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HR 8435 117th Congress House Water Resources Development

Colorado River Drought Response Act

Introduced: July 20, 2022 Introduced by: Stanton, Greg Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Colorado River Drought Response Act

This bill authorizes appropriations for the Department of the Interior to reduce the near-term likelihood of Lake Mead (in Arizona and Nevada) and Lake Powell (in Arizona and Utah) declining to critically low water elevations. These reservoirs are part of the Colorado River Basin.

The bill also decreases the amount of time Interior has to act on existing requirements to establish grant programs for watershed habitat restoration and large-scale water recycling and reuse in certain western states.

What's happening now July 20, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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