Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3428 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3428

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
   review of the Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2025

Mr. Bresnahan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
   review of the Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions, 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 ``Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions 
Review Act''.

SEC. 2. MID-ATLANTIC RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS.

    (a) GAO Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall initiate a review of the Mid-Atlantic River Basin 
        Commissions.
            (2) Requirements.--In conducting the review under paragraph 
        (1), the Comptroller General shall--
                    (A) review the ethics policies and practices of 
                each Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commission;
                    (B) review the practices each Mid-Atlantic River 
                Basin Commission uses to communicate with the general 
                public;
                    (C) review current Federal responsibilities at each 
                Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commission, including the 
                types of actions taken by relevant Federal agencies in 
                carrying out such responsibilities;
                    (D) describe the level and sources of Federal and 
                State funding received by each Mid-Atlantic River Basin 
                Commission;
                    (E) identify duties and responsibilities of each 
                Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commission that may be 
                duplicative of, or overlap with, other Federal 
                authorities; and
                    (F) review policies and best practices of each Mid-
                Atlantic River Basin Commission for reporting 
                activities of the Commission.
            (3) Report.--Upon completion of the review conducted under 
        paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works of the Senate a report containing--
                    (A) the findings of such review; and
                    (B) any recommendations, including any 
                recommendations for statutory or administrative changes 
                or changes to ethics policies and practices, to 
                increase the transparency or congressional oversight of 
                the Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions.
    (b) Plan for Compliance.--Not later than 90 days after the 
Comptroller General submits the report required under subsection 
(a)(3), and annually thereafter for five years, each Mid-Atlantic River 
Basin Commission shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a plan detailing actions 
such Commission has taken to comply with the recommendations contained 
in such report.
    (c) Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commission Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commission'' means--
            (1) the Susquehanna River Basin Commission created by the 
        Susquehanna River Basin Compact to which consent was given by 
        Public Law 91-575 (84 Stat. 1509);
            (2) the Delaware River Basin Commission created by the 
        Delaware River Basin Compact to which consent was given by 
        Public Law 87-328 (75 Stat. 688); and
            (3) the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin 
        created by the Potomac River Basin Compact to which consent was 
        given by Public Law 91-407 (84 Stat. 856).
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