | |
| 112-s-1810 | 112 | s | 1810 | Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-11-07 | 2011-11-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7157) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2011 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Chief of Engineers to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to those rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled "American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California," dated December 30, 2010, at a specified cost.Requires the nonfederal interest to receive credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred for planning, design, and construction of the project and acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas for the project. Requires such credit to be applied toward the nonfederal share of the project or of any other project for which the nonfederal interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the Secretary. | 2019-02-20T23:17:03Z | |
| 112-s-1795 | 112 | s | 1795 | A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding. | Water Resources Development | 2011-11-03 | 2011-11-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | Directs the Chief of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure that the System's flood control storage allocation has been: (1) recalculated so that the flood control storage allocation is based on the vacated space required to control the largest flood experienced in the System and the associated serious downstream flooding; and (2) adjusted, prior to each runoff season, such that the space allocated for flood control purposes in the exclusive flood control zone and the annual flood control and multiple use regulation zone is increased by a quantity necessary to ensure that the storage capacity of the zones is adequate to avoid contributing to serious downstream flooding. | 2019-02-20T23:16:57Z | |
| 112-hr-3263 | 112 | hr | 3263 | Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2012 | Water Resources Development | 2011-10-26 | 2013-01-10 | Became Public Law No: 112-244. | House | Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] | OK | R | C001053 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to amend an existing contract or enter into one or more new contracts with the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District for the storage and conveyance of nonproject water in Norman project facilities to augment municipal and industrial supplies for the cities served by the District, if the Secretary determines that there is enough excess capacity in the reservoir on the Little River known as Lake Thunderbird that nonproject water can be stored there. Makes the costs of constructing, operating, and maintaining any additional infrastructure needed to enable the storage and conveyance of nonproject water in Norman project facilities under any provision of this Act the responsibility of the non-federal entity contracting with the Secretary for storage and conveyance rights. | 2023-03-22T18:24:46Z | |
| 112-hr-3223 | 112 | hr | 3223 | To direct the Army Corps of Engineers to allow certain entities to use a portion of collected recreational user fees for administrative expenses and for the operations, maintenance, development of recreational facilities or management of natural resources. | Water Resources Development | 2011-10-14 | 2011-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] | NC | R | F000450 | 0 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (WRDA) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements with non-federal public and private entities to provide for the maintenance, development, or construction of recreation facilities at water resource development projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction; and (2) permit any such entity to collect fees for the use of recreation sites and facilities, to retain up to 50% of the fees collected to pay the entity's administrative costs, and to reinvest the balance of the fees for the operation, maintenance, development, or construction of recreation facilities or the management of natural resources on any project lands at the lake or reservoir where such fees were collected. Authorizes a local interest or nonprofit entity that has been granted a lease of lands at a public recreation area located at a lake or reservoir under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers, and that has entered into an agreement with the Corps to collect and reinvest 50% of the fees for operation, maintenance, development, or construction of recreation facilities and management of natural resources at on such lands, to retain up to 50% of the fees to pay administrative costs. | 2023-01-11T13:22:04Z | |
| 112-hr-3132 | 112 | hr | 3132 | To extend the authorization period for certain uses of funds from the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund. | Water Resources Development | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] | CA | D | C001080 | 1 | Amends the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 to extend the period during which the Secretary of the Army may use amounts in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund to operate and maintain a water quality project administered by the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, in California, or the Central Basin Water Quality Project administered by the Central Basin Municipal Water District from 10 to 15 years after the initial date of operation of the project. | 2023-01-11T13:22:09Z | |
| 112-s-1669 | 112 | s | 1669 | Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6338-6339) | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 2 | Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants to owners or operators of water systems for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of the systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region; and (2) give priority to owners or operators of water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic conditions. Requires the Administrator to ensure that the list of grant applications funded include a substantial number that propose to use innovative approaches that: (1) promote more efficient water use, water conservation, water reuse, or recycling; (2) use decentralized, low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches, including practices that use, enhance, or mimic the natural hydrological cycle or protect natural flows; (3) reduce stormwater runoff or flooding by protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions; (4) modify, upgrade, enhance, or replace existing water system infrastructure in response to changing hydrologic conditions; (5) improve water quality or quantity for agricultural and municipal uses, including through salinity reduction; and (6) provide multiple benefits, including to water supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality protection or improvement, increased flood protection, and ecosystem protection or improvement. | 2023-01-11T13:22:00Z | |
| 112-hr-2993 | 112 | hr | 2993 | To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual. | Water Resources Development | 2011-09-21 | 2011-09-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 5 | Directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps and elevate flood control as the highest priority of authorized purposes of the Corps at all times. | 2023-01-11T13:22:22Z | |
| 112-hr-2942 | 112 | hr | 2942 | To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding. | Water Resources Development | 2011-09-15 | 2011-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] | IA | R | K000362 | 13 | Directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure that the System's flood control storage allocation has been: (1) recalculated so that it is based on the vacated space required to control the largest flood experienced in the System and the associated serious downstream flooding; and (2) adjusted, prior to each runoff season, such that the space allocated for flood control purposes in the Exclusive Flood Control Zone and the Annual Flood Control and Multiple Use Regulation Zone is increased by an amount necessary to ensure that the storage capacity of the two zones is adequate to avoid contributing to serious downstream flooding. | 2023-01-11T13:22:24Z | |
