Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China should be held accountable for its handling of COVID-19.
- Last Action
- 2/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
- 2023-01-09Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2023-01-09Introduced in House
- 2023-01-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-09 (00)
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
This bill makes the Bureau of Reclamation the lead agency for the purpose of coordinating all permitting and related activities required to construct certain new surface-water storage projects.
Specifically, Reclamation must identify, notify, and coordinate all Federal agencies that may have jurisdiction over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, approval, or decision for a qualifying project. A state where a project is being considered may also choose to participate as a cooperating agency.
Reclamation's coordination responsibilities include (1) preparing a unified environmental review document, and (2) maintaining a consolidated administrative record and project data records.
Additionally, Reclamation is authorized to accept and expend funds contributed by a nonfederal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit for such a project.
Cosponsors (5)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of the Interior
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- General public lands matters
- Government information and archives
- Licensing and registrations
- Water resources funding
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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