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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Water and Power Legislation
Record date · January 1, 2021
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What This Bill Does
This document is the official record of a July 22, 2020, Senate hearing regarding five pieces of pending legislation related to water and power management. The hearing included testimony from U.S. Senators, Department of the Interior officials, and representatives from agricultural and environmental organizations.
The hearing serves as a formal record of legislative review for five bills (S. 2718, S. 3811, S. 4188, S. 4189, and S. 4228) that could impact water infrastructure, agricultural water access, and environmental conservation policies.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Agricultural producers
These groups provided letters for the record regarding water access and infrastructure policies.
Environmental organizations
Groups like Earthjustice and the National Audubon Society submitted testimony regarding the environmental impacts of water management.
Water agencies
Local and regional water agencies submitted testimony regarding infrastructure maintenance and water supply management.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on July 22, 2020, by the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- The subcommittee reviewed five specific bills: S. 2718, S. 4189, S. 3811, S. 4228, and S. 4188.
- Witnesses included U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Tom Udall, as well as representatives from the Department of the Interior, the Family Farm Alliance, and The Freshwater Trust.
- The record includes extensive written testimony and letters from various agricultural, water agency, and environmental stakeholders.
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- Senator Feinstein presented evidence regarding water infrastructure damage, specifically subsidence along the Delta-Mendota Canal and the California Aqueduct.
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Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Focus on Infrastructure Subsidence
The hearing highlights a specific focus on the physical degradation of water infrastructure in California due to land subsidence.
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- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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