S. 296 119th Congress Senate

Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

Official title: A bill to make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.

Introduced: January 29, 2025 Introduced by: Michael F. Bennet Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov

Water Resources Development ColoradoPipelinesWater resources fundingWater use and supply

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Jan 29, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Hickenlooper, John W.

Colorado · Jan 29, 2025

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