WATER
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior: provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (S. 3128), S9552 [25SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2071, H2072 [8AP], H2152, H2162, H2164 [9AP], H2199, H2202 [10AP], H2399, H2412, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2420, H2421, H2423 [16AP]
Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy: authorize certain programs and activities (S. 2483), S452, S453 [29JA], S502 [30JA]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (S.J. Res. 45), S8007, S8068 [1AU]
Articles and editorials
Springs Needs To Correct Fountain Creek Problems, E726 [24AP]
Bills and resolutions
Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (see S. 3473), S8383 [11SE]
Bureau of Reclamation: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico and provide grants and enter into agreements to repair or reconstruct such infrastructure (see S. 2805), S2346 [2AP] (see H.R. 6024), H3408 [12MY]
———develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos tribes (see S. 3381), S7904 [31JY] (see H.R. 6768), H7787 [31JY]
———provide flexibility for operation of certain California pumping plants in times of drought emergency and support a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the delta smelt (see H.R. 6940), H8475 [18SE]
Climate: enhance ability of drinking water utilities to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see S. 2970), S3742 [2MY] (see H.R. 6297), H5579 [18JN]
Coast Guard: conduct evaluation and review of certain vessel discharges (see S. 2645), S1054 [14FE] (see H.R. 5594), H1538 [11MR]
Colorado: authorize construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see S. 2974), S3742 [2MY] (see H.R. 6502), H6576 [15JY]
———reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (see S. 2546), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5241), H621 [6FE]
Corps of Engineers: conduct a comprehensive study of long-term water management in the southeastern U.S. (see H.R. 5587), H1538 [11MR]
———establish a Board of Appeals for permits for certain water storage projects (see S. 2873), S3080 [16AP]
———include additional area in Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, LA, navigation project (see S. 2740), S1876 [11MR] (see H.R. 5589), H1538 [11MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a ``Charter Forest'' demonstration project on National Forest System lands in Colorado to protect and improve forest health, safety, and diversity (see H.R. 6189), H4974 [4JN]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to promote conservation of the Great Lakes (see S. 3622), S9657 [26SE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military departments and defense agencies to participate in conservation banking and in-lieu-fee mitigation programs (see H.R. 6006), H3402 [8MY]
Dept. of the Interior: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project in Colorado (see H.R. 6825), H7808 [1AU]
———authorize participation in Magna Water District water reuse and groundwater recharge project (see S. 3645), S10004 [27SE]
———carry out annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes, pumping plants, dams, and reservoirs (see S. 2842), S2945 [10AP]
———conduct a study on constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California and to provide a water supply (see H.R. 6994), H8577 [22SE]
———establish a cooperative watershed management program (see S. 3085), S5204 [5JN]
———provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (see S. 3128), S5592 [12JN] (see H.R. 6754), H7787 [31JY]
———provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (see S. 2814), S2435 [3AP] (see H.R. 5710), H2011 [3AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 6937), H8475 [18SE]
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: preserve independence (see H.R. 5778), H2224 [10AP]
Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System: authorize construction (see S. 3415), S7905 [31JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 3258), S6650 [14JY] (see H.R. 7324), H10975 [10DE]
EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean water programs (see S. 3443), S8035 [1AU]
———study presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in U.S. drinking water supplies (see H.R. 6820), H7808 [1AU]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require manufacturers of bottled water to submit annual reports (see S. 3475), S8383 [11SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 2844), S2945 [10AP]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), consideration (see H. Res. 1083), H2068 [8AP]
Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see S. 3552), S9414 [24SE] (see H.R. 7150), H10131 [26SE]
Great Lakes: affirm and enforce that exports and diversions of water only be approved in the public interest (see H.R. 6814), H7807 [1AU]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see S.J. Res. 45), S7149 [23JY] (see H.R. 6577), H7057 [23JY]
International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating the Lower Rio Grande Valley Flood Control Project (see S. 2832), S2817 [9AP]
International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: adopt water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that meets certain criteria (see H. Res. 1146), H2759 [24AP]
Louisiana: carry out flood protection and coastal restoration projects (see S. 3647), S10004 [27SE]
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. 5881), H2657 [23AP]
———provide for a study of potential impacts of climate change on water resources and water quality (see H.R. 5770), H2224 [10AP]
Native Americans: authorize Crow Tribe of Indians water rights settlement (see S. 3355), S7629 [29JY]
Nevada: ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (see S. 3734), S10946 [11DE]
———ratify and implement settlement of water rights claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation (see H.R. 5293), H812 [7FE]
Orange County Water District: anniversary (see H. Res. 1199), H3885 [14MY]
Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within Las Cienegas National Conservation Area and Saguaro National Park (see H.R. 5177), H555 [29JA]
Postal Service: require post offices to have running water and sanitation facilities and prohibit closure of post offices based on a lack of running water and sanitation facilities (see H.R. 6016), H3403 [8MY]
Public utilities: improve water and wastewater infrastructure (see S. 3500), S8855 [16SE] (see S. 3617), S9657 [26SE]
Puget Sound: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (see S. 3196), S6158 [25JN] (see H.R. 6364), H6088 [25JN]
Rivers: provide for a National Research Council study to assess water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (see S. 3152), S5753 [18JN]
———provide for a National Research Council study to asssess water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (see H.R. 6294), H5579 [18JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 6313), H5728 [19JN]
———repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 7231), H10642 [29SE]
Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8276 [16SE]
———protect the health of pregnant women, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion (see H.R. 5527), H1220 [4MR]
San Antonio, TX: provide for reimbursement for costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in the flood control project (see H.R. 6679), H7628 [30JY]
Taxation: allow a credit for green roofs (see S. 3228), S6441 [8JY]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 6194), H5043 [5JN]
Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see S. 2728), S1703 [6MR]
U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (see H.R. 5976), H3108 [6MY]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 3642), S10004 [27SE] (see H.R. 7180), H10299 [27SE]
Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see S. 2766), S2132 [13MR] (see H.R. 5949), H3018 [1MY]
Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 6997), H9083 [23SE]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 478), S1818 [10MR]
Letters
Advancing America's Priorities Act: Lynne Zeitlin Hale, Nature Conservancy (organization), S7548 [28JY]
———Molly McCammon, National Federation of Regional Associations for Coastal and Ocean Observing, S7547 [28JY]
———several ocean and coastal research, education, and conservation organizations, S7547 [28JY]
Construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California: Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H831 [12FE]
———Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H831 [12FE]
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act: Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H6264 [9JY]
———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H6264 [9JY]
Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy programs and activities authorization: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S2876 [10AP]
———Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S599 [4FE]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: Jim Doyle, Council of Great Lakes Governors, H8514 [22SE]
———Representatives Visclosky and Hobson, H8514 [22SE]
———Samuel W. Speck, Great Lakes Governors' and Premiers' Water Management Working Group, S8006 [1AU]
International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada adoption of water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that meets certain criteria: Albert E. Caccese and John Flicker, National Audubon Society, Inc., E716 [24AP]
———Kathleen Moser, Nature Conservancy (organization), E716 [24AP]
———Ray Whittemore, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., E717 [24AP]
———Rebecca R. Wodder, American Rivers (organization), E716 [24AP]
———Wesley Oberholzer, Alcoa, Inc., E716 [24AP]
———several environmental organizations, E717 [24AP]
Native American public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization: Charles E. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, H7117 [24JY]
———Senator Thune, H7117 [24JY]
Resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe: Douglas K. Miller, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, S8388 [11SE]
———White Mountain Apache Tribe Quantification Agreement representatives, S8388 [11SE]
Sewage Overflow Community Right-To-Know Act: Kamil Azoury, California Association of Sanitation Agencies, H5822, H5824 [23JN]
———Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies, H5822 [23JN]
———several environmental organizations, H5822 [23JN]
Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act: Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), E1713 [8SE]
———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1713 [8SE]
Remarks in House
