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Establishes an interest-bearing Treasury account that holds state contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program and makes those funds available for program spending without further appropriation.
Official title: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
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Senate
Introduced
29-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
04-FEB-2026
Reported
17-SEP-2026
On the calendar
17-SEP-2026
- Creates the Non-Federal Funding Account for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in the Treasury, and amends Section 9402 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to add it.
- Requires the Treasury to deposit unspent state contributions made before enactment, with transfers from the general fund due within 90 days, and to deposit later contributions as they arrive.
- Allows the Treasury Secretary to invest funds not needed for current needs, but only in interest-bearing U.S. obligations.
- Makes deposited amounts and their interest available to the Secretary without further appropriation, for spending under the program documents, and relieves state parties of responsibility for investment losses.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (29-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 17-SEP-2026).
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