To provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.

H.R. 1001 would direct the Bureau of Reclamation and Western Area Power Administration to work together and create a formal agreement examining the impacts of a 2024 decision about how Glen Canyon Dam operates. This decision, finalized in 2024, modified how the dam manages water flows to address two main concerns: controlling invasive smallmouth bass populations below the dam and protecting the endangered humpback chub fish by improving when high-flow water releases occur.

The bill would require these agencies to produce a plan addressing three specific areas. First, they would need to assess how the 2024 decision affects the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund, which pays for various water management obligations in the region. Second, they would examine the impact on hydropower production at Glen Canyon Dam, which generates electricity for the Southwest. Third, they would identify any effects the decision has had on threatened and endangered species in the area.

The bill has already passed the House and is currently being reviewed by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. If enacted, it would not change the 2024 dam management decision itself, but rather would require a comprehensive study of its consequences for water funding, power generation, and wildlife protection in the Upper Colorado River Basin region, which affects Arizona, California, and Nevada.