S.1758 / 116th Congress

A bill to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, and for other purposes.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-310.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 10, 2019

This bill allows the Bureau of Reclamation to extend the repayment contract with the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District relating to the Purgatoire project for the Trinidad Dam on Purgatoire River in Colorado. The bill also allows Reclamation to enter into excess capacity contracts with respect to the project; revenues from such contracts must be first credited toward the district's outstanding payment obligation under its repayment contract.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R–CO

Committees

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Jun 26, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-310.
Jun 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.1758, 116th Congress: A bill to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1758

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2019-06-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1758/BILLS-116s1758is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Analyze S.1758 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.1758, 116th Congress: A bill to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1758

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2019-06-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1758/BILLS-116s1758is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.1758, 116th Congress: A bill to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1758

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2019-06-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1758/BILLS-116s1758is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1758, 116th Congress: A bill to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1758

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2019-06-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1758/BILLS-116s1758is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.1758 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.