Bolts Ditch Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Bolts Ditch Act is a narrow Colorado water-infrastructure bill. It amends section 1101(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act by adding two local entities to the list of parties allowed to maintain Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate: the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, a Colorado special district, and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, an authority organized under Colorado law. The bill does not create a new grant program or broad regulatory regime; it expands who may perform maintenance on a specific ditch and headgate infrastructure covered by the earlier public-lands law.
Who Benefits and How
Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, Eagle County water users, local water-system operators, Bolts Ditch users, public-land managers, and communities relying on Upper Eagle River water infrastructure benefit because two named Colorado water entities receive explicit legal authority to maintain Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Eagle River Water and Sanitation District staff, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority staff, local water-infrastructure maintenance crews, public-land coordination staff, and legal compliance personnel must coordinate maintenance work, comply with the underlying Dingell Act authority, manage access and operational responsibilities, and absorb any administrative burden tied to maintaining the ditch and headgate.
Key Provisions
- Adds Eagle River Water and Sanitation District as an entity allowed to maintain Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate.
- Adds Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority as an entity allowed to maintain Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate.
- Amends section 1101(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act.
- Limits the change to specific Colorado ditch and headgate maintenance authority.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to add the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority as entities allowed to maintain Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate in Colorado.
Key Policy Areas
Water, Public Lands, Local Government
Primary Purpose
Amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to add the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority as entities allowed to maintain Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate in Colorado.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
- Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority
- Eagle County water users
- Local water-system operators
- Bolts Ditch users
- Public-land managers
- Upper Eagle River communities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Eagle River Water and Sanitation District staff
- Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority staff
- Local water-infrastructure maintenance crews
- Public-land coordination staff
- Legal compliance personnel
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3225)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "district"
- → Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
- "authority"
- → Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority
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