| 112-hr-2738 | 112 | hr | 2738 | Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-08-01 | 2011-08-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. | House | Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] | CA | D | C001036 | 22 | Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants to owners or operators of water systems for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of the systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region; and (2) give priority to owners or operators of water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic conditions. Requires the Administrator to ensure that the list of grant applications funded includes a substantial number that propose to utilize innovative approaches that: (1) promote more efficient water use, water conservation, water reuse, or recycling; (2) use decentralized, low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches, including practices that use, enhance, or mimic the natural hydrological cycle or protect natural flows; (3) reduce stormwater runoff or flooding by protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions; (4) modify, upgrade, enhance, or replace existing water system infrastructure in response to changing hydrologic conditions; (5) improve water quality or quantity for agricultural and municipal uses, including through salinity reduction; and (6) provide multiple benefits, including to water supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality protection or improvement, increased flood protection, and ecosystem protection or improvement. | 2023-01-11T13:22:33Z | |
| 112-hr-2664 | 112 | hr | 2664 | Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-07-27 | 2012-04-17 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | N000179 | 3 | Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to operate, manage, and maintain facilities to carry out research, development, and demonstration activities to develop technologies and methods that promote brackish groundwater desalination as a viable method to increase water supply in a cost-effective manner. Includes among such activities: (1) the development of renewable energy technologies for integration with desalination technologies to reduce the capital and operation costs, and minimize the environmental impacts, of desalination and to increase public acceptance of desalination as a viable water supply process; (2) research regarding various desalination processes, including reverse and forward osmosis technologies; (3) the development of innovative methods and technologies to reduce the volume and cost of desalination concentrated wastes in an environmentally sound manner; (4) an outreach program to create partnerships with states, academic institutions, private entities, local public agencies, and other appropriate organizations to conduct research, development, and demonstration activities, including the establishment of rental and other charges to provide revenue to help offset the costs of operating and maintaining the facility; and (5) an outreach program to educate the public on desalination and renewable energy technologies and the benefits of using water in an efficient manner. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects to: (1) develop new water and energy technologies with widespread applicability; and (2) create new supplies of usable water for municipal, agricultural, industrial, or environmental purposes. Authorizes appropriations through FY2016 to carry out the Water Desalination Act of 1996. | 2023-01-11T13:22:41Z | |
| 112-hr-2579 | 112 | hr | 2579 | To require the Corps of Engineers to take into account all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin operations. | Water Resources Development | 2011-07-18 | 2011-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] | KS | R | J000290 | 5 | Requires the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to take into account all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin operations. | 2023-01-11T13:22:44Z | |
| 112-s-1377 | 112 | s | 1377 | A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to take into account all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin operations. | Water Resources Development | 2011-07-18 | 2011-07-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to take into account all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin operations. | 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z | |
| 112-hr-2474 | 112 | hr | 2474 | To authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina. | Water Resources Development | 2011-07-08 | 2011-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] | NC | D | M000485 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina, substantially in accordance with the plans described in the West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 28, 2009, for periodic beach nourishment and monitoring over the 50-year economic life of the project. | 2023-01-11T13:22:47Z | |
| 112-hr-2475 | 112 | hr | 2475 | To authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina. | Water Resources Development | 2011-07-08 | 2011-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] | NC | D | M000485 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, substantially in accordance with the Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Report dated December 30, 2010, for periodic beach nourishment and monitoring over the 50-year economic life of the project. | 2023-01-11T13:22:47Z | |
| 112-hr-2476 | 112 | hr | 2476 | Bringing Economic Advancement and Coastal Health Act | Water Resources Development | 2011-07-08 | 2011-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] | NC | D | M000485 | 0 | Bringing Economic Advancement and Coastal Health Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to: (1) authorize the Chief of Engineers to provide periodic authorized beach nourishment for a water resources development project for such additional period as he or she determines necessary, but not beyond the 50th year that begins after the date of initiation of construction (current law) or after the date of the last estimated periodic nourishment as contemplated in the Chief's Report, whichever is later; and (2) require the Chief of Engineers, before the end of such 50-year period, to evaluate the feasibility of continuing federal participation in the beach nourishment project. | 2023-01-11T13:22:47Z | |
| 112-hr-2432 | 112 | hr | 2432 | To provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System. | Water Resources Development | 2011-07-06 | 2011-07-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 18 | Directs the Chief of Engineers, prior to any major federal action to prevent the introduction or establishment of a population of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins that would impact the flow of commerce or commercial activity within the Chicago Area Water [sic] System, to prepare an economic impact statement regarding: (1) the impact on commerce and commercial activity and on jobs and job opportunities, (2) any adverse economic effects that could not be avoided, (3) alternatives to the proposed action, and (4) the relationship between any local short-term impacts on commerce or commercial activity and maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity and environmental values. | 2023-01-11T13:22:48Z | |
