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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 would amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to spend money from the Colorado River Dam fund on activities at Hoover Dam. The funds that could be expended include moneys recovered on a non-reimbursable basis. The authorized uses of these funds include operations, maintenance, investigation and cleanup actions, and capital improvements at Hoover Dam and on land used for its construction and operation. The Secretary would make these decisions in consultation with the Boulder Canyon Project contractors identified in the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011.
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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
Actions (2)
- May 1, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- May 1, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 1, 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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. 617a; 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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