BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Recommended Positions on Federal Legislation: S. 4136 (Carper) / H.R. 7776 (DeFazio) - Water Resources Development Act of 2022; S. 4279 (Padilla) / H.R. 7847 (McNerney) - Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022; H.R. 3112 (McNerney) - Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act of 2021; H.R. 1352 (Lawrence) / S. 916 (Sanders) - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021; and Other Legislation That May Require Urgent Consideration for a Position by the Board.
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
A. Adopt a position of "Support and Amend" on S. 4136 (Carper) / H.R. 7776 (DeFazio) - Water Resources Development Act of 2022;
B. Adopt a position of "Support" on S. 4279 (Padilla) / H.R. 7847 (McNerney) - Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022;
C. Adopt a position of "Support and Amend" on H.R. 3112 (McNerney) - Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act of 2021; and
D. Adopt a position of "Support" on H.R. 1352 (Lawrence) / S. 916 (Sanders) - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021.
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SUMMARY:
A. S. 4136 (Carper) / H.R. 7776 (DeFazio) - Water Resources Development Act of 2022
Recommendation: Support and Amend
Priority: 1
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) is typically a two-year bill that authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) civil works projects and enacts national water infrastructure policy changes. In recent years, WRDA has also authorized funding and programs that support drinking water infrastructure, which falls under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and occasionally the bill has authorized funding and programs managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Both the House and Senate 2022 bills, however, are limited to USACE projects and policy. Both bills would authorize new USACE civil works projects and would make important changes to several USACE poli...
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