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HR 550 112th Congress House

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development Department of the InteriorExecutive agency funding and structurePipelinesTexas
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Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas.

Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines; (2) the impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals; (3) the installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems; (4) the renovation and replacement of pumping plants; and (5) other activities that will result in water conservation or an improved water supply.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 8, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Feb 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 550: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-550/
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"H.R. 550: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-550/.
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