The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced two bills Wednesday that would scrutinize regional conservation commissions and an EPA water assistance program.
The “Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act,” H.R. 3428, from Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R-Pa.), and the “Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act,” H.R. 3427, from Rep. David Taylor (R-Ohio), both progressed out of committee with bipartisan support.
The commissions review bill would direct the Government Accountability Office to review the activities, funding and transparency of the Delaware River Basin Commission, Susquehanna River Basin Commission and Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
All three were set up by Congress decades ago to better manage those rivers and their tributaries, which millions depend on for their drinking water.
