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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H. R. 2030

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry out agreements
concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 2, 2019
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BIGGS,
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. CURTIS, Ms.
DEGETTE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HORSFORD,
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mrs.
LESKO, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LUJÁN, Mr. MCADAMS, Mr. O’HALLERAN,
Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHWEIKERT,
Mr. STANTON, Mr. STEWART, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry
out agreements concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations, and for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Colorado River

5 Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act’’.

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SEC. 2. COLORADO RIVER BASIN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY

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PLANS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-

4 sion of law expressly addressing the operation of the appli5 cable Colorado River System reservoirs, immediately upon
6 execution of the March 19, 2019, versions of the Agree7 ment Concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency
8 Management and Operations and the agreements attached
9 thereto as Attachments A1, A2, and B, by all of the non10 Federal parties thereto, the Secretary of the Interior shall,
11 without delay, execute such agreements, and is directed
12 and authorized to carry out the provisions of such agree13 ments and operate applicable Colorado River System res14 ervoirs accordingly.

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(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section shall—

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(1) be construed or interpreted as precedent for

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the litigation of, or as altering, affecting, or being

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deemed as a congressional determination regarding,

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the water rights of the United States, any Indian

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Tribe, band, or community, any State or political

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subdivision or district of a State, or any person; or

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(2) exempt the implementation of such agree-

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ments and the operation of applicable Colorado

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River System reservoirs from any requirements of

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applicable Federal environmental laws.

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