A bill to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that the amounts received by the United States under that Act shall be deposited in the reclamation fund, and for other purposes.
Latest Action
Became Public Law No: 108-351.
Official Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to direct that amounts received under the Act as consideration for a conveyance be deposited by the Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of the Rio Grande Project, in the reclamation fund, and be made immediately available to the Elephant Butte Irrigation District and the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1.
GovScope Watchdog™
AI Government Intelligence™This bill amends the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to require that funds received by the United States under the Act be deposited into the reclamation fund. These funds are then to be made immediately available to the Elephant Butte Irrigation District and the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1. The bill has been enacted into law as Public Law No: 108-351.
The bill directs the allocation of funds from land conveyances to specific irrigation districts through the reclamation fund, impacting water resource management in those areas.
- Amends the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 regarding the handling of funds received from land conveyances.
- Requires the Secretary of the Interior to deposit these funds into the reclamation fund on behalf of the Rio Grande Project.
- Mandates immediate availability of these funds to the Elephant Butte Irrigation District and the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1.
The Elephant Butte Irrigation District and the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 are direct beneficiaries, as they receive immediate access to funds. The Secretary of the Interior and the Rio Grande Project are involved in fund management.
The bill does not provide details on the total amounts involved or how the immediate availability of funds will be managed operationally. There may be considerations regarding the impact on the reclamation fund's overall balance and other stakeholders dependent on it.
The bill was introduced in the Senate during the 108th Congress, falls under the Public Lands and Natural Resources policy area, and has passed into law. The latest action was its enactment as Public Law No: 108-351 in October 2004.
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By directing funds to specific irrigation districts, the bill may influence water management and infrastructure funding in the Rio Grande Project area, potentially affecting water users and regional resource planning.
The full bill text is not provided, limiting detailed analysis. Citizens may want to review how the immediate availability of funds is operationalized and monitor the impact on the reclamation fund's overall financial health.
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