Bills · 118th Congress · Water Resources Development

To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes.

Where it stands

  1. Introduced3/14/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 11/6/23
  3. SenatePassed 12/17/24
  4. PresidentSigned 12/23/24
  5. LawPublic Law 118-162

Passed the House 384–1 on November 6, 2023 (Roll Call 599 →). Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on December 17, 2024. Became Public Law 118-162 on December 23, 2024.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 11/6/23Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic184 Yea · 0 Nay · 28 Not voting
  • Republican200 Yea · 1 Nay · 19 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

This act transfers National Forest System land near the Salt River in Arizona to the Bureau of Reclamation to expand the area used for generating hydropower for the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project. Any facilities on the covered land constructed by the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District or the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association must conform to Reclamation's standards. Once the facilities are substantially completed, Reclamation must take ownership of them. The district and the association must take responsibility for the facilities' operation and maintenance.

The act also exempts the land transfer from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. It also directs the Bureau of Reclamation to serve as the lead agency with respect to environmental compliance.

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Sponsor
Rep. David Schweikert ( Republican · AZ-1)
Cosponsors
4
Introduced
3/14/23
Policy area
Water Resources Development

What happens next

Became Public Law 118-162.

All actions (25)
  1. 3/14/23Introduced in House
  2. 3/14/23Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  3. 6/9/23Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
  4. 6/14/23Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  5. 7/19/23Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged.
  6. 7/19/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. 7/19/23Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  8. 11/3/23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-264.
  9. 11/3/23Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.
  10. 11/6/23Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  11. 11/6/23Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5410-5411)
  12. 11/6/23DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1607.
  13. 11/6/23At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. 11/6/23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5426)
  15. 11/6/23Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 1 (Roll no. 599). (text: CR H5410)
  16. 11/6/23On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 1 (Roll no. 599). (text: CR H5410)
  17. 11/6/23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. 11/7/23Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  19. 12/17/24Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  20. 12/17/24Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  21. 12/17/24Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7079-7085)
  22. 12/18/24Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  23. 12/23/24Presented to President.
  24. 12/23/24Signed by President.
  25. 12/23/24Became Public Law No: 118-162.