New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act

To provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans, and for other purposes.

7/10/2007--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the governor of New Mexico and acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to:
(1) provide to New Mexico technical assistance and grants for the development of comprehensive state water plans;
(2) conduct water resources mapping in New Mexico; and
(3) conduct a comprehensive study of groundwater resources in New Mexico to assess the quantity, quality, and interaction of groundwater and surface water resources. Lists types of technical assistance that may be provided, including acquisition of hydrologic data, expansion of groundwater monitoring networks, and coordination of federal water management planning efforts. Directs the Secretary to allocate specified funds:
(1) to develop hydrologic models and acquire associated equipment for the New Mexico Rio Grande main stem sections and Rios Pueblo de Taos and Hondo, Rios Nambe, Pojoaque and Teseque, Rio Chama, and Lower Rio Grande tributaries;
(2) to complete the hydrographic survey development of hydrologic models and acquire associated equipment for the San Juan River and tributaries and for Southwest New Mexico, including the Animas Basin, the Gila River, and tributaries; and
(3) for statewide digital orthophotography mapping. Sets the non-federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out using a grant under this Act at 50%, which may be in the form of in-kind services as determined by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Heather Wilson [R, NM-1]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
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  • House Natural Resources
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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 17, 2007		July 10, 2007

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• Jun 11, 2008: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• Added to calendar on Jul 11, 2007: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267..
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jul 10, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jul 10, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1904.
• Jul 10, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jul 10, 2007: Mr. Sarbanes moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
• Apr 23, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
• Apr 17, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Apr 17, 2007.

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