I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2515 
To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out 
the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in the 
States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Mr. HELLER of Nevada (for himself, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. PORTER, Ms. BERK-
LEY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. RENZI, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. 
RADANOVICH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation 
to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species 
Conservation Program in the States of Arizona, Cali-
fornia, and Nevada, and for other purposes. 
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 
Multi-Species Conservation Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) LOWER
COLORADO
RIVER
MULTI-SPECIES 
CONSERVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Lower Colo-
rado River Multi-Species Conservation Program’’ or 
‘‘LCR MSCP’’ means the cooperative effort on the 
Lower Colorado River between Federal and non- 
Federal entities in Arizona, California, and Nevada 
approved by the Secretary of the Interior on April 
2, 2005. 
(2) LOWER
COLORADO
RIVER.—The term 
‘‘Lower Colorado River’’ means the Colorado River 
from Lake Mead to the Southerly International 
Boundary with Mexico, including its historic flood-
plain and its mainstem reservoirs to their full pool 
elevations. 
(3) PROGRAM
DOCUMENTS.—The term ‘‘Pro-
gram Documents’’ means the Habitat Conservation 
Plan, Biological Assessment and Biological and Con-
ference Opinion, Environmental Impact Statement/ 
Environmental Impact Report, Funding and Man-
agement Agreement, Implementing Agreement, and 
Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit issued and, as applica-
ble, executed in connection with the LCR MSCP. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada. 
(6) STEERING COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Steer-
ing Committee’’ means the LCR MSCP steering 
committee established pursuant to the Program Doc-
uments. 
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION AND WATER ACCOUNTING. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall manage 
and implement the LCR MSCP in accordance with the 
Program Documents. 
(b) WATER ACCOUNTING.—The Secretary is author-
ized and directed to enter into an agreement with the 
States providing for the use of water from the Lower Colo-
rado River for habitat creation and maintenance in ac-
cordance with the Program Documents. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 
to meet the obligations of the Secretary under the Pro-
gram Documents, to remain available until expended. 
(b) INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
invest with the Secretary of the Treasury such portions 
of appropriations, and any non-Federal contributions 
made pursuant to the Program Documents, as are not, 
in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet current 
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