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handle is hein.crs/govdbbt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Researh Sevice Proposed Supplemental Funding for Bureau of Reclamation Projects July 22, 2020 The House Appropriations Committee's reported version of the FY2021 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill (F R. 7613) includes $3 billion in emergency supplemental funding for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). This is in addition to the bill's regular FY2021 funding for Reclamation of $1.636 billion. Reclamation owns and operates hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in the 17 conterminous states west of the Mississippi River. Congress created Reclamation in the Reclamation Act of 1902, which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to construct irrigation works in western states. Background on Reclamation is available here. Over the past five years, Congress has appropriated to Reclamation an average of approximately $1.4 billion per year. In contrast to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Reclamation has not built many new projects over the past few decades and has not received significant supplemental funding since the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). Most of its expenditures are typically to maintain existing projects. Recently, Congress has supported some new Reclamation construction efforts. In Section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements forthe NationAct (WIIN; P.L. 114-322), Congress provided Reclamation with its first significant new water storage project construction authority in almost 50 years. Congress had appropriated $469 million for this authority through FY2020. Congress has also directed Reclamation to participate in construction of congressionally approved Indian water rights settlements. In addition to approximately $100 million per year in discretionary funding for these projects, Congress approved mandatory funding of $120 million per year for them from FY2020 to FY2029. Reclamation Funding in H.R. 7613 H.R. 7613 would provide FY2021 supplemental appropriations of $3 billion to Reclamation, of which $2.164 billion would be designated for specific categories (Table 1). This Insight provides context and background on these categories. Congressional Re search Service https://crsreports.congress.gov INI 1465 CRS MN GHT Pre pa red .r Menbersand Com0 , fti esefmo gCo n r -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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