Bolts Ditch Act

Full Title:
Bolts Ditch Act

Summary#

This bill changes Section 1101(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. It adds the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority as entities eligible to complete maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate inside the Holy Cross Wilderness. The bill text only makes this eligibility change and does not include other details.

What it means for you#

If you live, work, or use water near Bolts Ditch, this bill would let those two local water organizations be eligible to perform maintenance on the ditch and headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness. The bill does not say when maintenance would happen or what rules would apply to that work.

Expenses#

No publicly available information.

Proponents' View#

The bill’s sponsor proposes adding these two local water entities to the list of groups allowed to do maintenance on Bolts Ditch and its headgate. The bill text itself states this change but does not provide further explanation.

Opponents' View#

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