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To amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program.
Summary
- Reauthorizes the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program.
- Expands the program to include Arizona in addition to New Mexico and Texas as eligible states for assessing priority transboundary aquifers.
- Excludes a specific aquifer partially within the Yuma groundwater basin from the Arizona designation.
- Extends the authorization period for appropriations from fiscal years 2007 through 2016 to fiscal years 2026 through 2036.
- Updates the sunset provision to reference the new Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Jun 22, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Jun 22, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 22, 2026
Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act” or the “TAAP Act”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Designation of Priority Transboundary Aquifers.—Section 4(c)(2) of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (42 U.S.C. 1962 note; Public Law 109-448) is amended by striking “New Mexico or Texas” and inserting “New Mexico, Texas, or Arizona (other than an aquifer underlying Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, that is partially within the Yuma groundwater basin designated by the order of the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources dated June 21, 1984)”.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 8(a) of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (42 U.S.C. 1962 note; Public Law 109-448) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2007 through 2016” and inserting “fiscal years 2026 through 2036”.
(c) Sunset of Authority.—Section 9 of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (42 U.S.C. 1962 note; Public Law 109-448) is amended by striking “enactment of this Act” and inserting “enactment of the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act”. <all>
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