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River Basin Commission Transfer Act

H.R. 7705 · 116th Congress · Jul 21, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin Commissions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “River Basin Commission Transfer Act”.

2. Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin Commissions

Section 5019 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1201; 128 Stat. 1307) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(3), by inserting “, who may be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”) (or a designee),” after “member”; and
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator”;
(B)
in paragraph (2), by striking “For each fiscal year, the Secretary” and inserting “Subject to the availability of appropriations, for each fiscal year, the Administrator”; and
(C)
in paragraph (3), by striking “Secretary” each place it appears and inserting “Administrator”.