3.0.0 2104 2022-02-03T05:53:57Z 2022-02-03T05:53:57Z Senate S S 2012-02-14 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2012-07-19T21:32:08Z Markup by 2012-06-21T19:54:48Z Referred to 2012-02-14T15:55:21Z S. Rept. 112-189 2012-07-19 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465. Calendars 2012-07-19 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-189. Committee 2012-07-19 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-189. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2012-06-21 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2012-02-14 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S616) IntroReferral 2012-02-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S615-616) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2012-02-14 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2012-02-14 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2012-02-16 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2012-03-06 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2012-06-28 False Water Resources Development Congressional oversight Energy efficiency and conservation Research administration and funding Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply Water Resources Development 00 2012-02-14 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-12T19:07:31Z Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, water use efficiency, and actions to reduce energy consumption or extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Secretary of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees annually on each institute's compliance with matching fund requirements and provisions permitting the use of funds only to reimburse direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program; (4) require the Secretary to conduct his or her evaluation of each institute's research and effectiveness as an institution for planning, conducting, and arranging for research at least once every five (currently, three) years; and (5) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2017.

]]> 80 2012-07-19 Reported to Senate without amendment 2012-07-25T19:00:30Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, water use efficiency, and actions to reduce energy consumption or extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Secretary of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees annually on each institute's compliance with matching fund requirements and provisions permitting the use of funds only to reimburse direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program; (4) require the Secretary to conduct his or her evaluation of each institute's research and effectiveness as an institution for planning, conducting, and arranging for research at least once every five (currently, three) years; and (5) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2017.

]]> Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 S Senate Display Title Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under that Act. Reported to Senate 2012-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2104rs/xml/BILLS-112s2104rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2012-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2104is/xml/BILLS-112s2104is.xml 2012-07-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465. 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.