Water Resources Development Act of 2016

S.2848
Introduced: 
April 25, 2016
114
Second
September 15, 2016
Passed in Senate

Within this broader bill on domestic water policy, the secretary of the interior would be directed to prioritize projects that “demonstrably leverage the experience of international partners with considerable expertise in desalination, such as the state of Israel,” and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy would be ordered to develop a plan to coordinate federal desalination research and development, including cooperation with international partners, such as Israel.

1 cosponsor (1D).

Last major action: 9/15/16 passed in Senate by yea/nay vote, 95–3.

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