September 26, 2007--Senate water bill includes conduit (Pueblo Chieftain)
Authorization for the Arkansas Valley Conduit was included in a $23 billion water projects bill passed by the U.S. Senate Monday by a veto-proof margin. However, actual funding for the conduit could still be a long way off. The Water Resources Development Act, passed by the House earlier this year, was approved 81-12 by the Senate. It now goes to President Bush, who threatened a veto after $9 billion in projects were added in negotiations between the House and Senate. Included in the act is a $79 million authorization toward the $300 million Arkansas Valley Conduit.
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