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Calendar No. 143 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1114 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 8, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Geo-
logical Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater re-
sources in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Water Re-
sources Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
SEC. 3. ALASKA WATER RESOURCES STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, acting through the Com-
missioner of Reclamation and the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey, where appropriate, and in ac-
cordance with this Act and other applicable provisions of 
law, shall conduct a study that includes— 
(1) a survey of accessible water supplies, includ-
ing aquifers, on the Kenai Peninsula and in the Mu-
nicipality of Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Bor-
ough, the city of Fairbanks, and the Fairbanks 
Northstar Borough; 
(2) a survey of water treatment needs and tech-
nologies, including desalination, applicable to the 
water resources of the State; and 
(3) a review of the need for enhancement of the 
streamflow information collected by the United 
States Geological Survey in the State relating to 
critical water needs in areas such as— 
(A) infrastructure risks to State transpor-
tation; 
(B) flood forecasting; 
(C) resource extraction; and 
(D) fire management. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a report describing the re-
sults of the study required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. SUNSET. 
The authority of the Secretary to carry out any provi-
sions of this Act shall terminate 10 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 143 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1114 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation and the 
United States Geological Survey, to conduct a 
study on groundwater resources in the State of 
Alaska, and for other purposes. 
MAY 8, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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