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To amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to spend money from the Colorado River Dam fund for activities related to Hoover Dam. The bill specifically allows the Secretary to spend recovered non-reimbursable moneys on operations, maintenance, investigation, cleanup actions, and capital improvements at Hoover Dam or on related lands. The Secretary must consult with the Boulder Canyon Project contractors when making these spending decisions. The authorization covers a specific fund account designated for this purpose.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
Actions (2)
- May 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- May 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2025
Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Titus, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cisneros, and Mr. Schweikert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes.
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 “Help Hoover Dam Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND AMOUNTS.
Section 2 of the Act of December 21, 1928 (43 U.S.C. 617, et seq.; commonly known as the “Boulder Canyon Project Act”), is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(f) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expend moneys in the fund, including moneys in account XXXR5656P1, that were and hereafter are recovered on a non-reimbursable basis, for any authorized activity, including operations, maintenance, investigation and cleanup actions, and capital improvements, within the Boulder Canyon Project at Hoover Dam or on land used for the construction and operation of the Hoover Dam, in consultation with the Boulder Canyon Project contractors as identified in the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-72).”. <all>
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