3.0.0 1759 2023-01-11T13:16:15Z 2023-01-11T13:16:15Z Senate S S 2009-10-07 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Hearings by 2009-11-05T21:38:26Z Reported by 2010-03-03T00:07:12Z Markup by 2009-12-16T16:34:32Z Referred to 2009-10-07T15:34:59Z S. Rept. 111-144 Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 111 3750 HR 2009-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Related bill CRS 2010-03-02 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294. Calendars 2010-03-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-144. Committee 2010-03-02 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-144. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2009-12-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2009-11-05 sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-339. Committee 2009-10-07 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 S10220) IntroReferral 2009-10-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10218-10220, S10220-10221) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2009-10-07 True 2010-02-26T06:00:00Z S. 1759, Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21234 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009</p> 2010-02-26T06:00:00Z S. 1759, Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21234 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009 Water Resources Development California Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Water use and supply Water Resources Development 00 2009-10-07 Introduced in Senate 2010-01-19T19:08:52Z Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 - Considers the following voluntary water transfers to meet specified conditions for authorized transfers of Central Valley Project (CVP) water under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: (1) a transfer of irrigation water among CVP contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta divisions; and (2) a transfer of water among current or prior temporary or long-term water service, repayment, water rights settlement, or exchange contractors within a division of the CVP. Conditions any such transfer on not interfering with the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act and the Settlement.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commissioner of Reclamation, to initiate and complete on an expedited basis the programmatic development of environmental documentation to facilitate voluntary water transfers within the CVP. Requires such documentation to include all applicable environmental reviews, permitting, and consultations, including the environmental documentation needed to address concerns regarding the Giant Garter Snake.

Directs the Commissioner, by January 10, 2010, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that: (1) describes the status of efforts to help facilitate and improve the water transfers under this Act; and (2) provides recommendations on ways to facilitate and improve the process for water transfers within the CVP and water transfers between the CVP and state water projects. Requires the Commissioner to update the report by July 15, 2010, and every 180 days thereafter until no further federal action is warranted or authorized regarding the transfers under this Act.

]]> 01 2010-03-02 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-06-17T21:55:30Z Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 - Provides that the following voluntary water transfers shall be considered to meet conditions specified for authorized transfers of Central Valley Project (CVP) water under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: (1) a transfer of irrigation water among CVP contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta divisions; and (2) a transfer from a long-term Friant Division water service or repayment contractor to a temporary or prior temporary water service contractor within the place of use in existence on the date of the transfer, as identified in the Bureau of Reclamation water rights permits for the Friant Division.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commissioner of Reclamation, to initiate and complete on an expedited basis programmatic documentation to facilitate voluntary water transfers within the CVP.

Directs the Commissioner to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that: (1) describes the status of efforts to help facilitate and improve the water transfers under this Act; (2) evaluates potential effects of this Act on federal programs, Indian tribes, CVP operations, the environment, groundwater aquifers, refuges, and communities; and (3) provides recommendations on ways to facilitate and improve the process for water transfers within the CVP and water transfers between the CVP and other water projects in California. Requires the Commissioner to update the report by the end of the water year in which the report is submitted and each of the four water years thereafter.

]]> Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 Display Title Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize certain transfers of water in the Central Valley Project, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 S Senate Reported to Senate 2010-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1759rs/xml/BILLS-111s1759rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1759is/xml/BILLS-111s1759is.xml 2010-03-02 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294. 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.