HR 3881 · 107th Congress · Water Resources Development

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in studies relating to enlarging Pueblo Dam and Reservoir and Sugar Loaf Dam and Turquoise Lake, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2002-03-06· Sponsored by Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2002-03-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study storage space issues relating to enlarging Pueblo Dam and Reservoir and Sugar Loaf Dam and Turquoise Lake, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, including feasibility, potential costs, benefits, environmental and recreational impacts, and use and operation. Requires the Southeastern Colorado Water Activity Enterprise to participate in and fund such studies. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with public or private entities supplying water within Project boundaries, for the use of excess water storage and conveyance capacity for nonproject water in certain east slope facilities, subject to existing needs, purposes, and capacities.. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into temporary contracts with any public or private entities operating a water bank established pursuant to Colorado law for use of Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, domestic municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. Allocates contract revenues to annual operations and maintenance costs, then to repayment of the project, and once project costs have been repaid, to the Reclamation Fund …

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans