Search Results for keywords:"water resources management"

Search Results: keywords:"water resources management"

H. R. 5874 — To amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program.
December 10, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:526
H. R. 5874 aims to make changes to the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to continue the program that evaluates shared water sources between the U.S. and Mexico. It proposes to expand the range of states involved in the program by adding Arizona, with...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 5874 is a plan to keep checking and studying the water sources shared by the U.S. and Mexico, making sure that Arizona gets added to the list of important areas, but not a certain part called the Yuma groundwater basin. The plan also says that money for this work will be available from 2025 to 2032.
S. 4576 — An Act To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program.
December 18, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:250
S. 4576 is a bill that aims to amend a previous law from 2015 concerning the management of the Colorado River. The bill seeks to extend the conservation pilot program related to the Colorado River System. This involves changing certain dates in the original legislation to...
Simple Explanation
S. 4576 is like adding extra time to finish a project about keeping the Colorado River clean and safe, so they are changing some dates to work on it longer until 2026 and 2027.
H. R. 7065 — To include water supply and water conservation as a primary mission of the Corps of Engineers in planning, designing, constructing, modifying, operating, and maintaining water resources development projects, and for other purposes.
January 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:342
H.R. 7065 aims to make water supply and water conservation a primary mission of the Corps of Engineers when they work on water resources development projects. It emphasizes that the Corps should consider water management in their planning and operations but clarifies that...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants the engineers who work with water projects to also focus on saving and supplying water, while still doing other important jobs like preventing floods and helping ships move around. It doesn't say where the money will come from to do this or exactly how to measure how well they're doing.
H. R. 5770 — To reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs.
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June 27, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:881
H.R. 5770 aims to extend and improve certain programs within the United States Geological Survey that enhance water data collection and monitoring. The bill specifically revises and updates Section 9507 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to rename and expand...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 5770 is a plan to make sure we have the right tools to watch our water and keep track of its flow more carefully across the country. It promises to spend some money each year to get better at this and to work closely with local communities and Tribes to make it happen.

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