SECURE Water Amendments Act

Bill: 113-hr-4258
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2014-03-14
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Government studies and investigations

Hawaii

Natural disasters

Water resources funding

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>SECURE Water Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to: (1) include "planning for or addressing the impact of drought" among the activities for which the Secretary may make grants and enter cooperative agreements for water management improvement, (2) include Hawaii among the states in which eligible grant and agreement applicants may be located, (3) authorize appropriations for such grants and agreements for FY2015-FY2023, and (4) authorize appropriations for national water availability and use assessment program grants for FY2014-FY2023.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4258 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2014 Mrs. Napolitano (for herself, Ms. Gabbard , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Costa , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Sires , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Pastor of Arizona , Mr. Doggett , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize and update certain provisions of the Secure Water Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SECURE Water Amendments Act . 2. Authorized activities; eligibility; authorization of appropriations (a) In general Section 9504 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(H)— (i) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) to plan for or address the impacts of drought. ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— (i) by striking ; and and inserting ; or ; (ii) by striking (A) be located within the States and inserting the following: (A) be located in— (i) the States ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) the State of Hawaii; and ; and (2) in subsection (e), by striking There is and all that follows through $200,000,000 and inserting There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2023 . 3. Authorization of appropriations for national water availability and use assessment program Section 9508(e)(2) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10368(e)(2) ) is amended by striking $12,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2013 and inserting such sums as are necessary for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023 .