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| 115-s-3789 | 115 | s | 3789 | A bill to provide for certain water resources development activities of the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 0 | This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to (1) provide offsets against Louisiana's cost-share obligations under the Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System for certain work performed by Louisiana; and (2) determine whether the flood control project for the Red River below Denison Dam should incorporate the Cherokee Park Levee in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. | 2023-01-11T13:40:39Z | |
| 115-hr-7246 | 115 | hr | 7246 | Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-12-10 | 2018-12-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] | NY | D | T000469 | 0 | Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act This bill requires the Department of Interior to establish: (1) a program to restore the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin region in New York and New Jersey, and (2) a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Grant Program. | 2023-01-11T13:40:50Z | |
| 115-hr-7126 | 115 | hr | 7126 | To exempt certain structures from removal from Army Corps of Engineers property on Table Rock Lake, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2018-11-14 | 2018-11-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] | MO | R | L000576 | 0 | This bill directs the Department of the Army to (1) suspend activities requiring certain property owners to remove eligible structures from the Table Rock Lake project, and (2) provide various land rights required for the maintenance of such eligible structures. | 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z | |
| 115-s-3613 | 115 | s | 3613 | Mancos Water Conservancy District Conveyance Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-11-13 | 2018-11-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] | CO | R | G000562 | 0 | Mancos Water Conservancy District Conveyance Act This bill provides for the conveyance of the Mancos Project features (e.g., canals, facilities, and water rights) from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Mancos Water Conservancy District in Colorado. | 2023-01-11T13:40:57Z | |
| 115-s-3570 | 115 | s | 3570 | St. Mary Reinvestment Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-10-10 | 2018-10-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | St. Mary Reinvestment Act This bill requires the federal cost share for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana to be 75%. | 2023-01-11T13:41:09Z | |
| 115-hr-6965 | 115 | hr | 6965 | Mancos Water Conservancy District Conveyance Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-09-28 | 2018-10-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] | CO | R | T000470 | 0 | Mancos Water Conservancy District Conveyance Act This bill provides for the conveyance of the Mancos Project features (e.g., canals, facilities, and water rights) from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Mancos Water Conservancy District in Colorado. | 2023-01-11T13:41:27Z | |
| 115-hr-6782 | 115 | hr | 6782 | Sustainable Water Supplies Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-09-12 | 2018-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] | CA | D | D000623 | 1 | Sustainable Water Supplies Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with nonfederal entities to provide water supplies for: contractors for the Central Valley Project, California; units of the National Wildlife Refuge System; state wildlife areas; and private wetland areas. Interior shall report on the long-term feasibility of these agreements to augment the federal water supply. | 2023-01-11T13:41:34Z | |
| 115-hr-6700 | 115 | hr | 6700 | Stop Harmful Discharges Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-09-04 | 2018-09-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] | FL | R | M001199 | 2 | Stop Harmful Discharges Act This bill makes public health and safety (e.g., preventing discharges with cyanobacteria or related toxins) the primary consideration of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when the Corps manages the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas in central and southern Florida. | 2023-01-11T13:41:36Z | |
| 115-hr-6675 | 115 | hr | 6675 | To deauthorize a portion of the Raritan River Navigation Channel, New Jersey. | Water Resources Development | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | This bill deauthorizes a portion of the project for navigation, Raritan River, New Jersey, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937. The portion deauthorized is known as the Titanium Reach of the South Channel. | 2023-01-11T13:41:43Z | |
| 115-hr-6652 | 115 | hr | 6652 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to the Kennewick Irrigation District, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2018-08-03 | 2018-12-20 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] | WA | R | N000189 | 0 | This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into an agreement with the Kennewick Irrigation District, located in Benton County, Washington, to convey to the district the canals, laterals, and appurtenant works and lands that begin at the district's head gate and extend approximately 40 miles east to the Columbia River. | 2023-01-11T13:40:52Z | |
| 115-s-3202 | 115 | s | 3202 | North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-07-12 | 2018-07-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 0 | North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2018 This bill bars claims arising under federal law seeking judicial review of any environmental impact statement, environmental review, or authorization issued by an agency for the Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir Project in Fannin County, Texas, unless such claims meet certain procedural requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:41:49Z | |
| 115-s-3168 | 115 | s | 3168 | Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-06-28 | 2018-07-18 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-343. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 0 | Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent (currently, it terminates at the end of FY2034). | 2023-01-11T13:42:06Z | |
| 115-s-3069 | 115 | s | 3069 | Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-06-14 | 2018-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] | CO | R | G000562 | 0 | Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions regarding the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project, Colorado, to require the Bureau of Reclamation to cap the payment of the federal share of the total cost of carrying out the project at 65% of the total cost. The Mancos Water Conservancy District shall be liable for the lesser of 35% of the project's cost or $2.9 million, subject to a specified credit. Reclamation shall: (1) review and approve all final costs associated with the project's completion, and (2) credit the district for all amounts paid by the district for engineering work and improvements directly associated with the project. The district shall pay the project costs for which it is liable over a period of not more than 40 years. There are authorized to be appropriated to Reclamation to pay the federal share of the total cost of carrying out the project the lesser of not more than 65% of the total cost of carrying out the project and $5.35 million. | 2023-01-11T13:42:09Z | |
| 115-hr-6083 | 115 | hr | 6083 | To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify the terms of the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in Colorado, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2018-06-13 | 2018-06-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] | CO | R | T000470 | 0 | This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions regarding the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project, Colorado, to require the Bureau of Reclamation to cap the payment of the federal share of the total cost of carrying out the project at 65% of the total cost. The Mancos Water Conservancy District shall be liable for the lesser of 35% of the project's cost or $2.9 million, subject to a specified credit. Reclamation shall: (1) review and approve all final costs associated with the project's completion, and (2) credit the district for all amounts paid by the district for engineering work and improvements directly associated with the project. The district shall pay the project costs for which it is liable over a period of not more than 40 years. There are authorized to be appropriated to Reclamation to pay the federal share of the total cost of carrying out the project the lesser of not more than 65% of the total cost of carrying out the project and $5.35 million. | 2023-01-11T13:42:22Z | |
| 115-hr-6040 | 115 | hr | 6040 | Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-06-07 | 2018-11-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 649. | House | Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] | CA | D | D000623 | 2 | Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior, in consideration for the Contra Costa Water District, California, assuming all liability for the Contra Costa Canal, to offer to convey to the district all U.S. interest in the canal and associated land. Interior shall convey to the district all U.S. interest in the Rock Slough fish screen facility pursuant to an agreement that ensures the continued safe and reliable operations of the facility. (Sec. 4) The United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the canal or the acquired land, with an exception for acts of negligence. (Sec. 5) Interior shall report to Congress on the status of, any obstacles to completing, and an anticipated date of completion of, the conveyance and assignment. | 2023-01-11T13:41:04Z | |
| 115-s-3021 | 115 | s | 3021 | America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-06-07 | 2018-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 115-270. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Water Resources Development Act of 2018 Subtitle A--General Provisions (Sec. 1102) The bill provides for a study on: (1) the ability of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out its statutory missions and responsibilities, and (2) improving the Corps of Engineers' project delivery processes. (Sec. 1103) The Corps of Engineers must contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study the economic principles and analytical methodologies used when formulating, evaluating, and budgeting for water resources development projects. The study must make recommendations on potential changes to such principles and methodologies to improve transparency, return on federal investment, cost savings, and prioritization. (Sec. 1104) The Corps of Engineers must develop, support, and implement education and awareness efforts for nonfederal interests with respect to the annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development required under the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014. (Sec. 1105) Prior to developing and issuing implementation guidance for certain water resources development laws, the Corps of Engineers must notify nonfederal stakeholders and allow them to provide input. The Corps of Engineers must consider the input when it develops such guidance. (Sec. 1106) The Corps of Engineers must expedite completion of the Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule to coincide with the completion of the Herbert Hoover Dike project in Florida. (Sec. 1107) The Corps of Engineers must publish information on all real estate assets in the United States that are owned, operated, or managed by, or in the custody of, the Corps. (Sec. 1108) The Corps of Engineers must: (1) undertake research on the management and eradication of aquatic invasive species, including Asian carp and zebra mussels; (2) implement a five-year harmful algal bloom technology development demonstration under the Aquatic Nuisance Research Program; and (… | 2023-03-22T19:51:02Z | |
