Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

Bill: 119-hr-131
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Colorado

Pipelines

Water resources funding

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act</strong></p><p>This bill reduces payments that communities within the Arkansas River Valley must pay to the Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline in Colorado for delivering water from the Pueblo Reservoir to such communities. Specifically, it removes interest payments and extends the repayment period to 100 years.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 131 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act . 2. Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado Public Law 87–590 (76 Stat. 389; 123 Stat. 1320) is amended— (1) in the first section— (A) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking or in the case of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract and revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities, ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (d) Arkansas valley conduit (1) Repayment contract To provide domestic water supplies to communities and households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies, the contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit, notwithstanding the reclamation laws or any other provision of this Act. The contract payments shall consist of— (A) funding provided during construction from any entity other than the Secretary; and (B) based on a demonstration of financial hardship, as determined by the Secretary, repayment of the balance not covered under subparagraph (A) for a period of not more than 75 years with simple interest at a rate that is equal to 50 percent of the interest rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 2(c), including revenue derived from contracts for the use of excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities. (2) Operations and maintenance The contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for the assumption by the contracting parties of the care, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the conduit. ; and (2) in section 2(b)(3)(A), by striking this section and inserting subsection (d) of the first section .

Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act . 2. Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado Public Law 87–590 (76 Stat. 389; 123 Stat. 1320) is amended— (1) in the first section— (A) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking or in the case of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract and revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities, ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (d) Arkansas valley conduit (1) Repayment contract To provide domestic water supplies to communities and households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies, the contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit, notwithstanding the reclamation laws or any other provision of this Act. The contract payments shall consist of— (A) funding provided during construction from any entity other than the Secretary; and (B) based on a demonstration of financial hardship, as determined by the Secretary, repayment of the balance not covered under subparagraph (A) for a period of not more than 75 years with simple interest at a rate that is equal to 50 percent of the interest rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 2(c), including revenue derived from contracts for the use of excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities. (2) Operations and maintenance The contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for the assumption by the contracting parties of the care, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the conduit. ; and (2) in section 2(b)(3)(A), by striking this section and inserting subsection (d) of the first section .

Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 152 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 131 [Report No. 119–187] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Ms. Boebert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 10, 2025 Additional sponsor: Mr. Hurd of Colorado July 10, 2025 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 January 3, 2025 A BILL To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act . 2. Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado Public Law 87–590 (76 Stat. 389; 123 Stat. 1320) is amended— (1) in the first section— (A) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking or in the case of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract and revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities, ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (d) Arkansas valley conduit (1) Repayment contract To provide domestic water supplies to communities and households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies, the contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit, notwithstanding the reclamation laws or any other provision of this Act. The contract payments shall consist of— (A) funding provided during construction from any entity other than the Secretary; and (B) based on a demonstration of financial hardship, as determined by the Secretary, repayment of the balance not covered under subparagraph (A) for a period of not more than 75 years with simple interest at a rate that is equal to 50 percent of the interest rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 2(c), including revenue derived from contracts for the use of excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities. (2) Operations and maintenance The contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for the assumption by the contracting parties of the care, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the conduit. ; and (2) in section 2(b)(3)(A), by striking this section and inserting subsection (d) of the first section .

July 10, 2025 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 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Ms. Boebert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act . 2. Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado Public Law 87–590 (76 Stat. 389) is amended— (1) in subsection (c) of the first section (76 Stat. 390; 123 Stat. 1320), in the second sentence— (A) by inserting , without interest, before in an amount ; (B) by striking that is comprised of revenue generated by payments and inserting , which payment shall only consist of funding provided during construction from any person other than the Secretary ; (C) by inserting of before revenue that ; and (D) by inserting over a period of 100 years after project facilities ; and (2) in section 2(b)(3)(A) (76 Stat. 390; 123 Stat. 1321)— (A) by striking plus interest ; and (B) by striking this section and inserting subsection (c) of the first section .