To amend the Colorado River Basin Project Act to provide for the equitable distribution of Colorado River water for the lower basin States, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7078 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7078 To amend the Colorado River Basin Project Act to provide for the equitable distribution of Colorado River water for the lower basin States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2026 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Colorado River Basin Project Act to provide for the equitable distribution of Colorado River water for the lower basin States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT ACT. Section 301(b) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1521(b)) is amended to read as follows: ``(b) In times of shortage or reduction of main stream Colorado River water for the Central Arizona Project, as determined by the Secretary, all diversions from the Colorado River for consumptive use by the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis relative to their base annual apportionments, without preference to present perfected rights.''. <all>