SECURE Water Act

A bill to authorize and facilitate the improvement of water management by the Bureau of Reclamation, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to increase the acquisition and analysis of water resources for irrigation, hydroelectric power, municipal, and environmental uses, and for other purposes.

10/4/2007--Introduced.
Science and Engineering to Comprehensively Understand and Responsibly Enhance Water Act or the SECURE Water Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to establish a climate change adaptation program to:
(1) assess each effect of, and risk resulting from, global climate change regarding the quantity of water resources located in specified areas (service areas); and
(2) ensure that strategies are developed to address potential water shortages, conflicts, and other impacts to water users and the environment of each service area. Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) provide grants to, or enter cooperative agreements with, eligible applicants to assist in planning, designing, or constructing improvements; and
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with any university, nonprofit research institution, or organization with water or power delivery authority to fund research activities designed to conserve, increase efficiency of, or enhance management of, water resources.
Directs:
(1) the Secretary of Energy to assess each effect of, and risk resulting from, climate change regarding water supplies required for the generation of hydroelectric power at specified projects; and
(2) the Secretary to establish and lead a climate change and water intragovernmental panel.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to:
(1) review the national streamflow information program, improve methodologies, and increase the number of sites measured;
(2) develop a systematic groundwater monitoring program for each major U.S. aquifer system;
(3) identify significant U.S. brackish groundwater resources; and
(4) establish a water availability and use assessment program.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
• and 5 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 04, 2007

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• Dec 11, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-312.
• Dec 11, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:30 p.m.
• Dec 11, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
• Oct 04, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Oct 04, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12781-12782)
• Introduced on Oct 04, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Water resources
• Air pollution
• Aquifers
• Budgets
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• Climate change
• Department of the Interior
• Energy
• Environmental protection
• Evaporation
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federal aid to research
• Federal aid to water resources development
• Groundwater
• Hydroelectric power
• Infrastructure
• Research grants
• Saline waters
• Science policy
• Water conservation
• Water storage
• Water supply
• Water use
• Wells

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