W21
Latest action · Jan 13, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 13, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water in the 21st Century Act or W21
This bill establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify, label, and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services.
This bill establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program.
The EPA is required to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on a region's water quality or quantity.
The Department of the Interior may: (1) provide financial assistance to water projects in specified states, including projects for water recycling, water infrastructure, enhanced energy efficiency, desalination, and water storage and conveyance; and (2) transfer to nonfederal entities title to any reclamation projects or facility in need of rehabilitation that are authorized before enactment of this Act.
The U.S. Geological Survey must establish an open water data system to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of water data and information for water management, education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes.
This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 the Water Desalination Act of 1996 and water resources research and technology institutes under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.
After receiving a request from a nonfederal sponsor, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must review the operation of a reservoir and, if appropriate, update the water control manual to incorporate improved weather and runoff forecasting methods.
The EPA is required to develop voluntary national drought resilience guidelines relating to preparedness planning and investments for water users and providers.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must prepare a salmon drought plan for California.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2015 to Feb 2, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Feb 2, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jan 13, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42467 | Legislative Options in the 114th Congress for Financing Water Infrastructure Archived | Report | Dec 30, 2016 |
| R44482 | Water Use Efficiency Legislation in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 15, 2016 |
| R44316 | Western Water and Drought: Legislative Analysis of H.R. 2898 and S. 1894 Archived | Report | Dec 23, 2015 |
| R44180 | Drought Legislation: Comparison of Selected Provisions in H.R. 2898 and S. 1894 Archived | Report | Sep 4, 2015 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 291 | W21 | Identical bill | Mar 2, 2015 |
| S 653 | Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2015 |
| HR 813 | FORECAST Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2015 |
| HR 4497 | Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016 | Related bill | Feb 10, 2016 |
| HR 6022 | New WATER Act | Related bill | Sep 20, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to advance integrated water management and development through innovation, resiliency, conservation, and efficiency in the 21st century, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- W21
- Water in the 21st Century Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Arizona
- Atmospheric science and weather
- California
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Colorado
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Fishes
- Floods and storm protection
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Housing industry and standards
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Land transfers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Research administration and funding
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington State
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Wyoming
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
