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HR 5791 112th Congress House

Emergency Water Supply Restoration Act

Official title: To provide for reasonable and necessary access to Wilderness Areas for the restoration of water sources, supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency declared by the Governor of a State.

Introduced: June 5, 2012 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Intergovernmental relationsMotor vehiclesPipelinesWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 21, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 16, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 16, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 8, 2012

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Water Supply Restoration Act - Allows state agencies and political subdivisions, when a state of emergency declared by the governor of a state authorizes access to, reconstruction of, repairs to, or restoration of water sources, supplies, or infrastructure in a wilderness area to take all reasonable and necessary means to access, reconstruct, repair, or restore such sources, supplies, or infrastructure.

Prohibits federal agencies from interfering or otherwise impeding such access, reconstruction, repairs, or restoration during a declared state of emergency.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Nunes, Devin
· Jul 9, 2012
Franks, Trent
· Jun 5, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 5, 2012
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 5, 2012
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jun 5, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5791: Emergency Water Supply Restoration Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5791/
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"H.R. 5791: Emergency Water Supply Restoration Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5791/.
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H.R. 5791, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5791/.
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