To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reauthorize and improve the Water Source Protection Program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reauthorize and improve the Water Source Protection Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H916A0387880549F4BD14A0D1D0083F42: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Headwaters Protection Act of 2023.
- Section HBCB588BA5ABE43F6833103F678A13F19: 2. Water Source Protection Program reauthorization and improvements Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542) is amended— in...
- Section H558935B4B7844CAEABBA6FE4364C0B29: 3. Watershed condition framework improvements Section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6543) is amended— in subsection (a)— in...
- Section H21CD031524E544449A3C910A847D9952: 4. Effect Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed— to supersede or in any manner affect or conflict with State water law,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reauthorize and improve the Water Source Protection Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reauthorize and improve the Water Source Protection Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Costa (for himself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
non-Federal land, including State, local, and private land, that is adjacent to, and within the same watershed as, National Forest System land on which a watershed protection and restoration project is carried out under this section
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