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H.R. 5373 · 108th Congress

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for the use of excess storage and…

Full title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for the use of excess storage and conveyance capacity of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and for other purposes.

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Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) conduct a feasibility study to determine the most feasible method of meeting the present and future water supply and related storage requirements within the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, including the potential enlargement of Fryingpan-Arkansas facilities; and (2) enter into…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 17, 2004

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) conduct a feasibility study to determine the most feasible method of meeting the present and future water supply and related storage requirements within the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, including the potential enlargement of Fryingpan-Arkansas facilities; and (2) enter into contracts with any entity, private or public for the use of excess capacity in such Project for the purpose of diverting, storing, impounding, pumping, exchanging, or conveying nonproject water for irrigation, domestic, municipal and industrial, or any other beneficial purpose; and (3) enter into new and renewal contracts with the City of Aurora, Colorado, or an enterprise of the City, for a specified term, for the use of excess capacity in such Project for the purpose of diverting, storing, impounding, pumping, exchanging, or conveying nonproject water for irrigation, domestic, municipal and industrial, or any other beneficial purpose.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for the use of excess storage and conveyance capacity of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Nov 29, 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Policy area: Water Resources Development · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 17, 2004

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No recorded floor vote found.