| 115-s-3001 | 115 | s | 3001 | Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-06-06 | 2018-11-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, in consideration for the Contra Costa Water District, California, assuming all liability for the Contra Costa Canal, to offer to convey to the district all U.S. interest in the canal and associated land. Upon agreement between Interior and the district regarding safe and reliable operations of the Rock Slough fish screen facility, Interior shall convey to the district all U.S. interest in the facility. | 2023-01-11T13:40:57Z | |
| 115-s-2969 | 115 | s | 2969 | Rural Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-24 | 2018-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 1 | Rural Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. (The program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in rural areas.) The bill modifies the program to: increase from $100,000 to $200,000 the maximum amount of financing from a revolving loan fund that may be made available to an entity for water and wastewater projects, authorize loans for local utilities with experience delivering water or wastewater programs to provide service to unserved and underserved rural communities, increase the population ceiling that applies to certain loans, and provide mandatory funding for applications that are pending when this bill is enacted. | 2023-01-11T13:42:27Z | |
| 115-hr-8 | 115 | hr | 8 | Water Resources Development Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-18 | 2018-06-26 | Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S001154 | 33 | Water Resources Development Act of 2018 TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 to direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify potential opportunities for the beneficial use of dredged materials obtained from harbors and inland harbors. (Sec. 103) The bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Levee Safety Initiative under WRDA 1986 and the dam inspection program under the National Dam Safety Program Act. (Sec. 105) The bill increases funding limits for the rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. (Sec. 106) The Corps of Engineers shall report to Congress on the results of the forecast-informed reservoir operations research study pilot program at Coyote Valley Dam, Russian River Basin, California, no later than one year after completion of the study pilot program.(Sec. 107) The Corps of Engineers shall develop a list of its existing unpowered dams that have the greatest potential for hydropower development. (Sec. 108) The bill authorizes the use of an emergency fund to repair or restore a federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure or project damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster to the pre-storm level of protection, instead of the design level of protection, if the pre-storm level of protection provides greater protection. (Sec. 109) The Corps of Engineers, in carrying out a water resources development feasibility study, shall consult with local governments to determine if local water management plans exist or are under development. (Sec. 110) The Corps of Engineers shall issue guidance on the use of mitigation banks to meet requirements for water resources development projects in order to update mitigation bank credit release schedules to: (1) support the goal of achieving efficient permitting and maintaining appropriate environmental protections, and (2) promote increased transparency in the use of mitigation banks. (Sec. 112) WRDA 2000 is amended to specify that assistance for Indian tribes displaced as a… | 2023-01-11T13:42:15Z | |
| 115-hr-5837 | 115 | hr | 5837 | Rural Septic Tank Access Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-16 | 2018-06-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] | AL | D | S001185 | 1 | Rural Septic Tank Access Act This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Water Well System Grant Program. (Under current law, the program awards grants for private nonprofit organizations to provide loans to eligible individuals for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems that are or will be owned by the eligible individuals in rural areas.) The bill modifies the program to: prohibit the household income of an eligible individual from exceeding 60% (currently 100%) of the median nonmetropolitan household income, require grant recipients to provide subgrants to eligible individuals instead of loans, authorize subgrants for household decentralized wastewater systems, and limit the amount of each subgrant provided to an individual to $20,000 for each water well system or decentralized wastewater system. In the event of well water contamination, USDA must allow a subgrant to be used to install water treatment measures as needed beyond the point of entry, with or without the installation of new well equipment. | 2023-01-11T13:39:30Z | |
| 115-hr-5827 | 115 | hr | 5827 | Dam Safety Reauthorization Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-15 | 2018-05-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] | NY | D | M001185 | 0 | Dam Safety Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes the National Dam Safety Program through FY2024. | 2023-01-11T13:39:30Z | |
| 115-hr-5748 | 115 | hr | 5748 | To deauthorize portions of the project for raising and improving existing levees on the Walluski River in Clatsop County, Oregon. | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-10 | 2018-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] | OR | D | B001278 | 0 | This bill deauthorizes portions of the project for raising and improving existing levees of Clatsop County Diking District No. 13 on the Walluski River in Clatsop County, Oregon. | 2023-01-11T13:39:33Z | |
| 115-hr-5720 | 115 | hr | 5720 | To deauthorize a portion of a project in California, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-09 | 2018-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] | CA | R | C000059 | 2 | This bill deauthorizes a portion of the channel improvement project, Lytle and Cajon Creeks, that was authorized as part of the Santa Ana River, California, project. | 2023-01-11T13:39:34Z | |
| 115-hr-5726 | 115 | hr | 5726 | Non-Federal Reservoir Operations Improvement Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-09 | 2018-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] | CA | D | C001059 | 3 | Non-Federal Reservoir Operations Improvement Act This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to receive and expend funds from an owner of a nonfederal reservoir to formulate, review, or revise reservoir operational documents. The reservoir must have been constructed at least in part with federal funds provided for the use of storage for flood risk management or navigation. | 2023-01-11T13:39:34Z | |
| 115-hr-5703 | 115 | hr | 5703 | To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain property located in Cheatham County, Tennessee. | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-08 | 2018-05-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] | TN | D | C000754 | 1 | This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make specified conveyances of the Cheatham Lock and Dam project to Cheatham County, Tennessee. | 2023-01-11T13:39:35Z | |
| 115-s-2800 | 115 | s | 2800 | America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-08 | 2018-07-10 | By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-294. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 9 | America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, each fiscal year, to submit to Congress a five-year budget and work plan for projects of national significance. Each Corps of Engineers district, each fiscal year, must submit a five-year budget and work plan for projects under its jurisdiction. Projects must be carried out in a sustainable manner that focuses on water resource challenges and opportunities, promotes collaboration, and pursues integrated water resource management. The bill reauthorizes provisions of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 pertaining to expedited consideration of water resources infrastructure through 2024. The bill provides for: (1) the establishment of a Corps of Engineers Board of Appeals; and (2) various studies, modifications, and project authorizations and deauthorizations nationwide. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall establish a voluntary stormwater infrastructure funding task force to develop recommendations to improve the funding and financing of stormwater infrastructure. The Safe Drinking Water Act is amended to establish a voluntary WaterSense program to identify and promote water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 is amended to authorize the EPA to provide financial assistance to state infrastructure financing authorities for state loan funds to carry out water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The EPA shall: (1) promote the use of green infrastructure; (2) carry out a Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program; and (3) appoint at least one employee in each regional office to serve as a liaison to minority, tribal, and low-income communities. | 2023-01-11T13:42:32Z | |
| 115-hr-5688 | 115 | hr | 5688 | Navigation Workers Protection Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-05-07 | 2018-05-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] | IL | D | B001286 | 1 | Navigation Workers Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 to specify that operations and maintence of navigation generating facilities at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water resources projects are to be considered as inherently governmental functions. | 2023-01-11T13:39:36Z | |
| 115-s-2772 | 115 | s | 2772 | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to the household water well system grant program. | Water Resources Development | 2018-04-26 | 2018-04-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 2 | This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Water Well System Grant Program. (Under current law, the program awards grants for private nonprofit organizations to provide loans to eligible individuals for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems that are or will be owned by the eligible individuals in rural areas.) The bill modifies the program to: prohibit the household income of an eligible individual from exceeding 60% (currently 100%) of the median nonmetropolitan household income, require grant recipients to provide subgrants to eligible individuals instead of loans, authorize subgrants for household decentralized wastewater systems, and limit the amount of each subgrant provided to an individual to $20,000 for each water well system or decentralized wastewater system. In the event of well water contamination, USDA must allow a subgrant to be used to install water treatment measures as needed beyond the point of entry, with or without the installation of new well equipment. | 2023-01-11T13:39:38Z | |
