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H.R. 131: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-03 · Water Resources Development · Latest: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

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Official title

Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

Plain summary

Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act This bill reduces payments that communities within the Arkansas River Valley must pay to the Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline in Colorado for delivering water from the Pueblo Reservoir to such communities. Specifically, it removes interest payments and extends the repayment period to 100 years.

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Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] · 1 cosponsors

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Jeff Hurd (R-CO)

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr131 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills