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US HR3237

US HR3237
Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act


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Introduced
06/12/2019
In Committee
06/24/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program First Increment Extension for threatened and endangered species in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin, and for other purposes. This bill revises the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program. The program is a cooperative agreement among Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and the Bureau of Reclamation to protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin. The bill extends Reclamation's authority to implement the first increment of the program through FY2033.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to continue participating in the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (the Program) to protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin. The bill extends the Program's first increment, which was set to expire in 2019, through 2032. It allows the Secretary to carry out various projects and activities under the Program, including acquiring interests in land and water from willing sellers, and provides up to $78 million in additional federal funding, which must be matched by at least 50% in non-federal contributions from the states of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. The bill aims to facilitate the continued cooperative efforts among federal and non-federal entities to implement the Program without creating new federal water rights or requiring the grant of water rights to federal entities.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (11)

Last Action

Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 07/25/2019)

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