Alaska Water Resources Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 7, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Alaska Water Resources Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Director of the United States Geological Survey, to conduct a study that includes: (1) a survey of accessible water supplies, including aquifers, on the Kenai Peninsula in the municipality of Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the city of Fairbanks, and the Fairbanks Northstar Borough; (2) a survey of water treatment needs and technologies applicable to the water resources of Alaska; and (3) a review of the need for enhancement of the streamflow information collected by the Geological Survey in the state relating to critical water needs in areas such as infrastructure risks to state transportation, flood forecasting, resource extraction, and fire management. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment. Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
- May 8, 2007Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 143.
- May 7, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4507-4508)
- May 7, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1114.
- May 7, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 110 | Psychiatric and Psychological Examinations Act of 2007 | Text similarities | Jan 4, 2007 |
| S 200 | Alaska Water Resources Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2008 |
| S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Related bill | May 8, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Alaska
- Aquifers
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Protection
- Fire prevention
- Flood control
- Floods
- Governmental investigations
- Groundwater
- Infrastructure
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Saline waters
- Sunset legislation
- Surveys
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste water treatment
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2007Placed on Calendar Senate
- May 7, 2007Engrossed in House
- May 7, 2007Reported in House
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
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