S. 1761 · 106th Congress · enacted
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-576.
Latest official action 2000-12-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) undertake a program to investigate and identify opportunities to improve the supply of water for the counties in the State of Texas in the Rio Grande Regional Water Planning Area known as Region M and of the counties of Hudspeth and El Paso (the program area), including the review of the studies or planning reports (or both) prepared by any competent engineering entity for projects designed to conserve and transport raw water in the program area; and (2) evaluate alternatives in such area that could be used to improve water supplies, including lining irrigation canals and increasing the use of pipelines, flow control structures, meters, and associated appurtenances of water supply facilities. Requires the Secretary to develop and publish criteria to determine which projects would qualify and have the highest priority for financing. Requires such criteria to address at a minimum: (1) how the project relates to the near-and long-term water demands and supplies in the study area, including how the project would affect the need for development of new or expanded water supplies; (2) the relative amount of water (acre feet) to be conserved; (3) whether the project would provide operational efficiency improvements or achieve water, energy, or economic saving…
Congressional Research Service · 2000-12-04
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