U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB3743: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Glen Canyon Dam selective water withdrawal system feasibility study (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and Colorado River Storage Project power contractors, shall carry out a feasibility study (including all hydrological modeling) on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam to optimize hydropower generation when releasing cold water from Glen Canyon Dam, while also preventing entrainment of invasive species, pursuant to the 2016 Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Record of Decision and the 2024 Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. (b) Feasibility determination If the Secretary determines that a selective water withdrawal system alternative studied under subsection (a) is feasible under the reclamation laws, the Secretary may, if the Colorado River Storage Project power contractors concur with the alternative chosen, begin compliance with, and construction of, the chosen alternative. (c) Feasibility study deadline The Secretary shall complete the feasibility study required under subsection (a) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this …
Sponsors
- Lee, Mike (R) · primary sponsor
- Curtis, John (R)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission, Alternative and renewable resources, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Arizona, Water Resources Development, Dams and canals, Water storage, Water resources funding
Common questions
- What is SB3743?
- SB3743 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.
- What does SB3743 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB3743?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB3743?
- Lee, Mike (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB3743?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3743
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