Grace Napolitano: “Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I will include in the Record a list of amendments proposed that the Rules Committee…”

“Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I will include in the Record a list of amendments proposed that the Rules Committee did not find in order that are asking to exempt Allegheny National Forest, Delaware River Watershed, and Delaware Water Gap from the effects of the bill. We also have the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, the Long Island Sound Watershed, the Puget Sound Watershed, and Olympic National Park Watershed. They all want to be excluded from this bill. Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 3189-- Water Rights Protection Act summaries derived from information provided by sponsors [Listed in Alphabetical Order] Cartwright (PA): No. 1--Exempts the Allegheny National Forest, Delaware River Watershed, and Delaware Water Gap from the effects of the bill. Connolly (VA), Van Hollen (MD), Sarbanes (MD), Scott, Bobby (VA), Edwards (MD), Cartwright (PA): No. 13--States that no provisions of the bill shall affect water rights agreements within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Holt (NJ): No. 5--Exempts the Delaware River watershed from this Act. Israel (NY), DeLauro (CT), Esty (CT), Crowley (NY), Engel (NY), Tonko (NY), McCarthy, Carolyn (NY), Bishop, Tim (NY), Courtney (CT): No. 8--Exempts the Long Island Sound watershed from any provision in the legislation. Kilmer (WA), Heck, Denny (WA), Larsen, Rick (WA), Smith, Adam (WA): No. 9--Clarifies that nothing in the legislation would affect or apply to the Puget Sound watershed. Kilmer (WA): No.…”