H.R. 361 would amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act.
Detailed Summary
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Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas. Authorizes appropriations.
Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in under such Act to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines; (2) the impervious lining of canals; (3) the installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems; (4) the renovation and replacement of pumping plants; and (5) other activities that will result in water conservation or an improved water supply.
Authorizes the Secretary to transfer and use up to 10% of amounts made available for any project authorized by this Act for any other such project.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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