Large Scale Water Recycling Project and Drought Resiliency Investment Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 13, 2021)
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.
What just happenedMay 25, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 13, 2021
- May 25, 2022Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Water and Power Subcommittee - Jul 13, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Jul 13, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate