S 296
119th Congress
Senate
Water Resources Development
Colorado
Pipelines
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act
This bill reduces payments that communities within the Arkansas River Valley must pay to the Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline in Colorado for delivering water from the Pueblo Reservoir to such communities. Specifically, it removes interest payments and extends the repayment period to 100 years.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 296: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-296/
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