Las Vegas Wash Program Extension Act

Bill: 117-s-4496
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-06-23
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Las Vegas Wash Program Extension Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to participate, in partnership with the Las Vegas Wash Coordinating Committee, in the implementation of the Las Vegas Wash wetlands restoration and Lake Mead improvement project. The Las Vegas Wash in Nevada connects the Las Vegas Valley with Lake Mead.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4496 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2022 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to modify the authorization of appropriations for the Las Vegas Wash program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Las Vegas Wash Program Extension Act . 2. Authorization of appropriations for the Las Vegas Wash program Section 529(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2658; 119 Stat. 2255; 125 Stat. 865) is amended by striking $30,000,000 and inserting $55,000,000 .