I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1967 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2017 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Newhouse , and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act . 2. Authority for pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs Section 9(c)(1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting and pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs after including small conduit hydropower development .