Platte River Basin Critical Maintenance and Repair Act

The Platte River Basin Critical Maintenance and Repair Act would expand federal funding eligibility to repair aging water infrastructure owned by the Bureau of Reclamation in Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Specifically, it targets facilities that have experienced major structural failures or emergency declarations within the last three years, such as the 2019 tunnel collapse on the Fort Laramie Canal. For local residents and farmers, this bill aims to ensure a more reliable water supply by providing the necessary resources to fix critical irrigation and water delivery systems that have fallen into disrepair.