I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1352 
To provide for the protection of the quality of water in the Lower Colorado 
River and the development and implementation of a comprehensive plan 
for the prevention and elimination of pollution in the Lower Colorado 
River and the maintenance of a healthy Lower Colorado River ecosystem. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2013 
Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the protection of the quality of water in 
the Lower Colorado River and the development and im-
plementation of a comprehensive plan for the prevention 
and elimination of pollution in the Lower Colorado River 
and the maintenance of a healthy Lower Colorado River 
ecosystem. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lower Colorado River 
Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
Sec. 4. Declaration of goals. 
Sec. 5. Definitions. 
TITLE I—PLAN DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 101. Lower Colorado River Management Conference. 
Sec. 102. Lower Colorado River protection program. 
Sec. 103. Environmental and pollution control research program. 
Sec. 104. Lower Colorado River pollution elimination and ecosystem restoration 
plan. 
Sec. 105. Report on the plan to Congress. 
TITLE II—PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 
Sec. 201. Management. 
Sec. 202. Qualified projects. 
Sec. 203. Encouraging involvement of other programs. 
Sec. 204. Public information program. 
Sec. 205. Report. 
Sec. 206. Compliance with State and Federal law. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Safe supplies of water are fundamental to 
the health, economy, security, and ecology of the 
United States. 
(2) Research, development, and implementation 
of means and methods to protect the quality of the 
water resources of the United States will help ensure 
the continued existence of safe water to support— 
(A) increasing populations; 
(B) economic growth; 
(C) irrigated agriculture and a safe food 
supply; and 
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(D) the protection of aquatic ecosystems. 
(3) The Colorado River is a multifaceted re-
source of the United States because— 
(A) the Colorado River is a natural won-
der, a national treasure, and the lifeblood of the 
Southwest as it provides drinking water for 
more than 25,000,000 people and irrigates 
1,800,000 acres of land, watering 15 percent of 
United States crops and over 80 percent of win-
ter vegetables consumed in the United States; 
(B) the Colorado River is a major water 
recreation destination for boaters, fishermen, 
skiers, swimmers, hikers, and others with the 
Grand 
Canyon 
receiving 
approximately 
4,500,000 visitors per year, the Glen Canyon 
National Recreation Area receiving approxi-
mately 2,000,000 visitors per year, and Lake 
Mead National Recreation Area receiving ap-
proximately 8,000,000 visitors per year; and 
(C) the Colorado River and its tributaries 
form a unique habitat that supports many rare 
and unusual species, including 36 native fish 
species (not including 2 that have already gone 
extinct), of which 25 species are found only in 
the Colorado River and its tributaries, 11 spe-
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