Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act

Bill: 109-hr-18
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Auditing
California
Construction costs
Easements
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental assessment
Federal aid to water pollution control
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Groundwater
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Land transfers
Law
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Right-of-way
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development
Water districts
Water pollution control
Water rights
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Southern California Groundwater Remediation Fund, which shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to provide grants to a local water authority within the natural watershed of the Santa Ana River in California for the Federal share of costs associated with designing and constructing groundwater remediation projects.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from obligating any funds appropriated to the Fund in a fiscal year until the Secretary has deposited a matching amount provided by non-Federal interests of at least 35 percent for a project. Makes each authority responsible for providing the required non-Federal amount. Directs the Secretary to credit the appropriate authority with the value of all prior compatible expenditures by non-Federal interests made after January 1, 2000.

action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Southern California Groundwater Remediation Fund, which shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to provide grants to a local water authority within the natural watershed of the Santa Ana River in California for the federal share of costs associated with designing and constructing groundwater remediation projects.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from obligating any funds appropriated to the Fund in a fiscal year until the Secretary has deposited a matching amount provided by non-federal interests of at least 35 percent for a project. Makes each authority responsible for providing the required non-federal amount. Directs the Secretary to credit the appropriate authority with the value of all prior compatible expenditures by non-federal interests made after January 1, 2000.
 
Authorizes appropriations. Terminates this Act ten years after the enactment date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1864)
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1864)
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 18.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1864-1865)
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Mr. Duncan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E10)
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House