117 HR 8435 IH: Colorado River Drought Response Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-07-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8435IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 20, 2022Mr. Stanton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo provide for near-term actions to preserve the Colorado River system and to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expedite measures for drought response.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Colorado River Drought Response Act.

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Near-term actions to preserve Colorado River system

In addition to the amounts otherwise available and consistent with contractual arrangements and applicable State and Federal law, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $500,000,000, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, to use available legal authorities to reduce the near-term likelihood of Lake Mead and Lake Powell declining to critically low water elevations.

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Expedited measures for drought response

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Expedited program implementation

Section 40905(h) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3205(h); 135 Stat. 1124) is amended by striking Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting Not later than August 31, 2022.(b)

Establishment of program

Section 40907(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3207(b); 135 Stat. 1125) is amended by striking Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting Not later than August 31, 2022.