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Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023


Introduced on July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023 Referred to a Committee

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118th CONGRESS   1st Session                                 H. R. 4629 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.                                                                                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                              July 13, 2023   Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the                       Committee on Natural Resources                                                                                                          A BILL   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.     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 ``Upper Colorado and San Juan River  Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF UPPER COLORADO AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS                ENDANGERED FISH AND THREATENED FISH RECOVERY                IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS.     (a) Purpose.--Section 1 of Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1602) is  amended by inserting ``and threatened'' after ``endangered''.     (b) Definitions.--Section 2 of Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1602;  116 Stat. 3113) is amended--             (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to implement the          Recovery Implementation Program for the Endangered Fish Species          in the Upper Colorado River dated September 29, 1987, and          extended by the Extension of the Cooperative Agreement dated          December 6, 2001, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement to          implement the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program          dated October 21, 1992, and as they may be amended'' and          inserting ``for the Recovery Implementation Program for          Endangered Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin dated          September 29, 1987, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement for the          San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program dated          October 21, 1992, as the agreements may be amended and          extended'';             (2) in paragraph (6)--                     (A) by inserting ``or threatened'' after                  ``endangered''; and                     (B) by striking ``removal or translocation'' and                  inserting ``control'';             (3) in paragraph (7), by striking ``long-term'' each place          it appears;             (4) in paragraph (8), in the second sentence, by striking          ``1988 Cooperative Agreement and the 1992 Cooperative          Agreement'' and inserting ``Recovery Implementation Programs'';             (5) in paragraph (9)--                     (A) by striking ``leases and agreements'' and                  inserting ``acquisitions'';                     (B) by inserting ``or threatened'' after                  ``endangered''; and                     (C) by inserting ``, as approved under the Recovery                  Implementation Programs'' after ``nonnative fishes'';                  and             (6) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``pursuant to the          Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species in the          Upper Colorado River Basin'' after ``Service''.     (c) Authorization To Fund Recovery Programs.--Section 3 of Public  Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1603; 116 Stat. 3113; 120 Stat. 290; 123 Stat  1310; 126 Stat. 2444; 133 Stat. 809) (as amended by section 101 of  division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law  117-328)) is amended--             (1) in subsection (a)--                     (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) There is                  hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary,                  $88,000,000 to undertake capital projects to carry out                  the purposes of this Act. Such funds'' and inserting                  the following:             ``(1) Authorization.--                     ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),                  there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary                  for use by the Bureau of Reclamation to undertake                  capital projects to carry out the purposes of this Act                  $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through                  2031.                     ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--Each fiscal year, the                  amount authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph                  (A) shall be adjusted for inflation from the date of                  enactment of the Upper Colorado and San Juan River                  Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs                  Reauthorization Act of 2023 to the beginning of that                  fiscal year.                     ``(C) Nonreimbursable funds.--Amounts made                  available pursuant to subparagraph (A)'';                     (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Program for                  Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River                  Basin shall expire in fiscal year 2024'' and inserting                  ``Programs shall expire in fiscal year 2031''; and                     (C) by striking paragraph (3);             (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the          following:     ``(b) Non-Federal Contributions to Capital Projects.--The  Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept  contributed funds, interests in land and water, or other contributions  from the Upper Division States, political subdivisions of the Upper  Division States, or individuals, entities, or organizations within the  Upper Division States, pursuant to agreements that provide for the  contributions to be used for capital projects costs.'';             (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as          subsections (c) through (i), respectively;             (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--                     (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``$10,000,000                  for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and                  inserting ``$92,040,000 for the period of fiscal years                  2024 through 2031'';                     (B) in paragraph (2)--                             (i) in the first sentence, by striking                          ``$4,000,000 per year'' and inserting                          ``$61,100,000 for the period of fiscal years                          2024 through 2031'';                             (ii) in the second sentence--                                     (I) by inserting ``Basin'' after                                  ``San Juan River''; and                                     (II) by striking ``$2,000,000 per                                  year'' and inserting ``$30,940,000 for                                  the period of fiscal years 2024 through                                  2031''; and                             (iii) in the third sentence, by striking                          ``in fiscal years commencing after the                          enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``for                          fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year                          thereafter''; and                     (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the                  following:             ``(3) Federal contributions to annual base funding.--                     ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2024                  through 2031, the Secretary, acting through the Bureau                  of Reclamation, may accept funds from other Federal                  agencies, including power revenues collected pursuant                  to the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the                  ``Colorado River Storage Project Act'') (43 U.S.C. 620                  et seq.).                     ``(B) Availability of funds.--Funds made available                  under subparagraph (A) shall be available for                  expenditure by the Secretary, as determined by the                  contributing agency in consultation with the Secretary.                     ``(C) Treatment of funds.--Funds made available                  under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as                  nonreimbursable Federal expenditures.                     ``(D) Treatment of power revenues.--Any power                  revenues accepted under subparagraph (A) shall be                  treated as having been repaid and returned to the                  general fund of the Treasury.             ``(4) Non-federal contributions to annual base funding.--         The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may          accept contributed funds from the Upper Division States,          political subdivisions of the Upper Division States, or          individuals, entities, or organizations within the Upper          Division States, pursuant to agreements that provide for the          contributions to be used for annual base funding.             ``(5) Replacement power.--Contributions of funds made          pursuant to this subsection shall not include the cost of          replacement power purchased to offset modifications to the          operation of the Colorado River Storage Project to benefit          threatened or endangered fish species under the Recovery          Implementation Programs.'';             (5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the first          sentence, by inserting ``or threatened'' after ``endangered'';             (6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking          ``unless the time period for the respective Cooperative          Agreement is extended to conform with this Act'' and inserting          ``, as amended or extended'';             (7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in the first          sentence, by striking ``Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish          Recovery Program or the San Juan River Basin Recovery          Implementation Program'' and inserting ``Recovery          Implementation Programs''; and             (8) in subsection (i)(1) (as so redesignated)--                     (A) by striking ``2022'' each place it appears and                  inserting ``2030'';                     (B) by striking ``2024'' each place it appears and                  inserting ``2031''; and                     (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(III), by striking                  ``contributions by the States, power customers, Tribes,                  water users, and environmental organizations'' and                  inserting ``non-Federal contributions''.     (d) Repeal of Limitation on Travel for Advocacy Purposes.--Section  5 of Public Law 106-392 (126 Stat. 2444) is repealed.                                  
118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4629 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.                                                                         IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2023 Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources                                                                         A BILL 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. 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 ``Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF UPPER COLORADO AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS ENDANGERED FISH AND THREATENED FISH RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS. (a) Purpose.--Section 1 of Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1602) is amended by inserting ``and threatened'' after ``endangered''. (b) Definitions.--Section 2 of Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1602; 116 Stat. 3113) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to implement the Recovery Implementation Program for the Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River dated September 29, 1987, and extended by the Extension of the Cooperative Agreement dated December 6, 2001, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement to implement the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program dated October 21, 1992, and as they may be amended'' and inserting ``for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin dated September 29, 1987, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement for the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program dated October 21, 1992, as the agreements may be amended and extended''; (2) in paragraph (6)-- (A) by inserting ``or threatened'' after ``endangered''; and (B) by striking ``removal or translocation'' and inserting ``control''; (3) in paragraph (7), by striking ``long-term'' each place it appears; (4) in paragraph (8), in the second sentence, by striking ``1988 Cooperative Agreement and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement'' and inserting ``Recovery Implementation Programs''; (5) in paragraph (9)-- (A) by striking ``leases and agreements'' and inserting ``acquisitions''; (B) by inserting ``or threatened'' after ``endangered''; and (C) by inserting ``, as approved under the Recovery Implementation Programs'' after ``nonnative fishes''; and (6) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``pursuant to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin'' after ``Service''. (c) Authorization To Fund Recovery Programs.--Section 3 of Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1603; 116 Stat. 3113; 120 Stat. 290; 123 Stat 1310; 126 Stat. 2444; 133 Stat. 809) (as amended by section 101 of division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328)) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, $88,000,000 to undertake capital projects to carry out the purposes of this Act. Such funds'' and inserting the following: ``(1) Authorization.-- ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for use by the Bureau of Reclamation to undertake capital projects to carry out the purposes of this Act $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031. ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--Each fiscal year, the amount authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted for inflation from the date of enactment of the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 to the beginning of that fiscal year. ``(C) Nonreimbursable funds.--Amounts made available pursuant to subparagraph (A)''; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin shall expire in fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``Programs shall expire in fiscal year 2031''; and (C) by striking paragraph (3); (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following: ``(b) Non-Federal Contributions to Capital Projects.--The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept contributed funds, interests in land and water, or other contributions from the Upper Division States, political subdivisions of the Upper Division States, or individuals, entities, or organizations within the Upper Division States, pursuant to agreements that provide for the contributions to be used for capital projects costs.''; (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as subsections (c) through (i), respectively; (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)-- (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and inserting ``$92,040,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031''; (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``$4,000,000 per year'' and inserting ``$61,100,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031''; (ii) in the second sentence-- (I) by inserting ``Basin'' after ``San Juan River''; and (II) by striking ``$2,000,000 per year'' and inserting ``$30,940,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031''; and (iii) in the third sentence, by striking ``in fiscal years commencing after the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter''; and (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: ``(3) Federal contributions to annual base funding.-- ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2031, the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept funds from other Federal agencies, including power revenues collected pursuant to the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the ``Colorado River Storage Project Act'') (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.). ``(B) Availability of funds.--Funds made available under subparagraph (A) shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, as determined by the contributing agency in consultation with the Secretary. ``(C) Treatment of funds.--Funds made available under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as nonreimbursable Federal expenditures. ``(D) Treatment of power revenues.--Any power revenues accepted under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as having been repaid and returned to the general fund of the Treasury. ``(4) Non-federal contributions to annual base funding.-- The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept contributed funds from the Upper Division States, political subdivisions of the Upper Division States, or individuals, entities, or organizations within the Upper Division States, pursuant to agreements that provide for the contributions to be used for annual base funding. ``(5) Replacement power.--Contributions of funds made pursuant to this subsection shall not include the cost of replacement power purchased to offset modifications to the operation of the Colorado River Storage Project to benefit threatened or endangered fish species under the Recovery Implementation Programs.''; (5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the first sentence, by inserting ``or threatened'' after ``endangered''; (6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking ``unless the time period for the respective Cooperative Agreement is extended to conform with this Act'' and inserting ``, as amended or extended''; (7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in the first sentence, by striking ``Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program or the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program'' and inserting ``Recovery Implementation Programs''; and (8) in subsection (i)(1) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``2022'' each place it appears and inserting ``2030''; (B) by striking ``2024'' each place it appears and inserting ``2031''; and (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(III), by striking ``contributions by the States, power customers, Tribes, water users, and environmental organizations'' and inserting ``non-Federal contributions''. (d) Repeal of Limitation on Travel for Advocacy Purposes.--Section 5 of Public Law 106-392 (126 Stat. 2444) is repealed.

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July 13, 2023HouseIntroduced
July 13, 2023HouseReferred to a Committee