Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act

3.0.0 1107 2023-01-11T13:28:40Z 2023-01-11T13:28:40Z House HR 2015-02-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 33 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 1107.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuantto Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Spending Clause). TheSupreme Court, in South Dakota v. Dole (1987), reasoned thatconditions and limitations on funds were consittuional andwithin the power of Congress under the Spending Clause.Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) If thematter in quetion is not a purely local matter (intra-state)or if it has an impact on inter-state commerce, it fallswithin Congress' power to ``regulate commerce amng the severlstates.''Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18 (the Necessary and ProperClause) which grants Congress the power to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vestedby this Consitutioon of the United satets, or in anyDepartment or Officer thereof.''[Page H1371]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Discharged from 2015-10-08T20:14:38Z Hearings by 2015-06-25T13:10:22Z Referred to 2015-03-23T21:22:11Z Reported by 2015-12-03T18:40:17Z Markup by 2015-10-08T21:48:31Z Referred to 2015-02-26T15:05:40Z H. Rept. 114-366 Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act 114 593 S 2015-09-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208. Related bill CRS Related bill House Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 114 2902 S 2016-09-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631. Related bill CRS 2015-12-03 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00279 2015-12-03 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-366. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-12-03 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-366. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-10-08 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2015-10-08 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-10-08 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged. Committee 2015-10-07 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-06-25 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-03-23 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2015-02-26 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. 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Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2015-10-06 False 2015-10-20T16:52:44Z H.R. 1107, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50914 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 8, 2015 Water Resources Development Congressional oversight Dams and canals Department of the Interior Government information and archives Infrastructure development Water resources funding Water use and supply Water Resources Development

00 2015-02-26 Introduced in House 2015-03-23T22:19:53Z Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act

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.

Requires such Report to 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.

Directs Interior to: (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 regarding the condition of, and planned maintenance for, transferred works; and (2) develop and implement a categorical rating system for transferred works.

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17 2015-12-03 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2016-02-08T21:46:56Z 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 must 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.

Interior may exclude from the public version of the Report any information that it identifies as sensitive or classified, but shall make available to specified congressional committees a version of the report containing the sensitive or classified information.

(Sec. 5) Interior must: (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 regarding major repair and rehabilitation needs for transferred works, and (2) develop and implement a categorical rating system for transferred works that incorporates the rating system for major repair and rehabilitation needs for reserved works.

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Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act Display Title Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act Short Titles as Reported to House Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act H House Reported in House 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1107rh/xml/BILLS-114hr1107rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1107ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1107ih.xml 2015-12-03 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279. 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.