Beach Protection Act: prohibit use of funds for earmarks, H2202-H2207 [10AP]
Bureau of Reclamation: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico and provide grants and enter into agreements to repair or reconstruct such infrastructure (H.R. 6024), E883 [12MY]
———continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (H.R. 2649), H4074, H4075 [19MY], H4281 [20MY]
———develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos tribes (H.R. 6768), E1672 [1AU]
California State University, Fresno: partnership with Ben Gurion University of the Negev for water and salinity research, H3058 [6MY]
Chesapeake Bay: reduce nutrient loads in the Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers in making changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management, H3811 [14MY]
Colorado: reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (H.R. 3072), E96 [29JA]
———reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (H.R. 5241), E126 [6FE]
Denton County, TX: dedication of Tom Harpool Water Treatment Plant, E841 [7MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H2995-H2999 [1MY]
Dept. of the Interior: carry out Jackson Gulch rehabiliation project in Colorado (H.R. 3437), H8052, H8053 [15SE], H8368 [17SE]
———conduct a study on constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California and to provide a water supply (H.R. 2535), H8053 [15SE], H8368 [17SE]
———construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California (H.R. 29), H829-H831 [12FE], E172 [13FE]
———convey a water distribution system to Goleta Water District in Goleta, CA (H.R. 3323), H4073 [19MY], H4402 [21MY]
———provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (S. 3128), H10609 [29SE]
———provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (H.R. 5710), H5428-H5430 [17JN], E505 [4AP]
———ratify and execute the settlement agreement resolving claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relative to interferences with water resources of the tribe (H.R. 4841), H4075-H4078 [19MY], H4401 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (H.R. 6937), E1836 [18SE]
Diseases: add safe drinking water to nutrition and income security on list of programs for which direct linkages to HIV/AIDS treatment services are encouraged, H1934, H1935 [2AP]
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: preserve independence (H.R. 5778), H5084, H5085 [9JN]
Earth Voyager (vessel): tribute to the Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives tour, E1167 [9JN]
Ecology and environment: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 720), H5823 [23JN]
EPA: conduct a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in coastal recreation waters, H2423 [16AP]
———conduct a study to assess the benefits of using molecular diagnostics for monitoring and assessing the quality of coastal recreation waters, H2414-H2416 [16AP]
———create and maintain a National List of Beaches to provide the public with information on beach conditions, H2420, H2421 [16AP]
———increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices (H.R. 3957), H7604-H7606 [30JY], E1645 [1AU], E1712 [8SE]
———require a study on the long-term impact of global climate change on coastal recreation waters, H2421-H2423 [16AP]
———revise formula used to allocate beach monitoring grants to States and provide flexibility in the use of such grants, H2192 [10AP]
———update existing monitoring protocols and develop updated testing recommendations for the existence of mercury, H2419, H2420 [16AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2190-H2207 [10AP], H2251 [14AP], H2399-H2424 [16AP]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), consideration (H. Res. 1083), H2169-H2174 [10AP]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), corrections in engrossment, H2424 [16AP]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (H.R. 6577), H8514, H8516 [22SE]
———grant congressional consent and approval (S.J. Res. 45), H8506-H8517 [22SE], H8583 [23SE], E1867, E1872, E1873, E1878, E1881, E1885 [24SE], E1968 [25SE], E2085 [27SE], E2109 [28SE]
Infrastructure: develop a national plan to improve transportation, energy transmission, and water needs, H1706 [14MR], H2438 [16AP]
International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: adopt water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that meets certain criteria (H. Res. 1146), E715 [24AP]
Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of chlorination of drinking water, E2105 [28SE]
Middle East: provide assistance to improve the health and economic conditions in Gaza, E763 [29AP]
National Capital Region: improve mutual aid agreements (S. 1245), H5085 [9JN]
Native Americans: public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, H7116 [24JY]
Nevada: ratify and implement settlement of water rights claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation (H.R. 5293), H8058-H8062 [15SE], H8368 [17SE]
Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (H.R. 4174), H6261-H6266 [9JY]
Orange County Water District: anniversary (H. Res. 1199), H5219 [11JN], H5426-H5428 [17JN], H5547, H5549, H5550 [18JN]
Power resources: encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the development of domestic energy resources (H.R. 2339), H7606-H7608 [30JY]
———facilitate use of water produced in connection with development of energy resources for irrigation and other purposes, H2811 [29AP]
