A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to strike the termination date for funding for pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2907
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2016-05-09
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Arizona

Lakes and rivers

Nevada

Water resources funding

Water storage

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-495.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 to make permanent the authority of the Department of the Interior to fund pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs to address the effects of historic drought conditions. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2907 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2016 Mr. Reid introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to strike the termination date for funding for pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead, and for other purposes.

1. Pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a period; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through Funds in the in paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (c) Limitations Funds in the ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended. .