US Congress House Bill 550 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas.Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines; (2) the impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals; (3) the installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems; (4) the renovation and replacement of pumping plants; and (5) other activities that will result in water conservation or an improved water supply.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011

Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]

Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]

Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/550/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr550/BILLS-112hr550ih.pdf