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Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Presented to President. Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project. 6/12/2008--Introduced. White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe to carry out planning, engineering, and design of the Miner Flat Project (defined as the White Mountain Apache Rural Water System) in Arizona. Requires the zero-interest, 10-year loan to be repaid with funds from the Lower Colorado River Development Fund. Directs the Secretary to offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Tribe for the planning, engineering, and design of the Project, which shall be subject to the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
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Latest Action: 09/27/2008 - Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (05/15/2007).. Bill TextA bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. 5/8/2008--House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment. (There are 3 other summaries) American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Title I: FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention - FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 - Subtitle A: Homeownership Retention - (Sec. 112) Amends the National Housing Act (NHA) to create the Refinance Program Oversight Board, which shall establish and oversee a program for insuring homeownership retention mortgages. Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure any homeownership retention mortgage covering a one- to four-family residence made to pay or prepay outstanding obligations under an existing mortgage on the residence. Sets forth mortgagor eligibility criteria, including mortgagor certification that: (1) the residence is the only residence [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-342. Bill TextA joint resolution expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin. 9/23/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 1, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Grants congressional consent to and approval of the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact as set forth in this resolution's preamble. Declares that current laws provide protection sufficient to prevent Great Lakes diversions until a Great Lakes water compact is ratified and enforceable. Reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this resolution.
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Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility and suitability of constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and a delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California to provide a water supply for domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes, and for other purposes. 7/31/2008--Reported to House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Tule River Tribe Water Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, by the later of two years after funds are appropriated for this Act or the signing of a reserved water rights settlement agreement by the Tule River Tribe of California and other settling water users, to complete a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for a domestic, commercial, municipal, industrial, and irrigation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1114. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in the State of Colorado. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation: (1) to pay the federal share (80%) of the cost of carrying out the Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project in Colorado; and (2) in preparing any studies related to the Project, to use existing studies, including engineering and resource information provided by, or at the direction of, federal, state, or local agencies and the Mancos Water Conservancy District. Makes the District responsible for the operation and maintenance of any facility constructed or rehabilitated under this Act.
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Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-400. Bill TextA bill to authorize the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement. 6/25/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Title I: San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act - San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act - (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to implement the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., in cooperation with the state of California, including measures to: (1) design and construct channel and structural improvements; (2) modify Friant Dam operations to provide Restoration Flows and Interim Flows; (3) acquire water, water rights, or options to acquire water from willing sellers; (4) implement terms and conditions related to recirculation, recapture, reuse, exchange, or transfer of water released for such flows; and (5) develop and implement the Recovered Water Account.Directs [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response Discharged. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to first responders, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Smarter Funding for All of America's Homeland Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a State and Regional First Responder Grant Program under which the Secretary may make grants to states and eligible regional entities on the basis of the threat to a state or region's population and critical infrastructure, as determined by the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, to evaluate and prioritize grant applications, considering factors such as threats to the population, specific economic sectors, major communications nodes and transportation systems, specific elements of the food supply, the water and energy supplies, civic infrastructure and emergency response capabilities,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-504, Part II. Bill TextTo establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs. 6/4/2008--Reported to House amended, Part II. (There are 2 other summaries) Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) use studies and assessments to project future water supply needs and demand, develop national and regional assessments on flood risk and water availability and trends related to water quality; (2) study government and private sector water management programs directed at increasing water supplies, managing flood risk, and improving the availability, reliability, and quality of water resources; and (3) develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy.Requires such strategy to: (1) identify incentives to ensure an adequate and dependable supply of water to meet U.S. needs for the next 50 years; (2) consider all available technologies and methods [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextA bill to 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. 6/28/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservatory District and cities served by the District. Limits the federal share of the costs to 50%. Permits the non-federal share to be in the form of in-kind services that the Secretary determines would contribute substantially toward the conduct and completion of the study. Authorizes appropriations.
