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HOUSE 1600116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Repurposing Assets to Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act

Last Action
4/26/2019

Actions

  • 2019-04-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • 2019-04-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • 2019-03-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • 2019-03-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  • 2019-03-07Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2019-03-07Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2019-03-07Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2019-03-07Introduced in House
  • 2019-03-07Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-03-07 (00)

Repurposing Assets to Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act or the RAILWAY Act

This bill redirects Department of Transportation funds previously intended for high-speed rail development in California to the Department of the Interior. Such funds shall be available for various existing water-storage and wastewater-disposal programs and new water-related grant programs.

Cosponsors (6)

  • KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
  • Paul Cook (R-CA)
  • Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
  • Tom McClintock (R-CA)
  • Devin Nunes (R-CA)

Subjects

  • California
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of the Interior
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Railroads
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Transportation programs funding
  • Water quality
  • Water resources funding
  • Water storage
  • Water use and supply
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