I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 172 
To provide for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State 
of Colorado. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Ms. MARKEY of Colorado) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the construction of the Arkansas Valley 
Conduit in the State of Colorado. 
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 ‘‘Arkansas Valley Con-
duit Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT, COLORADO. 
(a) COST SHARE.—The first section of Public Law 
87–590 (76 Stat. 389) is amended in the second sentence 
of subsection (c) by inserting after ‘‘cost thereof,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or in the case of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, 
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payment of not more than 35 percent of the cost of the 
conduit,’’. 
(b) RATES.—Section 2(b) of Public Law 87–590 (76 
Stat. 390) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) Rates’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) RATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Rates’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) RUEDI DAM AND RESERVOIR, FOUNTAIN 
VALLEY PIPELINE, AND SOUTH OUTLET WORKS AT 
PUEBLO
DAM
AND
RESERVOIR.—Notwithstanding 
the reclamation laws, until the date on which the 
payments for the Arkansas Valley Conduit under 
paragraph (3) begin, any revenue derived from con-
tracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project ex-
cess capacity from, or exchange contracts using 
Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities of, Ruedi Dam 
and Reservoir, the Fountain Valley Pipeline, and the 
South Outlet Works at Pueblo Dam and Reservoir, 
shall be credited towards payment of the actual cost 
of the facilities plus interest in an amount deter-
mined in accordance with this section 
‘‘(3) ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT.— 
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‘‘(A) USE OF REVENUE.—Notwithstanding 
the reclamation laws, any revenue derived from 
contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas 
project excess capacity or exchange contracts 
using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities of 
the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall be credited 
towards payment of the actual cost of the facili-
ties plus interest in an amount determined in 
accordance with this section. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT OF RATES.—Any rates 
charged under this section for water for munic-
ipal, domestic, or industrial use or for the use 
of facilities for the storage or delivery of water 
shall be adjusted to reflect the estimated rev-
enue derived from contracts for the use of 
Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or 
exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas 
project facilities.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
7 of Public Law 87–590 (76 Stat. 393) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 7. There is hereby’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(b) ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to annual appro-
priations and paragraph (2), there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the 
construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available 
under paragraph (1) shall not be used for the oper-
ation or maintenance of the Arkansas Valley Con-
duit.’’. 
Æ 
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