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HR 4862 114th Congress House

Sustainable Water Supplies Act

Official title: To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2016 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development Aquatic ecologyCaliforniaPublic contracts and procurementWater resources funding
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Water storageWater use and supplyWetlandsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 28, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sustainable Water Supplies Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior: (1) in order to determine the feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits, to enter into cooperative agreements with non-federal entities to provide replacement water supplies for drought relief for Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, state wildlife areas, and private wetland areas; and (2) complete a report (to be made available to the Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System and Central Valley Project contractors) on the feasibility of such agreements within two years of this Act's enactment.

Such agreements must: (1) include the purchase of storage capacity in non-federal facilities from willing sellers; and (2) provide reimbursement for the temporary use of available capacity in existing above-ground, off-stream storage, and associated conveyance facilities owned by local water agencies.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4862: Sustainable Water Supplies Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4862/
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"H.R. 4862: Sustainable Water Supplies Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4862/.
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H.R. 4862, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4862/.
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