S 4579 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Colorado River Basin Conservation Act

Summary

Colorado River Basin Conservation Act 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. 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). 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.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jul 2022

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Introduced Jul 21, 2022 Last action Dec 1, 2022

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Dec 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

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Jul 21, 2022

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Jul 21, 2022

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors