3.0.0 1732 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z Senate S S 2003-10-15 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Hearings by 2004-03-25T21:42:11Z Referred to 2003-10-15T21:28:13Z 2004-03-25 sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-539. Committee 2003-10-15 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12609-12610) IntroReferral 2003-10-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12609) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI N Water Resources Development Administrative procedure Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Cost effectiveness Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Federal aid to water resources development Federal-state relations Governmental investigations Housing and Community Development Indian lands Indian water rights Infrastructure Law Maintenance and repair Minorities Native Americans Potable water Reclamation of land Water conservation Water quality Water supply Water Resources Development 00 2003-10-15 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-19T19:30:32Z The Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a rural water supply program in Reclamation States.

Directs the Secretary to develop and publish in the Federal Register criteria for determining the eligibility of a water supply project for assistance under this Act, including: (1) whether a project serves rural areas or Indian tribes; (2) whether there is an urgent need for a project that would result in continuous, measurable, and significant water quality benefits, address current or future water supply shortages, or improve the health or aesthetic quality of water; (3) whether a project helps meet any applicable legal requirements; (4) whether a project promotes a regional perspective to water resource management issues, implements an integrated resources management approach, increases water management flexibility, or forms a partnership with other entities; and (5) whether a project provides benefits outside the region in which the project is carried on.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) conduct appraisal investigations of proposed rural water supply projects; and (2) carry out feasibility studies of proposed rural water supply systems.

Requires State and local authorities, Indian Tribes, or other entities carrying out rural water supply projects under this Act to demonstrate the ability to pay all operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of such projects.

]]> Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2003 Display Title Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a rural water supply program in the Reclamation States to provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-10-15T04:00:00Z 2004-03-25 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-539. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.