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Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

Introduced: January 11, 2023 Introduced by: McClintock, Tom Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

This bill makes the Bureau of Reclamation the lead agency for the purpose of coordinating all permitting and related activities required to construct certain new surface-water storage projects.

Specifically, Reclamation must identify, notify, and coordinate all Federal agencies that may have jurisdiction over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, approval, or decision for a qualifying project. A state where a project is being considered may also choose to participate as a cooperating agency.

Reclamation's coordination responsibilities include (1) preparing a unified environmental review document, and (2) maintaining a consolidated administrative record and project data records.

Additionally, Reclamation is authorized to accept and expend funds contributed by a nonfederal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit for such a project.

What's happening now February 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4394 Related bill Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · Jan 11, 2023
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Jan 11, 2023
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jan 9, 2023
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Valadao, David G.
California · Jan 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 186: Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-186/
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"H.R. 186: Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-186/.
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H.R. 186, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-186/.
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