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IMPORTANT ISSUES

Clean Water Act Amendments

Letter to Congressman DeFazio from the Oregon Association of Nurseries, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Wheat Growers League, and Oregon Water Resources Congress Opposing HR 5088 - June 28, 2010
Letter to House and Senate Leadership from Western Republican Lawmakers Opposing Clean Water Act Amendments - December 8, 2009
Letter to Senator Ron Wyden Regarding Clean Water Act Amendments in S. 787 - May 4, 2009
Letter from Oregon Association of Nurseries on S. 787 - May 1, 2009
OWRC White Paper on Clean Water Act Amendments

Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act (FRIMA)

FRIMA: FY 2011 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Interior - March 19, 2010
Oregon Fish Screening Task Force Letter to House Committee on Appropriations - June 10, 2009
FRIMA: FY 2010 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Interior - March 26, 2009
FRIMA: FY 2010 Appropriations Request to Senators Merkley and Wyden - February 23, 2009
FRIMA: FY 2010 Appropriations Request to House Delegation - February 13, 2009
FRIMA: FY 2010 Appropriations Request to Congressman Walden - February 13, 2009

Climate Change

American Power Act - DRAFT Kerry-Lieberman 2010 Climate Bill - May 2010
See "Title VI—Community Protections from Climate Change Impacts"
OWRC White Paper: Water Management Challenges of Climate Change - November, 2009
OWRC Comments on S.1733 - November 10, 2009
OWRC Comments on US Fish and Wildlife Service's Draft Climate Change Strategy - November 23, 2009
Climate Change and Water Resources Management: A Federal Perspective - 2009 Report by USGS, the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration detailing how water managers and federal agencies can prepare for climate change
Climate Change Adaptation: Strategic Federal Planning Could Help Government Officials Make More Informed Decisions - GAO Report to the Chairman, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, House of Representatives - October 2009
U.S. Department of the Interior Climate Change Response Strategy
S     Secretarial Order 3289: Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on America's Water, Land,
        and Other Natural and Cultural Resources - September 14, 2009
S     U.S Fish and Wildlife Service - "Rising to the Challenge: Draft Strategic Plan for Responding to
        Accelerating Climate Change" - September 21, 2009 DRAFT
        Appendix: 5-Year Action Plan for Implementing the Climate Change Strategic Plan

Principles and Guidelines Revision

CEQ Revised Principles and Guidelines: "Proposed National Objectives, Principles and Standards for Water and Related Resources Implementation Studies" - December 3, 2009
OWRC Comments on CEQ Revised Principles and Guidelines - April 2, 2010
Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from the Water Resources Coalition - July 17, 2009

Infrastructure

OWRC White Paper - Irrigation District Water Infrastructure
Water Resources Infrastructure Investment Letter to Speaker Pelosi from Water Resources Coalition - November 18, 2009
District Infrastructure Projects Letter to Delegation (updated) - February 9, 2009
Summary Table of Shovel-ready District Infrastructure Projects - February 9, 2009

Bureau of Reclamation

US Department of Interior 2009 Report - January 2010
(see page 32 for "Tackling America's Water Challenges")

Appropriations

OWRC Testimony to House Subcommittee on Water and Power on the oversight hearing "The Bureau of Reclamation and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Progress Report and Planning for the Future." - July 15, 2010
OWRC FY 2011 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - March 19, 2010
FY 2010 Funding Request Letter to Energy & Water Appropriations Conferees from the Water Resources Coalition - September 29, 2009
FY 2011 Funding Request Letter to Secretary Salazar from the Water Resources Coalition and NWRA - August 21, 2009

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)

WRDA 2010 Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from the Water Resources Coalition - November 18, 2009

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Water & Watershed Planning

"Building Strong Collaborative Relationships for a Sustainable Water Resources Future: National Report Responding to National Water Resources Challenges" Army Corps of Engineers draft report - December 2009
Comments on “Building Strong Collaborative Relationships for a Sustainable Water Resources Future: National Report Responding to National Water Resources Challenges" Army Corps of Engineers December 2009 draft - February 5, 2010
Sustainable Watershed Planning Act Draft
OWRC Letter to Oregon Congressional Delegation about Sustainable Watershed Planning Act Draft - July 7, 2009

2010 Jobs Bill

House Amendment to Senate Amendment to HR 2487 - December 15, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency

OWRC Comments on EPA's Draft Fiscal Year 2011-2015 Strategic Plan - July 26, 2010

Critical Habitat Designations

US Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Bull Trout Critical Habitat Revision - January 13, 2010

OWRC COMMUNICATIONS

Testimony to House Subcommittee on Water and Power, for the oversight hearing "Investment in Small Hydropower: Prospects of Expanding Low-Impact and Affordable Hydropower Generation in the West" - July 29, 2010
FY 2011 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Interior regarding EPA Budget - March 19, 2010
FY 2011 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Agriculture regarding USDA Budget - March 19, 2010
Letter Supporting USGS Streamgage Programs to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - December 9, 2009
Letter Supporting USGS Streamgage Programs to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - December 9, 2009
FY 2010 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Agriculture - May 1, 2009
FY 2010 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - April 3, 2009

