S. 2166Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act

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The Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act extends annual base funding for the Upper Colorado River Basin and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023 and requires a comprehensive report on how the programs are being implemented. It aims to support recovery efforts for four endangered fish species—the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, razorback sucker, and bonytail—by ensuring continued federal financial support and oversight. The bill affects the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, and other stakeholders involved in the recovery programs.

Key Provisions

Authorizes $10 million per year for FY2020‑2023 to be provided by the Secretary to the Bureau of Reclamation for the recovery programs, designated as non‑reimbursable federal expenditures.
Updates the language on power revenues to specify Colorado River Storage Project power revenues and removes certain reporting language from the original law.
Requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress by September 30, 2021 detailing program accomplishments, current and projected Endangered Species Act listing status of the four fish species, total and projected expenditures, sources of funding, and planned activities and costs for the period after September 30, 2023, after consulting program participants.

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.

November 26, 2018

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

November 28, 2017

SenateIntro Referral

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

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

November 28, 2017

SenateCommittee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-505.

Water and Power Subcommittee

February 28, 2018

SenateCommittee

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

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

October 2, 2018

SenateCommittee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-374.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

November 26, 2018

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.

November 26, 2018

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Reported to SenateIssued November 26, 2018

Calendar No. 660

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2166

[Report No. 115–374]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 28, 2017

Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Udall, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Hatch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

November 26, 2018

Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

A BILL

To maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, to require a report on the implementation of those programs, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017.

Extension of authorization to use upper colorado river basin fund revenues for annual base funding of fish recovery programs; removal of certain reporting requirement

Section 3(d)(2) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1604; 126 Stat. 2444) is amended—

(1)

in the fourth sentence—

(A)

by striking 2019 and inserting 2023; and

(B)

by striking ; except that and all that follows through capital projects and monitoring; and

(2)

by striking the fifth, sixth, and seventh sentences.

Report on Recovery Implementation Programs

Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 126 Stat. 2444) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(j)

Report

(1)

In general

Not later than September 30, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that—

(A)

describes the accomplishments of the Recovery Implementation Programs;

(B)

identifies—

(i)

as of the date of the report, the listing status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) of the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, razorback sucker, and bonytail; and

(ii)

as of September 30, 2023, the projected listing status under that Act of each of the species referred to in clause (i);

(C)

(i)

identifies—

(I)

the total expenditures and the expenditures by categories of activities by the Recovery Implementation Programs during the period beginning on the date on which the applicable Recovery Implementation Program was established and ending on September 30, 2021; and

(II)

projected expenditures by the Recovery Implementation Programs during the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on September 30, 2023; and

(ii)

for purposes of the expenditures identified under clause (i), includes a description of—

(I)

any expenditures of appropriated funds;

(II)

any power revenues;

(III)

any contributions by the States, power customers, Tribes, water users, and environmental organizations; and

(IV)

any other sources of funds for the Recovery Implementation Programs; and

(D)

describes—

(i)

any activities to be carried out under the Recovery Implementation Program after September 30, 2023; and

(ii)

the projected cost of the activities described under clause (i).

(2)

Consultation required

The Secretary shall consult with the participants in the Recovery Implementation Programs in preparing the report under paragraph (1).

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act.

Extension of authorization for annual base funding of fish recovery programs; removal of certain reporting requirement

Section 3(d) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1604; 126 Stat. 2444) is amended—

(1)

by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

(1)

Authorization of appropriations

(A)

In general

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to be used by the Bureau of Reclamation to make the annual base funding contributions to the Recovery Implementation Programs $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.

(B)

Nonreimursable funds

The funds contributed to the Recovery Implementation Programs under subparagraph (A) shall be considered a nonreimbursable Federal expenditure.

; and

(2)

in paragraph (2)—

(A)

in the fourth sentence, by striking power revenues each place it appears and inserting Colorado River Storage Project power revenues; and

(B)

by striking the fifth, sixth, and seventh sentences.

Report on Recovery Implementation Programs

Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 126 Stat. 2444) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(j)

Report

(1)

In general

Not later than September 30, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that—

(A)

describes the accomplishments of the Recovery Implementation Programs;

(B)

identifies—

(i)

as of the date of the report, the listing status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) of the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, razorback sucker, and bonytail; and

(ii)

as of September 30, 2023, the projected listing status under that Act of each of the species referred to in clause (i);

(C)

(i)

identifies—

(I)

(II)

projected expenditures by the Recovery Implementation Programs during the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on September 30, 2023; and

(ii)

for purposes of the expenditures identified under clause (i), includes a description of—

(I)

any expenditures of appropriated funds;

(II)

any power revenues;

(III)

any contributions by the States, power customers, Tribes, water users, and environmental organizations; and

(IV)

any other sources of funds for the Recovery Implementation Programs; and

(D)

describes—

(i)

any activities to be carried out under the Recovery Implementation Program after September 30, 2023; and

(ii)

the projected cost of the activities described under clause (i).

(2)

Consultation required

The Secretary shall consult with the participants in the Recovery Implementation Programs in preparing the report under paragraph (1).

November 26, 2018

Reported with an amendment