Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4252) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4252 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. RIALTO-COLTON BASIN, CALIFORNIA, WATER RESOURCES STUDY. (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall complete a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California (in this section referred to as the ``Basin''), including-- (1) a survey of ground water resources in the Basin, including an analysis of-- (A) the delineation, either horizontally or vertically, of the aquifers in the Basin, including the quantity of water in the aquifers; (B) the availability of ground water resources for human use; (C) the salinity of ground water resources; (D) the identification of a recent surge in perchlorate concentrations in ground water, whether significant sources are being flushed through the vadose zone, or if perchlorate is being remobilized; (E) the identific…”