HR 1001
Passed a chamber
Requires the Interior and Energy departments to sign a memorandum of understanding that studies how a 2024 Glen Canyon Dam decision affects the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and hydropower production.
Official title: To provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
05-FEB-2025
Referred
05-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
12-FEB-2025
Reported
17-APR-2025
On the calendar
17-APR-2025
Passed
13-MAY-2025
Senate
Received
14-MAY-2025
- Requires the Bureau of Reclamation and the Western Area Power Administration to enter into a memorandum of understanding, in consultation with the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment.
- Requires the memorandum to include a plan addressing the decision's effects on Upper Colorado River Basin Fund obligations, including routine operations, maintenance, and replacement of critical infrastructure.
- Directs the plan to address the decision's impact on hydropower production at Glen Canyon Dam, including the costs of replacing that power and grid reliability.
- Directs the plan to identify impacts of the decision on species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and states that nothing in the Act preempts rights or obligations under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (05-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 13-MAY-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
Water Resources Development
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2 Republicans