H.R. 7487
Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act
Sponsor: Lauren Boebert
1 cosponsor
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Feb 11, 2026 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources, Feb 11
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Aug 27, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on Natural Resources, May 14 Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources, Aug 27 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (
43 U.S.C. 485h(c);
53 Stat. 1194) is amended— (1) by striking
(1)
the
The
subsection
Secretary
designation
is authorized
and inserting
The Secretary is authorized; (2) by striking small conduit hydropower using Bureau of Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower exclusively using Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs and inserting hydropower using all Bureau of Reclamation facilities; (3) by striking No contract relating to municipal water supply and inserting
the following:
[Inserted into the law:
(
1
c
)
No
Furnishing
contract
water
relating
to
municipal
municipalities;
water
sale
supply
of electric power; lease of power privileges.
]
(
4
2
) in paragraph (
1), by striking small conduit hydropower using Bureau of Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower exclusively using Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs and inserting hydropower using all Bureau of Reclamation facilities; (3) in paragraph (
2)(A)—
… 3 unchanged passages …
(
5
4
) in paragraph (3), by striking small conduit and inserting applicable; (
6
5
) in paragraph (4), by striking small conduit hydropower; (
7
6
) in paragraph (6)— (A) by
inserting , or the management of Bureau of Reclamation facilities specially authorized for hydropower generation before , as water used; (B) by
striking conduit before hydropower generation;
(C) by striking shall be deemed incidental to inserting shall be deemed secondary to;
and (
B
D
) by striking transferred conduit and inserting transferred works facility; (
8
7
) in paragraph (7), by striking conduit; (
9
8
) in paragraph (8)—
… 3 unchanged passages …
(
10
9
) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); (
11
10
) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
… 4 unchanged passages …
(
12
11
) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated—
… 7 unchanged passages …
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Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c); 53 Stat. 1194) is amended—
(1) by striking the subsection designation and inserting the following:
(c) Furnishing water to municipalities; sale of electric power; lease of power privileges
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking small conduit hydropower using Bureau of Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower exclusively using Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs and inserting hydropower using all Bureau of Reclamation facilities;
(3) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) by striking applicable transferred conduit and inserting applicable transferred works facility;
(B) by striking applicable reserved conduit and inserting applicable reserved works facility; and
(C) by striking power privilege offer for a small conduit and inserting power privilege offer for the;
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking small conduit and inserting applicable;
(5) in paragraph (4), by striking small conduit hydropower;
(6) in paragraph (6)—
(A) by inserting , or the management of Bureau of Reclamation facilities specially authorized for hydropower generation before , as water used;
(B) by striking conduit before hydropower generation;
(C) by striking shall be deemed incidental to inserting shall be deemed secondary to; and
(D) by striking transferred conduit and inserting transferred works facility;
(7) in paragraph (7), by striking conduit;
(8) in paragraph (8)—
(A) by inserting (referred to in this section as an authorization) before issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
(B) by striking August 9, 2013, and inserting the date of the enactment of the Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act; and
(C) by adding at the end Any authorization issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with respect to a project shall remain in place until such authorization becomes inactive. As allowed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an authorization may be renewed and remain active. Once the authorization becomes inactive, project site jurisdiction shall shift to the Bureau of Reclamation exclusively.;
(9) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10);
(10) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
(9) Nothing in this section shall expand or otherwise amend the Bureau of Reclamation lease of power privilege authorities outside the project boundary.
; and
(11) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), and (E);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A); and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(B) Reserved works facility. The term reserved works facility means those facilities owned by the Bureau of Reclamation where the Bureau of Reclamation has retained responsibility for carrying out operation and maintenance activities.
(C) Transferred works facility. The term transferred works facility means a project facility where the operations and maintenance of that facility is carried out by a non-Federal entity under the provisions of a formal operations and maintenance transfer contract.