To reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost-shared funding to implement the endangered and threatened fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins.
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Latest Action · July 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
This bill reauthorizes federal funding for fish recovery programs in the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins through fiscal year 2031. The legislation extends the Bureau of Reclamation's authority to provide cost-shared funding to protect endangered and threatened fish species in these river systems, which span multiple western states. The bill authorizes $50 million for capital projects from 2024 through 2031, with adjustments for inflation, and increases annual base funding to $92.04 million during that same period, allowing the agency to accept matching contributions from states, local governments, tribes, and other organizations. The bill also permits the use of federal power revenues from the Colorado River Storage Project to support the recovery programs and removes restrictions on travel for advocacy purposes related to the programs. This reauthorization ensures the continuation of long-running cooperative recovery efforts for fish species including the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, and razorback sucker.
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