H. Amdt. 963 - Amendment Sought to Strike Section 105 of the Bill Which Seeks to Decrease the Current Supply of Water to the Delta Region.

Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act

H.R. 1837 — 112^th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary

To address certain water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To address certain water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act
• Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act
• Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act

Sponsor

Devin Nunes

Co-Sponsors

• Jeff Denham
• Kevin McCarthy

Subjects

• Water resources development
• Advisory bodies
• Aquaculture
• Aquatic ecology
• California
• Endangered and threatened species
• Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
• Federal preemption
• Fishes
• Government trust funds
• Intergovernmental relations
• Lakes and rivers
• Public contracts and procurement
• Water quality
• Water resources funding
• Water storage
• Water use and supply
• Watersheds
• Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Related Bills

• H.Res. 566 (112^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1837) to Address Certain Water-Related Concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 2365 (112^th) : Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act

Major Actions

Introduced	5/11/2011
Referred to Committee
Amendments (8 proposed)
Passed House	2/29/2012

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 1837	2/29/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 178 voted YES 239 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 1837	2/29/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 178 voted YES 242 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 1837	2/29/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 177 voted YES 243 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 5 to H R 1837	2/29/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 181 voted YES 243 voted NO 10 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 6 to H R 1837	2/29/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 174 voted YES 250 voted NO 10 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 7 to H R 1837	2/29/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 178 voted YES 247 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 1837	2/29/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 180 voted YES 244 voted NO 10 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 1837 Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act	2/29/2012	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 178 voted YES 248 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	H.R. 1837 (112th): Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act	2/29/2012	This bill PASSED the House 246 voted YES 175 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the McClintock amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/29/2012	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	5/11/2011
		5/11/2011	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
		5/24/2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
		6/02/2011	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		6/13/2011	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		2/16/2012	Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
		2/16/2012	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/16/2012	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 17.
		2/27/2012	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-403.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/27/2012	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 280.
		2/28/2012	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 566 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1837 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order againist consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-15.
		2/29/2012	Rule H. Res. 566 passed House.
		2/29/2012	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 566.
		2/29/2012	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1837 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order againist consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-15.
		2/29/2012	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 566 and Rule XVIII.
		2/29/2012	The Speaker designated the Honorable Kevin Yoder to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		2/29/2012	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1837.
		2/29/2012	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 566, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McClintock amendment No. 1.
		2/29/2012	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 566, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson (CA) amendment No. 2.
		2/29/2012	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Thompson (CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Thompson (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/29/2012	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 566, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McNerney amendment No. 3.
		2/29/2012	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McNerney amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McNerney demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/29/2012	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 566, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McNerney amendment No. 4.
		2/29/2012	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 566, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 5.
		2/29/2012	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garamendi amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garamendi demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/29/2012	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 566, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Napolitano amendment No. 6.
		2/29/2012	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Napolitano amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Napolitano demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/29/2012	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 566, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 7.
		2/29/2012	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 566, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 8.
		2/29/2012	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/29/2012	The Chair announced that it understood that amendment No. 9 offered by Mr. Garamendi, made in order by the provisions of H.Res. 566, would not be offered.
		2/29/2012	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
		2/29/2012	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1837.
		2/29/2012	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		2/29/2012	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		2/29/2012	Mr. Garamendi moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources.
		2/29/2012	Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a section titled Protecting the Constitution and States' Rights.
		2/29/2012	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		2/29/2012	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	2/29/2012	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 1837
select this vote	Vote	2/29/2012	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 1837
select this vote	Vote	2/29/2012	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 1837
select this vote	Vote	2/29/2012	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 5 to H R 1837
select this vote	Vote	2/29/2012	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 6 to H R 1837
currently selected	Vote	2/29/2012	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 7 to H R 1837
select this vote	Vote	2/29/2012	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 1837
select this vote	Vote	2/29/2012	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 1837 Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	2/29/2012	H.R. 1837 (112th): Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act
		2/29/2012	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. McClintock.
select this vote	Vote	2/29/2012	On agreeing to the McClintock amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/29/2012	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Thompson (CA).
		2/29/2012	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. McNerney.
		2/29/2012	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. McNerney.
		2/29/2012	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Garamendi.
		2/29/2012	Amendment (A006) offered by Mrs. Napolitano.
		2/29/2012	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Garamendi.
		2/29/2012	Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Markey.
		3/01/2012	Received in the Senate.
		3/02/2012	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/05/2012	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 957	McClintock, Tom [R-CA4]	February 29, 2012	Passed by voice vote on February 29, 2012.
	Amendment clarifies that the contract provisions for the Central Valley Project must be in conformity with the Act of July 2, 1956 which amended the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939; clarifies that four CALFED surface water projects are authorized as long as non-Federal fincancing is used; and makes several technical changes to the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 958	Thompson, Mike [D-CA5]	February 29, 2012	Failed by roll call vote on February 29, 2012.
	Amendment sought to prevent any provisions of the bill from going into effect if any agriculture, agriculture-related, fishery, or fishery-related job is lost North of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 959	McNerney, Jerry [D-CA9]	February 29, 2012	Failed by roll call vote on February 29, 2012.
	Amendment sought to prevent provisions of the bill from taking effect until it has been determined that it will not harm the quality or safety of drinking water supplies for residents of California's Delta region (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo Counties). Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 960	McNerney, Jerry [D-CA9]	February 29, 2012	Failed by roll call vote on February 29, 2012.
	Amendment sought to prevent provisions of the bill from taking effect until it has been determined that it will not harm water quality or water availability for agricultural producers in California's Delta region (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo Counties). Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 961	Garamendi, John [D-CA3]	February 29, 2012	Failed by roll call vote on February 29, 2012.
	Amendment sought to remove Section 103 of the bill which seeks to privatize a public resource and restore the Secretary of the Interior's discretion over water contract renewals. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 962	Napolitano, Grace [D-CA32]	February 29, 2012	Failed by roll call vote on February 29, 2012.
	Amendment sought to create a revenue stream through the elimination of a subsidy that allowed irrigators to repay project debt with no interest. Show amendment details
currently selected	H. Amdt. 963	Garamendi, John [D-CA3]	February 29, 2012	Failed by roll call vote on February 29, 2012.
	Amendment sought to strike section 105 of the bill which seeks to decrease the current supply of water to the Delta region. Actions February 29, 2012, 12:55 pm ET - On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 7 to H R 1837 February 29, 2012, 4:44 pm ET - Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Garamendi. Full Text of this Amendment The text of this amendment is not available.
select this vote	H. Amdt. 964	Markey, Edward [D-MA]	February 29, 2012	Failed by roll call vote on February 29, 2012.
	Amendment sought to replace provisions in H.R. 1837 that override state law with a provision upholding state law and requiring use of the best available science. Show amendment details