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HR 550 112th Congress House Water Resources Development Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Pipelines Texas Water resources funding Water use and supply

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced: February 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas.

Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines; (2) the impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals; (3) the installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems; (4) the renovation and replacement of pumping plants; and (5) other activities that will result in water conservation or an improved water supply.

What's happening now February 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1