HR 6782
115th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Aquatic ecology
California
Public contracts and procurement
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Sustainable Water Supplies Act
Introduced: September 12, 2018
Introduced by:
DeSaulnier, Mark
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sep 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sustainable Water Supplies Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with nonfederal entities to provide water supplies for:
- contractors for the Central Valley Project, California;
- units of the National Wildlife Refuge System;
- state wildlife areas;
- and private wetland areas.
Interior shall report on the long-term feasibility of these agreements to augment the federal water supply.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Committees of jurisdiction
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