| 115-hr-5584 | 115 | hr | 5584 | Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Extension Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-04-23 | 2018-05-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] | KS | R | E000298 | 3 | Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Extension Act This bill amends the Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005 to extend for ten years the authority of the Department of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Project, Kansas. | 2023-01-11T13:39:48Z | |
| 115-hr-5432 | 115 | hr | 5432 | To deauthorize a water resources project at Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut. | Water Resources Development | 2018-04-05 | 2018-04-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] | CT | D | H001047 | 0 | This bill deauthorizes the portion of a dredging project for navigation at Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, that is upstream of the Congress Street Bridge on the Pequonnock River, thereby allowing the bridge to be replaced with a fixed (not movable) bridge. | 2023-01-11T13:39:54Z | |
| 115-hres-793 | 115 | hres | 793 | Recognizing the importance of the Upper Delaware River in New York State. | Water Resources Development | 2018-03-21 | 2018-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | F000464 | 0 | Recognizes: (1) the economic and ecological value of the Upper Delaware River, and (2) the importance of federal and state programs that will protect and restore that river and generate economic benefits for the people who rely on it for their livelihoods. | 2023-01-11T13:40:03Z | |
| 115-s-2585 | 115 | s | 2585 | A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to permanently extend the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds from certain entities to process permits. | Water Resources Development | 2018-03-21 | 2018-03-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] | IN | D | D000607 | 1 | This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to permanently extend the authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to accept and expend funds from a nonfederal public entity, public-utility company, natural gas company, or railroad carrier to expedite the evaluation of a permit related to a project or activity for a public purpose under the jurisdiction of the Corps. | 2023-01-11T13:39:58Z | |
| 115-s-2560 | 115 | s | 2560 | Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-03-15 | 2018-11-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681. | Senate | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | ID | R | R000584 | 0 | Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to convey to a qualifying entity all U.S. interest in any eligible facility, if: (1) by 90 days before the date on which Reclamation makes the conveyance, it submits to Congress a written notice of the proposed conveyance and a description of the reasons for the conveyance; and (2) a joint resolution disapproving the conveyance is not enacted before the date on which it makes the conveyance. Reclamation must convey with all applicable federal environmental laws before making a conveyance. "Qualifying entity" means an agency of a state or political subdivision of a state, a joint action or powers agency, a water users association, or an Indian tribe or tribal authority that: (1) as of the date of conveyance, is the current operator of the conveyed facility pursuant to a contract with Reclamation; and (2) as determined by Reclamation, has the capacity to continue to manage the conveyed property for the same purposes for which the property has been managed under the reclamation laws. Effective beginning on the date of conveyance, the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on prior ownership or operation of the conveyed property. | 2023-01-11T13:39:59Z | |
| 115-s-2563 | 115 | s | 2563 | Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-03-15 | 2018-03-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-511. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 4 | Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 This bill establishes a pilot project to adjust flood control rule curves at Bureau of Reclamation facilities. The bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase access to Reclamation's WaterSMART program by including within the definition of "eligible applicant" any state, regional, or local authority the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority. The bill provides Reclamation with increased flexibility to recharge aquifers. The conveyance of water through a project facility that crosses Bureau of Land Management land for the purpose of aquifer recharge shall not require a new or additional permit or authorization if: (1) the existing project facility has a valid agreement that allows conveyance of water for a purpose other than aquifer recharge, (2) that conveyance does not result in a substantial change to the operation of the project facility, and (3) the entity operating the facility consents to such conveyance. In developing any rule, policy, directive, management plan, or similar federal action relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement, Reclamation shall: (1) recognize the longstanding authority of the states relating to evaluating, protecting, allocating, regulating, permitting, and adjudicating water use; and (2) coordinate with the states to ensure that any such action is consistent with, and imposes no greater restriction or regulatory requirement, than applicable state water law. | 2023-01-11T13:39:59Z | |
| 115-s-2539 | 115 | s | 2539 | A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water. | Water Resources Development | 2018-03-13 | 2018-03-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-511. | Senate | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | NV | R | H001041 | 0 | This bill amends the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 to reauthorize through FY2022 the authority of the Department of the Interior to fund pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs to address the effects of historic drought conditions. | 2023-01-11T13:39:59Z | |
| 115-hr-5127 | 115 | hr | 5127 | Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-02-27 | 2018-03-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | N000179 | 17 | Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act This bill provides support for water recycling and reuse projects, including support for the Bureau of Reclamation's grant program for water recycling. This bill reauthorizes and revises the Environmental Protection Agency's grant program for alternative water sources and water recycling. | 2023-01-11T13:40:29Z | |
| 115-hr-5073 | 115 | hr | 5073 | Clean Water for Rural Communities Act | Water Resources Development | 2018-02-20 | 2018-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | G000584 | 0 | Clean Water for Rural Communities Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to carry out the projects entitled: (1) the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study, which received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation on September 1, 2010; and (2) the "Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System" in accordance with the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System Feasibility Report. The bill defines the service areas of such projects in North Dakota and Montana. Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority and the Central Montana Regional Water Authority to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of such water systems. The bill sets forth the federal share of such costs and the authorized uses of federal funds, which exclude operation, maintenance, or replacement of the water systems. The Western Area Power Administration must make available to the Dry-Redwater System a quantity of power (up to one and a half megawatt capacity) required to meet the system's pumping and incidental operation requirements between May 1 and October 31 of each year: (1) from the water intake facilities; and (2) through all pumping stations, water treatment facilities, reservoirs, storage tanks, and pipelines up to the point of delivery of water to all storage reservoirs and tanks and each entity that distributes water at retail to individual users. The system is eligible to receive such power only if it: (1) operates on a nonprofit basis, and (2) is constructed pursuant to the cooperative agreement with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority. The bill provides for the purchase of additional power. The authority is responsible for: (1) charges for such additional power, (2) the costs of non-federal transmission and distribution system delivery and service arrangements, and (3) funding any upgrades to the transmission system owned by the Western Area Pow… | 2023-01-11T13:40:30Z | |
| 115-s-2346 | 115 | s | 2346 | A bill to establish an innovative water infrastructure workforce development program, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2018-01-25 | 2018-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 2 | This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to establish a program that awards grants for workforce development in the water or wastewater utility sector. | 2023-01-11T13:38:52Z | |
| 115-s-2329 | 115 | s | 2329 | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2018-01-23 | 2018-01-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 3 | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program, including by designating the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the sole administrator of the program, thus replacing the current joint administration of the program by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. | 2023-01-11T13:38:52Z | |
| 115-hr-4689 | 115 | hr | 4689 | To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska. | Water Resources Development | 2017-12-19 | 2019-01-10 | Became Public Law No: 115-429. | House | Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S001172 | 0 | (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska to repay, at any time, the construction costs of project facilities allocated to the landowner's land within the district. Upon discharge in full of the obligation for repayment of all such costs, the parcels of land may not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law. The Department of the Interior, upon request, must provide to the landowner who has repaid such costs in full a certificate acknowledging that the landholding is free of such limitations. | 2023-03-22T19:50:54Z | |
| 115-hr-4492 | 115 | hr | 4492 | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-11-30 | 2017-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] | FL | R | M001199 | 6 | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to: (1) exclude the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from specified activities that it currently carries out in conjunction with the the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and (2) increase and extend funding through FY2024. The Corps shall approve specified water infrastructure projects and issue guidance on information required to be included in applications for projects requiring its approval. The EPA (currently, the Corps and the EPA): may enter into agreements to make secured loans, and shall establish a uniform system to service the federal credit instruments made available; may collect and spend fees, subject to specified limitations, and may appoint a financial entity to assist in servicing the federal credit instruments; shall set aside for each fiscal year at least 15% of the amounts made available for that fiscal year for small community water infrastructure projects; and shall publish pilot program implementation reports on a public Internet site. The bill modifies the date of the Government Accountability Office report to Congress on projects receiving assistance under the Act. | 2023-01-11T13:37:57Z | |