LEGISLATION INTRODUCED 111th CONGRESS

Senate Bills

S. 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Summary & Status
S. 531 - A bill to provide for the conduct of an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
S. 732 - A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams.
Summary & Status
S. 787 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States.
Summary & Status
S. 817 - A bill to establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to conserve wild Pacific salmon and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
S. 1005 - A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States.
Summary & Status
S. 1711 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for making homes more water-efficient, for building new water-efficient homes, for public water conservation, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
S. 1712 - A bill to promote water efficiency, conservation, and adaptation, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
S. 1713 - A bill to establish loan guarantee programs to develop biochar technology using excess plant biomass, to establish biochar demonstration projects on public land, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
S. 1733 - A bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy.
Summary & Status
S. 1933 - A bill to establish an integrated Federal program that protects, restores, and conserves natural resources by responding to the threats and effects of climate change, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
S. 2877 - Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act
Summary & Status
S. 3025 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River Basin, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
S. 3262 - Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010
Summary & Status
S. 3336 - Private Activity Renewable Energy Bonds Act
Summary & Status

S 3550 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency a Columbia Basin Restoration Program.
Summary & Status

House Bills

HR 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Summary & Status
- House Appropriations Committee Report on HR 1
HR 135 - To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs.
Summary & Status
HR 146 - An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Became PL 111-11 on March 30, 2009
HR 469 - To encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the development of domestic energy resources, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
HR 631 - To increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Summary & Status
HR 1145 - To implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
HR 1770 - To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams.
Summary & Status
HR 1262 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
HR 2454 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
Summary & Status
HR 2741 - To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
HR 2969 - To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish water system adaptation partnerships.
Summary & Status
HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
Summary & Status
HR 3202 - To establish a Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund to support investments in clean water and drinking water infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
HR 3503 - To ensure that proper information gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River Basin in a manner that protects and enhances local communities, ensures effective expenditure of Federal resources, and maintains reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
HR 3598 - To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources.
Summary & Status
HR 4652 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River Basin, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status
HR 4849 - Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010
Summary & Status
HR 5088 - America's Commitment to Clean Water Act
Summary & Status
HR 5487 - Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2010
Summary & Status

DRAFT LEGISLATION

Bureau of Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2008

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S. 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Summary & Status

S. 531 - A bill to provide for the conduct of an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

S. 732 - A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. Summary & Status

S. 787 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. Summary & Status

S. 817 - A bill to establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to conserve wild Pacific salmon and for other purposes. Summary & Status

S. 1005 - A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States. Summary & Status

S. 1711 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for making homes more water-efficient, for building new water-efficient homes, for public water conservation, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

S. 1712 - A bill to promote water efficiency, conservation, and adaptation, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

S. 1713 - A bill to establish loan guarantee programs to develop biochar technology using excess plant biomass, to establish biochar demonstration projects on public land, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

S. 1733 - A bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. Summary & Status

S. 1933 - A bill to establish an integrated Federal program that protects, restores, and conserves natural resources by responding to the threats and effects of climate change, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

S. 2877 - Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act Summary & Status

S. 3025 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River Basin, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

S. 3262 - Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010 Summary & Status

S. 3336 - Private Activity Renewable Energy Bonds Act Summary & Status

S 3550 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency a Columbia Basin Restoration Program. Summary & Status

HR 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Summary & Status

HR 135 - To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs. Summary & Status

HR 146 - An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Became PL 111-11 on March 30, 2009

HR 469 - To encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the development of domestic energy resources, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

HR 631 - To increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices at the Environmental Protection Agency. Summary & Status

HR 1145 - To implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

HR 1770 - To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. Summary & Status

HR 1262 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

HR 2454 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Summary & Status

HR 2741 - To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

HR 2969 - To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish water system adaptation partnerships. Summary & Status

HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Summary & Status

HR 3202 - To establish a Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund to support investments in clean water and drinking water infrastructure, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

HR 3598 - To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources. Summary & Status

HR 4652 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River Basin, and for other purposes. Summary & Status

HR 4849 - Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 Summary & Status

HR 5088 - America's Commitment to Clean Water Act Summary & Status

HR 5487 - Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2010 Summary & Status

DRAFT LEGISLATION

S. 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Summary & Status

S. 531 - A bill to provide for the conduct of an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

S. 732 - A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams.
Summary & Status

S. 787 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States.
Summary & Status

S. 817 - A bill to establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to conserve wild Pacific salmon and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

S. 1005 - A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States.
Summary & Status

S. 1711 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for making homes more water-efficient, for building new water-efficient homes, for public water conservation, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

S. 1712 - A bill to promote water efficiency, conservation, and adaptation, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

S. 1713 - A bill to establish loan guarantee programs to develop biochar technology using excess plant biomass, to establish biochar demonstration projects on public land, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

S. 1733 - A bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy.
Summary & Status

S. 1933 - A bill to establish an integrated Federal program that protects, restores, and conserves natural resources by responding to the threats and effects of climate change, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

S. 2877 - Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act
Summary & Status

S. 3025 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River Basin, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

S. 3262 - Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010
Summary & Status

S. 3336 - Private Activity Renewable Energy Bonds Act
Summary & Status

S 3550 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency a Columbia Basin Restoration Program.
Summary & Status

HR 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Summary & Status

HR 135 - To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs.
Summary & Status

HR 146 - An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Became PL 111-11 on March 30, 2009

HR 469 - To encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the development of domestic energy resources, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

HR 631 - To increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Summary & Status

HR 1145 - To implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

HR 1770 - To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams.
Summary & Status

HR 1262 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

HR 2454 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
Summary & Status

HR 2741 - To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

HR 2969 - To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish water system adaptation partnerships.
Summary & Status

HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.
Summary & Status

HR 3202 - To establish a Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund to support investments in clean water and drinking water infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

HR 3598 - To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources.
Summary & Status

HR 4652 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River Basin, and for other purposes.
Summary & Status

HR 4849 - Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010
Summary & Status

HR 5088 - America's Commitment to Clean Water Act
Summary & Status

HR 5487 - Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2010
Summary & Status