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H.R. 1729 119th Congress House

Bolts Ditch Act

Official title: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado.

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Joe Neguse Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources ColoradoLakes and riversWater storageWater use and supply
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 14, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3225)
Jul 14, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 14, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1729.
Jul 14, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3225)
Jul 14, 2025
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 10, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-190.
Jul 10, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155.
Jun 25, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 25, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bolts Ditch Act

This bill allows additional entities—the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority—to access and use the Bolts Ditch and its headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of such ditch and headgate.

 Hearings & markups 5
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1729: Bolts Ditch Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1729/
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"H.R. 1729: Bolts Ditch Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1729/.
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H.R. 1729, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1729/.
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