| 115-hr-4423 | 115 | hr | 4423 | North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-11-16 | 2018-06-13 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11. | House | Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] | TX | R | J000174 | 4 | North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017 This bill bars claims arising under federal law seeking judicial review of any environmental impact statement, environmental review, or authorization issued by an agency for the Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir Project in Fannin County, Texas,unless such claims meet certain procedural requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:37:59Z | |
| 115-hr-4409 | 115 | hr | 4409 | Flood Water Relief Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-11-15 | 2017-11-15 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] | FL | D | L000586 | 0 | Flood Water Relief Act of 2017 This bill makes supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in disaster areas affected by flooding in Jacksonville, Florida. | 2023-01-11T13:38:00Z | |
| 115-hr-4329 | 115 | hr | 4329 | Klamath Infrastructure Improvement Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-11-09 | 2017-11-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | OR | R | W000791 | 1 | Klamath Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill amends the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to authorize the Department of the Interior to carry out activities, including entering into contracts or making financial assistance available, to: (1) plan, implement, and administer programs to align water supplies and demand for irrigation water users associated with the Klamath Project (Bureau of Reclamation project in California and Oregon), with a primary emphasis on programs developed or endorsed by local entities comprised of representatives of those water users; (2) plan and implement activities and projects that avoid or mitigate environmental effects of irrigation activities or that restore habitats in the Klamath Basin watershed; and (3) limit the net delivered cost of power for covered power uses. "Covered power use" means a use of power to develop or manage water from any source for irrigation, wildlife purposes, or drainage on land that is: (1) associated with the Klamath Project; or (2) irrigated by the class of users covered by the agreement dated April 30, 1956, between the California Oregon Power Company and Klamath Basin Water Users Protective Association and within the Off Project Area. Interior must submit a report to Congress that identifies the power cost benchmark (the average net delivered cost of power for irrigation and drainage at reclamation projects in the area surrounding the Klamath Project that are similarly situated to the project). The replacement of the C Canal flume within the Klamath Project shall be considered to be, and shall receive the treatment authorized for, qualified emergency extraordinary operation and maintenance work in accordance with federal reclamation law. | 2023-01-11T13:38:03Z | |
| 115-hr-4193 | 115 | hr | 4193 | To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Water Resources Development | 2017-10-31 | 2017-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] | WI | D | M001160 | 0 | This bill deauthorizes a portion of a specified project for navigation, Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, consisting of the navigation channel within the Menomonee River that extends from the 16th Street Bridge upstream to the upper limit of the authorized navigation channel. | 2023-01-11T13:38:20Z | |
| 115-s-1926 | 115 | s | 1926 | Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-10-05 | 2018-08-15 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526. | Senate | Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] | CA | D | H001075 | 1 | Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The Memorial shall be managed by the Forest Service. USDA shall submit to Congress, by three years after this bill's enactment, recommendations regarding: the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the Memorial; the proposed boundaries; a visitor center and educational facilities; and ensuring public access to the Memorial. The bill establishes the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument on specified National Forest System land administered by USDA in Los Angeles County for the purpose of conserving and enhancing the cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed, educational, and recreational resources and values of the Monument. USDA shall develop a management plan for the Monument by four years after this bill's enactment. USDA shall manage the Monument: (1) in a manner that conserves and enhances its cultural and historic resources, and (2) in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. The bill limits the use of motorized vehicles but permits grazing within the Monument. | 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z | |
| 115-hr-3824 | 115 | hr | 3824 | Texas Flood Accountability Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-09-25 | 2017-10-24 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8132) | House | Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] | TX | R | P000592 | 8 | Texas Flood Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to submit to Congress and make publicly available a report with respect to dams, reservoirs, lakes, and other water retention facilities in Texas. The report shall include: for each such facility, the maximum water capacity that would necessitate an unplanned release of water, the water level at which the facility and each spillway of the facility will overflow, and plans to notify first responders, local officials, and communities of flood emergencies and the projected water levels during such emergencies; a description of steps taken by the Corps of Engineers to limit or prevent unplanned releases of water or overflows from such facilities; recommendations of the Corps for infrastructure improvements and dredging of existing facilities needed to limit or prevent such releases or overflows; plans to coordinate among such facilities during a flood emergency; and a list identifying the such facilities under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's jurisdiction, which shall include a description of the process for lowering water levels at each facility. The Corps may exclude information from the report for national security purposes. Upon the Corps' request, a non-federal entity that owns, operates, or has jurisdiction over a covered facility shall provide the maximum water capacity that would necessitate an unplanned release of water, the water level at which the facility and each spillway of the facility will overflow, and plans to notify first responders, local officials, and communities of flood emergencies and the projected water levels during such emergencies. An entity shall not be eligible for federal financial assistance until it complies with such request. | 2023-01-11T13:38:41Z | |
| 115-hr-3803 | 115 | hr | 3803 | To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to provide for certain cost allocations for the Boca Reservoir Dam, Truckee River Storage Project, California, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2017-09-18 | 2017-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | A000369 | 0 | This bill amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to provide that, in the case of the Boca Reservoir Dam, Truckee River Storage Project, California, costs incurred in the modification of structures, the cause of which results from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in state-of-the-art criteria deemed necessary for safety purposes, shall be allocated in accordance with the authorized uses of Boca Project Water as defined and provided for in the Truckee River Operating Agreement and as determined by the Truckee River Operating Agreement Administrator. | 2023-01-11T13:38:41Z | |
| 115-hr-3383 | 115 | hr | 3383 | To designate the flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, commonly known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, as the "M.S. 'Mitch' Mitchell Floodway". | Water Resources Development | 2017-07-25 | 2018-12-21 | Became Public Law No: 115-349. | House | Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] | KS | R | E000298 | 3 | (Sec. 1) This bill designates the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, as the "M.S. 'Mitch' Mitchell Floodway." | 2023-03-22T19:50:53Z | |
| 115-hr-3281 | 115 | hr | 3281 | Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-07-18 | 2018-07-16 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] | CO | R | L000564 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey U.S. interest in an eligible reclamation project or facility to an agency of a state political subdivision, a joint action or powers agency, a water users association, or an Indian tribe or tribal utility authority that holds a water service contract for such property and that has the capacity to continue to manage the property for the same purposes for which it has been managed under reclamation law, if: (1) Interior notifies Congress in writing of the proposed conveyance at least 90 days in advance, and (2) Congress does not pass a joint resolution disapproving the conveyance. A facility that generates hydropower marketed by a power marketing administration shall not be eligible for such conveyance. An entity that operates and maintains an eligible facility at the time Interior attempts to facilitate its conveyance shall have the right of first refusal to receive the conveyance. (Sec. 4) Criteria for determining whether facilities are eligible for title transfer shall include: (1) the transfer will not have an unmitigated significant effect on the environment, (2) the qualifying entity intends to use the property for substantially the same purposes the property is being used for at the time Interior evaluates the potential transfer, and (3) the qualifying entity agrees to provide the United States the equivalent of the present value of any repayment obligation or other income stream the United States derives from the assets to be transferred. (Sec. 5) No conveyance under this bill may adversely impact power rates or repayment obligations. (Sec. 9) Interior shall submit, as part of its annual budget submission to Congress: (1) a description of the actions taken to implement this bill, and (2) a list of conveyances made or initiated by In… | 2023-01-11T13:37:25Z | |
| 115-hr-3275 | 115 | hr | 3275 | Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-07-17 | 2018-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] | CA | D | M001166 | 15 | Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act This bill addresses the link between energy and water systems (energy-water nexus), including: (1) the water needed to produce energy; (2) the energy needed to transport, reclaim, treat, store, and reuse water and wastewater; (3) the energy available in organic wastewaters and wet waste streams (e.g., methane); and (4) the waste heat available in industrial process and cooling water discharges, steam system condensate and cooling water, and thermoelectric cooling water discharge. The bill provides support for increasing: the availability of energy-water nexus data about surface water, groundwater, or recycled water; the use of energy-water nexus technology; the energy efficiency of certain water systems; the use of water efficiency methods and products; water quality; the recharge of groundwater; the ability of water systems to address climate-related impacts on water quality or quantity; and the infrastructure of water and wastewater systems. In addition, the bill establishes a United States-Israel Water Cooperation Working Group to seek to strengthen dialogue between the United States and Israel in order to: (1) improve the use of water resources through water-saving technologies and practices; (2) counter water shortages; (3) modernize pipeline and other applicable infrastructure; and (4) pursue best practices in drip irrigation, water recycling, and desalination. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate certain tax incentives related to the extraction of oil, gas, or certain minerals. | 2023-01-11T13:37:25Z | |
