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Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act of 1987

Introduced: May 7, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 23, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 9, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
May 7, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
May 7, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish criteria for assessing the adequacy of groundwater protection and management programs of the Reclamation States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Requires to include programs to protect the integrity of such resources, programs for mapping and classifying aquifer systems, and monitoring programs.

Directs the Secretary to identify Reclamation States with significant groundwater problems and assess the adequacy of their protection and management programs. Requires the Secretary to make public both the criteria developed and the States identified.

Prohibits the development of a reclamation project in an identified State unless such State has an approved program. Authorizes States to revise Secretary-approved programs, subject to the Secretary's approval. Directs the Secretary to review such programs periodically, notifying a State of any intention to withdraw approval.

Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on what assistance the U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Research Program can provide States in developing groundwater protection and management programs.

What's happening now September 17, 1987

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 13, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2320: Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2320/
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"H.R. 2320: Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2320/.
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H.R. 2320, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2320/.
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