| 112-hr-2325 | 112 | hr | 2325 | Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-06-23 | 2011-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] | DE | D | C001083 | 14 | Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which the Director shall: (1) draw on management plans for the four-state Delaware Basin region (defined as including all of Delaware Bay and portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania located in the Delaware River watershed) and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal government, other state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations to identify, prioritize, and implement restoration and protection activities within the Basin; and (2) adopt an investment strategy that supports the implementation of such activities, targets cost-effective conservation projects, and supports measurable conservation efforts. Requires the Director to: (1) provide technical assistance to carry out the restoration program; and (2) establish the Delaware River Basin restoration grant program to provide competitive matching grants to carry out the restoration program. Requires the Director to develop criteria to ensure that funded activities: (1) restore or protect fish and wildlife species and their habitats; (2) improve or protect water quality by reducing nonpoint and point source pollutants; (3) reduce or improve management of water volume and flooding; (4) include priority needs or actions identified in the investment strategy; and/or (5) include restoration and protection activities with multiple benefits in the Basin, including habitat, water quality, and flood damage reduction. Limits the federal share of the total cost of a funded project to 75%. Authorizes the Director to contract with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation or another organization with applicable expertise to manage the grant program. | 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z | |
| 112-s-1266 | 112 | s | 1266 | Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-06-23 | 2012-07-16 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 452. | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 6 | Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which the Director shall: (1) draw on management plans for the Basin (defined as the four-state Delaware Basin region, including all of Delaware Bay and portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania located in the Delaware River watershed), or portions of the Basin, and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal government, other state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations, to identify, prioritize, and implement restoration and protection activities within the Basin; (2) adopt a basin-wide strategy that supports the implementation of a shared set of science-based restoration and protection activities, targets cost-effective conservation projects, and supports measurable conservation efforts; (3) provide technical assistance to carry out the program; and (4) establish the Delaware River Basin restoration grant program to provide competitive matching grants to carry out the program. Requires the Director to develop criteria to ensure that funded activities: (1) restore or protect fish and wildlife and their habitats; (2) improve or protect water quality by reducing pollutants and restoring headwater areas and drinking water basins; (3) improve management of water volume and mitigation of flood damage to support the ecological needs of fish and wildlife and the habitats of fish and wildlife; (4) include priority needs or actions identified in the basin-wide strategy; and/or (5) include restoration and protection activities with multiple benefits in the Basin, including habitat, water quality, and flood damage mitigation. Limits the federal share of the total cost of a funded project to 50%. Authorizes the Director to contract to manage the grant program with the N… | 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z | |
| 112-s-1225 | 112 | s | 1225 | Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act | Water Resources Development | 2011-06-16 | 2011-06-23 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-129. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Fort Sumner Irrigation District, located in De Baca County, New Mexico, all works, land, and facilities of the Fort Sumner reclamation project in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between the United States and the Fort Sumner Irrigation District Concerning Principles and Elements of Proposed Transfer of Title to Fort Sumner Irrigation District Facilities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress if such conveyance isn't completed within one year. Terminates, on the date of such conveyance: (1) U.S. interest in, responsibility for, and liability relating to such property; (2) a specified repayment contract between the United States and the District dated November 5, 1948; and (3) a specified payment obligation of the United States under the contract between the United States and the District for the forbearance of exercising priority water rights, dated August 21, 2009. Provides that all other terms of such forbearance agreement shall remain in effect for not less than 10 years after this Act's enactment. Prohibits, effective on the date of such conveyance, any additional amounts from the reclamation fund established by the Act of June 17, 1902, from being provided for the conveyed land or facilities due to their status as part of a reclamation project. | 2023-01-11T13:22:53Z | |
| 112-s-1197 | 112 | s | 1197 | A bill to provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System. | Water Resources Development | 2011-06-15 | 2011-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] | IN | R | C000542 | 2 | Directs the Chief of Engineers, prior to any major federal action to prevent the introduction or establishment of a population of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins that would impact the flow of commerce or commercial activity within the Chicago Area Water [sic] System, to prepare an economic impact statement regarding: (1) the impact on commerce and commercial activity and on jobs and job opportunities; (2) any adverse economic effects that could not be avoided; (3) alternatives to the proposed action; (4) the relationship between any local short-term impacts on commerce or commercial activity and maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity and environmental values; and (5) any adverse impacts to public or private property, including damage relating to flooding or new water drainage patterns. Allows such statement to be combined with a detailed statement of environmental impacts required to be prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. | 2023-01-11T13:22:54Z | |
| 112-hr-2060 | 112 | hr | 2060 | Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act | Water Resources Development | 2011-05-31 | 2012-06-06 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | OR | R | W000791 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 16, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Crooked River, Oregon. Requires the developer for any hydropower development at Bowman Dam to analyze any impacts to the Outstanding Remarkable Values of the Wild and Scenic River that may be caused by such development and propose mitigation for such impacts as part of any license application submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). (Sec. 3) Increases (from 10 to 17 cubic feet per second) the minimum release that shall be maintained from the Prineville Reservoir for the benefit of downstream fish life. Requires 7 of the 17 cubic feet per second release to serve as mitigation for the city of Prineville groundwater pumping, as determined necessary for any given year by the city, including any shaping of the release of the up to 7 cubic feet per second to coincide with the city's groundwater pumping as may be required by the state of Oregon. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to make applications to that state in conjunction with that city to protect these supplies instream. Directs the city to make payment to the Secretary for that portion of the minimum release that actually serves as mitigation under Oregon law. Authorizes the Secretary to contract exclusively with the city for additional amounts in the future at the city's request. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary, on a "first fill" priority basis, to store in and release from the Reservoir: (1) 68,273 acre feet of water annually to fulfill all 16 Bureau of Reclamation contracts existing as of January 1, 2011; (2) up to 2,740 acre feet of water annually to supply the McKay Creek lands; and (3) up to 10,000 acre feet of water annually to the North Unit Irrigation District, upon request, pursuant to a Temporary Water Service Contract. (Sec. 5) Authorizes any landowner within Ochoco Irrigat… | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-1960 | 112 | hr | 1960 | North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-05-24 | 2012-03-29 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | W000804 | 27 | North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for allocations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects. | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-s-1033 | 112 | s | 1033 | A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2011-05-19 | 2011-06-23 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-129. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse water in the City of Hermiston, Oregon. Limits the federal share of project costs to 25% of the total. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance. | 2020-01-29T20:36:09Z | |
| 112-s-997 | 112 | s | 997 | East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act | Water Resources Development | 2011-05-12 | 2012-06-27 | Became Public Law No: 112-139. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to extend a contract for water services between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District, numbered 14-06-600-3593, until the earlier of four years after the date on which the contract would have expired if this Act had not been enacted or the date on which a new long-term contract is executed by the parties to the contract. | 2023-03-22T18:24:51Z | |
| 112-hr-1828 | 112 | hr | 1828 | Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-05-11 | 2011-05-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] | LA | R | B001255 | 1 | Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to Louisiana to pay the federal share of the cost of a pilot program to: (1) study the damage to wetlands in Louisiana caused by feral swine, and (2) develop methods to eradicate or control feral swine and to restore damaged wetlands. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the pilot program uses the knowledge and expertise gained through activities carried out under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act and the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003. Limits: (1) the federal share of total pilot program costs to 75%, and (2) the amount of the federal financial assistance that may for used for administrative expenses to 10%. | 2019-11-15T21:24:04Z | |
| 112-hr-1837 | 112 | hr | 1837 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act | Water Resources Development | 2011-05-11 | 2012-03-05 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332. | House | Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] | CA | R | N000181 | 2 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act - Title I: Central Valley Project Water Reliability - (Sec. 101) Amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) to: (1) include among the Act's purposes to ensure that water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes is replaced and provided to Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors by December 31, 2016, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable and to facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with that Act; (2) redefine "anadromous fish" for purposes of such Act to include those native stocks of salmon (including steelhead) and sturgeon that, as of October 30, 1992, were present in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries and that ascend those rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean and to exclude striped bass and American shad; and (3) define "reasonable flows" as water flows capable of being maintained taking into account competing consumptive uses of water and economic, environmental, and social factors. (Sec. 103) Eliminates existing limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to enter into any new contracts for water supply from the CVP. Directs the Secretary to renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contract, upon request of the contractor, that provides for the delivery of water from the CVP for a period of 40 years (the current contractual term is 25 years). Requires new or renewed contract to include a provision that requires the Secretary to charge only for water actually delivered. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to take all necessary actions to facilitate and expedite CVP water transfers in accordance with such Act or any other provision of federal reclamation law and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Requires: (1) the contracting district from which the water is coming, the agency, or the Secretary to determine if a written transfer proposal is complete within 45 days after the date of subm… | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-s-893 | 112 | s | 893 | Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-05-05 | 2012-01-26 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to Louisiana to pay the federal share of the cost of a pilot program to: (1) study the damage to wetlands in Louisiana caused by feral swine, and (2) develop methods to eradicate or control feral swine and to restore damaged wetlands. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the pilot program uses the knowledge and expertise gained through activities carried out under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act and the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003. Limits: (1) the federal share of total pilot program costs to 75%, and (2) the amount of the federal financial assistance that may for used for administrative expenses to 10%. | 2022-02-03T05:54:14Z | |
| 112-hr-1684 | 112 | hr | 1684 | Keep American Jobs from Going Down the Drain Act | Water Resources Development | 2011-05-03 | 2011-05-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. | House | Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] | OH | D | S001174 | 39 | Keep American Jobs from Going Down the Drain Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the use of funds made available from a state loan fund or a state water pollution control revolving fund, respectively, from being used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States. Waives such requirement when the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with the relevant governor, finds that: (1) applying such requirement would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) such goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of such goods will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%. Requires the Administrator to: (1) provide public notice and the opportunity to comment on the Administrator's intent to issue a waiver no less than 15 days prior to waiving such requirements; and (2) publish a justification of any waiver issued. | 2022-02-03T06:03:05Z | |