| 115-s-1556 | 115 | s | 1556 | Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-07-13 | 2018-02-28 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-505. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 7 | Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act This bill establishes the Reclamation Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation Fund, which shall consist of the Rural Water Project Account and the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation Account. The Department of the Treasury shall deposit into such accounts for each of FY2018-FY2038 specified revenues that would otherwise be deposited in the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902. The bill permits the Department of the Interior to use specified Rural Water Project Account funds to complete construction of rural water projects: (1) authorized before this bill's enactment, or (2) for which a feasibility study was submitted by February 27, 2015, pursuant to the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 and for which Congress authorizes construction after enactment of this bill. Interior may not expend any amounts from the fund to carry this out until development of: (1) programmatic goals that would enable the completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as expeditiously as practicable and that reflect the priorities identified in the laws authorizing the projects; and (2) funding prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds that take into account specified factors, including the need for potable water supplies in the affected rural and tribal communities. Interior shall use specified Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation Account funds to: (1) provide authorized compensation to resolve all monetary claims of an Indian tribe against the United States relating to use of tribal land by the United States for the generation of hydropower; or (2) complete projects and implement provisions authorized by Congress that resolve litigation involving the United States and the water rights of Indian tribes or that implement approved agreements limiting such rights. | 2023-01-11T13:37:06Z | |
| 115-hr-3144 | 115 | hr | 3144 | To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2017-06-29 | 2018-04-26 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 8 | (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) in a manner consistent with the document titled "Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Supplemental Biological Opinion," dated January 17, 2014, until the later of September 30, 2022, or the date upon which a subsequent final biological opinion for FCRPS operations is in effect with no pending further judicial review. (Sec. 3) Such entities may amend the supplemental opinion and operate the FCRPS accordingly before such date if the entities agree that: (1) the amendments are necessary for public safety or transmission and grid reliability; or (2) the actions, operations, or other requirements that the amendments remove are no longer warranted. (Sec. 4) No structural modification, action, study, or engineering plan may restrict electrical generation at any FCRPS hydroelectric dam or limit navigation on the Snake River in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho unless authorized by Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:37:42Z | |
| 115-hr-2983 | 115 | hr | 2983 | Stop the Asian Carp Now Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-06-21 | 2017-06-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 34 | Stop the Asian Carp Now Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release for public comment the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study - Brandon Road interim report that was scheduled for release on February 27, 2017. (The interim report is a feasibility study that assesses the viability of establishing a single point to control the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River Basin into the Great Lakes Basin in the vicinity of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois.) | 2023-01-11T13:37:47Z | |
| 115-s-1398 | 115 | s | 1398 | Stop the Asian Carp Now Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-06-21 | 2017-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 9 | Stop the Asian Carp Now Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release for public comment the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study - Brandon Road interim report that was scheduled for release on February 27, 2017. (The interim report is a feasibility study that assesses the viability of establishing a single point to control the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River Basin into the Great Lakes Basin in the vicinity of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois.) | 2023-01-11T13:37:35Z | |
| 115-hr-2799 | 115 | hr | 2799 | Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-06-07 | 2017-06-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] | CA | D | M001166 | 6 | Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with: the cities of Benicia, Brentwood, Redwood City, Pleasanton, Hayward, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, and Turlock; the Dublin San Ramon Services District and the Dublin San Ramon Services District/East Bay Municipal Utility District Recycled Water Authority; the Santa Clara Valley Water District; the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District; the Delta Diablo; the Ironhouse Sanitary District; the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency; the San Jose Water Company; and the West Bay Sanitary District. The bill also authorizes Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities in Hawaii in cooperation with Hawaii Water Service Company, Waikoloa. The federal share of each project is limited to 25%. Interior must: (1) enter into individual agreements with the Western Recycled Water Coalition participating agencies to fund such projects (as well as existing projects done in cooperation with the California cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Pittsburg, Antioch, Redwood City, and San Jose and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District, the North Coast County Water District, the South County Regional Wastewater Authority, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District); and (2) include in such agreements a provision for the reimbursement of design, planning, and construction costs. The bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the recycled water system facilities of: (1) Antioch and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District, and (2) the South County Regional Wastewater Authority and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. | 2023-01-11T13:37:54Z | |
| 115-hr-2806 | 115 | hr | 2806 | Soo Locks Modernization Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-06-07 | 2017-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] | MI | R | B001301 | 14 | Soo Locks Modernization Act This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 for the construction of a second lock adjacent to the existing lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at a total project cost that is equal to the 2017 certified cost estimate, plus or minus such amounts as may be required by ordinary fluctuations in construction costs. | 2023-01-11T13:37:53Z | |
| 115-s-1308 | 115 | s | 1308 | Soo Locks Modernization Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-06-07 | 2017-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3331) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 3 | Soo Locks Modernization Act This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 for the construction of a second lock adjacent to the existing lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at a total project cost that is equal to the 2017 certified cost estimate, plus or minus such amounts as may be required by ordinary fluctuations in construction costs. | 2023-01-11T13:37:39Z | |
| 115-hr-2691 | 115 | hr | 2691 | Everglades for the Next Generation Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-05-25 | 2017-05-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] | FL | D | H000324 | 2 | Everglades for the Next Generation Act This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Department of the Army, after completing an implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out: (1) any 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 Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed by five years after the date of the enactment of this bill; and (2) any group of projects under the plan that the Corps determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Corps and the district by such date. | 2023-01-11T13:36:37Z | |
| 115-s-1234 | 115 | s | 1234 | Everglades for the Next Generation Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-05-25 | 2017-05-25 | 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 This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Department of the Army, after completing an implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out: (1) any 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 Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed by five years after the date of the enactment of this bill; and (2) any group of projects under the plan that the Corps determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Corps and the district by such date. | 2023-01-11T13:36:24Z | |
| 115-hr-2609 | 115 | hr | 2609 | To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual. | Water Resources Development | 2017-05-23 | 2017-05-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 0 | This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps. | 2023-01-11T13:36:40Z | |
| 115-hr-2415 | 115 | hr | 2415 | Everglades FIRST Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-05-11 | 2017-05-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] | FL | R | M001199 | 8 | Everglades Flow Increases Rely on Storage and Treatment Act or the Everglades FIRST Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to expedite completion of the reports for the following projects in Florida and to expedite completion of construction of the projects it determines are feasible: Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoirs, Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project, and Western Everglades Restoration Project. | 2023-01-11T13:36:47Z | |
