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Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act

Introduced: January 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 13, 2005
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 12, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 12, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1864)
Apr 12, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1864)
Apr 12, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 18.
Apr 12, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1864-1865)
Apr 12, 2005
Mr. Duncan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 4, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E10)
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Southern California Groundwater Remediation Fund, which shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to provide grants to a local water authority within the natural watershed of the Santa Ana River in California for the federal share of costs associated with designing and constructing groundwater remediation projects.

Prohibits the Secretary from obligating any funds appropriated to the Fund in a fiscal year until the Secretary has deposited a matching amount provided by non-federal interests of at least 35 percent for a project. Makes each authority responsible for providing the required non-federal amount. Directs the Secretary to credit the appropriate authority with the value of all prior compatible expenditures by non-federal interests made after January 1, 2000.

Authorizes appropriations. Terminates this Act ten years after the enactment date.

What's happening now April 13, 2005

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 4, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 18: Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-18/
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"H.R. 18: Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-18/.
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H.R. 18, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-18/.
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