Procter & Gamble Co.: tribute for providing safe drinking water during global crises, H2556 [23AP]
Public works: water and infrastructure projects funding, E325 [6MR]
Pueblo, CO: anniversary of Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, E766 [29AP]
Puget Sound: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (H.R. 6364), E1348 [25JN]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (H.R. 569), H5823 [23JN]
———ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (H.R. 2452), H5820-H5824 [23JN]
Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements, H2588-H2590 [23AP], H2666, H2668, H2671, H2674, H2676, H2677 [24AP], E745 [25AP]
———provide authority to require ballast water treatment systems for vessels operating exclusively within the Great Lakes, H2728, H2729 [24AP]
Taxation: allow exchange of like-kind property involving certain mutual ditch, reservoir, or irrigation company stock, H3815 [14MY]
Texas Water Development Board: EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund Performance and Innovation Award recipient (H. Res. 832), H465, H466 [28JA], E87 [28JA], E111 [29JA]
U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (H.R. 5976), E833 [6MY]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 7180), E2127 [28SE]
Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel, H2713 [24AP]
———address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (S. 2766), H6749-H6752 [22JY]
———require that States or local governments make the existence of a source of pathogenic contamination available to the public on the Internet within a certain time period, H2416, H2417, H2419 [16AP]
Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 6997), E1874 [24SE]
Wisconsin: tribute to Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources for beach monitoring standards, H2191 [10AP]
Remarks in Senate
Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (S. 3473), S8387 [11SE]
Budget: allocation of funds to programs serving rural areas, S1016 [14FE]
Bureau of Reclamation: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico and provide grants and enter into agreements to repair or reconstruct such infrastructure (S. 2805), S2359 [2AP]
———develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos tribes (S. 3381), S7916-S7925 [31JY]
———salt cedar and Russian olive plant removal funding, S2031 [12MR]
Cheyenne, WY: require Corps of Engineers to fund cleanup of city water supply contaminated by leaching of trichloroethylene (TCE) from former nuclear missile site, S10901 [11DE]
Climate: global warming, S2937 [10AP], S3172 [18AP], S3242-S3244 [22AP], S6693 [15JY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to promote conservation of the Great Lakes (S. 3622), S9685 [26SE]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in Magna Water District water reuse and groundwater recharge project (S. 3645), S10007 [27SE]
———establish a cooperative watershed management program (S. 3085), S5206 [5JN]
———provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (S. 3128), S5626 [12JN], S9552 [25SE]
———provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (S. 2814), S2439 [3AP]
———ratify and execute the settlement agreement resolving claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relative to interferences with water resources of the tribe (H.R. 4841), S7197, S7198 [23JY]
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: preserve independence (H.R. 5778), S5665 [16JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring, S7545 [28JY]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), S2990 [15AP]
Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (S. 3552), S9417 [24SE]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (S.J. Res. 45), S7170 [23JY], S8006, S8007 [1AU]
Louisiana: carry out flood protection and coastal restoration projects (S. 3647), S10007-S10009 [27SE]
National Infrastructure Bank: establish (S. 1926), S7821 [31JY]
Native Americans: authorize Crow Tribe of Indians water rights settlement (S. 3355), S7594 [29JY]
———public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, S6637, S6638 [14JY], S6810-S6813, S6815 [16JY]
Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA, S5348 [6JN]
Power resources: facilitate use of water produced in connection with development of energy resources for irrigation and other purposes, S2882, S2935 [10AP]
Pueblo, CO: anniversary of Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, S3500, S3501 [29AP]
Rivers: provide for a National Research Council study to assess water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (S. 3152), S5760 [18JN]
Rural areas: water infrastructure funding, S635 [5FE]
Safety: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, S5726 [18JN]
Taxation: allow a credit for green roofs (S. 3228), S6443 [8JY]
Wanblee, SD: commemoration of the Missouri River reaching the Pine Ridge Reservation, S7900 [31JY]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (S. 3642), S10004 [27SE]
Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (S. 2766), S6981 [22JY], S7732 [30JY]
———address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (S. 2766), unanimous-consent request, S6267 [26JN]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 478), S1821 [10MR], S2250 [31MR]
Reports filed
Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2842), S8854 [16SE]
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2974), S8854 [16SE]
