What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
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.
Action Timeline
2025-01-29
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-01-29
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.296 pass?
S.296 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 39%.
What does S.296 do?
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.
Who sponsored S.296?
S.296 was sponsored by Michael F. Bennet (D-Colorado).
Full Bill Text
119 S296 IS: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act U.S. Senate 2025-01-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 296 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 29, 2025 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act . 2. Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado Public Law 87–590 (76 Stat. 389) is amended— (1) in subsection (c) of the first section (76 Stat. 390; 123 Stat. 1320), in the second sentence— (A) by inserting , without interest, before in an amount ; (B) by striking that is comprised of revenue generated by payments and inserting , which payment shall only consist of funding provided during construction from any person other than the Secretary ; (C) by inserting of before revenue that ; and (D) by inserting over a period of 100 years after project facilities ; and (2) in section 2(b)(3)(A) (76 Stat. 390; 123 Stat. 1321)— (A) by striking plus interest ; and (B) by striking this section and inserting subsection (c) of the first section .
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