H.R. 186: Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-09 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

Plain summary

Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act This bill makes the Bureau of Reclamation the lead agency for the purpose of coordinating all permitting and related activities required to construct certain new surface-water storage projects. Specifically, Reclamation must identify, notify, and coordinate all Federal agencies that may have jurisdiction over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, approval, or decision for a qualifying project. A state where a project is being considered may also choose to participate as a cooperating agency. Reclamation's coordination responsibilities include (1) preparing a unified environmental review document, and (2) maintaining a consolidated administrative record and project data records. Additionally, Reclamation is authorized to accept and expend funds contributed by a nonfederal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit for such a project.

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Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · 5 cosponsors

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Pete Stauber (R-MN), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Burgess Owens (R-UT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr186.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118