WATER
Amendments
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3140 [23MY], H3167, H3171, H3175, H3177, H3179, H3182, H3184, H3185, H3187, H3188, H3189, H3190, H3191, H3197, H3198, H3199, H3201, H3202, H3203, H3205, H3206, H3227, H3228 [24MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), consideration (H. Res. 832), H3123 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions
Bitterroot National Forest: grant rights-of-way to owners of dams (see S. 2633), S3420 [24AP]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the A&B Irrigation District (see S. 2470), S2533 [29MR] (see H.R. 5666), H4423 [21JN]
———continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 5715), H4914 [29JN]
———create a partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (see S. 3646), S7415 [12JY]
California: encourage design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal (see S. 3638), S7331 [11JY]
———remediate contamination in water sources caused by perchlorates (see S. 2298), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4798), H388 [16FE]
Colorado: address forest and watershed emergency exacerbated by the bark beetle infestation, reduce risk of wildfire and flooding, reinvigorate forest products industry, and encourage use of biomass fuels for energy (see S. 2604), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 5305), H2174 [4MY]
Corps of Engineers: authorize water resources projects and activities for the Louisiana coastal area (see H.R. 5461), H3137 [23MY]
———provide beach nourishment for a water resources development project (see H.R. 5241), H1916 [27AP]
Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon (see S. 2649), S3506 [25AP] (see H.R. 5213), H1852 [26AP]
Dept. of the Interior: allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts with the Redwood Valley Country Water District (see S. 3189), S5229 [25MY] (see H.R. 5516), H3307 (see H.R. 5516), H3360 [25MY]
———authorize grants and cooperative agreements to advance the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States (see S. 2561), S3211 [6AP]
———authorize participation in the Southern California Desert Region Integrated Water and Economic Sustainability Plan (see H.R. 5282), H2101 [3MY]
———conduct a feasibility study on implementing a water supply and conservation project in the Republican River Basin between lakes in Nebraska and Kansas (see H.R. 4750), H273 [14FE]
———improve water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States through cooperative cost-shared grants (see H.R. 5192), H1741 [25AP]
———modify an amendatory repayment contract with the North Unit Irrigation District (see S. 2502), S2799 [4AP] (see H.R. 5079), H1451 [4AP]
———provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District (see S. 3619), S6786 [29JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 5427), H2961 [19MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), consideration (see H. Res. 832), H3137 [23MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (see S. 3630), S7284 [10JY]
Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act: revise a provision relative to a repayment obligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation (see S. 2464), S2467 [28MR] (see H.R. 5299), H2173 [4MY]
Government regulations: provide standards and procedures for the review of water reclamation and reuse projects (see S. 3639), S7415 [12JY] (see H.R. 5768), H5127 [12JY]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 2545), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]
———establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 5734), H4915 [29JN]
Great Lakes Interagency Task Force: establish (see S. 2912), S4836 [19MY]
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration: establish (see S. 2912), S4836 [19MY]
Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]
National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5235), H1916 [27AP]
National Dam Safety Program Act: amend (see H.R. 4981), H1128 [16MR]
———reauthorize (see S. 2735), S4051 [4MY]
Natural resources: modernize water resources planning (see S. 2288), S1353 [15FE]
Power resources: facilitate use of water produced in connection with development of energy resources for irrigation and other purposes (see H.R. 5110), H1562 [5AP]
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act: revise and extend (see S. 2792), S4469 [11MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: eliminate security risks by replacing the use of extremely hazardous gaseous chemicals with inherently safer technologies (see S. 2855), S4796 [18MY] (see S. 2920), S4891 [22MY]
Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see S. 2781), S4339 [10MY]
Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see H.R. 5030), H1196 [28MR]
———require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4771), H387 [16FE]
Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: establish an acquisition fund for the water rights and habitat acquisition program (see S. 3501), S5779 [13JN]
South Dakota: reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project (see S. 3404), S5489 [6JN] (see H.R. 5639), H4220 [19JN]
