On the recordFebruary 5, 2014
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): SEC. 504. COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLIES AND WATER BUDGETS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not adversely affect any community's water supply or water budget for future years, taking into account predicted dry years. For the purpose of this section, the term ``water budget'' means an accounting of the rates of water movement and the change in water storage in all or parts of the atmosphere, land surface, and subsurface of an area. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 472, the gentleman from California (Mr. Peters) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
