[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 361 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 361
To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and
Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities
under that Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 10, 2007
Mr. Hinojosa (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, and Mr.
Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and
Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities
under that Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Rio Grande Valley Water
Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES UNDER THE
LOWER RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) Additional Projects.--Section 4(a) of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106-576; 114 Stat. 3067) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(20) In Cameron County, Texas, Bayview Irrigation
District No. 11, water conservation and improvement projects as
identified in the March 3, 2004, engineering report by NRS
Consulting Engineers at a cost of $1,425,219.
``(21) In the Cameron County, Texas, Brownsville Irrigation
District, water conservation and improvement projects as
identified in the February 11, 2004 engineering report by NRS
Consulting Engineers at a cost of $722,100.
``(22) In the Cameron County, Texas Harlingen Irrigation
District No. 1, water conservation and improvement projects as
identified in the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-
Blair Engineering at a cost of $4,173,950.
``(23) In the Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County
Irrigation District No. 2, water conservation and improvement
projects as identified in the February 11, 2004 engineering
report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a cost of $8,269,576.
``(24) In the Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County
Irrigation District No. 6, water conservation and improvement
projects as identified in an engineering report by Turner
Collie Braden, Inc., at a cost of $5,607,300.
``(25) In the Cameron County, Texas, Adams Gardens
Irrigation District No. 19, water conservation and improvement
projects as identified in the March, 2004 engineering report by
Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $2,500,000.
``(26) In the Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, Texas, Hidalgo
and Cameron Counties Irrigation District No. 9, water
conservation and improvement projects as identified by the
February 11 engineering report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a
cost of $8,929,152.
``(27) In the Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, Texas, Delta
Lake Irrigation District, water conservation and improvement
projects as identified in the March, 2004 engineering report by
Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $8,000,000.
``(28) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County
Irrigation District No. 2, a water conservation and improvement
project identified in the engineering reports attached to a
letter dated February 11, 2004, from the district's general
manager, at a cost of $5,312,475.
``(29) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County
Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation and improvement
projects identified in an engineering report dated March 5,
2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $5,595,018.
``(30) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County
Irrigation District No. 6, water conservation and improvement
projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineering report
by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $3,450,000.
``(31) In the Hidalgo County, Texas Santa Cruz Irrigation
District No. 15, water conservation and improvement projects as
identified in an engineering report dated March 5, 2004 by
Melden and Hunt at a cost of $4,609,000.
``(32) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Engelman Irrigation
District, water conservation and improvement projects as
identified in an engineering report dated March 5, 2004 by
Melden and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,251,480.
``(33) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Valley Acres Water
District, water conservation and improvement projects as
identified in an engineering report dated March, 2004 by Axiom-
Blair Engineering at a cost of $500,000.
``(34) In the Hudspeth County, Texas, Hudspeth County
Conservation and Reclamation District No. 1, water conservation
and improvement projects as identified in the March, 2004,
engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of
$1,500,000.
``(35) In the El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County Water
Improvement District No. 1, water conservation and improvement
projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineering report
by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $10,500,000.
``(36) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Donna Irrigation
District, water conservation and improvement projects
identified in an engineering report dated March 22, 2004 by
Melden and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,500,000.
``(37) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County
Irrigation District No. 16, water conservation and improvement
projects identified in an engineering report dated March 22,
2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,800,000.
``(38) The United Irrigation District of Hidalgo County
water conservation and improvement projects as identified in a
March 2004 engineering report by Sigler Winston, Greenwood and
Associates at a cost of $6,067,021.''.
(b) Inclusion of Activities To Conserve Water or Improve Supply;
Transfers Among Projects.--Section 4 of such Act (Public Law 106-576;
114 Stat. 3067) is further amended by redesignating subsection (c) as
subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Inclusion of Activities To Conserve Water or Improve
Supply.--In addition to the activities identified in the engineering
reports referred to in subsection (a), each project that the Secretary
conducts or participates in under subsection (a) may include any of the
following:
``(1) The replacement of irrigation canals and lateral
canals with buried pipelines.
``(2) The impervious lining of irrigation canals and
lateral canals.
``(3) Installation of water level, flow measurement, pump
control, and telemetry systems.
``(4) The renovation and replacement of pumping plants.
``(5) Other activities that will result in the conservation
of water or an improved supply of water.
``(d) Transfers Among Projects.--Of amounts made available for a
project referred to in any of paragraphs (20) through (38) of
subsection (a), the Secretary may transfer and use for another such
project up to 10 percent.''.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR LOWER RIO GRANDE
CONSTRUCTION.
Section 4(e) of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources
Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-576; 114 Stat.
3067), as redesignated by section 2(b) of this Act, is further amended
by inserting before the period the following: ``for projects referred
to in paragraphs (1) through (19) of subsection (a), and $42,356,145
(2004 dollars) for projects referred to in paragraphs (20) through (38)
of subsection (a)''.
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