S 1057
116th Congress
Senate
Water Resources Development
Arizona
California
Colorado
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Water storage
Water use and supply
Wyoming
Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act
Introduced: April 8, 2019
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Became law
Apr 9, 2019
Held at the desk.
Apr 9, 2019
Received in the House.
Apr 9, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 8, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2291-2292; text: CR S2295)
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2291-2292; text: CR S2295)
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to carry out the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan which was submitted to Congress on March 19, 2019, by Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Interior must execute the plan without delay and operate applicable Colorado River System reservoirs accordingly.
What's happening now
Held at the desk.