St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works: study feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the Works and the Milk River Project, authorize rehabilitation and improvement, and develop emergency response plan (see S. 3563), S6457 [23JN] (see H.R. 5705), H4795 [28JN]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see S. 2444), S2313 [16MR]
Taxation: permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 4918), H866 [9MR]
———provide a credit to certain concentrated animal feeding operations for the cost of complying with environmental protection regulations (see S. 3596), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5775), H5128 [12JY]
TVA: increase membership of the Board of Directors and require each State in the service area to be represented (see S. 2258), S864 [8FE] (see H.R. 4758), H332 [15FE]
Utah: confirm as authorized, valid, and enforceable certain contractural rights of water users and water user organizations under the Strawberry Valley Project (see H.R. 4831), H508 [1MR]
Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H3641 [8JN]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H24 [31JA]
Letters
Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act: Brian Pallasch, Dam Safety Coalition, S2336 [16MR]
Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act: Joe Geever, Surfrider Foundation, H1939 [2MY]
National Dam Safety Program Act: Brian T. Pallasch and Lori C. Spragens, Dam Safety Coalition, S4057 [4MY]
Prohibit EPA implementation and enforcement of the wetlands policy guidance issued in joint memorandum with Corps of Engineers: Tom Kiernan and Andy Buchsbaum, Healing Our Waters Coalition, H2854 [18MY]
Remarks in House
Alexandria, VA: Mount Vernon Yacht Club anniversary, E762 [10MY]
Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (H.R. 2720), H1936-H1938 [2MY]
———authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (H.R. 18), H2522 [11MY]
———enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project (H.R. 3897), H4922, H4923 [10JY]
C.W. `Bill' Jones Pumping Plant, Byron, CA: designate (H.R. 2383), H651 [8MR]
Chesapeake Bay: restore watershed, E737 [5MY]
Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H3199-H3208 [24MY]
Corps of Engineers: allow changes in master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H3171-H3174 [24MY], E969 [26MY]
———carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of levees (H.R. 4650), E18 [31JA]
———flood control projects funding, H3164 [24MY]
———permit reprogramming of funds to meet certain project cost increases and provide authority for continuing contracts, H3170 [24MY]
Dept. of Defense: conduct study to determine scope of perchlorate contamination in formerly utilized defense sites, H2521, H2522 [11MY]
Dept. of the Interior: assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, CA (H.R. 3929), H1938, H1939 [2MY]
———authorize participation in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project (H.R. 3418), H1939, H1940 [2MY]
———authorize participation in the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project (H.R. 122), H4920, H4921 [10JY]
———conduct a feasibility study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie system to improve the water supply reliability and water yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs (H.R. 1190), H651, H652 [8MR]
———conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho (H.R. 2563), H4921 [10JY]
———participate in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of Austin, TX (H.R. 2341), H1689 [25AP]
Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs, H1063 [16MR], H3531, H3535-H3537 [8JN]
Drought: assessment of drought status for several States, H4376 [21JN]
Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H3198 [24MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3146, H3156-H3208, H3211-H3215 [24MY], E969, E974, E984, E991, E996, E999, E1001, E1003 [26MY], E1019, E1020 [6JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), amendment process, H3166, H3167 [24MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), consideration (H. Res. 832), H3119-H3123 [23MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5427), corrections in engrossment, H3215 [24MY]
———programs funding through reductions in tax cuts, H3167, H3168 [24MY]
———prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of their effect on the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H3197 [24MY]
EPA: conduct study of pollution in Newton Creek caused by underground oil spills in Brooklyn, NY, H4527 [26JN]
———exempt small public water systems from compliance with arsenic and radionuclide standards for drinking water, H2855 [18MY]
———prohibit funding to implement or enforce the wetlands policy guidance issued in joint memorandum with Corps of Engineers, H2850-H2855 [18MY]
Fish and fishing: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon, H2807 [18MY]
Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes (H.R. 5734), H4687 [28JN], E1320 [29JN]
———invasive species eradication funding, H3170 [24MY]
Great Lakes Legacy Act: funding, H2797, H2798 [18MY]
Idaho: rural water infrastructure upgrade funding, H3165 [24MY]
Juab County, UT: provide for conjunctive use of surface and ground water (H.R. 4013), H3726, H3727 [12JN]
Kern County, CA: Lake Isabella Dam Project funding, H3166, H3196 [24MY]
Los Padres National Forest: eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (H.R. 4162), H3727, H3728 [12JN]
Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project: funding, H1002, H1023, H1024 [15MR], H1066 [16MR], H4635 [27JN]
Native Americans: authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to enter into a water rights agreement to meet the needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc. (H.R. 2978), H2603 [16MY]
Natural resources: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H1134 [28MR], H4798 [29JN]
Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, H1842 [26AP]
———facilitate use of water produced in connection with development of energy resources for irrigation and other purposes (H.R. 5110), E531 [6AP], E556 [7AP]
San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Channel Improvements Project funding, H3165 [24MY]
Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (H.R. 4771), E186 [17FE]
Smart Irrigation Month: observance, E1082 [8JN]
Smith, David H.: Colorado Water Congress Wayne N. Aspinall Water Leader of the Year Award recipient, E104 [8FE]
Texas: flood control projects funding, H3162 [24MY]
Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (H.R. 5558), H4586 [27JN], E1086 [8JN]
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4588), H2805 [18MY]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 658), H1948-H1950 [2MY]
Wyoming: extend contract for Glendo Unit of Missouri River Basin Project (S. 592), H1688 [25AP]
Remarks in Senate
Bitterroot National Forest: grant rights-of-way to owners of dams (S. 2633), S3424 [24AP]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the A&B Irrigation District (S. 2470), S2536 [29MR]
———create a partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (S. 3646), S7420 [12JY]
California: encourage design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal (S. 3638), S7337 [11JY]
———remediate contamination in water sources caused by perchlorates (S. 2298), S1418 [16FE]
Colorado: address forest and watershed emergency exacerbated by the bark beetle infestation, reduce risk of wildfire and flooding, reinvigorate forest products industry, and encourage use of biomass fuels for energy (S. 2604), S3383 [7AP]
Corps of Engineers: operation and maintenance of infrastructure projects, water resource projects, and active construction and general projects funding, S3976 [3MY]
Dept. of the Interior: allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts with the Redwood Valley Country Water District (S. 3189), S5256 [25MY]
———authorize grants and cooperative agreements to advance the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States (S. 2561), S3218 [6AP]
———modify an amendatory repayment contract with the North Unit Irrigation District (S. 2502), S2804 [4AP]
EPA: Hawaii water assessment and monitoring funding, S3966 [3MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 912), S1531 [28FE], S6410 [22JN]
Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act: revise a provision relative to a repayment obligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation (S. 2464), S2471 [28MR]
Government regulations: provide standards and procedures for the review of water reclamation and reuse projects (S. 3639), S7417-S7420 [12JY]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (S. 2545), S2908-S2910 [5AP]
Marine Mammal Protection Act: repeal certain provisions relative to transport of petroleum products (S. 1977), S1600 [2MR]
National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (H.R. 5235), S5433 [5JN]
National Dam Safety Program Act: reauthorize (S. 2735), S4056, S4057 [4MY]
Native Americans: authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to enter into a water rights agreement to meet the needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc. (S. 1219), S460 [1FE]
Natural resources: modernize water resources planning (S. 2288), S1354-S1359 [15FE]
New Mexico: assessment of drought and water supply situation, S6630 [28JN]
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act: revise and extend (S. 2792), S4476 [11MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: eliminate security risks by replacing the use of extremely hazardous gaseous chemicals with inherently safer technologies (S. 2855), S4805 [18MY]
———eliminate security risks by replacing the use of extremely hazardous gaseous chemicals with inherently safer technologies (S. 2920), S4894 [22MY]
Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (S. 2781), S4340 [10MY]
Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: establish an acquisition fund for the water rights and habitat acquisition program (S. 3501), S5794 [13JN]
St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works: study feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the Works and the Milk River Project, authorize rehabilitation and improvement, and develop emergency response plan (S. 3563), S6458 [23JN]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (S. 2444), S2336 [16MR]
