What it is
Bill would repeal the rule that validated the Castril river transfer
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 3 November 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.
Official title: Private member's bill repealing Additional Provision Fifteen of Act 22/2011, of 28 July, on waste and contaminated soils, regarding the transfer of the Castril river.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000143· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would repeal the fifteenth additional provision of Law 22/2011 on waste and contaminated soil, as it affects the works and expropriations to supply water to Baza from the Portillo reservoir.
- The Government would have one year, from the law taking effect, to restore things to how they were before the Minister of the Environment's decision of November 21, 2006.
- Within that same year, the State Administration would have to plan and carry out, with prior reports and hearings for those affected, the steps needed to guarantee Baza's water supply using the Negratín-Almanzora transfer infrastructure, without touching the waters of the Portillo reservoir.
- The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).
Who it affects
- Residents of Baza: Their water supply would be guaranteed, but from the Negratín reservoir instead of Portillo.
- The towns of Castril and Cortes de Baza: Their interests would be protected, according to the explanatory statement, by ending the Castril transfer.
- The Government and State Administration: They would have one year to restore the previous situation and organize the new water supply.
Words worth knowing
- Derogar (repeal)
- To cancel a rule or part of it.
- Disposición adicional (additional provision)
- A section added at the end of a law to regulate a specific matter.
- Trasvase (water transfer)
- Moving water from one river basin or reservoir to another place through channels.
- Expropiación (expropriation)
- When the government takes private property, paying compensation, for the public interest.
- Contencioso-administrativo (administrative litigation)
- A type of court case that reviews decisions made by public authorities.
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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 unfinished.
- Introduced3 November 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted14 November 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000143
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- 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.