A bill to provide for the protection of the water resources of the San Luis Valley, Colorado, from the potential impact of proposed water development projects for export of water out of the San Luis Valley upon Federal interests in Federal reclamation projects, interstate compacts for the allocation of water, national monuments, and national wildlife refuges, wildlife refuges, wildlife habitat area withdrawls, and for other purposes.
San Luis Valley Water Resources Protection Act of 1991 - Prohibits any agency or instrumentality of the United States from issuing any license, permit, right-of-way, grant, loan, or other assistance for any project or feature to withdraw water from the San Luis Valley, Colorado, for export to another basin or State unless the Secretary of the Interior finds that the project will not: (1) increase the costs or negatively affect operation of the Closed Basin Project; (2) increase the costs or impede water delivery by the State of Colorado pursuant to the Rio Grande Compact; (3) adversely affect surface or groundwater quality or quantity or any other element of the environment of any national wildlife refuge or wildlife habitat area within the Valley; or (4) adversely affect any elements of the environment of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado.
States that nothing in this Act shall affect any current water withdrawal or delivery agreements or contracts related to the Valley.
States that the Secretary's findings under this Act shall be subject to judicial review. Requires costs of the required findings to be paid in advance by the project proponent.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-443.
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