| 112-hr-1604 | 112 | hr | 1604 | To facilitate certain activities, alleviate the extra regulatory burdens, and reduce costs related to carrying out projects of the Central Valley Project, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2011-04-15 | 2011-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19] | CA | R | D000612 | 5 | Deems the submission of a Notice of Determination for a CVP project or issuance of a permit related to such project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act to meet environmental impact statement requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 for that project or permit. Declares that the Bureau of Reclamation shall not be required to cease activity on such a project pending completion of a review or legal challenge of such a Notice or issuance of such a permit. Defines "CVP" to mean Central Valley Project and "project" to mean activity that: (1) is undertaken or funded by, or that requires an issuance of a permit by, a public agency; (2) has a potential to result in physical change to the environment; (3) may be subject to several discretionary approvals by governmental agencies; and (4) may include construction activities, clearing or grading of land, improvements to existing structures, and activities or equipment involving the issuance of a permit. Subjects an authorized CVP project to judicial review only in the U.S. district court for a district in which the authorized project is located. Limits the length of preliminary injunctive relief and stays pending appeal covering an authorized CVP project to 60 days, subject to renewals. Directs the court, in considering an injunction to an agency action under an authorized project, to balance the impact to the ecosystem likely affected by the project of the short- and long-term effects of undertaking the action against those of not undertaking the action. | 2019-11-15T21:32:44Z | |
| 112-hr-1652 | 112 | hr | 1652 | To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to make modifications to the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program. | Water Resources Development | 2011-04-15 | 2011-04-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | S001168 | 5 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to eliminate the pilot program status of the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program. Permits the nonfederal share of project costs of a local cooperation agreement to include in-kind services. Treats funds provided for a project by a federal agency other than the Corps of Engineers as nonfederal funds for purposes of cost sharing requirements.Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects under the program in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with the goal of carrying out projects in Delaware, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia (currently the Secretary is required to establish at least one project in each of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania).Directs the Secretary to establish a program, to be administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, to provide small watershed grants for technical and financial assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations in the Chesapeake Bay region. Permits the use of grant funds only for implementation of cooperative tributary basin and other Chesapeake Bay-wide strategies that address storm water management or the establishment, restoration, protection, or enhancement of natural habitat associated with the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Cheasapeake Bay program.Directs the Secretary to develop at federal expense and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to prioritize projects within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. | 2021-04-19T18:36:24Z | |
| 112-s-802 | 112 | s | 802 | Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-04-13 | 2012-01-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 279. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to amend an existing contract or enter into one or more new contracts with the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District for the storage and conveyance of nonproject water in Norman project facilities to augment municipal and industrial supplies for the cities served by the District, if the Secretary determines that there is enough excess capacity in the reservoir on the Little River known as Lake Thunderbird that nonproject water can be stored there.Makes the costs of constructing, operating, and maintaining any additional infrastructure needed to enable the storage and conveyance of nonproject water in Norman project facilities under any provision of this Act the responsibility of the non-federal entity contracting with the Secretary for storage and conveyance rights. | 2022-02-03T05:59:39Z | |
| 112-s-808 | 112 | s | 808 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. | Water Resources Development | 2011-04-13 | 2011-11-03 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of a specified contract between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District in Utah providing for repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities under terms and conditions similar to those used in implementing provisions of the Central Utah Project Completion Act. Provides that the prepayment: (1) shall result in the United States recovering the net present value of all repayment streams that would have been payable to the United States if this Act was not in effect; (2) may be provided in several installments to reflect substantial completion of the delivery facilities being prepaid and any increase in the repayment obligation resulting from the delivery of water in addition to the water being delivered under this contract; (3) shall be adjusted to conform to a final cost allocation, including costs incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation that are allocable to the water delivered; (4) may not be adjusted based on the type of prepayment financing used by the District; and (5) shall be made such that total repayment is made by September 30, 2022. | 2023-01-11T13:22:28Z | |
| 112-hr-1421 | 112 | hr | 1421 | To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma. | Water Resources Development | 2011-04-07 | 2011-09-23 | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-221, Part I. | House | Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] | OK | D | B001254 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify provisions authorizing the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to design and construct hydroelectric generating facilities at the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. Authorizes such Nation to market the electricity generated from any such facility. Requires such Nation to obtain any permit required by federal or state law before the date on which construction begins on such facilities, except that the Nation shall be exempt from any licensing requirements under the Federal Power Act related to the construction, operation, and maintenance of hydroelectric generating facilities. Authorizes: (1) such Nation to initiate design and construction only after the Secretary of the Army reviews and approves the plans and specifications, and (2) the Secretary to accept and use funds offered by such Nation to carry out the design and construction. Requires such Nation to: (1) bear all costs associated with the design and construction, and (2) provide any funds necessary for such design and construction to the Secretary prior to the Secretary initiating related activities. Provides that such Nation shall hold all title to any hydroelectric generating facility constructed under this Act and may assign such title to a third party, subject to the Secretary's approval. Requires such Nation to: (1) be solely responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of, and the marketing of the electricity generated by, any such facility; and (2) release and indemnify the United States from all liabilities that may arise out of any activity undertaken to carry out this Act. Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to provide any technical and construction management assistance that is requested by such Nation relating to such design and construction, and (2) such Nation to enter into agreements necessary to carry out this Act with the Sec… | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-1427 | 112 | hr | 1427 | Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-04-07 | 2011-04-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. | House | Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] | MS | R | H001045 | 22 | Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act of 2011 - Calls for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prioritize the type of technical assistance to enable small public water systems to comply with national primary drinking water regulations that small communities find is the most beneficial. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) authorize appropriations to the Administrator of EPA for FY2011-FY2016 for such assistance; and (2) authorize the Administrator to provide such assistance to organizations providing onsite technical assistance, circuit-rider technical assistance programs, onsite and regional training, assistance with implementing source water protection plans, and assistance with implementation monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements. Directs the Administrator to give preference to nonprofit organizations that are determined to be the most qualified, experienced, and effective and the most supported by small community water systems. | 2019-11-15T21:22:03Z | |
| 112-hr-1340 | 112 | hr | 1340 | End Unnecessary Costs Caused by Report Mailing Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-04-01 | 2011-04-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. | House | Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] | FL | R | Y000031 | 64 | End Unnecessary Costs Caused by Report Mailing Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to give public water systems for which there were no violations of the maximum contaminant level for any regulated contaminant during the year the option to: (1) mail the annual report on the level of contaminants in the drinking water purveyed by that system to each customer (required under current law); or (2) make such report available on the system's website and, upon request, by mail. Requires such report to include for any regulated contaminant in such water system for which there has been a violation: (1) a description in plain language of the specific contaminant measurements, the possible effects on health and welfare, and the actions being taken to correct the violation; and (2) the date by which compliance will be attained. | 2019-11-15T21:22:04Z | |
| 112-hr-1251 | 112 | hr | 1251 | More Water for Our Valley Act, 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-30 | 2011-03-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] | CA | D | C001059 | 1 | More Water for Our Valley Act, 2011 - Deems requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 relating to operations of the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project to be satisfied with regard to the species and their critical habitat covered by the biological opinions for the operations of such Projects issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service if: (1) the alternatives described in that portion of the biological opinions entitled "Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives" are implemented, and (2) the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce carry out flow and pumping operation mandates established by this Act with respect to reverse flow in the Old and Middle Rivers between December 1 and June 30, rates of export between April 1 and May 31, and monthly average X2 between September 1 and November 30. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to modify such mandates upon recommendations of the National Research Council Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta, if such modifications would: (1) provide greater benefits to the species covered by such biological opinions; and (2) not reduce the water delivery capability of such Projects more than their delivery capability allowed under such mandates. Requires such Secretaries to: (1) establish a fish hatchery program or refuge to preserve and restore the delta smelt in collaboration with the governor of California; (2) implement a habitat program under which each Secretary shall identify, prioritize, and implement key ecosystem restoration and fish passage projects in the ecosystem of, and on tributaries to, the California Bay-Delta to help ensure the viability of at-risk species and threatened or endangered species; and (3) install the Head of Old River Barrier during the April-May pulse flow, as set forth in California State Water Resources Control Board Water Rights Decision 1641. Preempts any&… | 2019-02-20T20:45:17Z | |
| 112-hr-1078 | 112 | hr | 1078 | To make technical corrections to section 3013(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-15 | 2011-03-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] | LA | R | A000361 | 0 | Makes a technical amendment to the Flood Control Act of 1941 regarding the Red-Ouachita River Basin Levees, Arkansas and Louisiana. | 2023-01-11T13:20:21Z | |
| 112-hr-1087 | 112 | hr | 1087 | Logan's Law | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-15 | 2011-04-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . | House | Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] | TX | D | G000410 | 0 | Logan's Law - Requires the head of a federal agency that is carrying out a project involving the construction or modification of a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that: (1) the system intake is protected by a covering sufficient to ensure that a child may not be swept into the system; (2) a sign warning of the hazard for a child is clearly posted at such intake; and (3) the system has a hinged opening, or other type of opening and closing mechanism, to permit emergency services personnel access.Requires a federal agency providing financial assistance to a state or local government or other entity for a project carried out with federal funds to require compliance with this Act as a condition for the award of such assistance or any letter of intent. | 2023-01-11T13:20:21Z | |
| 112-s-573 | 112 | s | 573 | Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-14 | 2011-03-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] | SC | R | D000595 | 1 | Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to make grants to states to carry out harbor maintenance and deepening projects in accordance with the priorities determined by each participating state. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund a separate State Harbor Maintenance Block Grant Account to fund such grant program. Requires the chief executive officer of a state to designate a state agency to administer the financial assistance received, develop the state plan to be submitted to the Secretary, hold at least one hearing to provide the public an opportunity to comment, and coordinate the implementation of harbor maintenance projects with applicable federal, state, and local agencies. Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate all activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) relating to harbor maintenance activities and to coordinate with similar activities of other federal entities; (2) provide technical assistance to states in carrying out this Act; (2) review state compliance with this Act and with the plan approved for the state and terminate payments to the state for noncompliance; and (3) allot to each participating state, for each fiscal year, an amount equal to the proportion that the amounts collected in the state for deposit in the State Harbor Maintenance Block Grant Account for that fiscal year bears to the total amount of funds in that Account. Provides for a pro rata reduction of allotments in the event of insufficient funds. Directs the Secretary to publish: (1) annually, a list describing each authorized water resources project of the Corps of Engineers in the Federal Register and on a publicly available website, and (2) a list describing each water resources study or project of the Corps that is no longer authorized. Establishes a Water Resources Commission to make recommendations for the means by which to prioritize water resources projects of the Corps and … | 2019-02-20T23:01:20Z | |
| 112-sres-100 | 112 | sres | 100 | A resolution designating March 11, 2011, as "World Plumbing Day". | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-10 | 2011-03-14 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1610) | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates March 11, 2011, as World Plumbing Day. | 2019-11-15T22:01:18Z | |
| 112-hr-947 | 112 | hr | 947 | To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse State and local governments of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred by such a government in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects under the jurisdiction of such Commission. | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-08 | 2011-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] | TX | D | H000636 | 1 | Authorizes the International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse state and local governments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating Commission water projects. | 2020-02-14T19:16:31Z | |
| 112-s-515 | 112 | s | 515 | A bill to rescind amounts made available for water treatment improvements for the Flathead County Water and Sewer District and make the amounts available for Federal deficit reduction. | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-08 | 2011-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | Rescinds a specified amount provided to the Flathead County Water and Sewer District No. 1--Evergreen for water treatment improvements under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004. Requires such rescinded amounts to be used to reduce the federal deficit. | 2022-02-03T05:54:30Z | |
| 112-hr-892 | 112 | hr | 892 | Stop Asian Carp Act | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-03 | 2011-03-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 36 | Stop Asian Carp Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing the hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins to prevent the introduction or establishment of populations of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Area Water System (CAWS) and other aquatic pathways.Requires the study to: (1) include options to address flooding, Chicago wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, waterway safety operations, and barge and recreational vessel traffic alternatives; and (2) contain a detailed analysis of the environmental benefits and costs of each option.Directs: (1) the Secretary to carry out this Act at full federal cost; and (2) the President, or the Council on Environmental Quality as a designee to the President, to oversee the study to ensure its thoroughness and timely completion.Requires the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) monitor and survey all waters that connect to the Great Lakes Basin or could connect to it due to flooding, underground hydrological connection, or human-made diversion to identify additional threats that could allow Asian Carp to enter the Basin; and (2) prioritize each threat and help identify means to impede the passage of Asian Carp to the Basin. | 2020-02-14T19:16:27Z | |
| 112-hr-917 | 112 | hr | 917 | South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-03 | 2011-03-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 0 | South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2011 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Sweetwater Authority, Otay Water District, and the city of Chula Vista, California, to participate in phase one of a project to design, plan, and construct permanent facilities needed to reclaim, reuse, and treat groundwater and wastewater in the service area of Sweetwater Authority, Otay Water District, and the city of Chula Vista. Limits the federal share of the project to 25% of the total cost. | 2019-11-15T21:30:48Z | |
| 112-s-469 | 112 | s | 469 | A bill to rescind amounts made available for water treatment improvements for the city of Kalispell, Montana, and make the amounts available for Federal deficit reduction. | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-03 | 2011-03-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | Rescinds a specified amount provided to Kalispell, Montana, for water treatment improvements under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004. Requires such rescinded amounts to be used to reduce the federal deficit. | 2022-02-03T05:53:54Z | |
| 112-s-471 | 112 | s | 471 | Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-03 | 2011-03-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 8 | Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing the hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins to prevent the introduction or establishment of populations of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Area Water System (CAWS) and other aquatic pathways.Requires the study to: (1) include options to address flooding, Chicago wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, waterway safety operations, and barge and recreational vessel traffic alternatives; and (2) contain a detailed analysis of the environmental benefits and costs of each option.Directs: (1) the Secretary to carry out this Act at full federal expense; and (2) the President, or the Council on Environmental Quality as a designee to the President, to oversee the study to ensure its thoroughness and timely completion.Requires the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) monitor and survey all waters that connect to the Great Lakes Basin or could connect to it due to flooding, underground hydrological connection, or human-made diversion to identify additional threats that could allow Asian Carp to enter the Basin; and (2) prioritize each threat and help identify means to impede the passage of Asian Carp to the Basin. | 2019-02-20T22:59:02Z | |
| 112-hr-869 | 112 | hr | 869 | To clarify the definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River. | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-02 | 2011-06-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19] | CA | R | D000612 | 4 | Amends federal law designating segments of the Lower Merced River for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System and providing that such designation shall not affect the continued operation and maintenance (including flood control operations) of the New Exchequer Project to define "flood control operations" to include occasional short-term increases in the level of Lake McClure not to exceed elevation 877 feet mean sea level for not to exceed 60 days between May 1 and July 31 of above-normal water years, as defined by the San Joaquin Valley 60-20-20 Hydrological Classification Index, developed by the California State Water Resources Control Board, or any successor index applicable to the Merced River watershed. | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-s-432 | 112 | s | 432 | Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-03-02 | 2012-02-07 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 4 | Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2011 - Reauthorizes the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. (Sec. 2) Restates the findings and purposes of such Act. Sets forth as its purposes to: (1) enable the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund, plan, and implement significant new environmental restoration activities and forest management activities to address specified watershed issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin; (2) ensure that governmental and private entities continue to work together to manage land in the Basin and to coordinate on activities in a manner that supports achievement and maintenance of the environmental threshold carrying capacities for the region and other applicable environmental standards and objectives; (3) support local governments in efforts related to environmental restoration, stormwater pollution control, fire risk reduction, and forest management activities; and (4) ensure that agency and science community representatives in the Basin work together to develop and implement a plan for integrated monitoring, assessment, and applied research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) and to provide objective information as a basis for ongoing decision making related to land use and resource management in the Basin. (Sec. 4) Requires the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit to: (1) manage vehicular parking and traffic in the Unit with priority given to improving public access to the Basin, coordinating with the Nevada Department of Transportation, Caltrans, state parks and other entities along Nevada highway 28 and California Highway 89, and providing support to local public transit systems in the management and operations of activities under such Act; and (2) support the attainment of the environmental threshold carrying capacities. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), acting through the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to enter into a contract or agreemen… | 2022-02-03T05:54:10Z | |
| 112-s-419 | 112 | s | 419 | Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-02-28 | 2011-05-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-63. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the project entitled the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the plans described in the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study" if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority for specified counties in Montana and North Dakota. Limits the federal share of planning, design, and construction of the System to 75% of the total cost. Delineates the components of System facilities for which federal funds may be expended. Prohibits federal funds from being used for the System's operation, maintenance, or replacement. Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available to the System a quantity of power required, up to one and a half megawatt capacity, to meet the System's pumping and incidental operation requirements between May 1 and October 31 of each year from the water intake facilities and through all pumping stations, water treatment facilities, reservoirs, storage tanks, and pipelines up to the point of delivery of water by the water supply system to all storage reservoirs and tanks and each entity that distributes water at retail to individual users. Makes the System eligible to receive such power only if it operates on a nonprofit basis and is constructed pursuant to the cooperative agreement. Sets forth provisions regarding the purchase of additional power, the Authority's responsibility for power charges and non-federal delivery costs, and the System's responsibility for non-federal transmission and distribution system delivery and service arrangements and for funding any transmission upgrades required to the integrated system necessary to deliver power to the System. | 2023-01-11T13:20:25Z | |
| 112-hr-818 | 112 | hr | 818 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. | Water Resources Development | 2011-02-18 | 2011-11-09 | Became Public Law No: 112-52. | House | Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] | UT | D | M001142 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of a specified contract between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District in Utah providing for repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities under terms and conditions similar to those used in implementing provisions of the Central Utah Project Completion Act. Provides that the prepayment: (1) shall result in the United States recovering the net present value of all repayment streams that would have been payable to the United States if this Act was not in effect; (2) may be provided in several installments to reflect substantial completion of the delivery facilities being prepaid and any increase in the repayment obligation resulting from delivery of water in addition to the water being delivered under this contract as of this Act's enactment date; (3) shall be adjusted to conform to a final cost allocation including costs incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation, but unallocated as of the date of enactment, that are allocable to the water delivered under this contract; (4) may not be adjusted on the basis of the type of prepayment financing utilized by the District; and (5) shall be made such that total repayment is made not later than September 30, 2022. | 2023-09-06T22:27:56Z | |
| 112-hr-550 | 112 | hr | 550 | Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-02-08 | 2011-02-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] | TX | D | H000636 | 2 | Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011 - 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. | 2023-01-11T13:20:40Z | |
| 112-hr-433 | 112 | hr | 433 | Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-01-25 | 2011-01-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 0 | Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2011 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to those rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled "American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California," dated December 30, 2010, at a specified cost.Requires the nonfederal interest to receive credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred for planning, design, and construction of the project and acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas for the project. Requires such credit to be applied toward the nonfederal share of the project or of any other project for which the nonfederal interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the Secretary. | 2023-01-11T13:20:54Z | |
| 112-hr-395 | 112 | hr | 395 | Healthy Communities Water Supply Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-01-24 | 2011-01-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] | CA | D | M001166 | 0 | Healthy Communities Water Supply Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize appropriations for the pilot program for alternative water source projects. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in making grants under the program, to consider whether a project is located in an area which is served by a public water system serving 10,000 individuals or fewer. | 2023-01-11T13:20:56Z | |
| 112-hr-200 | 112 | hr | 200 | Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2011 | Water Resources Development | 2011-01-06 | 2012-01-18 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 248. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to complete a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin, California, including: (1) a survey of groundwater resources in the Basin; and (2) a characterization of surface and bedrock geology of the Basin, including the effect of the geology on groundwater yield and quality. Requires the survey to include an analysis of: (1) the delineation of the aquifers in the Basin; (2) the availability of groundwater resources for human use; (3) the salinity of groundwater resources; (4) the identification of a recent surge in perchlorate concentrations in groundwater, whether significant sources are being flushed through the vadose zone, or if perchlorate is being remobilized; (5) the identification of impacts and extents of all source areas that contribute to the regional plume to be fully characterized; (6) the potential of the groundwater resources to recharge; (7) the interaction between groundwater and surface water; and (8) the susceptibility of the aquifers to contamination. | 2023-01-11T13:21:02Z |
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