3.0.0 3981 2023-01-11T13:27:05Z 2023-01-11T13:27:05Z House H HR 2014-01-31 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:H.R. 3981.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV Section 3 clause 2 United States Constitution.____________________[Page H1515]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Discharged from 2014-09-18T19:43:59Z Hearings by 2014-02-05T17:58:45Z Referred to 2014-01-31T15:18:38Z Markup by 2014-09-18T19:44:12Z Referred to 2014-01-31T20:00:10Z 2014-09-18 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 16. Committee 2014-09-18 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2014-09-18 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged. Committee 2014-02-05 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2014-01-31 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-01-31 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Committee 2014-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000329 Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] DOC HASTINGS R WA 4 N Water Resources Development Government lending and loan guarantees Public contracts and procurement Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply Water Resources Development 00 2014-01-31 Introduced in House 2014-11-20T15:24:18Z Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convert certain existing water service contracts between the United States and water users' associations to repayment contracts to allow for prepayment of such contracts, upon the request of the contractor. Specifies the manner of conversion and the terms and conditions of prepayment.

Requires the receipts generated from prepayment of contracts under this Act, beyond amounts necessary to cover the amount of receipts forgone from scheduled payments under current law for the 10-year period following the enactment of this Act, to be directed to the Reclamation Surface Water Storage Account. Requires the Secretary to allocate amounts in such Account to fund or provide loans for the construction of surface water storage for:

  • increased municipal and industrial water supply;
  • agricultural floodwater, erosion, and sedimentation reduction;
  • agricultural drainage improvements;
  • agricultural irrigation;
  • increased recreation opportunities;
  • reduced adverse impacts to fish and wildlife from water storage or diversion projects within watersheds associated with water storage projects funded under this Act; and
  • other purposes consistent with reclamation laws or other federal law.
]]> Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act Display Title Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act Short Titles as Introduced Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and water users, to provide surface water storage enhancement, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2014-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3981ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3981ih.xml 2014-09-18 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 16. 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.