Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act
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Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act - Sets forth provisions governing feasibility studies for surface water storage projects initiated by the Secretary of the Interior under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (project studies).
Requires a project study initiated after enactment of this Act to: (1) result in the completion of a final feasibility report within three years; (2) have a maximum federal cost of $3 million; and (3) ensure that personnel from the local project area, region, and headquarters levels of the Bureau of Reclamation concurrently conduct the required review. Sets forth factors for extending such time line for complex projects.
Requires the Secretary, within 90 days after the initiation of a project study, to: (1) initiate the process for completing reviews, including environmental reviews, required to be completed as part of such study; (2) convene a meeting of federal, tribal, and state agencies required to act; and (3) provide information that will enable required reviews and analyses to be conducted by other agencies in a thorough and timely manner.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) expedite the completion of any ongoing project study initiated before the enactment of this Act; and (2) proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of a project the Secretary determines is justified.
Sets forth requirements applicable to project studies initiated after enactment of this Act for which an environmental impact statement is prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Requires the Secretary to:
annually prepare a list of all such studies that do not have adequate funding for study completion;
develop and implement a coordinated environmental review process for the development of such studies;
identify, as early as practicable in such process, all federal, state, and local government agencies and Indian tribes that have jurisdiction and that are required to act, which the federal lead agency shall invite to become participating or cooperating agencies;
issue guidance regarding the use of programmatic approaches to carry out the environmental review process; and
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.
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DOC HASTINGS (R-WA) introduced it on September 8, 2014. No cosponsors are recorded.
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Vote history
- HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action