S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016

Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016

S. 2902 — 114^th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary

A bill to provide for long-term water supplies, optimal use of existing water supply infrastructure, and protection of existing water rights. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to provide for long-term water supplies, optimal use of existing water supply infrastructure, and protection of existing water rights.

Other Titles

• Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016
• Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act
• Bureau of Reclamation Project Streamlining Act
• Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
• Clean Water for Rural Communities Act
• IRRIGATE Act
• Irrigation Rehabilitation and Renovation for Indian Tribal Governments and Their Economies Act
• Water Rights Protection Act
• Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
• Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016
• Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act
• Bureau of Reclamation Project Streamlining Act
• Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
• Clean Water for Rural Communities Act
• IRRIGATE Act
• Irrigation Rehabilitation and Renovation for Indian Tribal Governments and Their Economies Act
• Water Rights Protection Act
• Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
• Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016

Sponsor

Jeff Flake

Co-Sponsors

• John Barrasso
• Steve Daines
• Dean Heller
• John McCain
• James E. Risch

Subjects

• Water resources development
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Alternative and renewable resources
• Appropriations
• Aquatic ecology
• Atmospheric science and weather
• Congressional oversight
• Dams and canals
• Department of the Interior
• Disaster relief and insurance
• Electric power generation and transmission
• Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
• Executive agency funding and structure
• Federal-Indian relations
• Fires
• Floods and storm protection
• Forests, forestry, trees
• General public lands matters
• Government information and archives
• Government studies and investigations
• Government trust funds
• Hydrology and hydrography
• Indian lands and resources rights
• Infrastructure development
• Intergovernmental relations
• Judicial review and appeals
• Lakes and rivers
• Land use and conservation
• Licensing and registrations
• Missouri River
• Montana
• Native Americans
• North Dakota
• Performance measurement
• Pest management
• Public contracts and procurement
• Rural conditions and development
• State and local government operations
• Water quality
• Water resources funding
• Water storage
• Water use and supply
• Watersheds
• Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
• Wyoming

Related Bills

• H.R. 1107 (114^th) : Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
• H.R. 2097 (114^th) : Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act
• H.R. 2273 (114^th) : To Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to Enable the Use of the Active Capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.
• H.R. 3867 (114^th) : Clean Water for Rural Communities Act
• S. 438 (114^th) : IRRIGATE Act
• S. 593 (114^th) : Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
• S. 1305 (114^th) : A Bill to Amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to Authorize the Use of the Active Capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.
• S. 1533 (114^th) : Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
• S. 1552 (114^th) : Clean Water for Rural Communities Act

Major Actions

Introduced	5/09/2016
Referred to Committee

Bill History

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There have been no votes on this bill.

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	5/09/2016
		5/09/2016	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
		5/09/2016	Introduced in Senate
		5/17/2016	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-495.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/13/2016	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
		9/15/2016	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 114-353.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/15/2016	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.

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