| 115-s-1012 | 115 | s | 1012 | New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2018 | Water Resources Development | 2017-05-02 | 2018-11-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 1 | New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2018 This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out a water acquisition program in specified basins in New Mexico, under which Reclamation shall: (1) make acquisitions of water by lease or purchase of water rights or contractual entitlements from willing lessors or sellers, consistent with the Rio Grande Compact and applicable state water rights law; and (2) take other actions to enhance stream flow to benefit fish and wildlife (including endangered species), water quality, and river ecosystem restoration and to enhance stewardship and conservation of working land, water, and watersheds. Reclamation, in cooperation with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, may provide funding and technical assistance for the installation of metering and measurement devices and the construction of check structures to: (1) ensure the conservation and efficient use of water by reducing actual consumptive use or by not increasing the use of water, and (2) improve the measurement and allocation of water. The National Academy of Sciences shall carry out a study on water and reservoir management and operation issues in specified basins. The bill authorizes financial assistance to be made available for eligible water projects to help western states and tribal governments address drought-related impacts to water supplies or any other immediate water-related crisis or conflict. The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 is amended to: (1) authorize the use of water management improvement grants to assist applicants in planning for or addressing the impacts of drought, (2) change to December 31, 2019, the reporting date on the implementation of recommended Rio Grande Pueblo irrigation infrastructure projects, and (3) reauthorize for FY2018-FY2026 the Rio Grande Pueblo irrigation infrastructure grant program. | 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z | |
| 115-hr-2156 | 115 | hr | 2156 | Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-04-26 | 2018-11-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647. | House | Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] | CA | R | K000387 | 1 | Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The Forest Service must manage the memorial. (Sec. 4) Within three years of this bill's enactment, USDA must submit to Congress recommendations regarding: the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the memorial; the proposed boundaries; a visitor center and educational facilities; and ensuring public access to the memorial. (Sec. 5) The bill establishes the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument on specified National Forest System land administered by USDA in Los Angeles County for the purpose of conserving and enhancing the cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed, educational, and recreational resources and values of the monument. (Sec. 6) Within four years of this bill's enactment, USDA must develop a management plan for the monument. USDA must manage the monument: (1) in a manner that conserves and enhances its cultural and historic resources, and (2) in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. The bill limits the use of motorized vehicles but permits grazing within the monument. | 2023-01-11T13:35:56Z | |
| 115-hr-2116 | 115 | hr | 2116 | Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-04-25 | 2017-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] | CA | R | K000387 | 0 | Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial assistance to local water authorities for perchlorate remediation projects in areas identified by the Bureau, the Army Corps of Engineers, or a state designating agency as having experienced an impact from perchlorate contamination to: (1) design and construct water replenishment and reclamation projects that are owned and operated by the local water authority, or (2) operate and maintain such projects. The bill defines an "eligible project" as one that enhances the resilience of domestic water supplies through: on site and off site treatment facilities, on site and off site reclamation facilities, recycled water facilities and associated distribution facilities, and/or groundwater wells and associated distribution facilities. The Bureau shall give priority to projects that serve an area: (1) that has received federal authorization for projects associated with perchlorate contamination remediation programs under the Bureau or the Corps of Engineers, (2) for which a feasibility study for perchlorate remediation efforts that is acceptable to the Bureau or the Corps of Engineers has been completed, or (3) where the regional water agency that imports out-of-basin water supplies has a wholesale area that includes a population of not more than 350,000. The federal share shall not exceed 25% of the total cost of such a project. | 2023-01-11T13:35:58Z | |
| 115-hr-1967 | 115 | hr | 1967 | Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-04-06 | 2018-12-22 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] | CO | R | L000564 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 2, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to provide that provisions respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges in connection with the operation of any municipal water supply project shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to pumped storage hydropower development exclusively utilizing Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs. | 2023-01-11T13:36:03Z | |
| 115-hr-1769 | 115 | hr | 1769 | San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-03-28 | 2017-10-16 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 253. | House | Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] | CA | R | V000129 | 0 | San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act (Sec. 3) This bill approves, and requires the Department of the Interior to implement, the Agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District August 2015 (Westlands Agreement). (Sec. 4) The bill amends the San Luis Act (the 1960 statute that authorized Interior to construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project [CVP], California) to: (1) repeal provisions that include distribution systems or drains within the Westlands Water District, and (2) eliminate requirements for Interior to meet drainage requirements for Westlands. (Sec. 6) Interior shall: convert Westlands' existing long-term or interim renewal water service contract to a repayment contract, make allocation decisions in the CVP affecting Westlands consistent with federal and state law, and enter into a contract with the Navy for the delivery of CVP water to the Lemoore Naval Air Station. The Navy must certify that the lands within the station are free from the ownership and full cost pricing limitations of federal reclamation law. Such contract shall continue as long as the Navy pays all applicable charges consistent with applicable law. The contract amount of CVP water available to the station shall be determined by the Navy through technical analysis in cooperation with the station. In any year in which there may occur a Condition of Shortage in the amount of water available for delivery, the contracting officer shall allocate the available CVP water to the station in the same percentage as allocated to municipal and industrial water service contractors in the San Luis Unit. (Sec. 7) The bill suspends Westlands' capital repayment obligation and payments under its water service contracts and the April 1, 1965, repayment contract with the United States until the execution of a repayment contract under this bill, after which Westlands shall: (1) receive a specified credit against future operation and maintenance costs payable to the United States, and (2) be relieved of capital repayment … | 2023-01-11T13:35:30Z | |
| 115-s-714 | 115 | s | 714 | Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-03-23 | 2017-06-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 143. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill expands the purposes of the Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program to include: protection, mitigation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife and the recovery and maintenance of self-sustaining harvestable populations of fish and other aquatic life, both anadromous and resident species, throughout their historic distribution range in the Yakima River Basin; improving the reliability of municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply and use purposes, especially during drought years; implementation of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan to realize water savings of not less than 85,000 acre feet, in addition to the 165,000 acre feet of water savings targeted through the Basin Conservation Program, as authorized on October 31, 1994; encouraging an increase in the use of water transfers, leasing, markets, and other voluntary transactions among public and private entities to enhance water management in the Yakima River Basin; improving the resilience of the ecosystems, economies, and communities in the Basin as they face drought and other changes; and authorizing and implementing the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan as Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project. The bill defines "Integrated Plan" and "Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Plan" as the plan and activities authorized by the Yakima River Basin Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015 to be carried out in cooperation with, and in addition to, activities of the state of Washington and the Yakama Nation. (Sec. 3) The bill directs the Conservation Advisory Group to provide recommendations to advance the purposes and programs of the Yakima River Basin Enhancement Project. Federal and state governments may fund up to the 17.5% of the local cost share… | 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z | |
| 115-s-703 | 115 | s | 703 | Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Extension Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-03-22 | 2017-06-08 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 132. | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Extension Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005 to extend for ten years the authority of the Department of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Project, Kansas. | 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z | |
| 115-hr-1654 | 115 | hr | 1654 | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-03-21 | 2017-06-26 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] | CA | R | M001177 | 8 | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects in the states covered under the Reclamation Act on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, including state-led projects, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding, unless the project applicant elects not to participate in the process authorized by this bill (qualifying projects). The Bureau: (1) upon receipt of an application for a qualifying project, shall identify any federal agency that may have jurisdiction over a required review; and (2) shall notify such agency that it has been designated as a cooperating agency unless specified conditions apply. A state in which a qualifying project is being considered may choose to: (1) participate as a cooperating agency; and (2) make subject to the processes of this bill all state agencies that have jurisdiction over the project, are required to conduct or issue a review, or are required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the qualifying project. (Sec. 4) The principal responsibilities of the Bureau are to: (1) serve as the point of contact for applicants, state agencies, Indian tribes, and others regarding qualifying projects; (2) coordinate preparation of unified environmental documentation that will serve as the basis for all federal decisions necessary to authorize the use of federal lands for qualifying projects; and (3) coordinate all federal agency reviews necessary for the development and construction of qualifying projects. The Bureau shall notify cooperating agencies of proposed qualifying projects by 30 days after receipt of a proposal and facilitate a pre-application meeting for prospective applicants, relevant federal and state agencies, and Indian tribes to… | 2023-01-11T13:35:34Z | |
