United States 117th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HR 8255 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Last action — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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In plain language

The bill allocates funds for energy and water development for fiscal year 2023.

H.R. 8255 appropriates funds for programs related to energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. This includes construction, maintenance, and restoration projects under the Department of the Army's Corps of Engineers.

What this means for you
  • Workers: For workers in construction and engineering sectors, this bill may create job opportunities through funded projects.

Summary

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Expenses, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation. The bill provides appropriations to DOE for energy programs, including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; Electricity; Nuclear Energy; Fossil Energy and Carbon Management; Energy Projects; Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; the Energy Information Administration; Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup; the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; Science; Nuclear Waste Disposal; Technology Transitions; Clean Energy Demonstrations; the Defense Production Act Clean Energy Accelerator; the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy; the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program; the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program; Indian Energy Policy and Programs; Departmental Administration; and the Office of the Inspector General. The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and the Power Marketing Administrations. The bill provides appropriations to several independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

4 sections in 3 laws

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-121).

Secure water · 42 U.S.C. ch. 109B 1 section
  • § 10364 Water management improvement Amends

    42 U.S.C. § 10364 — at 10364(e)

    The law today

    (a) Authorization of grants and cooperative agreements (1) Authority of Secretary The Secretary may provide any grant to, or enter into an agreement with, any eligible applicant to assist the eligible applicant in planning, designing, or constructing any improvement or carrying out any activity— (A) to conserve water; (B) to increase water use efficiency; (C) to facilitate water markets; (D) to enhance water management, including increasing the use of renewable energy in the management and delivery of water; (E) to accelerate the adoption and use of advanced water treatment technologies to increase water supply; (F) to assist States and water users in complying with interstate compacts or reducing basin water supply-demand imbalances; (G) to achieve the prevention of the decline of species that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service have proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (or candidate species that are being considered by those agencies for such listing but are not yet the subject of a proposed rule); (H) to achieve the acceleration of the recovery of threatened species, endangered species, and designated critical habitats that are adversely affected by Federal reclamation projects or are subject to a recovery plan or conservation plan under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) under which the Commissioner of Reclamation has implementation responsibilities; (I) to improve the condition of a natural feature; or (J) to carry out any other activity— (i) to address any climate-related impact to the water supply of the United States that increases ecological resiliency to the impacts of climate change; (ii) to prevent any water-related crisis or conflict at any watershed that has a nexus to a Federal reclamation project located in a service area; or (iii) to plan for or address the impacts of drought. (2) Application To be eligible to receive a grant, or enter into an agreement with the Secretary under paragraph (1), an eligible applicant shall— (A) be located within— (i) the States and areas referred to in section 391 of title 43; (ii) the State of Alaska; (iii) the State of Hawaii; or (iv) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (B) submit to the Secretary an application that includes— (i) a proposal of the improvement or activity to be planned, designed, constructed, or implemented by the eligible applicant; and (ii) for a project that is intended to have a quantifiable water savings and would receive a grant of $500,000 or more— (I) a proposal for a monitoring plan of at least 5 years that would demonstrate ways in which the proposed improvement or activity would result in improved streamflows or aquatic habitat; or (II) for a project that does not anticipate improved streamflows or aquatic habitat, an analysis of ways in which the proposed improvement or activity would contribute to 1 or more of the other objectives described in paragraph (1). (3) Requirements of grants and cooperative agreements (A) Compliance with requirements Each grant and agreement entered into by the Secretary with any eligible applicant under paragraph (1) shall be in compliance with each requirement described in subparagraphs (B) through (F). (B) Agricultural operations (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), in carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not provide a grant, or enter into an agreement, for an improvement to conserve irrigation water unless the eligible applicant agrees not— (I) to use any associated water savings to increase the total irrigated acreage of the eligible applicant; or (II) to otherwise increase the consumptive use of water in the operation of the eligible applicant, as determined pursuant to the law of the State in which the operation of the eligible applicant is located. (ii) Indian tribes In the case of an eligible applicant that is an Indian tribe, in carrying out paragraph (1), the Secre...

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Energy independence and security · 42 U.S.C. ch. 152 1 section 1 repealed
  • § 17013 Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program Repeals

