San Luis Valley Water Resources Protection Act of 1991

Summary

San Luis Valley Water Resources Protection Act of 1991 - Prohibits any agency or instrumentality of the United States from issuing any license, permit, right-of-way, grant, loan, or other assistance for any project or feature to withdraw water from the San Luis Valley, Colorado, for export to another basin or State unless the Secretary of the Interior finds that the project will not: (1) increase the costs or negatively affect operation of the Closed Basin Project; (2) increase the costs or impede water delivery by the State of Colorado pursuant to the Rio Grande Compact; (3) adversely affect surface or groundwater quality or quantity or any other element of the environment of any national wildlife refuge or wildlife habitat area within the Valley; or (4) adversely affect any elements of the environment of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado. States that nothing in this Act shall affect any current water withdrawal or delivery agreements or contracts related to the Valley. States that the Secretary's findings under this Act shall be subject to judicial review. Requires costs of the required findings to be paid in advance by the project proponent.

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Timeline

1. 4 October 1991

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 October 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 October 1991

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.

   Source: Committee

4. 23 October 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-443.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in Senate · — · Download file

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 October 1991

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Sponsors

• Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
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