S 3142 · 94th Congress · Water Resources Development

Water Resources Planning and Research Assistance Amendments Act

Introduced 1976-03-16· Sponsored by Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1976-03-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Water Resources Planning and Research Assistance Amendments Act - Title I: Amendments to Title I of the Water Resources Planning Act-The Water Resources Council - Amends the Water Resources Planning Act to revise the membership of the Water Resources Council to include Assistant Secretarys of the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, the Army, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation. Includes as permanent members of the Commission: (1) an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) a member of the Federal Power Commission; and (3) a Chairman, possessing specified qualifications, to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Authorizes the President to appoint additional members to the Council as representatives of affected Federal agencies and departments. Limits such appointments to the period during which this program is in effect, subject to the condition that an Assistant Secretary or Administrator for water-related matters shall be appointed. Lists additional duties of the Council, including periodic review of national water resources research and planning activities, assistance in the prepara…

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