118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to authorize expenditures for the conduct of certain water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin, and for other purposes.
June 14, 2023
Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Moore of Utah, and Mr. Stewart) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to authorize expenditures for the conduct of certain water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act”.
SEC. 2. Water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin.
Title II of the Central Utah Project Completion Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4605) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 213. Water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin.
“(a) In general.— The Secretary may use any unexpended budget authority provided under subsections (a)(2) and (c) of section 202 for the conduct of water conservation measures within the Great Salt Lake basin in accordance with section 207.
“(b) Compliance with Definite Plan Report.—Any water conservation measure conducted under subsection (a) shall be considered to be compliant with the Definite Plan Report completed under section 205(a).”.