3.0.0 677 2023-01-11T13:36:14Z 2023-01-11T13:36:14Z Senate S 2017-03-21 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Hearings by 2017-06-14T18:30:08Z Referred to 2017-03-21T16:49:54Z Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act 115 1654 HR 2017-06-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 115 23 HR 2017-07-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 115 2563 S 2018-03-22 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-511. Related bill CRS 2017-06-14 sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-38. Committee 2017-03-21 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2017-03-21 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2017-03-21 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-03-21 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2017-03-21 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-03-21 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-03-07 False Water Resources Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure General public lands matters Government information and archives Licensing and registrations Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply Water Resources Development 00 2017-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-16T19:39:48Z Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

This bill establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects in the states covered under the Reclamation Act on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding (qualifying projects).

The Bureau: (1) upon receipt of an application for a qualifying project, shall identify any federal agency that may have jurisdiction over a required review; and (2) shall notify such agency that it has been designated as a cooperating agency unless specified conditions apply. Each cooperating agency must submit to the Bureau: (1) a timeframe for completing the agency's authorizing responsibilities, (2) all environmental review material produced in the course of carrying out activities required under federal law consistent with the project schedule, and (3) all relevant project data.

A state in which a qualifying project is being considered may choose to: (1) participate as a cooperating agency; and (2) make subject to the processes of this bill all state agencies that have jurisdiction over the project, are required to conduct or issue a review, or are required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the qualifying project.

The principal responsibilities of the Bureau are to: (1) serve as the point of contact for applicants, state agencies, Indian tribes, and others regarding qualifying projects; (2) coordinate preparation of unified environmental documentation that will serve as the basis for all federal decisions necessary to authorize the use of federal lands for qualifying projects; and (3) coordinate all federal agency reviews necessary for the development and construction of qualifying projects.

The Department of the Interior, after public notice, may accept and expend funds contributed by a non-federal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit of that entity related to a qualifying project. Interior must ensure that all final permit decisions are made available to the public, including on the Internet.

]]> Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act Display Title Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting processes related to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act Introduced in Senate 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s677is/xml/BILLS-115s677is.xml 2017-06-14 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-38. 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.