    42 U.S.C. § 17013 — at 17013(l)

    The law today

    (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Advanced technology vehicle The term “advanced technology vehicle” means— (A) an ultra efficient vehicle or a light duty vehicle that meets— (i) the Bin 5 Tier II emission standard established in regulations issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 202(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(i)), or a lower-numbered Bin emission standard; (ii) any new emission standard in effect for fine particulate matter prescribed by the Administrator under that Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); and (iii) at least 125 percent of the average base year combined fuel economy for vehicles with substantially similar attributes; (B) a medium duty vehicle or a heavy duty vehicle that exceeds 125 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards established by the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles—Phase 2” (81 Fed. Reg. 73478 (October 25, 2016)); (C) a train or locomotive; (D) a maritime vessel; (E) an aircraft; and (F) hyperloop technology. (2) Combined fuel economy The term “combined fuel economy” means— (A) the combined city/highway miles per gallon values, as reported in accordance with section 32904 of title 49; and (B) in the case of an electric drive vehicle with the ability to recharge from an off-board source, the reported mileage, as determined in a manner consistent with the Society of Automotive Engineers recommended practice for that configuration or a similar practice recommended by the Secretary. (3) Engineering integration costs The term “engineering integration costs” includes the cost of engineering tasks relating to— (A) incorporating qualifying components into the design of advanced technology vehicles; and (B) designing tooling and equipment and developing manufacturing processes and material suppliers for production facilities that produce qualifying components or advanced technology vehicles. (4) Qualifying components The term “qualifying components” means components that the Secretary determines to be— (A) designed for advanced technology vehicles; and (B) installed for the purpose of meeting the performance requirements of advanced technology vehicles. (5) Ultra efficient vehicle The term “ultra efficient vehicle” means a fully closed compartment vehicle designed to carry at least 2 adult passengers that achieves— (A) at least 75 miles per gallon while operating on gasoline or diesel fuel; (B) at least 75 miles per gallon equivalent while operating as a hybrid electric-gasoline or electric-diesel vehicle; or (C) at least 75 miles per gallon equivalent while operating as a fully electric vehicle. (b) Advanced vehicles manufacturing facility The Secretary shall provide facility funding awards under this section to automobile manufacturers, ultra efficient vehicle manufacturers, advanced technology vehicle manufacturers, and component suppliers to pay not more than 30 percent of the cost of— (1) reequipping, expanding, or establishing a manufacturing facility in the United States to produce— (A) qualifying advanced technology vehicles; (B) qualifying components; or (C) ultra efficient vehicles; and (2) engineering integration performed in the United States of qualifying vehicles, ultra efficient vehicles, and qualifying components. (c) Period of availability An award under subsection (b) shall apply to— (1) facilities and equipment placed in service before December 30, 2020; and (2) engineering integration costs incurred during the period beginning on December 19, 2007, and ending on December 30, 2020. (d) Direct loan program (1) In general Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, and subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary shall carry out a program to provide loans to eligible individuals and entities (as determined by the Secretary) for the costs of activities described in ...

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Reclamation states emergency drought relief · 43 U.S.C. ch. 40 2 sections
  • § 2214 Applicable period of drought program Amends

    43 U.S.C. § 2214 — at 2214(c)

    The law today

    (a) In general The programs and authorities established under this subchapter shall become operative in any Reclamation State and in the State of Hawaii only after the Governor or Governors of the affected State or States, or on a reservation, when the governing body of the affected tribe has made a request for temporary drought assistance and the Secretary has determined that such temporary assistance is merited, or upon the approval of a drought contingency plan as provided in subchapter II of this chapter. (b) Coordination with BPA If a Governor referred to in subsection (a) is the Governor of the State of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or Montana, the Governor shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration before making a request under subsection (a). (c) Termination of authority The authorities established under this subchapter shall terminate on September 30, 2028.

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  • § 2241 Authorization of appropriations Amends

    43 U.S.C. § 2241

    The law today

    Except as otherwise provided in section 2243 of this title (relating to temperature control devices at Shasta Dam, California), there is authorized to be appropriated not more than $120,000,000 1 in total for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2028.

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Also cites: 2 U.S.C. § 661a, 5 U.S.C. § 3109, 10 U.S.C. § 3016, 16 U.S.C. § 825s, 16 U.S.C. § 1706, 16 U.S.C. § 6806, 18 U.S.C. § 1913, 25 U.S.C. § 3502, 30 U.S.C. § 3, 31 U.S.C. § 3302, 33 U.S.C. § 1341, 33 U.S.C. § 2211 and 14 more

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 117-394, by Ms. Kaptur.

  3. The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 117-394, by Ms. Kaptur.

  4. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.

  5. Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-794.

  6. Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-794.

  7. Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-794.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 8255 do?
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Expenses, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation. The bill provides appropriations to DOE for energy programs, including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; Electricity; Nuclear Energy; Fossil Energy and Carbon Management; Energy Projects; Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; the Energy Information Administration; Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup; the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; Science; Nuclear Waste Disposal; Technology Transitions; Clean Energy Demonstrations; the Defense Production Act Clean Energy Accelerator; the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy; the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program; the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program; Indian Energy Policy and Programs; Departmental Administration; and the Office of the Inspector General. The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and the Power Marketing Administrations. The bill provides appropriations to several independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Who sponsors HR 8255?
HR 8255 is sponsored by Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 8255?
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 8255?
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