A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Bolts Ditch Act," seeks to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. The primary goal is to expand the list of eligible entities allowed to perform maintenance work. This work involves Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate located within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado. Specifically, it adds the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority to the list of allowed entities.
Yes
- Scored +2
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill assists local water authorities in maintaining essential infrastructure within the Holy Cross Wilderness.
- Scored +2
Does this invest in rural communities?
The bill enables water infrastructure maintenance by local water authorities in Colorado.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expanded Maintenance Eligibility: By allowing the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District or the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority to complete maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate, the bill provides more options for completing necessary tasks within the Holy Cross Wilderness (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill assists local water authorities in maintaining essential infrastructure within the Holy Cross Wilderness.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill enables water infrastructure maintenance by local water authorities in Colorado.
- 2/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John HickenlooperDemocrat · Colorado