HR 1654 · 115th Congress · Water Resources Development

Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

Introduced 2017-03-21· Sponsored by Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2017-06-26)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2017-06-22
Roll #319
Yea 233Nay 180
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2017-06-22
Roll #319
Yea 233Nay 180
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act This bill establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects in the states covered under the Reclamation Act on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding (qualifying projects). The Bureau: (1) upon receipt of an application for a qualifying project, shall identify any federal agency that may have jurisdiction over a required review; and (2) shall notify such agency that it has been designated as a cooperating agency unless specified conditions apply. Each cooperating agency must submit to the Bureau: (1) a timeframe for completing the agency's authorizing responsibilities, (2) all environmental review material produced in the course of carrying out activities required under federal law consistent with the project schedule, and (3) all relevant project data. A state in which a qualifying project is being considered may choose to: (1) participate as…

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H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

May 11, 2017

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 27, 2017

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Cosponsors (8)

8 Republicans