Supreme Court: decision on Clean Water Act wetlands protection, S6410 [22JN]
Reports filed
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Entrance Into a Water Rights Agreement To Meet the Needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1219) (S. Rept. 109-213), S33 [24JA], S123 [25JA]
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Water Rights Agreement To Meet the Needs of Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2978) (H. Rept. 109-419), H1740 [25AP]
Central Texas Water Recycling Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3418) (H. Rept. 109-442), H1914 [27AP]
Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water in Juab County, UT: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4013) (H. Rept. 109-443), H1915 [27AP]
Consideration of H.R. 5427, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 832) (H. Rept. 109-479), H3137 [23MY]
Dam Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2735) (S. Rept. 109-276), S7284 [10JY]
Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Water Distribution Facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3443) (S. Rept. 109-248), S3419 [24AP]
Dept. of the Interior Feasibility Studies To Address Certain Water Shortages Within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River Systems: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2563) (H. Rept. 109-420), H1740 [25AP]
Dept. of the Interior Participation in the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 122) (H. Rept. 109-423), H1740 [25AP]
Desalination Drought Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1071) (H. Rept. 109-380), H449 [28FE]
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5427) (H. Rept. 109-474), H2961 [19MY]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5427) (S. Rept. 109-274), S6783 [29JN]
Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4080) (H. Rept. 109-432), H1740 [25AP]
Madera Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3897) (H. Rept. 109-368), H23 [31JA]
Rulings of the Chair
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3168, H3170 [24MY]
Summaries
Facilitate Use of Water Produced in Connection With Development of Energy Resources for Irrigation and Other Purposes (H.R. 5110), E532 [6AP]
Tables
Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5427), E1004-E1006 [26MY]
Testimonies
Role of Local Governments in Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts: Penelope A. Gross, E737 [5MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 658, support goals and ideals of World Water Day, H1948 [2MY]
H. Res. 832, consideration of H.R. 5427, energy and water development appropriations, H3119 [23MY]
H.R. 122, Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project, H4920 [10JY]
H.R. 1190, San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act, H652 [8MR]
H.R. 2341, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of Austin, TX, H1689 [25AP]
H.R. 2383, C.W. `Bill' Jones Pumping Plant, Byron, CA, H651 [8MR]
H.R. 2563, Dept. of the Interior feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, H4921 [10JY]
H.R. 2720, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act, H1936 [2MY]
H.R. 2978, authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to enter into a water rights agreement to meet the needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc., H2603 [16MY]
H.R. 3418, Central Texas Water Recycling Act, H1939 [2MY]
H.R. 3897, Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act, H4922 [10JY]
H.R. 3929, Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act, H1938 [2MY]
H.R. 4013, provide for conjunctive use of surface and ground water in Juab County, UT, H3726 [12JN]
H.R. 4162, Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act, H3727 [12JN]
S. 592, Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project Contract Extension Act, H1688 [25AP]
S. 1219, authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to enter into a water rights agreement to meet the needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc., S460 [1FE]
S. 2288, Water Resources Planning and Modernization Act, S1356-S1358 [15FE]
S. 2298, California Perchlorate Contamination Remediation Act, S1419 [16FE]
S. 2444, Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act, S2336 [16MR]
S. 2464, Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Revision Act, S2471 [28MR]
S. 2561, Bureau of Reclamation Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Improvement Act, S3218 [6AP]
S. 2855, Community Water Treatment Hazards Reduction Act, S4806 [18MY]
S. 2920, Community Water Treatment Hazards Reduction Act, S4895 [22MY]
S. 3189, allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Redwood Valley Country Water District, S5256 [25MY]
S. 3501, Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act establishment of an acquisition fund for the water rights and habitat acquisition program, S5795 [13JN]
S. 3638, Water Recycling and Riverside-Corona Feeder Act, S7337 [11JY]
S. 3639, Reclaiming the Nation's Water Act, S7418-S7419 [12JY]