Ballast Water Management Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 110-269), S1467 [3MR]
Beach Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2844) (S. Rept. 110-414), S6559 [10JY]
California Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Projects Authorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1526) (S. Rept. 110-322), S2944 [10AP]
City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1737), S8853 [16SE]
Clean Boating Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2766) (S. Rept. 110-398), S5962 [23JN]
———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 110-765), H6823 [22JY]
Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation Research Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2970) (S. Rept. 110-487), S9414 [24SE]
Consideration of H.R. 2537, Beach Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1083) (H. Rept. 110-572), H2068 [8AP]
Construct Facilities To Provide Water for Irrigation, Municipal, Domestic, Military, and Other Uses From the Santa Margarita River in California: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 29), S8853 [16SE]
Cooperative Watershed Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3085), S8854 [16SE]
Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3224) (S. Rept. 110-495), S9414 [24SE]
Dept. of the Interior Assistance in Research, Development, Environmental and Feasibility Studies, and Preliminary Engineering for Dana Point Desalination Project: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 664) (H. Rept. 110-511), H348 [17JA]
Dept. of the Interior Participation in Certain Water Projects in California: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2614), S8853 [16SE]
Dept. of the Interior Ratification and Execution of Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Agreement Relative to Water Resources of the Tribe: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4841) (H. Rept. 110-649), H4059 [15MY]
Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 30) (S. Rept. 110-310), S2944 [10AP]
Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2814) (S. Rept. 110-373), S5656 [16JN]
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 31), S8853 [16SE]
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 7324) (H. Rept. 110-921), H10975 [10DE]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3258) (S. Rept. 110-416), S6650 [14JY]
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1581) (S. Rept. 110-339), S4791 [22MY]
———Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 4174) (H. Rept. 110-749), H6341 [9JY]
Goleta Water Distribution System Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3323), S8853 [16SE]
———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3323) (H. Rept. 110-631), H3775 [13MY]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Congressional Consent and Approval: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6577) (H. Rept. 110-863), H8577 [22SE]
Improve Sanitation in Rural and Native Villages in Alaska: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 199) (S. Rept. 110-476), S9203 [22SE]
Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1477), S8853 [16SE]
———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3437) (H. Rept. 110-813), H7784 [31JY]
Lake Hodges Surface Water Improvement and Reclamation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2649) (H. Rept. 110-634), H3775 [13MY]
Las Cienegas Enhancement and Saguaro National Park Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1341) (S. Rept. 110-292), S2943 [10AP]
Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 160) (S. Rept. 110-505), S9491 [25SE]
Lower Republican River Basin Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1025) (S. Rept. 110-318), S2944 [10AP]
Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1855) (S. Rept. 110-384), S5657 [16JN]
McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated Facilities Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2085) (S. Rept. 110-385), S5657 [16JN]
National Academy of Sciences Study of Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources and Water Quality: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5770) (H. Rept. 110-685), H4973 [4JN]
North Bay Water Reuse Program Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 236), S8853 [16SE]
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1171) (S. Rept. 110-401), S6157 [25JN]
Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 24) (S. Rept. 110-483), S9414 [24SE]
Produced Water Utilization Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 2339) (H. Rept. 110-801), H7626 [30JY]
Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 150) (S. Rept. 110-484), S9414 [24SE]
Rancho California Water District Recycled Water Reclamation Facility Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1725) (S. Rept. 110-383), S5657 [16JN]
Remove Certain Restrictions on the Ability To Use Certain Acquired Property in the Mammoth Community Water District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 356) (S. Rept. 110-377), S5656 [16JN]
Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2805), S8854 [16SE]
Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1940) (S. Rept. 110-302), S2943 [10AP]
Riverside-Corona Water Feeder Supply Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1139), S8853 [16SE]
