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US Congress · S. 154 · Passed the Senate

Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act

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Introduced 2025-01-21
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Officially: “Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act Read the full text

Water Resources Development

What it does

Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act This bill extends through FY2026 the Bureau of Reclamation's pilot projects to increase water levels in the Upper Colorado River Basin and Lake Mead due to drought conditions.
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1Short title

This section would let the Act be called the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act.

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act .

2Reauthorization of Colorado River System conservation pilot program

This section would amend Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113-235), the law that set up the Colorado River System conservation pilot program, in three ways. In subsection (b)(2), it would update the reference to the authorizing Act so that it points to this Act, the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act, instead of the 2015 appropriations Act. In subsection (c)(2), it would move a 2024 date to 2026. In subsection (d), it would move a 2025 date to 2027. Together these changes extend the pilot program's authorization by two years.

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2. Reauthorization of Colorado River System conservation pilot program Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235 ), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking this Act and inserting the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act ; (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 2024 and inserting 2026 ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking 2025 and inserting 2027 .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-01-21

In the Senate.

Passed the Senate · 2025-06-18
House floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

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The numbers

29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
5
sponsors, out of 51 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPvia THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
6 filings
SIBANYE STILLWATERvia RAFFANIELLO & ASSOCIATES
5 filings
NATURE CONSERVANCYvia THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
3 filings
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA)via TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)
3 filings
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLERS ASSOCIATIONvia AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLERS ASSOCIATION
2 filings
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANYvia GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
2 filings
RECREATION VEHICLE DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICAvia RECREATION VEHICLE DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
2 filings
From 23 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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