Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 4, 2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429.
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to Apr 29, 2008; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jan 5, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jan 9, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Oct 29, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 29, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2007Markup Oct 10, 2007Reported Dec 20, 2007 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2007Discharged Oct 10, 2007 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2007Markup May 15, 2008Reported Jun 4, 2008 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jan 5, 2007Markup May 7, 2008Reported May 7, 2008 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-504, Part II.
- Jun 4, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429.
- May 22, 2008House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 6, 2008.
- May 15, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 15, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- May 22, 2008H.R. 135, Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15, 2008</p>
- May 22, 2008H.R. 135, Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15, 2008
- Oct 15, 2007H.R. 135, Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 10, 2007</p>
- Oct 15, 2007H.R. 135, Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 10, 2007
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-146 | COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING124 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-106 | COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING: DROUGHT-RELATED ISSUES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES242 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-163 | ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF THE WATER BOTTLING INDUSTRY'S EXTRACTION OF GROUNDWATER188 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Dec 12, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-87 | H.R. 135: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER COMMISSION ACT OF 200794 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Nov 8, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40573 | Thirty-Five Years of Water Policy: The 1973 National Water Commission and Present Challenges Archived | Report | May 11, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2728 | Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2008 | Related bill | Aug 22, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- 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 Resources Development
- Water rights
- Water supply
- Water use
- Weather
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2008Reported in House
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
