Help Hoover Dam Act

Bill: 118-s-4016
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2024-03-21
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Arizona

Dams and canals

Electric power generation and transmission

Nevada
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 610 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4016 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2024 Ms. Sinema (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Kelly , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Padilla , and Ms. Butler ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources November 21, 2024 Reported by Mr. Manchin , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Hoover Dam Act . 2. Authorization to expend amounts Section 2 of the Act of December 21, 1928 ( 43 U.S.C. 617 , et seq.; commonly known as the Boulder Canyon Project Act ), is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expend moneys in the fund, including moneys in account XXXR5656P1, that were and hereafter are recovered on a non-reimbursable basis, for any authorized activity, including operations, maintenance, investigation and cleanup actions, and capital improvements, within the Boulder Canyon Project at Hoover Dam or on land used for the construction and operation of the Hoover Dam, subject to the review and approval of in consultation with the Boulder Canyon Project contractors as identified in the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–72 ). .

November 21, 2024 Reported with an amendment

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4016 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2024 Ms. Sinema (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Kelly , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Padilla , and Ms. Butler ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Hoover Dam Act . 2. Authorization to expend amounts Section 2 of the Act of December 21, 1928 ( 43 U.S.C. 617 , et seq.; commonly known as the Boulder Canyon Project Act ), is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expend moneys in the fund, including moneys in account XXXR5656P1, that were and hereafter are recovered on a non-reimbursable basis, for any authorized activity, including operations, maintenance, investigation and cleanup actions, and capital improvements, within the Boulder Canyon Project at Hoover Dam or on land used for the construction and operation of the Hoover Dam, subject to the review and approval of the Boulder Canyon Project contractors as identified in the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–72 ). .