3.0.0 5217 2022-10-28T01:46:11Z 2022-10-28T01:46:11Z House HR 2019-11-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCLINTOCK:H.R. 5217.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of theConstitution of the United States.[Page H9169]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-11T22:39:26Z Referred to 2019-11-21T14:03:20Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-09T15:02:58Z Referred to 2019-11-21T14:03:10Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-22T21:20:10Z Referred to 2019-11-21T14:03:15Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy18 Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-21T14:39:33Z Referred to 2019-11-21T14:03:25Z To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to the Kennewick Irrigation District, and for other purposes. 116 278 HR 2020-12-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531. Related bill CRS FISH Act 116 548 HR 2019-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Related bill CRS Water Rights Protection Act of 2019 116 579 HR 2019-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Repurposing Assets to Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act 116 1600 HR 2019-04-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Related bill CRS Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act 116 1621 HR 2019-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Related bill CRS Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act 116 1570 S 2019-10-29 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276. Related bill CRS Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act 116 2871 HR 2020-06-25 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2019-12-11 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2019-12-09 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-11-22 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2019-11-21 hssy18 Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Committee 2019-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2019-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 N M001165 Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] Kevin McCarthy R CA 23 2019-11-21 True B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2019-11-21 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2019-11-21 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2019-11-21 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2019-11-21 True F000469 Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] Russ Fulcher R ID 1 2019-11-21 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2019-11-21 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2019-11-21 True H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2019-11-21 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2019-11-21 True T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2019-11-21 True Water Resources Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies California Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Dams and canals Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of the Interior Disaster relief and insurance Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Executive agency funding and structure Farmland Federal-Indian relations Fishes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Hydrology and hydrography Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Judicial review and appeals Lakes and rivers Land transfers Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Parks, recreation areas, trails Performance measurement Pest management Pipelines Public contracts and procurement Railroads Rural conditions and development State and local government operations Transportation programs funding User charges and fees Utah Washington State Water quality Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply Wetlands Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Water Resources Development 00 2019-11-21 Introduced in House 2021-02-01T18:44:38Z Water Optimization for the West Act or the WOW Act

This bill addresses issues related to water projects in the Western States. Among other things, the bill

  • makes the Bureau of Reclamation the lead agency for coordinating permitting activities required for the construction of certain new surface-water storage projects,
  • directs the bureau to convey certain facilities and easements to the Kennewick Irrigation District in Washington State,
  • redirects Department of Transportation funds previously intended for high-speed rail development in California to the Department of the Interior for certain water-related programs,
  • gives the Fish and Wildlife Service the sole authority to protect endangered or threatened fish species that are anadromous species or catadromous species,
  • authorizes the use of certain bureau facilities to convey water to recharge certain aquifers, and
  • prohibits Interior or the Department of Agriculture from requiring a water user to apply for or acquire a water right in order to obtain certain permits or licenses.
]]> WOW Act Display Title WOW Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for western water security, reliability, modernization, and abundance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced WOW Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Water Optimization for the West Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5217ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5217ih.xml 2019-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. 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.