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Bill114th CongressFiled Feb 26, 2015Water Resources Development
H.R. 1107

Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house with amendment(s) (Dec 3, 2015)

Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act

(Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau at each Reclamation project owned by the Bureau) and to standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining such works.

Such Report must include: (1) a detailed assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for all such works; and (2) an itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of individual Reclamation facilities at each Reclamation project, including a budget level cost estimate of appropriations needed to complete each item and an assignment of a categorical rating for each item consistent with existing uniform categorization systems to inform the annual budget process and agency requirements.

Interior may exclude from the public version of the Report any information that it identifies as sensitive or classified, but shall make available to specified congressional committees a version of the report containing the sensitive or classified information.

(Sec. 5) Interior must: (1) coordinate with the non-federal entities responsible for the operation and maintenance of transferred works (Reclamation facilities at which operations and maintenance are carried out by a non-federal entity under a formal agreement with the Bureau) in developing reporting requirements for Asset Management Reports regarding major repair and rehabilitation needs for transferred works, and (2) develop and implement a categorical rating system for transferred works that incorporates the rating system for major repair and rehabilitation needs for reserved works.

What just happenedDec 3, 2015

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4](R-AZ)Sponsor
25 cosponsors9 D16 R
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  1. Dec 3, 2015CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.

  2. Dec 3, 2015CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-366.

    Natural Resources Committee
  3. Dec 3, 2015Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-366.

    Natural Resources Committee
  4. Oct 8, 2015Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    Natural Resources Committee
  5. Oct 8, 2015Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. Oct 8, 2015Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  7. Oct 7, 2015Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  8. Jun 25, 2015Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
  9. Mar 23, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

    Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
  10. Feb 26, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Natural Resources Committee
  11. Feb 26, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  12. Feb 26, 2015IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House with amendment(s)Dec 3, 201517

Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act

(Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau at each Reclamation project owned by the Bureau) and to standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining such works.

Such Report must include: (1) a detailed assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for all such works; and (2) an itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of individual Reclamation facilities at each Reclamation project, including a budget level cost estimate of appropriations needed to complete each item and an assignment of a categorical rating for each item consistent with existing uniform categorization systems to inform the annual budget process and agency requirements.

Interior may exclude from the public version of the Report any information that it identifies as sensitive or classified, but shall make available to specified congressional committees a version of the report containing the sensitive or classified information.

(Sec. 5) Interior must: (1) coordinate with the non-federal entities responsible for the operation and maintenance of transferred works (Reclamation facilities at which operations and maintenance are carried out by a non-federal entity under a formal agreement with the Bureau) in developing reporting requirements for Asset Management Reports regarding major repair and rehabilitation needs for transferred works, and (2) develop and implement a categorical rating system for transferred works that incorporates the rating system for major repair and rehabilitation needs for reserved works.

Introduced in HouseFeb 26, 2015

Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act

Directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment owned by the Bureau for which operations and maintenance are performed by Bureau employees or through a contract with the Bureau) at Reclamation facilities (infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau at each Reclamation project owned by the Bureau) and to standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining such works.

Requires such Report to include: (1) a detailed assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for all such works; and (2) an itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of individual Reclamation facilities at each Reclamation project, including a budget level cost estimate of appropriations needed to complete each item and an assignment of a categorical rating for each item consistent with existing uniform categorization systems to inform the annual budget process and agency requirements.

Directs Interior to: (1) coordinate with the non-federal entities responsible for the operation and maintenance of transferred works (Reclamation facilities at which operations and maintenance are carried out by a non-federal entity under a formal agreement with the Bureau) in developing reporting requirements for Asset Management Reports regarding the condition of, and planned maintenance for, transferred works; and (2) develop and implement a categorical rating system for transferred works.

Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act — Informed