Introduced:
Jan 29, 2025
Policy Area:
Water Resources Development
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Jan 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Jan 29, 2025
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<p><strong>Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>
Actions (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Jan 29, 2025
Subjects (5)
Colorado
Pipelines
Water Resources Development
(Policy Area)
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Cosponsors (1)
(D-CO)
Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jan 29, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 2:12 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 296 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 296
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley
Conduit in the State of Colorado.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2025
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley
Conduit in the State of Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 296 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 296
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley
Conduit in the State of Colorado.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2025
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley
Conduit in the State of Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit
Act''.
SEC. 2.
Public Law 87-590 (76 Stat. 389) is amended--
(1) in subsection
(c) of the first section (76 Stat. 390;
123 Stat. 1320), in the second sentence--
(A) by inserting ``, without interest,'' before
``in an amount'';
(B) by striking ``that is comprised of revenue
generated by payments'' and inserting ``, which payment
shall only consist of funding provided during
construction from any person other than the
Secretary'';
(C) by inserting ``of'' before ``revenue that'';
and
(D) by inserting ``over a period of 100 years''
after ``project facilities''; and
(2) in
section 2
(b)
(3)
(A) (76 Stat.
(b)
(3)
(A) (76 Stat. 390; 123 Stat. 1321)--
(A) by striking ``plus interest''; and
(B) by striking ``this section'' and inserting
``subsection
(c) of the first section''.
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