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Large Scale Water Recycling Project and Drought Resiliency Investment Act

USA117th CongressS-2334| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2022
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (3)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Water and Power Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Large Scale Water Recycling Project and Drought Resiliency Investment Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to award grants to water or power delivery authorities for the planning, design, and construction of large-scale water recycling and reuse projects in drought-stricken regions of certain Western states. The bill includes emergency drought planning as a watershed management project under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program. Financial assistance may be made available under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for eligible water projects to assist Western states and tribal governments to address drought-related impacts to water supplies or any other immediate water-related crisis or conflict.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 25, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
  • July 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 25, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

Water Resources Development

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4099: Large-Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act
Aquatic ecologyCongressional oversightFishesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIndian lands and resources rightsLakes and riversSolid waste and recyclingWater qualityWater resources fundingWatershedsWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Large Scale Water Recycling Project and Drought Resiliency Investment Act

USA117th CongressS-2334| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2022
Large Scale Water Recycling Project and Drought Resiliency Investment Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to award grants to water or power delivery authorities for the planning, design, and construction of large-scale water recycling and reuse projects in drought-stricken regions of certain Western states. The bill includes emergency drought planning as a watershed management project under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program. Financial assistance may be made available under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for eligible water projects to assist Western states and tribal governments to address drought-related impacts to water supplies or any other immediate water-related crisis or conflict.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 25, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
  • July 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 25, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (3)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Water and Power Subcommittee

Water Resources Development

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4099: Large-Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Aquatic ecologyCongressional oversightFishesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIndian lands and resources rightsLakes and riversSolid waste and recyclingWater qualityWater resources fundingWatershedsWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection