SENATE 2927118th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
- Last Action
- 11/21/2024
Actions
- 2024-11-21Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.
- 2024-11-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
- 2024-11-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
- 2024-11-19Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2024-09-11Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-405.
- 2023-09-26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2023-09-26Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-26 (00)
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
This bill allows the Bureau of Reclamation to reduce or waive the nonfederal cost share of WaterSMART grants for Indian tribes if paying that cost share would result in a financial hardship for the tribe. (WaterSMART grants support projects related to water conservation and water use efficiency.)
Cosponsors (2)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Subjects
- Federal-Indian relations
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
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