This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior (through the Commissioner of Reclamation) and the Secretary of Energy (through the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration), in consultation with the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group, to enter into a memorandum of understanding as soon as practicable after the bill becomes law. The MOU must explore and address how the July 2024 record of decision titled the "Supplement to the 2016 Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Record of Decision" affects the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund. The MOU must include a plan, using information from existing hydropower contracts, to: (1) address effects on Fund obligations such as routine operations, maintenance, and replacement of critical infrastructure; (2) address impacts on hydropower production at Glen Canyon Dam, including costs to replace hydropower resources and grid reliability; and (3) identify impacts on species listed as threatened or endangered under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act. The bill also states that it does not preempt rights or obligations under the Administrative Procedure Act.
If enacted, two federal agencies would be required to make an MOU and a plan to study and respond to how the July 2024 Glen Canyon Dam record of decision affects the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund. The bill names which officials must act and that the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group should be consulted. The bill does not itself set new spending, change the Fund's obligations directly, or change procedural rights under the Administrative Procedure Act. The bill does not specify deadlines, funding sources, or the exact steps the agencies must take beyond the items listed for the plan.
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