Colorado River Basin Conservation Act

Bill: 117-s-4579
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-07-21
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Arizona

California

Colorado

Hydrology and hydrography

Lakes and rivers

Nevada

New Mexico

Utah

Water storage

Water use and supply

Wyoming
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Colorado River Basin Conservation Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the Department of the Interior to fund or participate in pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs through FY2026. </p> <p> Interior administers these pilot projects to address the effects of drought conditions on the Colorado River Basin, which includes the Upper Basin states (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) and Lower Basin states (Arizona, California, and Nevada). </p> <p>The bill also requires Interior to submit an updated report to Congress by the end of FY2027 on the effectiveness of the pilot projects and a recommendation on whether to continue the program.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4579 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2022 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Barrasso ) 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 extend certain deadlines applicable to pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water to address effects of historic drought conditions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorado River Basin Conservation Act . 2. Extension of certain deadlines relating to pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water to address effects of historic drought conditions 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 (b)(2)— (A) by striking additional ; and (B) by striking this Act and inserting the Colorado River Basin Conservation Act ; (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 2022 and inserting 2026 ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking 2018 and inserting 2027 .