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H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 115th
Date Requested April 27, 2017
Requested By House Committee on Natural Resources
Date Sent May 11, 2017
Description:

H.R. 1654 would direct the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to act as the lead federal agency for coordinating with 17 western states for issuing permits to construct new water storage projects on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. The bill also would impose deadlines for carrying out certain activities related to each project. Based on information from BOR and other federal agencies, CBO estimates that implementing those provisions would cost about $1 million a year for staff to coordinate agency reviews, to consolidate project data and documentation, to review projects, and for regional directors to review permits. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

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