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H.R. 1963 (113th)

Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

14 May 2013

Last action

31 July 2014 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.

Sponsors

Steve Daines, Scott Tipton, Doug LaMalfa, Kevin Cramer, Cynthia Lummis

Subjects

Environment, Energy

Source updated

29 May 2026

Environment · Energy

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Summary

Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act - Amends the Water Conservation and Utilization Act (WCUA) to: (1) repeal a provision reserving all right, title, and interest in the facilities provided for municipal or miscellaneous water supplies or surplus power and the revenues derived therefrom to the United States; (2) authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed under such Act; (3) grant the Secretary authority in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development; and (4) direct the Secretary to first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. Requires the Bureau to apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to small conduit hydropower under WCUA, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on federal lands. Declares that nothing in WCUA shall: (1) obligate specified power administrations to purchase or market the power produced by such facilities, (2) alter or impede the delivery and management of water for original project purposes, or (3) alter or affect any agreements in effect on the date of this Act's enactment for conduit hydropower development projects or disposition of revenues. Deems water used for conduit hydropower generation to be incidental to use of water for the original project purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 14 May 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 May 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 May 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 May 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

    Source: Committee

  5. 23 May 2013

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 31 July 2013

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 31 July 2013

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  8. 31 July 2013

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  9. 22 October 2013

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-249.

    Source: Committee

  10. 22 October 2013

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-249.

    Source: Committee

  11. 22 October 2013

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.

    Source: Calendars

  12. 3 December 2013

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7421-7422)

    Source: Floor

  13. 3 December 2013

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7421-7422)

    Source: Floor

  14. 3 December 2013

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1963.

    Source: Floor

  15. 3 December 2013

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7421-7423)

    Source: Floor

  16. 3 December 2013

    Floor

    Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  17. 9 December 2013

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  18. 27 February 2014

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-284.

    Source: Committee

  19. 18 June 2014

    Reported

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  20. 31 July 2014

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.

    Source: Calendars

  21. 31 July 2014

    Reported

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-231.

    Source: Committee

  22. 31 July 2014

    Reported

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-231.

    Source: Committee

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