S. 365 – Bolts Ditch Act

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The Bolts Ditch Act expands who may carry out upkeep of Bolts Ditch and its headgate in Colorado’s Holy Cross Wilderness. It adds three state‑level water agencies to the list of groups allowed to do the work, giving them the same authority as existing entities under the Dingell Conservation Act. This affects the management of the ditch, the headgate, and the agencies now authorized to maintain them.

Key Provisions

Amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to add three Colorado water agencies—the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, a Colorado special district, and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority—as entities that can perform maintenance on Bolts Ditch and its headgate in the Holy Cross Wilderness.

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

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

February 3, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

February 3, 2025

SenateIntro Referral

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

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

February 3, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 3, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 365

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 3, 2025

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

A BILL

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Bolts Ditch Act.

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Additional entities allowed to maintain Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate

Section 1101(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 604) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, a Colorado Special District, or the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, an authority organized under the laws of the State of Colorado.