| 115-hr-1663 | 115 | hr | 1663 | Water Resources Research Amendments Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-03-21 | 2017-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | W000804 | 11 | Water Resources Research Amendments Act This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Department 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; and (4) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2023. | 2023-01-11T13:35:33Z | |
| 115-s-677 | 115 | s | 677 | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-03-21 | 2017-06-14 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-38. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 6 | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act This bill establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects in the states covered under the Reclamation Act on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding (qualifying projects). The Bureau: (1) upon receipt of an application for a qualifying project, shall identify any federal agency that may have jurisdiction over a required review; and (2) shall notify such agency that it has been designated as a cooperating agency unless specified conditions apply. Each cooperating agency must submit to the Bureau: (1) a timeframe for completing the agency's authorizing responsibilities, (2) all environmental review material produced in the course of carrying out activities required under federal law consistent with the project schedule, and (3) all relevant project data. A state in which a qualifying project is being considered may choose to: (1) participate as a cooperating agency; and (2) make subject to the processes of this bill all state agencies that have jurisdiction over the project, are required to conduct or issue a review, or are required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the qualifying project. The principal responsibilities of the Bureau are to: (1) serve as the point of contact for applicants, state agencies, Indian tribes, and others regarding qualifying projects; (2) coordinate preparation of unified environmental documentation that will serve as the basis for all federal decisions necessary to authorize the use of federal lands for qualifying projects; and (3) coordinate all federal agency reviews necessary for the development and construction of qualifying projects. The Department of the Interior, after public notice, may accept and expe… | 2023-01-11T13:36:14Z | |
| 115-s-685 | 115 | s | 685 | Clean Water for Rural Communities Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-03-21 | 2018-11-15 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 1 | Clean Water for Rural Communities Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to carry out the projects entitled: (1) the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study, which received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation on September 1, 2010; and (2) the "Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System" in accordance with the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System Feasibility Report. The bill defines the service areas of such projects in North Dakota and Montana. Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority and the Central Montana Regional Water Authority to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of such water systems. The bill sets forth the federal share of such costs and the authorized uses of federal funds, which exclude operation, maintenance, or replacement of the water systems. The Western Area Power Administration must make available to the Dry-Redwater System a quantity of power (up to one and a half megawatt capacity) required to meet the system's pumping and incidental operation requirements between May 1 and October 31 of each year: (1) from the water intake facilities; and (2) through all pumping stations, water treatment facilities, reservoirs, storage tanks, and pipelines up to the point of delivery of water to all storage reservoirs and tanks and each entity that distributes water at retail to individual users. The system is eligible to receive such power only if it: (1) operates on a nonprofit basis, and (2) is constructed pursuant to the cooperative agreement with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority. The bill provides for the purchase of additional power. The authority is responsible for: (1) charges for such additional power, (2) the costs of non-federal transmission and distribution system delivery and service arrangements, and (3) funding any upgrades to the transmission system owned by the Western Area Pow… | 2023-01-11T13:36:14Z | |
| 115-hr-1269 | 115 | hr | 1269 | Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-03-01 | 2017-03-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | CA | R | L000578 | 4 | Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: complete the final feasibility study authorized under the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act for the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County, California, which shall evaluate the development of the project as a non-federal project whereby Interior may be a participant in the locally preferred project; work with the Department of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the state of California, the Sites Project Authority, and other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental impact statement and report on the project; submit such study and report to specified congressional committees; and take steps necessary to ensure that, in return for any federal investment in a non-federal Sites project, a proportionate share of the project's public benefits are federal benefits. The bill amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to: (1) authorize Interior to participate in construction of the project if Interior determines that the project is feasible; and (2) direct the Bureau, at the Authority's request, to enter into a partnership agreement for the Authority to provide full project management control for construction of the project or a separable element of the project. The bill directs: (1) the Bureau to advance the project as a non-federal project under specified circumstances, and (2) Interior to execute a long-term agreement with the Authority for the coordination of operations of the Sites project and the Central Valley Project. With respect to the Sites project, the Bureau shall: (1) be the lead federal agency for the purposes of all federal reviews, approvals, or decisions required under federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the project; and (2) take steps necessary to ensure … | 2023-01-11T13:35:48Z | |
| 115-s-451 | 115 | s | 451 | Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-02-27 | 2017-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 2 | Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Department 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; and (4) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2022. | 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z | |
| 115-hjres-77 | 115 | hjres | 77 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual. | Water Resources Development | 2017-02-16 | 2017-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] | FL | R | D000628 | 12 | This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment (published December 2016). | 2023-01-11T13:35:14Z | |
| 115-hr-1099 | 115 | hr | 1099 | North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-02-15 | 2017-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | W000804 | 7 | North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act This bill amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to extend the authorization for the Department of the Interior to carry out certain wetlands conservation projects through FY2022. | 2023-01-11T13:35:10Z | |
| 115-s-398 | 115 | s | 398 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 2017-02-15 | 2017-02-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 0 | This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the federal water resources projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in a manner that ensures the maintenance of freshwater flows. The term "freshwater flows" is defined as the quality, quantity, timing, and variability of freshwater flows required to: (1) support and reestablish the ecological integrity of the rivers, commercial and recreational fisheries dependent on freshwater flows into Apalachicola Bay and adjacent waters, and thriving and diverse fish, wildlife, and plant populations similar to those found prior to construction of the projects; (2) restore and recover species that are endangered, threatened, or at risk; and (3) prevent significantly harmful adverse impacts to the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola River ecosystems. The Corps of Engineers must enter into an arrangement for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct a study that evaluates existing data related to freshwater flows and provides recommendations on how to maintain such flows. The Corps shall not issue a final water control manual based on the final environmental impact statement titled "Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment," dated December 2016, but shall: (1) issue revised water control manuals for such projects that ensure the maintenance of freshwater flows, considering the findings of NOAA's study; (2) ensure that operational modifications needed to maintain freshwater flows are achieved while providing system-wide balance in conservation storage through the maintenance of water levels in the same action zone for each of the project reservoirs; (3) enter into an arrangement for the National Academy of Sciences to carry out an independent peer review of each revised manual; and (4) obtain written approval from the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish… | 2023-01-11T13:34:46Z | |
| 115-hr-1045 | 115 | hr | 1045 | Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-02-14 | 2017-02-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] | OH | R | G000563 | 43 | Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. | 2023-01-11T13:35:12Z | |
| 115-hr-875 | 115 | hr | 875 | Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-02-06 | 2017-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] | WA | R | N000189 | 0 | Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act This bill sets forth provisions governing feasibility studies for water projects initiated by the Department of the Interior under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (project studies). A project study initiated after enactment of this bill must: (1) result in the completion of a final feasibility report within three years; (2) have a maximum federal cost of $3 million; and (3) ensure that personnel from the local project area, region, and headquarters levels of the Bureau of Reclamation concurrently conduct the required review. The bill sets forth factors for extending such timeline for complex projects. Interior, within 90 days after the initiation of a project study, must: (1) initiate the process for completing reviews, including environmental reviews, required to be completed as part of such study; (2) convene a meeting of federal, tribal, and state agencies required to act; and (3) provide information that will enable required reviews and analyses to be conducted by other agencies in a thorough and timely manner. Interior must: (1) expedite the completion of any ongoing project study initiated before the enactment of this Act; and (2) proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of a project that it determines is justified. The bill sets forth requirements applicable to: (1) project studies initiated after enactment of this Act for which an environmental impact statement is prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); (2) other project studies initiated before enactment for which an environmental review process document is prepared under NEPA; and (3) any project study for the development of a non-federally owned and operated surface water storage project for which Interior determines there is a demonstrable federal interest and that is located in a river basin where other Bureau water projects are located, that will create additional water supplies that support Bureau water projects, or that will become integra… | 2023-01-11T13:34:59Z | |
