[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4999 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4999

 To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision 
         relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2024

   Mr. Risch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision 
         relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE FOR AQUIFER RECHARGE PURPOSES.

    Subsection (c)(3) of the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act (43 
U.S.C. 390g-9) is amended by striking ``may transport water for aquifer 
recharge purposes without requiring additional authorization from the 
Secretary where the use does not expand or modify the operation'' and 
inserting ``may, acting for the holder or on behalf of a third party, 
use the right-of-way, easement, permit, or other authorization for the 
purpose of aquifer recharge without requiring additional authorization 
from the Secretary, which use shall not be considered an expansion or 
modification''.
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