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Conveyance for Aquifer Recharge Purposes

Floor Speech

By: Val Hoyle
By: Val Hoyle
Date: May 13, 2025
Location: Washington, DC


Mr. Speaker, H.R. 331 would amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to allow third parties to utilize an existing right-of-way, easement, permit, or other authorization for aquifer recharge without further authorization from the Secretary of the Interior.

Underground aquifers play a key role in sustaining water supplies for groundwater-dependent irrigation, municipal water use, and ecosystems. This is especially important in areas experiencing drought and constrained surface supplies.

This bill will support aquifer recharge projects, in turn, strengthening water security.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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