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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4588 

To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and 

Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities 

under that Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2004 

Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BONILLA, and 

Mr. ORTIZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources 

Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize 

additional projects and activities under that Act, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lower Rio Grande Val5 ley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act 

6 of 2004’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND 

2 ACTIVITIES UNDER THE LOWER RIO GRANDE 

3 WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 

4 PROGRAM. 

5 (a) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—Section 4(a) of the 

6 Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation 

7 and Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–576; 114 

8 Stat. 3067) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(20) In Cameron County, Texas, Bayview Irri10 gation District No. 11, water conservation and im11 provement projects as identified in the March 3, 

12 2004, engineering report by NRS Consulting Engi13 neers at a cost of $1,425,219. 

14 ‘‘(21) In the Cameron County, Texas, the 

15 Brownsville Irrigation District, water conservation 

16 and improvement projects as identified in the Feb17 ruary 11, 2004 engineering report by NRS Con18 sulting Engineers at a cost of $722,100. 

19 ‘‘(22) In the Cameron County, Texas Harlingen 

20 Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation and im21 provement projects as identified in the March, 2004, 

22 engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a 

23 cost of $4,173,950. 

24 ‘‘(23) In the Cameron County, Texas, Cameron 

25 County Irrigation District No. 2, water conservation 

26 and improvement projects as identified in the Feb-
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1 ruary 11, 2004 engineering report by NRS Con2 sulting Engineers at a cost of $8,269,576. 

3 ‘‘(24) Braden, Inc. at a cost of $5,607,300. 

4 ‘‘(25) In the Cameron County, Texas, Adams 

5 Gardens Irrigation District No. 19, water conserva6 tion and improvement projects as identified in the 

7 March, 2004 engineering report by Axiom-Blair En8 gineering at a cost of $2,500,000. 

9 ‘‘(26) In the Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, 

10 Texas, the Hidalgo and Cameron Counties Irrigation 

11 District No. 9, water conservation and improvement 

12 projects as identified by the February 11 engineer13 ing report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a cost 

14 of $8,929,152. 

15 ‘‘(27) In the Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, 

16 Texas, Delta Lake Irrigation District, water con17 servation and improvement projects as identified in 

18 the March, 2004 engineering report by Axiom-Blair 

19 Engineering at a cost of $8,000,000. 

20 ‘‘(28) Associates, Inc. at a total cost of 

21 $5,312,475. 

22 ‘‘(29) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 

23 County Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation 

24 and improvement projects identified in an engineer-
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1 ing report dated March 5, 2004 by Melden and 

2 Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $5,595,018. 

3 ‘‘(30) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 

4 County Irrigation District No. 6, water conservation 

5 and improvement projects as identified in the 

6 March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-Blair En7 gineering at a cost of $3,450,000. 

8 ‘‘(31) In the Hidalgo County, Texas Santa 

9 Cruz Irrigation District No. 15, water conservation 

10 and improvement projects as identified in an engi11 neering report dated March 5, 2004 by Melden and 

12 Hunt at a cost of $4,609,000. 

13 ‘‘(32) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Engelman 

14 Irrigation District, water conservation and improve15 ment projects as identified in an engineering report 

16 dated March 5, 2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at 

17 a cost of $2,251,480. 

18 ‘‘(33) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Valley 

19 Acres Water District, water conservation and im20 provement projects as identified in an engineering 

21 report dated March, 2004 by Axiom-Blair Engineer22 ing at a cost of $500,000. 

23 ‘‘(34) In the Hudspeth County, Texas, 

24 Hudspeth County Conservation and Reclamation 

25 District No. 1, water conservation and improvement 
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1 projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineer2 ing report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of 

3 $1,500,000. 

4 ‘‘(35) In the El Paso County, Texas, El Paso 

5 County Water Improvement District No. 1, water 

6 conservation and improvement projects as identified 

7 in the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom8 Blair Engineering at a cost of $10,500,000. 

9 ‘‘(36) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Donna Ir10 rigation District, water conservation and improve11 ment projects identified in an engineering report 

12 dated March 22, 2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at 

13 a cost of $2,500,000. 

14 ‘‘(37) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 

15 County Irrigation District No. 16, water conserva16 tion and improvement projects identified in an engi17 neering report dated March 22, 2004 by Melden and 

18 Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,800,000. 

19 ‘‘(38) Associates, Inc. at a cost of 

20 $6,067,021.’’. 

21 (b) INCLUSION OF ACTIVITIES TO CONSERVE WATER

22 OR IMPROVE SUPPLY; TRANSFERS AMONG PROJECTS.— 

23 Section 4 of such Act (Public Law 106–576; 114 Stat. 

24 3067) is further amended by redesignating subsection (g) 
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1 as subsection (i), and by inserting after subsection (f) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(g) INCLUSION OF ACTIVITIES TO CONSERVE

4 WATER OR IMPROVE SUPPLY.—In addition to the activi5 ties identified in the engineering reports referred to in 

6 subsection (a), each project that the Secretary conducts 

7 or participates in under subsection (a) may include any 

8 of the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) The replacement of irrigation canals and 

10 lateral canals with buried pipelines. 

11 ‘‘(2) The impervious lining of irrigation canals 

12 and lateral canals. 

13 ‘‘(3) Installation of water level, flow measure14 ment, pump control, and telemetry systems. 

15 ‘‘(4) The renovation and replacement of pump16 ing plants. 

17 ‘‘(5) Other activities that will result in the con18 servation of water or an improved supply of water. 

19 ‘‘(h) TRANSFERS AMONG PROJECTS.—Of amounts 

20 made available for a project referred to in any of para21 graphs (2) through (38) of subsection (a), the Secretary 

22 may transfer and use for another such project up to 10 

23 percent.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

2 LOWER RIO GRANDE CONSTRUCTION. 

3 Section 4(c) of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water 

4 Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 

5 (Public Law 106–576; 114 Stat. 3067) is amended by in6 serting before the period the following: ‘‘for projects re7 ferred to in paragraphs (1) through (19) of subsection (a), 

8 and $42,356,145 (2004 dollars) for projects referred to 

9 in paragraphs (20) through (38) of subsection (a)’’. 

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