I 
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 Com-
mittee 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. 
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 Rio Grande Val-
ley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act 
of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND 
ACTIVITIES UNDER THE LOWER RIO GRANDE 
WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—Section 4(a) of the 
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation 
and Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–576; 114 
Stat. 3067) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) In Cameron County, Texas, Bayview Irri-
gation District No. 11, water conservation and im-
provement projects as identified in the March 3, 
2004, engineering report by NRS Consulting Engi-
neers at a cost of $1,425,219. 
‘‘(21) In the Cameron County, Texas, the 
Brownsville Irrigation District, water conservation 
and improvement projects as identified in the Feb-
ruary 11, 2004 engineering report by NRS Con-
sulting Engineers at a cost of $722,100. 
‘‘(22) In the Cameron County, Texas Harlingen 
Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation and im-
provement projects as identified in the March, 2004, 
engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a 
cost of $4,173,950. 
‘‘(23) In the Cameron County, Texas, Cameron 
County Irrigation District No. 2, water conservation 
and improvement projects as identified in the Feb-
ruary 11, 2004 engineering report by NRS Con-
sulting Engineers at a cost of $8,269,576. 
‘‘(24) Braden, Inc. at a cost of $5,607,300. 
‘‘(25) In the Cameron County, Texas, Adams 
Gardens Irrigation District No. 19, water conserva-
tion and improvement projects as identified in the 
March, 2004 engineering report by Axiom-Blair En-
gineering at a cost of $2,500,000. 
‘‘(26) In the Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, 
Texas, the Hidalgo and Cameron Counties Irrigation 
District No. 9, water conservation and improvement 
projects as identified by the February 11 engineer-
ing report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a cost 
of $8,929,152. 
‘‘(27) In the Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, 
Texas, Delta Lake Irrigation District, water con-
servation and improvement projects as identified in 
the March, 2004 engineering report by Axiom-Blair 
Engineering at a cost of $8,000,000. 
‘‘(28) Associates, Inc. at a total cost of 
$5,312,475. 
‘‘(29) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 
County Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation 
and improvement projects identified in an engineer-
projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineer-
ing report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of 
$1,500,000. 
‘‘(35) In the El Paso County, Texas, El Paso 
County Water Improvement District No. 1, water 
conservation and improvement projects as identified 
in the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom- 
Blair Engineering at a cost of $10,500,000. 
‘‘(36) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Donna Ir-
rigation District, water conservation and improve-
ment projects identified in an engineering report 
dated March 22, 2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at 
a cost of $2,500,000. 
‘‘(37) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 
County Irrigation District No. 16, water conserva-
tion and improvement projects identified in an engi-
neering report dated March 22, 2004 by Melden and 
Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,800,000. 
‘‘(38) 
Associates, 
Inc. 
at 
a 
cost 
of 
$6,067,021.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF ACTIVITIES TO CONSERVE WATER 
OR IMPROVE SUPPLY; TRANSFERS AMONG PROJECTS.— 
Section 4 of such Act (Public Law 106–576; 114 Stat. 
3067) is further amended by redesignating subsection (g)