S. 1179IntroducedWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act
California · Dams and canals · Earth sciences
Sponsor
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
D · CA
Key facts
Introduced: Apr 15, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 117th
Latest action · May 25, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-300.
Summary
Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial assistance for various projects in California to mitigate the sinking or settling of the ground (i.e., subsidence mitigation), specifically for projects related to the Friant-Kern Canal, the Delta-Mendota Canal, and certain parts of the San Luis Canal/California Aqueduct.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- May 25, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-300.
- Apr 15, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1987-1988)
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
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