A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
This bill allows the Bureau of Reclamation to reduce or waive the nonfederal cost share of WaterSMART grants for Indian tribes if paying that cost share would result in a financial hardship for the tribe. (WaterSMART grants support projects related to water conservation and water use efficiency.)
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 226.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-405.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.
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