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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 › Section 5 › Proposal

$1,465,630,000 for Bureau of Reclamation water resources

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$1,465,630,000 for Bureau of Reclamation water resources

The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, Commissioner of ReclamationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“and others, $1,465,630,000, to remain available until expended, of which $23,899,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

The water and related resources account of the Bureau of Reclamation, its main construction and operating account. Besides the $23,899,000 for the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund, $7,679,000 goes to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund and $3,237,000 is deposited in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund.

What the document actually says

“and others, $1,465,630,000, to remain available until expended, of which $23,899,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

Reclamation water work gets $1,465,630,000. The money has no end date. Some of it moves to Colorado River funds.

What this is about

This bureau builds and runs dams and canals in the West. It sells the water to farms and towns. It also works on fish and habitat.

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    Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm

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    “$1,465,630,000 for Bureau of Reclamation water resources,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-bureau-of-reclamation-water/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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