HR 8849
117th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Stop Delta Tunnels Act
Introduced: September 15, 2022
Introduced by:
Harder, Josh
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 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Plain-English summary
Stop Delta Tunnels Act
This bill prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project in California.
The California Department of Water Resources proposed this project, which involves constructing new State Water Project diversion and conveyance facilities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The proposal includes an underground tunnel to deliver water south of the delta.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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