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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] · D–CA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-13 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
H.R. 1311, the proposed Stop the Delta Tunnel Act, would prohibit the Army Corps of Engineers from issuing permits under a specified provision of federal water-pollution law relating to the Delta Conveyance Project. The restriction concerns the project identified in the Corps’ December 2022 draft environmental impact statement.
This Act may be cited as the Stop the Delta Tunnel Act.
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may not issue a permit under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) relating to the Delta Conveyance Project described in the document published by the Corps of Engineers entitled Delta Conveyance Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and dated December 2022.
The proposed prohibition would bind the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. It specifically covers permits under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to the identified project.
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may not issue a permit under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) relating to the Delta Conveyance Project described in the document published by the Corps of Engineers entitled Delta Conveyance Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and dated December 2022.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated May 28, 2025, records introduction in the House and referrals to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on February 13, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-05-28T15:27:36Z. 2025-02-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 2025-02-13: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2025-02-13: Introduced in House
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