HR 5781 · 113th Congress · Water Resources Development

California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

Introduced 2014-12-02· Sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2014-12-10)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2014-12-09
Roll #553
Yea 230Nay 182
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2014-12-09
Roll #553
Yea 230Nay 182
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay
FailedHouse · 2014-12-09
Roll #552
Yea 182Nay 228
Democrats
182 Yea·3 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·225 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Title I: California Emergency Drought Relief - Grants the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior (Secretaries) emergency authority, subject to existing water rights, to direct the operations of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and allow the State Water Project (SWP) operated by the California Department of Water Resources to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to CVP agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service repayment contractors and SWP contractors, by allowing, consistent with applicable laws, any projects or operations to: (1) provide additional water supplies; and (2) as quickly as possible, based on available information, address the emergency drought conditions. Grants the applicable Secretary authority to take certain actions to increase the water supply, subject to specified environmental protections, including: ensuring that the Delta Cross Channel Gates remain open to the maximum extent practicable; implementing turbidity control strategies to increase water deliveries and minimize water supply reductions for the CVP and the SWP; adopting a 1:1 inflow to export ratio for the increment…

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H.R. 5781, California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

Dec 9, 2014

As introduced on December 2, 2014

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Cosponsors (7)

1 Democrat6 Republicans