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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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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 April 9, 2019

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2030 Identical bill Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 8, 2019
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1057: Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1057/
MLA
"S. 1057: Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1057/.
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S. 1057, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1057/.
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