Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 16, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1011.
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 5, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 22, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with: (1) the Orange County Water District (the District), to participate in the design, planning, and construction of natural treatment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin; and (2) the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project. Limits the federal share of total project costs. Prohibits using funds provided by the Secretary for operation and maintenance of the projects. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act after 10 years.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2007 to Mar 29, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Mar 29, 2007 |
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 Feb 5, 2007 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2007 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 23, 2007Markup Sep 11, 2008Reported Sep 16, 2008 |
| Water and Power Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 8, 2008 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Sep 16, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1011.
- Sep 11, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 8, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
- Oct 23, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Oct 22, 2007Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 22, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11803-11804)
- Oct 22, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 813.
- Oct 22, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11803)
- Oct 22, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11803, H11804Text printed H11803 | Gary G. Miller R-CA, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Oct 22, 2007 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 3, 2008H.R. 813, Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 16, 2008</p>
- Oct 3, 2008H.R. 813, Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 16, 2008
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-460 | CURRENT WATER BILLS46 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-11 | SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLIES FOR THE WEST: PART 173 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 10, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2259 | Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 8, 2008 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Agriculture and Food
- California
- Central Valley Reclamation Project (California)
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Government Operations and Politics
- Infrastructure
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Irrigation
- Planning
- Research centers
- Rivers
- Saline waters
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Waste water treatment
- Water conservation
- Water districts
- Water purification
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2008Reported to Senate
- Oct 23, 2007Referred in Senate
- Oct 22, 2007Engrossed in House
- Feb 5, 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.
