[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3743 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3743

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility 
 study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 29, 2026

    Mr. Lee 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility 
 study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, 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. GLEN CANYON DAM SELECTIVE WATER WITHDRAWAL SYSTEM 
              FEASIBILITY STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation) (referred to in this section as the 
``Secretary''), in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 
Colorado River Storage Project power contractors, shall carry out a 
feasibility study (including all hydrological modeling) on a selective 
water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam to optimize hydropower 
generation when releasing cold water from Glen Canyon Dam, while also 
preventing entrainment of invasive species, pursuant to the 2016 Long-
Term Experimental and Management Plan Record of Decision and the 2024 
Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement and Record of Decision.
    (b) Feasibility Determination.--If the Secretary determines that a 
selective water withdrawal system alternative studied under subsection 
(a) is feasible under the reclamation laws, the Secretary may, if the 
Colorado River Storage Project power contractors concur with the 
alternative chosen, begin compliance with, and construction of, the 
chosen alternative.
    (c) Feasibility Study Deadline.--The Secretary shall complete the 
feasibility study required under subsection (a) not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The costs of the feasibility study under 
        subsection (a) shall be paid for by the Secretary using 
        appropriated funds.
            (2) Treatment of funds.--Any Federal funds made available 
        to carry out this section shall be nonreimbursable and 
        nonreturnable to the United States.
            (3) Identification of funds.--Not later than 90 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Energy and Colorado River 
        Storage Project power contractors, shall identify sources of 
        available funds to carry out this section.
    (e) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the post-2026 Colorado 
River reservoir operations guidelines and strategies for Lake Powell 
and Lake Mead in effect before, on, or after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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