| 115-hr-833 | 115 | hr | 833 | SAND Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] | FL | D | F000462 | 12 | Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 or the SAND Act of 2017 This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons. | 2023-01-11T13:35:00Z | |
| 115-s-279 | 115 | s | 279 | Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] | FL | R | R000595 | 1 | Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act or the SAND Act This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons. | 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z | |
| 115-hr-648 | 115 | hr | 648 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. | Water Resources Development | 2017-01-24 | 2018-04-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390. | House | Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | C001109 | 0 | (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project (authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act) to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of the dam to allow such storage capacity to be used for authorized project purposes. Interior may enter into: (1) any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is necessary to carry out this bill; and (2) contracts with Wyoming for division of any additional active capacity made available under this bill. Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam, which shall specify the responsibilities of Interior and Wyoming regarding: (1) completing the planning and final design of the modification of the dam, (2) any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for the modification of the dam, and (3) the construction of the modification of the dam. | 2023-01-11T13:34:18Z | |
| 115-hr-660 | 115 | hr | 660 | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-01-24 | 2018-09-17 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573. | House | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | G000565 | 20 | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by Reclamation for which operations and maintenance are performed by its employees or through a contract with Reclamation) at Reclamation facilities, and to standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining such works. Such report shall include: (1) a detailed assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for all such works; and (2) an itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of individual Reclamation facilities at each Reclamation project, including a budget level cost estimate of appropriations needed to complete each item and an assignment of a categorical rating for each item consistent with existing uniform categorization systems to inform the annual budget process and agency requirements. (Sec. 5) Interior shall: (1) coordinate with the nonfederal entities responsible for the operation and maintenance of transferred works (Reclamation facilities at which operations and maintenance are carried out by a nonfederal entity under a formal agreement with Reclamation) in developing reporting requirements for Asset Management Reports with respect to major repair and rehabilitation needs for such works, and (2) develop and implement a categorical rating system for transferred works. (Sec. 6) The bill reduces the maximum amount of the federal share of the cost of the Central Valley Water Recycling Project otherwise available as of the date of enactment of this bill by $2 million. | 2023-01-11T13:34:17Z | |
| 115-s-199 | 115 | s | 199 | A bill to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. | Water Resources Development | 2017-01-24 | 2017-06-08 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project (authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act) to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of the dam to allow such storage capacity to be used for authorized project purposes. Interior may enter into: (1) any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is necessary to carry out this bill; and (2) contracts with Wyoming for division of any additional active capacity made available under this bill. Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam, which shall specify the responsibilities of Interior and Wyoming regarding: (1) completing the planning and final design of the modification of the dam, (2) any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for the modification of the dam, and (3) the construction of the modification of the dam. | 2023-01-11T13:35:21Z | |
| 115-s-216 | 115 | s | 216 | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-01-24 | 2017-06-08 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau at each Reclamation project owned by the Bureau) and to standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining such works. Such report shall include: (1) a detailed assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for all such works; and (2) an itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of individual Reclamation facilities at each Reclamation project, including a budget level cost estimate of appropriations needed to complete each item and an assignment of a categorical rating for each item consistent with existing uniform categorization systems to inform the annual budget process and agency requirements. (Sec. 5) Interior shall: (1) coordinate with the non-federal entities responsible for the operation and maintenance of transferred works (Reclamation facilities at which operations and maintenance are carried out by a non-federal entity under a formal agreement with the Bureau) in developing reporting requirements for Asset Management Reports with respect to major repair and rehabilitation needs for such works, and (2) develop and implement a categorical rating system for transferred works. (Sec. 6) The bill reduces the maximum amount of the federal share of the cost of the Central Valley Water Recycling Project otherwise available as of the date of enactment of this bi… | 2023-01-11T13:35:21Z | |
| 115-hr-434 | 115 | hr | 434 | New WATER Act | Water Resources Development | 2017-01-11 | 2017-02-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] | CA | R | D000612 | 9 | New Water Available To Every Reclamation State Act or the New WATER Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, for 15 years after this bill's enactment, to provide financial assistance, such as secured loans or loan guarantees, to entities that contract under federal reclamation law to carry out water projects within the 17 western states served by the Bureau of Reclamation, other states where the Bureau is authorized to provide project assistance, Alaska, and Hawaii. Projects eligible for assistance include: non-federal water infrastructure projects that would contribute to a safe, adequate water supply for domestic, agricultural, environmental, or municipal and industrial use; projects for enhanced energy efficiency in the operation of a water system; projects for accelerated repair and replacement of aging water distribution facilities; brackish or sea water desalination projects; and the acquisition of real property or an interest therein for water storage, reclaimed or recycled water, or wastewater that is integral to such a project. To be eligible for assistance, a project must be deemed creditworthy. Eligible project costs must be reasonably anticipated to be at least $20 million. Interior shall establish criteria for project selection and may enter into a master credit agreement for projects secured by a common security pledge on terms acceptable to it. Interior may enter into agreements with obligors to make secured loans to finance or refinance eligible project costs or to refinance long-term project obligations or federal credit instruments to provide additional funding capacity for the completion, enhancement, or expansion of a project. The total amount of federal assistance for a project shall not exceed 80% of its total cost. Interior shall establish: (1) a repayment schedule for each secured loan based on the useful life of the project, and (2) a uniform system to service the federal credit instruments made available under this bill. Interior shall report biennially on the fina… | 2023-01-11T13:34:27Z | |
| 115-s-80 | 115 | s | 80 | A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. | Water Resources Development | 2017-01-10 | 2017-01-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 2 | This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers, if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. | 2023-01-11T13:35:17Z | |
| 115-hr-23 | 115 | hr | 23 | Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 | Water Resources Development | 2017-01-03 | 2017-07-18 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] | CA | R | V000129 | 14 | Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 TITLE I--CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT WATER RELIABILITY (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to include among its purposes to: (1) ensure that water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes is replaced and provided to Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors by December 31, 2018, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable; and (2) facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with such Act. (Sec. 102) The bill restricts the definition of "anadromous fish" to mean only 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 ascend those rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean. The bill defines "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) Upon request of the contractor, the Department of the Interior shall renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contract that provides for the delivery of water from the CVP for a period of 40 years. (Sec. 104) The contracting district from which the water is coming, the agency, or Interior shall determine if a written water transfer proposal is complete within 45 days after the date of submission of such proposal. If such district or agency or Interior determines that such proposal is incomplete, it shall state with specificity what must be added or revised in order for such proposal to be complete. Interior shall not impose mitigation or other requirements on a proposed transfer but the contracting district from which the water is coming or the agency shall retain all authority under state law to approve or condition a proposed transfer. (Sec. 105) The bill modifies provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act regarding fish, wildlife, and habitat… | 2023-01-11T13:34:34Z |
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