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H.R. 5710: Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act

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H.R. 5710: Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-04-03 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 826.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-04-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 425 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5710 (2008-06-19), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 826. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial and technical assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting preconstruction activities for, and constructing the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. Limits the federal share of the cost of any activity to 75%. Provides that the total cost of the System shall include any costs incurred by the Authority or the state of New Mexico on or after October 1, 2003, for System development. Makes the Authority responsible for annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs. Directs the Authority to develop an operation, maintenance, and replacement plan that establishes rates and fees necessary to ensure that the System is properly maintained and capable of delivering approximately 16,500 acre-feet of water per year. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act until such plan is developed and the Secretary and the Authority have complied with applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into a cooperative agreement with the Authority to provide financial and any other assistance requested by the Authority for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of the System; and (2) consult with the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and the Authority in preparing any required biological assessment under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Authorizes the Secretary, at the Authority's request, to provide technical assistance. Authorizes appropriations.

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Official text

Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5710, Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act (2008-06-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5710, Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act (2008-06-12)

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Record fed-us-cong110-hr5710 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110