Water Reservoir Transparency Act
H.R. 9484119th Congress

Water Reservoir Transparency Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI-3)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jun 25, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Water Reservoir Transparency Act.

(a) In general

The Secretary shall conduct a study on the ways in which the operation of new commercial and industrial water users affects the use of and water levels in reservoirs maintained by the Corps of Engineers.

(b) Submission and publication

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—

(1) submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and

(2) make such study publicly available on a website of the Corps of Engineers.

(c) Secretary defined

In this section, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.

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