Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act

Bill: 118-hr-3675
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-25
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees

Public contracts and procurement

Water storage

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2024-10-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 603.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act</b></p> <p>This bill permanently authorizes a provision under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act that (1) allows certain water users (e.g., agriculture and municipal water users) in western states to prepay what they owe under contracts with the Bureau of Reclamation for the storage and supply of water resources; and (2) requires a specified portion of the receipts generated from such prepayments be directed to the Reclamation Water Storage Account for the construction of water storage. </p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 603 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3675 [Report No. 118–711] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2023 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Ms. Hageman , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Lawler , and Mr. Nehls ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources October 22, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Lamborn and Mr. McClintock October 22, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2023 A BILL To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to extend certain contract prepayment authority.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act . 2. Amendments to the WIIN Act (a) Offsets and water storage account Section 4011(d)(2) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ) is amended by inserting that are directed by project-specific statutes in effect prior to the date of passage of this Act to accounts other than the General Reclamation Fund before the semicolon. (b) Extension of prepayment authority Section 4013 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) section 4011. .

October 22, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3675 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2023 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Ms. Hageman , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Lawler , and Mr. Nehls ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to extend certain contract prepayment authority.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act . 2. Extension of prepayment authority Section 4013 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for The Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) section 4011. .