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Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act of 1989

Introduced: May 31, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
May 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
May 31, 1989
Introduced in House
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Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act of 1989 - 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 such criteria to include programs to protect the integrity of such resources and programs for mapping, classifying aquifer systems, and monitoring.

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 July 21, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 31, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2521: Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2521/
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"H.R. 2521: Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2521/.
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