[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7872 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7872
To amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to modify
certain requirements applicable to salinity control units, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 5, 2024
Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Ciscomani, Ms. Stansbury, Ms.
Hageman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Moore of Utah, Ms. Maloy, Ms. Leger Fernandez,
and Mrs. Napolitano) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to modify
certain requirements applicable to salinity control units, 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 ``Colorado River Salinity Control Fix
Act''.
SEC. 2. SALINITY CONTROL UNITS.
Section 205 of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (43
U.S.C. 1595) is amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and all that
follows through ``(a) The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 205. SALINITY CONTROL UNITS; AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
``(a) Allocation of Costs.--The Secretary'';
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Nonreimbursable costs; reimbursable costs.--
``(A) Nonreimbursable costs.--
``(i) In general.--In recognition of
Federal responsibility for the Colorado River
as an interstate stream and for international
comity with Mexico, Federal ownership of the
land of the Colorado River Basin from which
most of the dissolved salts originate, and the
policy established in the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)
and except as provided in clause (ii), the
following shall be nonreimbursable:
``(I) 75 percent of the total costs
of construction and replacement of each
unit or separable feature of a unit
authorized by section 202(a)(1),
including 90 percent of--
``(aa) the costs of
operation and maintenance of
each unit or separable feature
of a unit authorized by that
section; and
``(bb) the total costs of
construction, operation, and
maintenance of the associated
measures to replace incidental
fish and wildlife values
foregone.
``(II) 75 percent of the total
costs of construction and replacement
of each unit or separable feature of a
unit authorized by section 202(a)(2),
including 100 percent of--
``(aa) the costs of
operation and maintenance of
each unit or separable feature
of a unit authorized by that
section; and
``(bb) the total costs of
construction, operation, and
maintenance of the associated
measures to replace incidental
fish and wildlife values
foregone.
``(III) 75 percent of the total
costs of construction, operation,
maintenance, and replacement of each
unit or separable feature of a unit
authorized by section 202(a)(3),
including 75 percent of the total costs
of construction, operation, and
maintenance of the associated measures
to replace incidental fish and wildlife
values foregone.
``(IV) 70 percent of the total
costs of construction, operation,
maintenance, and replacement of each
unit or separable feature of a unit
authorized by paragraphs (4) and (6) of
section 202(a), including 70 percent of
the total costs of construction,
operation, and maintenance of the
associated measures to replace
incidental fish and wildlife values
foregone.
``(V) 70 percent of the total costs
of construction and replacement of each
unit or separable feature of a unit
authorized by section 202(a)(5),
including 100 percent of--
``(aa) the costs of
operation and maintenance of
each unit or separable feature
of a unit authorized by that
section; and
``(bb) the total costs of
construction, operation, and
maintenance of the associated
measures to replace incidental
fish and wildlife values
foregone.
``(VI) 85 percent of the total
costs of implementation of the on-farm
measures authorized by section 202(c),
including 85 percent of the total costs
of the associated measures to replace
incidental fish and wildlife values
foregone.
``(ii) Special rule for nonreimbursable
costs for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.--
Notwithstanding clause (i), for each of fiscal
years 2024 and 2025, the following shall be
nonreimbursable:
``(I) 75 percent of all costs
described in clause (i)(I).
``(II) 75 percent of all costs
described in clause (i)(II).
``(III) 70 percent of all costs
described in clause (i)(V).
``(IV) The percentages of all costs
described in subclauses (III), (IV),
and (VI) of clause (i).
``(B) Reimbursable costs.--The total costs
remaining after the allocations under clauses (i) and
(ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be reimbursable as
provided for in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5).'';
(3) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection
designation and all that follows through ``Costs of
construction'' in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(b) Costs Payable From Lower Colorado River Basin Development
Fund.--
``(1) In general.--Costs of construction'';
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c) Costs of
construction'' and inserting the following:
``(c) Costs Payable From Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.--Costs of
construction''; and
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ``(e) The Secretary is''
and inserting the following:
``(e) Upward Adjustment of Rates for Electrical Energy.--The
Secretary is''.
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