US Congress House Bill 135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) project future water supply and demand; (2) study current water management programs of federal, interstate, state, and local agencies and private sector entities directed at increasing water supplies and improving the availability, reliability, and quality of freshwater resources; and (3) consult with representatives of such agencies and entities to develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy. Requires that such strategy: (1) identify incentives intended to ensure an adequate and dependable water supply to meet U.S. needs for the next 50 years; (2) suggest strategies that avoid increased mandates on state and local governments, considering all available technologies; and (3) suggest financing options.

Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2009

Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Nathan Deal [R-GA]
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. John Linder [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
2009-01-06		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2009-01-06		Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2009-01-06		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-01-06		Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/135/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr135/BILLS-111hr135ih.pdf