The House Natural Resources Committee will mark up legislation Wednesday to address Western water supplies and wildfire prevention.
The agenda includes H.R. 231, the “Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act of 2025,” and H.R. 1001, which deals with the costs of addressing invasive species below the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Both are sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.).
The first bill — which has bipartisan, bicameral support — would extend a $125 million effort to reduce water use in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming that expired at the end of last year.
The second bill would direct the Bureau of Reclamation and the Western Area Power Administration to review the costs of efforts to curb invasive smallmouth bass in the Colorado River.
