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HR 6670 112th Congress House Water Resources Development Climate change and greenhouse gases Disaster relief and insurance Natural disasters Water resources funding Water use and supply

To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2017, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 13, 2012 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Dec 21, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Dec 13, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 13, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend authority for the drought program under such Act through FY2017, (2) authorize appropriations for such Act through FY2017, and (3) require cooperative drought contingency plans under such Act to provide for periodic review to address projected long-term climate variability and change.

What's happening now December 21, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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