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S. 3385: Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act

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S. 3385: Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-07-16 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-588.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-07-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-588. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act

Plain summary

Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act - Establishes in the Treasury a Reclamation Rural Water Construction Fund, into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit for each of FY2013-FY2029 a specified amount of revenues that would otherwise be deposited in the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902. Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts from the Fund to complete construction of rural water projects: (1) that were authorized to be carried out on or before this Act's enactment, or (2) for which the Secretary completed a feasibility report by September 30, 2012, that recommends construction and for which an Act of Congress enacted after this Act's enactment has authorized construction. Prohibits the Secretary from using amounts from the Fund to pay for project operation and maintenance costs. Prohibits the Secretary from expending amounts from the Fund until the date on which the Secretary develops: (1) programmatic goals that would enable the completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as expeditiously as possible and that reflect the goals and priorities identified in the laws authorizing the projects and the goals of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act; and (2) funding prioritization criteria that takes into account specified information, including an evaluation of the need for potable water supplies in the affected rural and tribal communities, the completion status of a project, and the financial needs of the affected communities. Terminates the Fund on September 30, 2034.

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Official text

Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · 8 cosponsors

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Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s3385 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112