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Last progress January 8, 2026 (4 weeks ago)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Last progress January 29, 2025 (1 year ago)
Introduced on January 29, 2025 by Michael F. Bennet
Amends a previous law governing the Arkansas Valley Conduit in Colorado to clarify who may make certain payments and to correct a cross‑reference. The change limits specified payments to funding provided during construction by persons other than the Secretary and updates a cross‑reference to point to the first section’s subsection (c). This is a narrow technical amendment that adjusts wording and payment language in the existing statute.
Amend Public Law 87–590 (76 Stat. 389) as described in the following items (changes appear in the first section and in section 2(b)(3)(A)).
In the first section, subsection (c), in the second sentence — insert text at a specified position (the specific inserted text and exact insertion point are not shown in the provided excerpt).
In the first section, subsection (c), in the second sentence — replace the phrase "that is comprised of revenue generated by payments" with ", which payment shall only consist of funding provided during construction from any person other than the Secretary".
In the first section, subsection (c), in the second sentence — insert additional text at another specified position (the specific inserted text and exact insertion point are not shown in the provided excerpt).
In section 2(b)(3)(A) — strike specified text at a stated point (the specific text to be struck is not shown in the provided excerpt).
Primary effects are administrative and interpretive rather than fiscal. Local governments, public water systems, and other project partners involved in the Arkansas Valley Conduit will see clearer rules about which contributions qualify for the statute's specified payments — specifically, contributions provided during construction by entities other than the Secretary. That clarity can affect budgeting and accounting for partner contributions during the construction phase and may limit claims that certain payments are payable from other funding sources. Federal officials responsible for implementing the statute will use the updated cross‑reference and revised wording to guide approvals, reimbursements, or accounting actions. Overall, the amendment reduces legal ambiguity for a single, specific water infrastructure project and has limited broader policy or budgetary impact.