[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 131 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 152 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 131
[Report No. 119-187]
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Ms. Boebert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
July 10, 2025
Additional sponsor: Mr. Hurd of Colorado
July 10, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2025]
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A BILL
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.
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 ``Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act''.
SEC. 2. ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT, COLORADO.
Public Law 87-590 (76 Stat. 389; 123 Stat. 1320) is amended-- (1) in the first section-- (A) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking ``or in the case of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract and revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities,''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Arkansas Valley Conduit.-- ``(1) Repayment contract.--To provide domestic water supplies to communities and households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies, the contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit, notwithstanding the reclamation laws or any other provision of this Act. The contract payments shall consist of-- ``(A) funding provided during construction from any entity other than the Secretary; and ``(B) based on a demonstration of financial hardship, as determined by the Secretary, repayment of the balance not covered under subparagraph (A) for a period of not more than 75 years with simple interest at a rate that is equal to 50 percent of the interest rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 2(c), including revenue derived from contracts for the use of excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities. ``(2) Operations and maintenance.--The contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for the assumption by the contracting parties of the care, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the conduit.''; and (2) in section 2(b)(3)(A), by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``subsection (d) of the first section''. Union Calendar No. 152
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 131
[Report No. 119-187]
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A BILL
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado.
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July 10, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed