HRES 593
113th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Aquatic ecology
Hydrology and hydrography
Water quality
Water use and supply
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water".
Introduced: May 22, 2014
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Jun 3, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
May 23, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
May 22, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should rapidly transition to a sustainable, secure water economy that prioritizes ecological flows; (2) all federal agencies whose missions include water should coordinate their efforts and collaborate with state and local water authorities; and (3) the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address the inevitable challenges of Peak Water.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.