Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-135
Sponsor: Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Droughts
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Federal advisory bodies
Federal mandates
Federal-state relations
Flood control
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Interstate compacts
Maintenance and repair
Public meetings
Science, Technology, Communications
Storm drains
Strategic planning
Technology assessment
Water conservation
Water pollution control
Water quality
Water rights
Water supply
Water use
Weather

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) project future water supply and demand; (2) study current water management programs of federal, interstate, state, and local agencies and private sector entities directed at increasing water supplies and improving the availability, reliability, and quality of freshwater resources; and (3) consult with representatives of such agencies and entities to develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy. Requires that such strategy: (1) identify incentives intended to ensure an adequate and dependable water supply to meet U.S. needs for the next 50 years; (2) suggest strategies that avoid increased mandates on state and local governments, considering all available technologies; and (3) suggest financing options.

action_date: 2007-12-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) project future water supply and demand; (2) study current water management programs of federal, interstate, state, and local agencies and private sector entities directed at increasing water supplies and improving the availability, reliability, and quality of freshwater resources; and (3) consult with representatives of such agencies and entities to develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy. 
 
Requires that such strategy: (1) identify incentives intended to ensure an adequate and dependable water supply to meet U.S. needs for the next 50 years; (2) suggest strategies that avoid increased mandates on state and local governments, considering all available technologies; and (3) suggest financing options.
 
Requires the Commission to submit interim and final reports to the President and specified congressional committees. Terminates the Commission within 30 days of its transmission of a final report. Authorizes appropriations.

action_date: 2008-06-04
text: 
Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) use studies and assessments to project future water supply needs and demand, develop national and regional assessments on flood risk and water availability and trends related to water quality; (2) study government and private sector water management programs directed at increasing water supplies, managing flood risk, and improving the availability, reliability, and quality of water resources; and (3) develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy.

Requires such strategy to: (1) identify incentives to ensure an adequate and dependable supply of water to meet U.S. needs for the next 50 years; (2) consider all available technologies and methods to optimize water supply reliability, availability, and quality, while safeguarding and enhancing the environment; (3) suggest financing options for development of comprehensive watershed management plans, regional watershed planning, holistically designed water resources projects, and increased use of nonstructural elements (including green infrastructure and low impact development techniques); (4) encourage the integration of flood control and water supply projects, including recommendations for capturing excess water and flood water for conservation and reuse; (5) suggest options to promote the use of, and reduce biases against, nonstructural elements when managing stormwater; and (6) encourage the avoidance and minimization of adverse impacts to, and the restoration of, natural systems.

Directs the Commission, in developing such strategy, to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness of hazard mitigation strategies and contingency planning provisions for water management programs in light of climate change impacts; (2) evaluate such impacts; (3) include strategies for using best available climate science in projections of future flood and drought risk and for developing hazard mitigation strategies to protect water quality in extreme weather conditions caused by climate change; (4) identify adaptation techniques, or further research needs of such techniques, for responding to climate change impacts; (5) respect the primary role of states in adjudicating, administering, and regulating water rights and water uses; (6) identify whether recommendations are consistent with existing laws; (7) identify duplication among federal governmental programs and make recommendations to improve coordination among federal, interstate, state, and local agencies; and (8) avoid suggesting increased mandates on state and local governments.

 Requires the Commission to submit interim and final reports to the President and Congress. Terminates the Commission 30 days after its transmission of a final report. Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-504, Part II.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-504, Part II.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 6, 2008.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than May 22, 2008.
action_date: 2008-02-29
text: House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than April 30, 2008.
action_date: 2008-01-15
text: House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 29, 2008.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 15, 2008.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-504, Part I.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-504, Part I.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House