S. 1758 · 116th Congress

A bill to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2019-06-10
Latest action
2019-06-26 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-310.

Summary

This bill allows the Bureau of Reclamation to extend the repayment contract with the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District relating to the Purgatoire project for the Trinidad Dam on Purgatoire River in Colorado. The bill also allows Reclamation to enter into excess capacity contracts with respect to the project; revenues from such contracts must be first credited toward the district's outstanding payment obligation under its repayment contract.