S. 4232IntroducedWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
A bill to address the recovery of certain costs with respect to certain Reclamation facilities in the Colorado River Basin, and for other purposes.
Dams and canals · Electric power generation and transmission · Lakes and rivers
Key facts
Introduced: May 17, 2022
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 1
Congress: 117th
Latest action · May 25, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-300.
Summary
This bill prohibits the federal government from recovering certain costs related to certain hydropower facilities in the Colorado River Basin (e.g., Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona) when no power is being produced. The bill provides funding to the Bureau of Reclamation and the Western Area Power Administration to cover activities and obligations that otherwise rely on the recovery of these costs.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- May 25, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-300.
- May 17, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- May 17, 2022Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] D-AZ
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