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Calendar No. 660 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2166 

[Report No. 115–374] 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 

Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. UDALL, Mr. BENNET, and 

Mr. HATCH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 26, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Endangered Fish Re3 covery Programs Extension Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION TO USE UPPER 

5 COLORADO RIVER BASIN FUND REVENUES 

6 FOR ANNUAL BASE FUNDING OF FISH RECOV7 ERY PROGRAMS; REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RE8 PORTING REQUIREMENT. 

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

10 1604; 126 Stat. 2444) is amended— 

11 (1) in the fourth sentence— 

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

13 ‘‘2023’’; and 

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

15 follows through ‘‘capital projects and moni16 toring’’; and 

17 (2) by striking the fifth, sixth, and seventh sen18 tences. 

19 SEC. 3. REPORT ON RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PRO20 GRAMS. 

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

22 126 Stat. 2444) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(j) REPORT.— 


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

2 30, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the appro3 priate committees of Congress a report that— 

4 ‘‘(A) describes the accomplishments of the 

5 Recovery Implementation Programs; 

6 ‘‘(B) identifies— 

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

8 listing status under the Endangered Spe9 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

10 of the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback 

11 chub, razorback sucker, and bonytail; and 

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

13 projected listing status under that Act of 

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

15 ‘‘(C)(i) identifies— 

16 ‘‘(I) the total expenditures and the ex17 penditures by categories of activities by the 

18 Recovery Implementation Programs during 

19 the period beginning on the date on which 

20 the applicable Recovery Implementation 

21 Program was established and ending on 

22 September 30, 2021; and 

23 ‘‘(II) projected expenditures by the 

24 Recovery Implementation Programs during 


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1 the period beginning on October 1, 2021, 

2 and ending on September 30, 2023; and 

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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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Endangered Fish Recov3 ery Programs Extension Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR ANNUAL BASE 

5 FUNDING OF FISH RECOVERY PROGRAMS; RE6 MOVAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE7 MENT. 

8 Section 3(d) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1604; 

9 126 Stat. 2444) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 

14 be appropriated to the Secretary to be used by 

15 the Bureau of Reclamation to make the annual 

16 base funding contributions to the Recovery Im17 plementation Programs $10,000,000 for each of 

18 fiscal years 2020 through 2023. 

19 ‘‘(B) NONREIMURSABLE FUNDS.—The funds 

20 contributed to the Recovery Implementation Pro21 grams under subparagraph (A) shall be consid22 ered a nonreimbursable Federal expenditure.’’; 

23 and 

24 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

25 (A) in the fourth sentence, by striking 

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1 serting ‘‘Colorado River Storage Project power 

2 revenues’’; and 

3 (B) by striking the fifth, sixth, and seventh 

4 sentences. 

5 SEC. 3. REPORT ON RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PRO6 GRAMS. 

7 Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 126 

8 Stat. 2444) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(j) REPORT.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 

11 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

12 committees of Congress a report that— 

13 ‘‘(A) describes the accomplishments of the 

14 Recovery Implementation Programs; 

15 ‘‘(B) identifies— 

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

17 listing status under the Endangered Species 

18 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) of the 

19 Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, ra20 zorback sucker, and bonytail; and 

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

22 projected listing status under that Act of 

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

24 ‘‘(C)(i) identifies— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the total expenditures and the ex2 penditures by categories of activities by the 

3 Recovery Implementation Programs during 

4 the period beginning on the date on which 

5 the applicable Recovery Implementation 

6 Program was established and ending on 

7 September 30, 2021; and 

8 ‘‘(II) projected expenditures by the Re9 covery Implementation Programs during 

10 the period beginning on October 1, 2021, 

11 and ending on September 30, 2023; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) for purposes of the expenditures identi13 fied under clause (i), includes a description of— 

14 ‘‘(I) any expenditures of appropriated 

15 funds; 

16 ‘‘(II) any power revenues; 

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

18 power customers, Tribes, water users, and 

19 environmental organizations; and 

20 ‘‘(IV) any other sources of funds for the 

21 Recovery Implementation Programs; and 

22 ‘‘(D) describes— 

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

24 under the Recovery Implementation Pro25 gram after September 30, 2023; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the projected cost of the activities 

2 described under clause (i). 

3 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

4 shall consult with the participants in the Recovery 

5 Implementation Programs in preparing the report 

6 under paragraph (1).’’. 


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Calendar No. 660 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2166 

[Report No. 115–374] 

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 

NOVEMBER 26, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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