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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016

Introduced: February 8, 2016 Introduced by: Wittman, Robert J. Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Feb 10, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Feb 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 8, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016

This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Department of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees annually on each institute's compliance with matching fund requirements and provisions permitting the use of funds only to reimburse direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program; and (4) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2022.

What's happening now February 10, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 291 Related bill W21
  • S 176 Related bill W21
  • S 2848 Related bill Water Resources Development Act of 2016
  • S 653 Related bill Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 14, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 29, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4497: Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4497/
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"H.R. 4497: Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4497/.
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