[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4242 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4242

To extend the authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
              Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 2, 2024

 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Wyden) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                    on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
              Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drought Preparedness Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Drought Program.--Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended by 
striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2028''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 301 of the 
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 
2241) is amended by striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2028''.
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