What is the status of HB331?

Passed one chamber as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. (September 30, 2026).

Russ Fulcher (R, HD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HB331?

On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/331

U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress

HB331: To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

Q: What is HB331?

HB331 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

Q: What does HB331 do?

In its own words: To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes. IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 331 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

Status: Passed one chamber, September 30, 2026

What the bill says

To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes. IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 331 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

From the introduced text, May 14, 2025:

To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes. IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 331 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes. SECTION 1. Conveyance for aquifer recharge purposes (a) In general Subsection (c)(3) of the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act ( 43 U.S.C. 390g-9 ) is amended-- (1) by striking The holder and inserting the (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking may transport water for aquifer recharge purposes without requiring additional authorization from the Secretary where the use does not expand or modify the operation and inserting may, acting for the holder or on behalf of a State, political subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, or public entity and subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), use the existing right-of-way, easement, permit, or other authorization for the purpose of aquifer recharge and the transport and use of water rights for aquifer recharge without requiring additional authorization from the Secretary, which use shall not be considered an expansion, modification, or substantial deviation ; and (3) by adding at the end the (II) …

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HB331: To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

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