3.0.0 4862 2023-01-11T13:31:49Z 2023-01-11T13:31:49Z House HR 2016-03-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)][Pages H1584-H1585]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeSAULNIER:H.R. 4862.[[Page H1585]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-28T21:44:49Z Referred to 2016-03-23T13:05:35Z 2016-03-28 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2016-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 N M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2016-03-23 True Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology California Public contracts and procurement Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply Wetlands Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Water Resources Development 00 2016-03-23 Introduced in House 2016-04-27T12:08:12Z Sustainable Water Supplies Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior: (1) in order to determine the feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits, to enter into cooperative agreements with non-federal entities to provide replacement water supplies for drought relief for Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, state wildlife areas, and private wetland areas; and (2) complete a report (to be made available to the Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System and Central Valley Project contractors) on the feasibility of such agreements within two years of this Act's enactment.

Such agreements must: (1) include the purchase of storage capacity in non-federal facilities from willing sellers; and (2) provide reimbursement for the temporary use of available capacity in existing above-ground, off-stream storage, and associated conveyance facilities owned by local water agencies.

]]> Sustainable Water Supplies Act Display Title Sustainable Water Supplies Act Official Title as Introduced To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Sustainable Water Supplies Act Introduced in House 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4862ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4862ih.xml 2016-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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.