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Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002

Public Law 107-351 · H.R. 2990 · 107th Congress · began in the House

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 17, 2002 · Water Resources Development

Sponsor: Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15)

Cosponsors (5): Rep. Henry Bonilla,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to: (1) authorize the construction of 20 additional specified projects in Texas; (2) require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to undertake the Lower Rio Grande Water Conservation and Improvement Program through cooperative agreements; (3) require that project proposals be reviewed and evaluated under the guidelines set forth in a specified Bureau of Reclamation document; (4) require the Secretary to determine that a non-Federal project sponsor is financially capable of funding the non-Federal share of the project's costs, including operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement, and whether the project meets the guidelines; (5) permit project sponsors to contract with the Secretary to have the Secretary prepare the reports required under the Act (at a Federal cost share not to exceed 50 percent); (6) increase the authorization of appropriations for carrying out the Program; and (7) limit the non-Federal share of the total cost of any project carried out under or with assistance provided under the Act to 50 percent.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.

  1. Dec 17, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-351.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Dec 6, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Nov 20, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Oct 8, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  6. Aug 1, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water and Power Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  7. Jul 23, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  8. Jul 22, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  10. FloorFloor · Mrs. Cubin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  11. Jul 16, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  12. Jun 26, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  14. May 3, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  15. Oct 9, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  16. Oct 2, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  17. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.