To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to diversion of water from the Great Lakes.

Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to make the prohibition on Great Lakes diversions inapplicable to any new diversion of water which will not exceed an average of 5,000,000 gallons per day in any 30-day period.

 
HR 5262 IH
102d CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 5262
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to diversion
of water from the Great Lakes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 26, 1992
Mr. JONTZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to diversion
of water from the Great Lakes.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
  (a) FINDINGS- Section 1109(a)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act
  of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-20(a)(3)) is amended--
  (1) by inserting `significant' before `diversions'; and
  (2) by striking `significant economic' and inserting `economic'.
  (b) PURPOSES- Section 1109(b)(2) of such Act is amended by inserting
  `significant' before `diversion of'.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY.
  (a) GENERAL RULE- Section 1109(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of
  1986 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-20(f)) is amended by inserting before the period at
  the end thereof the following: `and to any new diversion of water which will
  not exceed an average of 5,000,000 gallons per day in any 30-day period'.
  (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Subsections (d) and (e) of section 1109 of such
  Act are each amended by striking `No' and inserting `Subject to subsection
  (f) of this section, no'.