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Union Calendar No. 428 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4465 

[Report No. 115–567] 

To maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan 

fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, to require a report 

on the implementation of those programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 

Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. POLIS, Mr. 

STEWART, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. TIPTON) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Ms. CHENEY, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. BUCK, 

Mr. GOSAR, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. BEN

RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, and Mr. COFFMAN

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado 

and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 

2023, to require a report on the implementation of those 

programs, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Endangered Fish Re5 covery Programs Extension Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION TO USE UPPER 

7 COLORADO RIVER BASIN FUND REVENUES 

8 FOR ANNUAL BASE FUNDING OF FISH RECOV9 ERY PROGRAMS; REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RE10 PORTING REQUIREMENT. 

11 Section 3(d)(2) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 

12 1604; 126 Stat. 2444) is amended— 

13 (1) in the fourth sentence— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2023’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘; except that’’ and all that 

17 follows through ‘‘capital projects and moni18 toring’’; and 

19 (2) by striking the fifth, sixth, and seventh sen20 tences. 

21 SEC. 3. REPORT ON RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PRO22 GRAMS. 

23 Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 

24 126 Stat. 2444) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(j) REPORT.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

3 30, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the appro4 priate committees of Congress a report that— 

5 ‘‘(A) describes the accomplishments of the 

6 Recovery Implementation Programs; 

7 ‘‘(B) identifies— 

8 ‘‘(i) as of the date of the report, the 

9 listing status under the Endangered Spe10 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

11 of the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback 

12 chub, razorback sucker, and bonytail; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) as of September 30, 2023, the 

14 projected listing status under that Act of 

15 each of the species referred to in clause (i); 

16 ‘‘(C)(i) identifies— 

17 ‘‘(I) the total expenditures and the ex18 penditures by categories of activities by the 

19 Recovery Implementation Programs during 

20 the period beginning on the date on which 

21 the applicable Recovery Implementation 

22 Program was established and ending on 

23 September 30, 2021; and 

24 ‘‘(II) projected expenditures by the 

25 Recovery Implementation Programs during 


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1 the period beginning on October 1, 2021, 

2 and ending on September 30, 2023; 

3 ‘‘(ii) for purposes of the expenditures iden4 tified under clause (i), includes a description 

5 of— 

6 ‘‘(I) any expenditures of appropriated 

7 funds; 

8 ‘‘(II) any power revenues; 

9 ‘‘(III) any contributions by the States, 

10 power customers, Tribes, water users, and 

11 environmental organizations; and 

12 ‘‘(IV) any other sources of funds for 

13 the Recovery Implementation Programs; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(D) describes— 

16 ‘‘(i) any activities to be carried out 

17 under the Recovery Implementation Pro18 gram after September 30, 2023; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the projected cost of the activi20 ties described under clause (i). 

21 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Sec22 retary shall consult with the participants in the Re23 covery Implementation Programs in preparing the 

24 report under paragraph (1).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 428 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4465 

[Report No. 115–567] 

A BILL 

To maintain annual base funding for the Upper 

other purposes. the implementation of those programs, and for through fiscal year 2023, to require a report on Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs 

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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