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What it is

Bill would declare the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal basin a Basque basin

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Rejected

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 27 February 2015. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Official title: Private member's bill to amend Royal Legislative Decree 1/2001, of 20 July, approving the consolidated text of the Water Law.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000196· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill, introduced by the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV), would add a new provision to the Water Law declaring that the part of the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal basin located in the Basque Country is an intracomunitaria basin, meaning its management would fall to that autonomous community.
  2. The bill argues that the source of the Nerbioi river and its surroundings are inside the Basque Country, and that three small areas in Castilla y León (9 km2 in total) have no watercourse, no water use and no population, and their waters seep toward the Ebro basin, not the Nerbioi.
  3. The bill relies on the basin-based division of powers: waters crossing more than one autonomous community belong to the State, and waters flowing only within one belong to that community, according to the Constitution and constitutional case law.

Who it affects

  • The Autonomous Community of the Basque Country: It would gain exclusive authority over managing the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal basin within its territory.
  • The Spanish State: It would stop managing that basin as intercommunity if the bill moves forward.
  • Water users in the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal basin: Management of their water would come under the Basque autonomous community.

Words worth knowing

Cuenca hidrográfica (river basin)
The territory whose waters, surface or underground, all drain into the same river or sea.
Cuenca intracomunitaria (intracommunity basin)
A basin whose waters flow only within one autonomous community, which therefore manages its resources.
Cuenca intercomunitaria (intercommunity basin)
A basin whose waters cross more than one autonomous community; the State manages it.
Texto refundido (consolidated text)
A law that gathers and organizes in a single text all the rules on one subject.
Proposición de ley (bill)
A text by which a parliamentary group proposes a law; it is not yet approved.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is rejected.

  1. Introduced27 February 2015Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted3 March 2015The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Feb 2015Mar 201511. 27 February 2015: Presentación22. 3 March 2015: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 03/03/2015 hasta 06/03/201533. 3 March 2015: Calificación44. 6 March 2015: Gobierno Contestación desde 06/03/2015 hasta 16/04/201555. 16 April 2015: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 16/04/2015 hasta 28/04/201566. 28 April 2015: Concluido - (Rechazado) desde 28/04/2015 hasta 04/05/2015

28 April 2015

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 36 yes · 273 no

Voted on: Private member's bill by the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV), amending Royal Legislative Decree 1/2001, of July 20, approving the consolidated text of the Water Act.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 259· updated 10 Nov

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The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU and GIP. Against, most of Socialista, GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 3 most voted in favour; in 48, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

  • In favour: 3
  • Against: 48
  • Tie: 1
Result by parliamentary group
GroupSeatsHow it voted
Socialista110
97 against · 13 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)5
4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto18
9 in favour · 2 against · 7 did not vote
GC-CiU16
14 in favour · 2 did not vote
GIP11
9 in favour · 2 did not vote
GUPyD5
5 against
Popular en el Congreso185
169 against · 16 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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