U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7487: Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act
Status: In committee, August 27, 2026
To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to encourage non-Federal hydropower development with respect to Bureau of Reclamation projects.
What the bill says
To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to encourage non-Federal hydropower development with respect to Bureau of Reclamation projects.
From the committee substitute text, August 27, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to encourage non-Federal hydropower development with respect to Bureau of Reclamation projects. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act . SECTION 2. Amendments to Reclamation Project Act Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) ; 53 Stat. 1194) is amended-- (1) by striking the subsection designation and inserting the sale of electric power; lease of power privileges ; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking small conduit hydropower using Bureau of Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower exclusively using Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs and inserting hydropower using all Bureau of Reclamation facilities ; (3) in paragraph (2)(A)-- (A) by striking applicable transferred conduit and inserting applicable transferred works facility ; (B) by striking applicable reserved conduit and inserting applicable reserved works facility ; and (C) by striking power privilege offer for a small conduit and inserting power privilege offer for the ; (4) in paragraph (3), by striking small conduit and inserting applicable ; (5) in paragraph (4), by striking small conduit hydropower ; (6) in paragraph (6)-- (A) by inserting , or the management of Bureau of Reclamation facilities specially authorized for hydropower generation before , as water used ; (B) by striking conduit …
Sponsors
- Lauren Boebert (R, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Adam Gray (D)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 676.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-775.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 14.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission, Alternative and renewable resources, Water Resources Development, Lease and rental services, Dams and canals, Water use and supply
Common questions
- What is HB7487?
- HB7487 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act.
- What does HB7487 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to encourage non-Federal hydropower development with respect to Bureau of Reclamation projects.
- What is the status of HB7487?
- In committee as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 676. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7487?
- Lauren Boebert (R, HD-004), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB7487?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7487
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