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To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas, and for other purposes.
To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost-sharing assistance for the construction of reservoir structures and water transmission lines in rural areas. Projects must be designed to increase water supply in rural areas experiencing severe problems with water quality or quantity. The federal government would cover at least 50 percent of project costs, though costs for rural water transmission lines cannot exceed 50 percent of total project costs. A rural area is defined as any area outside cities with populations of 65,000 or more according to the most recent census. The bill also makes conforming amendments to update related sections of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] (R-AL)
Actions (4)
- Oct 6, 2000 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. · house
- Oct 6, 2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit. · house
- Sep 26, 2000 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Sep 26, 2000 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2000
Mr. Everett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COST SHARE ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL WATER STORAGE AND SUPPLY.
(a) Assistance Authorized.—The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act is amended by inserting after section 3A (16 U.S.C. 1003a) the following new section:
“SEC. 3B. COST SHARE ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL WATER STORAGE AND SUPPLY.
“(a) Reservoir Structures and Transmission Lines.—The Secretary may provide cost share assistance to project sponsors to enable such sponsors to construct—
“(1) reservoir structures for the storage of water; and
“(2) main water transmission lines to increase the water supply in a rural area.
“(b) Eligibility.—In order to qualify for assistance under this section, a project must be designed to increase the supply of water in a rural area that is experiencing a severe problem with the quality or quantity of water.
“(c) Amount of Assistance; Limitation.—The amount of the assistance provided by the Secretary for a project under this section shall cover at least 50 percent of the project costs, except that rural water supply costs under subsection (a)(2) may not exceed 50 percent of total project costs.
“(d) Rural Area Defined.—In this section, the term ‘rural area’ means any area that is not within the outer boundary of any city having a population of 65,000 or more, according to the most recent decennial census of the United States.”.
(b) Definition of Works of Improvement.—Section 2 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1002) is amended by striking “Each project must contain” and all that follows through “benefits of the project.”.
(c) Conforming Amendment.—Section 3A of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1003a) is amended by inserting “wetland or floodplain conservation easements” before the period at the end of the section heading. <all>
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