TAAP Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4846 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4846

To amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 22, 2026

Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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A BILL

To amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act'' or the ``TAAP Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.

(a) Designation of Priority Transboundary Aquifers.--Section 4(c)(2) of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (42 U.S.C. 1962 note; Public Law 109-448) is amended by striking ``New Mexico or Texas'' and inserting ``New Mexico, Texas, or Arizona (other than an aquifer underlying Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, that is partially within the Yuma groundwater basin designated by the order of the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources dated June 21, 1984)''. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8(a) of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (42 U.S.C. 1962 note; Public Law 109-448) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2007 through 2016'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2026 through 2036''. (c) Sunset of Authority.--Section 9 of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (42 U.S.C. 1962 note; Public Law 109-448) is amended by striking ``enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``enactment of the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act''. <all>