San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1803), S8853 [16SE]
San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 123) (S. Rept. 110-375), S5656 [16JN]
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 27) (S. Rept. 110-400), S6157 [25JN]
———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4074) (H. Rept. 110-633), H3775 [13MY]
Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 813), S8853 [16SE]
Science and Engineering To Comprehensively Understand and Responsibly Enhance (SECURE) Water Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2156), S8853 [16SE]
Sewage Overflow Community Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2452) (H. Rept. 110-723), H5728 [19JN]
Sewage Overflow Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2080) (S. Rept. 110-497), S9414 [24SE]
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 462) (S. Rept. 110-415), S6559 [10JY]
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5293) (H. Rept. 110-815), H7784 [31JY]
Sierra Vista Subwatershed Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1929) (S. Rept. 110-360), S5656 [16JN]
Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1933) (S. Rept. 110-475), S9203 [22SE]
Texas Water Development Board EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund Performance and Innovation Award Recipient: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 832) (H. Rept. 110-517), H478 [28JA]
Toxic Chemical Exposure (TCE) Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1911) (S. Rept. 110-486), S9414 [24SE]
Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2701) (H. Rept. 110-904), H10641 [29SE]
Tule River Tribe Water Development Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 110-812), H7784 [31JY]
Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2728) (S. Rept. 110-446), S8130 [8SE]
———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 135) (H. Rept. 110-504), H4973 [4JN]
Water Infrastructure Financing Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3617) (S. Rept. 110-509), S9655 [26SE]
Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 3957) (H. Rept. 110-802), H7626 [30JY]
White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3128) (S. Rept. 110-502), S9414 [24SE]
Rulings of the Chair
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2410 [16AP]
Summaries
Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act (H.R. 5241), E126 [6FE]
Provide Assistance for Programs and Activities to Protect the Water Quality of Puget Sound (H.R. 6364), E1348 [25JN]
Tables
Congressionally directed Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy expenditures with or to an entity or targeted to a specific State, locality, or congressional district, S599 [4FE]
Texts of
H. Res. 832, Texas Water Development Board EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund Performance and Innovation Award recipient, H465 [28JA]
H. Res. 1083, consideration of H.R. 2537, Beach Protection Act, H2169 [10AP]
H. Res. 1199, Orange County Water District anniversary, H5426 [17JN]
H.R. 29, construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California, H829 [12FE]
H.R. 2339, Produced Water Utilization Act, H7607 [30JY]
H.R. 2452, Sewage Overflow Community Right-To-Know Act, H5820 [23JN]
H.R. 2535, Tule River Tribe Water Development Act, H8053 [15SE]
H.R. 2537, Beach Protection Act, H2199 [10AP]
H.R. 2649, Lake Hodges Surface Water Improvement and Reclamation Act, H4074 [19MY]
H.R. 3323, Goleta Water Distribution System Conveyance Act, H4073 [19MY]
H.R. 3437, Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act, H8052 [15SE]
H.R. 3957, Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act, H7605 [30JY]
H.R. 4174, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act, H6261-H6263 [9JY]
H.R. 4841, Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act, H4075-H4077 [19MY]
H.R. 5293, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act, H8058-H8060 [15SE]
H.R. 5710, Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act, H5428 [17JN]
H.R. 5778, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act, H5084 [9JN]
S. 1245, National Capital Region mutual aid agreement improvement, H5085 [9JN]
S. 2766, Clean Boating Act, S6982 [22JY], H6749 [22JY]
S. 2805, Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act, S2359-S2361 [2AP]
S. 2814, Dept. of the Interior financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, S2439 [3AP]
S. 2842, Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act, S2948 [10AP]
S. 2970, Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation Research Act, S3743 [2MY]
S. 3085, Cooperative Watershed Management Act, S5206-S5208 [5JN]
S. 3128, White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act, S5626 [12JN], S9552 [25SE], H10609 [29SE]
S. 3152, provide for a National Research Council study to assess water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, S5761 [18JN]
S. 3381, develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos tribes, S7917-S7924 [31JY]
S. 3622, Great Lakes Conservation Education Act, S9686 [26SE]
S. 3642, Water for the Poor Enhancement Act, S10005 [27SE]
S. Res. 478, support goals and ideals of World Water Day, S1821 [10MR], S2250 [31MR]
S.J. Res. 45, grant congressional consent and approval to Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, S7170-S7177 [23JY], S8007-S8014 [1AU], H8506-H8514 [22SE]