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-376. Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee Creek Project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated Facilities Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the McGee Creek Authority all U.S. rights to the pipeline and any associated facilities described in the Agreement Between the United States and McGee Creek Authority for the Purpose of Defining Responsibilities Related to and Implementing the Title Transfer of Certain Facilities at the McGee Creek Project, Oklahoma. Excludes the mineral estate from the conveyance. Provides that any rights and obligations under a specified contract between the Authority and the United States for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the McGee Creek Project shall remain in force. Requires the Secretary to complete any actions required under the National Environmental [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project. 7/31/2008--Introduced. White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe to carry out planning, engineering, and design of the Miner Flat Project (defined as the White Mountain Apache Rural Water System) in Arizona. Requires the zero-interest, 10-year loan to be repaid with funds from the Lower Colorado River Development Fund. Directs the Secretary to offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Tribe for the planning, engineering, and design of the Project, which shall be in accordance with all federal environmental laws and subject to the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
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Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-342. Bill TextA joint resolution expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin. 9/23/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 1, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Grants congressional consent to and approval of the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact as set forth in this resolution's preamble. Declares that current laws provide protection sufficient to prevent Great Lakes diversions until a Great Lakes water compact is ratified and enforceable. Reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this resolution.
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Latest Action: 09/22/2008 - Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-863. Bill Text
To express the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Colorado, Construction costs, Dams, Federal aid to water resources development, Infrastructure, Pipelines, Public contracts, Reservoirs, Transportation, Water rates, Water resources, Water storage
Latest Action: 07/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Bill Text
To provide for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.
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Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5760) Bill TextA bill to provide for a comprehensive study by the National Research Council of the National Academies to assess the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System. 6/18/2008--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of the Army to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council of the National Academies to conduct a comprehensive study of the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System. Requires that the study include: (1) a summary of the existing body of scientific knowledge on the ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, and biogeochemistry of the Apalachicola River and the greater River System, the ecosystem services provided by that River, the impact of variation in freshwater flow on the ecology of the river and downstream coastal ecosystems, and how to restore the natural hydraulic function of the System; (2) assessments of models that serve as the basis for the [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/14/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Bill TextTo enhance the ability of drinking water utilities in the United States to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies, and for other purposes. 6/18/2008--Introduced. Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation Research Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and provide funding for a program of directed and applied research, to be conducted through a nonprofit water research foundation and sponsored by drinking water utilities, to assist suppliers of drinking water in adapting to the effects of climate change.Requires research areas to include: (1) water quality and quantity impacts and solutions; (2) impacts on groundwater supplies from carbon sequestration; (3) infrastructure impacts and solutions; (4) desalination, water reuse, and alternative supply technologies; (5) energy efficiency and greenhouse gas minimization; (6) regional and hydrological basin cooperative water management solutions;[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/19/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Bill TextTo provide for a comprehensive study by the National Research Council of the National Academies to assess the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System. 6/18/2008--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of the Army to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council of the National Academies to conduct a comprehensive study of the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System. Requires that the study include: (1) a summary of the existing body of scientific knowledge on the ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, and biogeochemistry of the Apalachicola River and the greater River System, the ecosystem services provided by that River, the impact of variation in freshwater flow on the ecology of the river and downstream coastal ecosystems, and how to restore the natural hydraulic function of the System; (2) assessments of models that serve as the basis for the master [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Presented to President. Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project. 6/12/2008--Introduced. White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe to carry out planning, engineering, and design of the Miner Flat Project (defined as the White Mountain Apache Rural Water System) in Arizona. Requires the zero-interest, 10-year loan to be repaid with funds from the Lower Colorado River Development Fund. Directs the Secretary to offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Tribe for the planning, engineering, and design of the Project, which shall be subject to the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Environmental protection, Federal aid to water resources development, Indian lands, Infrastructure, Minorities, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water quality, Water resources, Watersheds
Latest Action: 09/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Bill Text
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a cooperative watershed management program, and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Budgets, Construction costs, Environmental protection, Federal aid to water resources development, Governmental investigations, Indian lands, Infrastructure, Irrigation, Maintenance and repair, Minorities, New Mexico, Water conservation, Water resources, Water use
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in the State of New Mexico and provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, and for other purposes. 5/12/2008--Introduced. Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to: (1) conduct a study of irrigation infrastructure for 18 Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico; and (2) develop a list of projects recommended to be implemented over a 10-year period to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct such infrastructure. Directs the Secretary: (1) in developing that list, to prioritize the projects recommended for implementation based on consideration of specified factors, including the extent of disrepair, economic and cultural [...] show full description
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