A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water.

Bill: 115-s-2539
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2018-03-13
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Arizona

California

Colorado

Lakes and rivers

Nevada

Utah

Water resources funding

Water storage

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-511.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 to reauthorize through FY2022 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 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2539 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2018 Mr. Heller 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 reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water.

1. Reauthorization of projects to increase Colorado River System water Section 206(c)(2) of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235 ), is amended by striking 2018 and inserting 2022 .