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A bill to provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.
1/14/2025, 5:11 PM
Summary of Bill S 5000
The Upper Colorado River Basin Fund is a financial resource that is designated for various projects and initiatives within the Upper Colorado River Basin region. The bill seeks to restrict the use of these funds for a particular record of decision, which likely pertains to a specific plan or action that has been approved by a government agency or organization.
In addition to prohibiting the use of funds for this specific record of decision, the bill likely includes provisions for the allocation and management of funds within the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund. This could involve guidelines for how funds are distributed, spent, and accounted for, as well as measures to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of these funds. Overall, Bill 118 s 5000 is a legislative proposal that aims to regulate the use of funds within the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and prevent the implementation of a specific record of decision. The bill may have implications for various projects and initiatives within the region, as well as for the overall management of funds within the Upper Colorado River Basin.
Congressional Summary of S 5000
This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation and the Western Area Power Administration, in consultation with the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group, to enter into a memorandum of understanding to explore and address the potential impact that the final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) has on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund. The memorandum of understanding must include a plan to (1) explore and address the effects that the decision may have on the contents of the fund, (2) analyze and address the long-term impact that the decision may have on hydropower production at Glen Canyon Dam, and (3) protect the Colorado River Basin and any threatened or endangered species in the basin from the effects of invasive species and sustained drought.
By way of background, Reclamation published the SEIS under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for the LTEMP in 2024. The SEIS revises the 2016 LTEMP Record of Decision to address two issues: (1) responding to the threat of the invasive smallmouth bass below Glen Canyon Dam, and (2) incorporating the latest sediment science to assess when high-flow experiments should be conducted in order to protect the endangered humpback chub.
