Two Colorado water groups can now fix a ditch in wilderness.
H.R. 1729 — Bolts Ditch Act · Filed by Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill lets two Colorado water groups do repair work on Bolts Ditch. They can fix its headgate too. Before, only certain groups named in an older law could do this work. Now the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District can help. The Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority can help as well.
Who it affects
Colorado water groups are affected. People who get water from Bolts Ditch may see better water supply. Costs may go down.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say if the two new groups must follow the same rules. It does not explain why these two groups were picked.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Feb 27, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 27, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Jun 25, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 25, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent”
- Jul 14, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3225)”
- Jul 14, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- headgate — A gate that controls water flow in a ditch or canal.
- Eagle River Water and Sanitation District — A Colorado group that manages water supply for its region.
- Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority — A Colorado group that manages water supply for its region.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (585 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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