Pete Aguilar: “I am, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as…”

“I am, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Aguilar moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1732 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 4. PROTECTING THE SUPPLY OF WATER FOR SAFE DRINKING, TO MITIGATE AGAINST WESTERN DROUGHT, FOR AGRICULTURAL USES, AND FOR PROTECTION FROM FLOODING. In the process of rulemaking required by this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall protect the quality and integrity of surface waters and wetlands that are available: (1) For public water supplies, which are a significant source of drinking water for municipalities, including in the Great Lakes where the Lake Erie algal bloom has forced cities such as Toledo, Ohio, to rely on bottled water. (2) To mitigate against the harmful impact of drought in California and other western States, which has reached historic proportions. (3) For agricultural uses, including irrigation. (4) To mitigate against the adverse impacts of flooding and coastal storms, such as the Mississippi River Flood of 2011 and Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Sandy. Mr. AGUILAR (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”