,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #eic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4  
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 &  
,mr4 ,grijalva7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9 addition to 
! ,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1     
,agriculture1 & ,transportation &       
,infra/ructure1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t 9 ord] to 
bett] und]/& wat] availability1         
su/a9ability1 & security at a national  
scale1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld prioritize !
 assessm5t ( ! quality & quantity (     
surface wat] & gr\ndwat] res\rces1 &    
produce a national wat] c5sus ) ! same  
s5se ( urg5cy t 0 incorporat$ 9 ! ,man  
on ! ,moon project to address !         
inevitable *all5ges ( ,peak ,wat]4      
,:]eas wat] is an ess5tial1             

irreplaceable compon5t to all sectors ( 
society f agriculture1 manufactur+1 &   
en]gy developm5t to dome/ic consumption1
 recreation1 human heal?1 & ecological  
ma9t5ance2 ,:]eas ! consumption &       
allocation ( wat] is !re=e              
multi-objective1 & ?us dem&s ! managem5t
 ( diff]5t & (t5 conflict+ uses2 ,:]eas 
! practice ( manag+ multiple wat]       
consumption int]e/s is made m *all5g+ by
 ! comp\nd+ effects ( climate *ange1    
wat] pollution1 & population2 ,:]eas !  
procurem5t1 production1 & deliv]y (     
en]gy requires ! sub/antial mobilization
 & use ( l>ge quantities ( wat]1 & fur!r
 int5sifies compet+ dem&s = limit$ wat] 
res\rces z m p access & c af=d m        
wat]-int5sive life/yles2 ,:]eas !       
increas+ dem& on wat] res\rces & our    
dim9i%+ wat] supply1 c\pl$ ) compet+    
int]e/s 9 wat] consumption & wa/ewat]   
disposal1 is surpass+ our ability to    
provide safe1 secure1 reliable wat] 9 _m
 p>ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas         
gr\ndwat] res\rces1 vital to community  

wat] sy/ems & irrigation ?r\gh\t !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 are rapidly be+ deplet$  
due to increas$ dem&s c\pl$ ) *anges 9  
hydrologic & climate patt]ns2 ,:]eas    
*ronic wat] %ortages are increas+ly felt
 ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) millions ( p 
liv+ 9 dr\ght conditions & millions m   
indirectly affect$ by dr\ght1 su* z     
?r\gh increas$ food prices2 ,:]eas !    
dem& on wat] res\rces c\pl$ ) dr\ght h  
sub/antially l[]$ wat] levels 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates navigable wat]ways & negatively 
affect$ navigation1 comm]ce1            
hydroelectric en]gy production1         
recreation1 & fi%+2 ,:]eas cumulative   
impacts ( human wat] div]sions h l$ to  
r$uc$ or seasonally alt]$ riv]s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 *ang+ ! magnitude &      
frequ5cy ( floods1 & adv]sely impact+   
ecosy/ems ( vital importance to human   
livelihoods2 ,:]eas wat] is a           
significant compon5t to ecological fl[s 
& disruptions & fl[ alt]ations c impose 
detrim5tal consequ5ces to ! *emical1    
biological1 & physical integrity (      

surface wat] & gr\ndwat] & _! ability to
 support ecological s]vices includ+     
human consumption1 wildlife habitat1    
fi%]ies1 & recreation2 & ,:]eas !       
,national ,wat] ,availability & ,use    
,assessm5t ,program provision$ 9 !      
,,secure ,wat] ,act is a f\ndational    
elem5t necess>y to und]/& wat] use1     
availability1 su/a9ability1 & security 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x
 is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
t--  7#a7 to keep wat] co/s af=dable1   
curb environm5tal impact1 ma9ta9        
ecological fl[s1 safegu>d economic      
prosp]ity1 & r$uce risk1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 %\ld rapidly transition to a su/a9able1
 secure wat] economy t prioritizes      
ecological fl[s2  7#b7 to fo/] a        
national & regional und]/&+ ( wat] use1 
availability1 & su/a9ability1 all ,f$]al
 ag5cies ^: missions include wat] %\ld  
coord9ate _! ef=ts & collaborate ) ,/ate
 & local wat] au?orities2 &  7#c7 to    
bett] und]/& wat] availability1         
su/a9ability1 & security on a national  

scale1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld prioritize !
 assessm5t ( ! quality & quantity (     
surface wat] & gr\ndwat] res\rces1 &    
produce a national wat] c5sus ) ! same  
s5se ( urg5cy t 0 incorporat$ 9 ! ,man  
on ! ,moon project to address !         
inevitable *all5ges ( ,peak ,wat]4