US Congress House Bill 291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

W21 Water in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify, label, and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. This bill establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. The EPA is required to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on a region's water quality or quantity. The Department of the Interior may: (1) provide financial assistance to water projects in specified states, including projects for water recycling, water infrastructure, enhanced energy efficiency, desalination, and water storage and conveyance; and (2) transfer to nonfederal entities title to any reclamation projects or facility in need of rehabilitation that are authorized before enactment of this Act. The U.S. Geological Survey must establish an open water data system to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of water data and information for water management, education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes. This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 the Water Desalination Act of 1996 and water resources research and technology institutes under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. After receiving a request from a nonfederal sponsor, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must review the operation of a reservoir and, if appropriate, update the water control manual to incorporate improved weather and runoff forecasting methods. The EPA is required to develop voluntary national drought resilience guidelines relating to preparedness planning and investments for water users and providers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must prepare a salmon drought plan for California.

W21 Water in the 21st Century Act

Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2015-02-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2015-01-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2015-01-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2015-01-13	House	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
2015-01-13	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-01-13	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-01-13	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2015-01-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2015-01-13	House	Introduced in House

SB176 (Same As) 2015-01-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB813 (Related) 2015-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
SB653 (Related) 2015-06-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
HB4497 (Related) 2016-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/291/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr291/BILLS-114hr291ih.pdf