Priority for Water Supply and Conservation Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7065 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2024

Mrs. Napolitano (for herself and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Priority for Water Supply and 
Conservation Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. WATER SUPPLY AND WATER CONSERVATION MISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, shall 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.
    (b) Limitation.--Nothing in this section affects--
            (1) existing Corps of Engineers' authorities, including its 
        authorities with respect to navigation, flood control, and 
        environmental protection and restoration;
            (2) pending Corps of Engineers permit applications or 
        pending lawsuits involving permits or water resources projects;
            (3) the application of public interest review procedures 
        for Corps of Engineers permits; or
            (4) any authority of a State to manage, use, or allocate 
        the water resources of that State.
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