Authorizes the: (1) Secretary to accept contributed funds from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, or political subdivisions or organizations thereof, pursuant to agreements that provide for such contributions to be used for capital project costs; and (2) Secretary and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Western Power Administration, to utilize for such projects power revenues not exceeding $17 million collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act. Makes funds available on a matching basis with funds contributed by the above States. Authorizes alternative project funding through loans from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund (with specified loan requirements). Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the power revenues, above, for the annual base funding contributions to the programs by the Bureau of Reclamation. Provides funding limits for each Basin Program. Terminates at the end of FY 2011 the authority for the use of power revenues for annual base funding, with an exception. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the use of such revenues. Requires the Administration and the Bureau to maintain sufficient Fund revenues to meet the base funding requirements.
States that nothing in this Act shall restrict the Secretary from funding activities or capital projects in accordance with the Federal Government's Indian trust responsibility.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1414)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-658.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 106-403.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 106-403.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 793.
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