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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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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 154 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 154

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
  Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System 
                      conservation pilot program.

    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 ``Colorado River Basin System 
Conservation Extension Act''.

SEC. 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''.

            Passed the Senate June 18, 2025.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 154

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
  Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System 
                      conservation pilot program.