Grace Napolitano

I am very concerned about recycled water and the stigma attached to wastewater.

I would love to be able to get some report on that, Ms. Sutley.

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, strike lines 12 through 15. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5…

I couldn't agree with him more. My only objection is the small portion of the NEPA waiver. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to my colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts, Ranking Member Markey.

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. {time} 1530 Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Ellison

This is a simple amendment striking out language in section 2, page 4, lines 12 15. It removes the exemption of the NEPA waiver for small conduits on Federal land. The proponents of this measure again will argue that FERC regulations allow…

I would like to reiterate that we fully support the intent of the legislation without the exemption of NEPA stated on page 4, lines 12 15. And I must say that I have working relationships with some of my universities; and one of them, Cal…

How much time remains? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 18\1/2\ minutes, and the gentleman from Washington has 6 minutes.

I couldn't agree with Mr. Gosar more on some of his presentation that the bureau would be able to expedite some of these projects, and they are working on that categorical exemption determination to be able to understand how they can…

How much time remains on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 20\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Washington has 14 minutes remaining.

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I don't wish to know of '56. I wish to know what your amendment does. Mr. McCLINTOCK. This amendment applies the act that I was just reading to the Central Valley Project. I was specifically answering the…

I have one more speaker. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 2 minutes remaining.

I ask my colleagues on both sides to consider what this bill will do. I now yield my remaining time to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi).

I can't believe how many of these people that wrote letters and the stakeholders, including 105 fishing agencies, could be so wrong. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 15, after the period insert the following: ``Charges for all delivered water shall include…

I inquire of the Chair as to how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining.

I must mention that California agriculture had the biggest banner year during that period, in other words, in the billions more than they had in prior years during this drought. So with that, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from…

I also toured that area, and the devastation was very severe. I wish some of the areas would find another way to be able to find employment, because this is a chronic unemployment circle, if you will, for years, for decades; it isn't just…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 246, noes 175, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 11, as follows…

As my colleague has said, his amendment makes technical changes to the legislation, but it leaves in question and very much in doubt--although it says the 40-year rule in Western water is standard--but is this in perpetuity? I would like a…

This is a simple amendment. It creates a revenue stream through the elimination of debt without interest, in other words, ending free subsidy on $400 million. It requires that any new water contracts or renewed contracts must reflect the…

May I inquire as to how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I wish to reclaim my time, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized. {time} 1540

Thank you, Mr. McClintock. Reclaiming my time, the technical memo also makes some standard corrections to the language passed out in committee. While we were not consulted in the drafting of this amendment, we don't oppose the amendment…

Is this a renewal every 40 years, or is it in perpetuity? Mr. McCLINTOCK. Let me read directly from the act of July 2, 1956, governing all reclamation contracts, including those under this legislation: The Secretary of the Interior shall…