3.0.0 1668 2023-01-11T13:28:00Z 2023-01-11T13:28:00Z House HR 2015-03-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCLINTOCK:H.R. 1668.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause),which confers on Congress the power to make all needful Rulesand Regulations respecting the property belonging to theUnited States.[Page H2113]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-03-26T13:12:15Z 2015-04-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2362) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 N R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2015-04-15 False Environmental Protection Endangered and threatened species Lakes and rivers Natural disasters State and local government operations Water storage Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2015-03-26 Introduced in House 2016-04-26T20:04:39Z Save Our Water Act

This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to suspend during droughts the application of the ESA to water releases from water storage facilities by federal and state agencies in a navigable river basin.

The bill prohibits a state from enforcing ESA requirements in an area of the state in which a suspension applies, but does not affect the authority of a state to carry out and enforce its own laws.

The bill does not prohibit any release of water from a water storage facility under the ESA if a relevant authority certifies that such release will not cause harm to the economy and no water conservation measures will be required to be taken by any water users as a result of such release.

]]> Save Our Water Act Display Title Save Our Water Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for suspension of application of the Act to water releases by Federal and State agencies in river basins that are affected by drought, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Save Our Water Act Introduced in House 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1668ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1668ih.xml 2015-04-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2362) 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.