In December of last year, this common sense, bipartisan and bicameral bill passed both House and Senate unanimously. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that my bill will not result in a measurable increase to federal spending. HR131, the finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit act will help small rural communities in southeast Colorado finally complete a federal water project that was authorized in 1962 under the Kennedy Administration. Radium, uranium and other naturally occurring elements are found in the surface and groundwater of the southeastern Colorado and water quality is problematic year round because of its salinity, selenium sulfate hardness and manganese levels. (00:42–00:59)
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Asserts that HR131 will help complete a federal water project authorized in 1962.
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