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S. 2249: Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act

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S. 2249: Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-405.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-405. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act

Plain summary

Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program for 10 years from this bill's enactment. Both the committee and the program address the protection and restoration of the Rio Puerco Watershed in New Mexico.

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Official text

Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2249, Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act (2018-11-09)

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Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s2249 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115