Louie Gohmert: “I rise in support of H.R. 1803 and yield myself such time as I may consume. This important legislation was introduced by…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 1803 and yield myself such time as I may consume. This important legislation was introduced by our colleagues from California, President--not President yet--Duncan Hunter and Susan Davis, both colleagues here in Congress. It represents the first step in expanding increasingly scarce water supplies for the citizens of the San Diego area. This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to assess the feasibility of constructing an intertie system between four reservoirs. Several of these reservoirs are significantly below capacity in most years. Once interconnected, water could then be transported to the unused space. Growing populations and reduced water storage opportunities require us to make efficient use of the supplies that we have, and this bill does just that. I urge my colleagues to support this noncontroversial bill, which also passed the House in the last Congress. It also follows the adage that an east Texan once told me, 'Use what you got.' This will allow us to do that. I urge support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”