H.R. 5770 would provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences of potential impacts of climate change on water resources and water quality.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inDirects the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to editarrange for the wikiNational Academy of Sciences to prepare a two-part study of potential impacts of climate change on water resources and bewater quality, addressing issues of: (1) hydrology and water quality (including the firstpotential for impacts to providewetlands, shoreline erosion, and saltwater intrusion as a detailed summaryresult of sea level rise, as well as significant regional variation in precipitation events from historic patterns); and (2) policy considerations (including an identification of the bill!)scientific consensus, assumptions, and uncertainties related to predictions of climate change in the United States and of steps to assess emerging information and identify appropriate response actions).
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 6/4/2008: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-685, Part I.
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== Points in Favor ==

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