Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act

Bill: 117-s-3693
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-02-17
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado

Congressional oversight

Endangered and threatened species

Fishes

Lakes and rivers

New Mexico

Utah

Water resources funding

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act</strong> </p> <p>This bill extends through FY2024 the authority of the Department of the Interior to implement capital projects (i.e., construction of facilities) for the endangered fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan river basins. </p> <p>The bill raises the ceiling on costs for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and lowers the ceiling on costs for the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program.</p> <p>The bill also extends through FY2022 the deadline for the submission of the report on the recovery implementation programs.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 17, 2022 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Romney ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to continue to implement endangered fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act . 2. Extension of authorizations related to fish recovery programs Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2024 ; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking $179,000,000 and inserting $184,000,000 ; (3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking $30,000,000 and inserting $25,000,000 ; (4) in subsection (h), by striking , at least 1 year prior to such expiration, ; and (5) in subsection (j), by striking 2021 each place it appears and inserting 2022 .