,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hcb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bf1 #bjac ,mr4 ,hinojosa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 and ,mr4 ,o',rourke7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,lower ,rio ,grande ,valley ,water ,resources ,conservation and ,improvement ,act of #bjjj to authorize additional projects and activities under that ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,lower ,rio ,grande ,valley ,water ,resources ,conservation and ,improvement ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,authorization of additional projects and activities under the lower rio grande water conservation and improvement program 7a7 ,additional projects ,section #d7;a7 of the ,lower ,rio ,grande ,valley ,water ,resources ,conservation and ,improvement ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-egf2 #aad ,stat4 #cjfg7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#bj7 ,in ,cameron ,county1 ,texas1 ,bayview ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #aa1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the ,march #c1 #bjjd1 engineering report by ,,nrs ,consulting ,engineers at a cost of #a1dbe1bai4 7#ba7 ,in the ,cameron ,county1 ,texas ,harlingen ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #a1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the ,march #bjjd engineering report by ,axiom-,blair ,engineering at a cost of #e1acc1dcb4jj4 7#bb7 ,in the ,cameron ,county1 ,texas1 ,cameron ,county ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #b1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the ,february #aa1 #bjjd1 engineering report by ,,nrs ,consulting ,engineers at a cost of #h1bfi1egf4 7#bc7 ,in the ,cameron ,county1 ,texas1 ,cameron ,county ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #f1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in an engineering report by ,turner ,collie ,braden1 ,inc41 at a cost of #e1fjg1cjj4 7#bd7 ,in the ,cameron ,county1 ,texas1 ,adams ,gardens ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #ai1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the ,march #bjjd engineering report by ,axiom-,blair ,engineering at a cost of #c1jbe1jjj4 7#be7 ,in the ,hidalgo and ,cameron ,counties1 ,texas1 ,hidalgo and ,cameron ,counties ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #i1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified by the ,february #aa engineering report by ,,nrs ,consulting ,engineers at a cost of #h1ibi1aeb4 7#bf7 ,in the ,hidalgo and ,willacy ,counties1 ,texas1 ,delta ,lake ,irrigation ,district1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the ,march #bjjd engineering report by ,axiom-,blair ,engineering at a cost of #h1jjj1jjj4 7#bg7 ,in the ,hidalgo ,county1 ,texas1 ,hidalgo ,county ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #b1 water conservation and improvement projects identified in the engineering reports attached to a letter dated ,february #aa1 #bjjd1 from the district's general manager1 and the renovation of a pumping plant for flood protection identified in by ,sigler1 ,winston1 ,greenwood ,associates at a cost of #ac1aag1gaj4 7#bh7 ,in the ,hidalgo ,county1 ,texas1 ,hidalgo ,county ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #a1 water conservation and improvement projects identified in an engineering report dated ,march #e1 #bjjd1 by ,melden and ,hunt1 ,inc4 at a cost of #e1eie1jah4 7#bi7 ,in the ,hidalgo ,county1 ,texas1 ,hidalgo ,county ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #f1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the ,march #bjjd engineering report by ,axiom-,blair ,engineering at a cost of #c1dej1jjj4 7#cj7 ,in the ,hidalgo ,county1 ,texas ,santa ,cruz ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #ae1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in an engineering report dated ,march #e1 #bjjd1 by ,melden and ,hunt at a cost of #d1fji1jjj4 7#ca7 ,in the ,hidalgo ,county1 ,texas1 ,engelman ,irrigation ,district1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in an engineering report dated ,march #e1 #bjjd1 by ,melden and ,hunt1 ,inc4 at a cost of #b1bea1dhj4 7#cb7 ,in the ,hidalgo ,county1 ,texas1 ,valley ,acres ,water ,district1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in an engineering report dated ,march #bjjd by ,axiom-,blair ,engineering at a cost of #ejj1jjj4 7#cc7 ,in the ,hudspeth ,county1 ,texas1 ,hudspeth ,county ,conservation and ,reclamation ,district ,no4 #a1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the ,march #bjjd engineering report by ,axiom-,blair ,engineering at a cost of #a1ejj1jjj4 7#cd7 ,in the ,el ,paso ,county1 ,texas1 ,el ,paso ,county ,water ,improvement ,district ,no4 #a1 water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the ,march #bjjd engineering report by ,axiom-,blair ,engineering at a cost of #aj1ejj1jjj4 7#ce7 ,in the ,hidalgo ,county1 ,texas1 ,hidalgo ,county ,irrigation ,district ,no4 #af1 water conservation and improvement projects identified in an engineering report dated ,march #bb1 #bjjd1 by ,melden and ,hunt1 ,inc4 at a cost of #b1hjj1jjj4 7#cf7 ,the ,united ,irrigation ,district of ,hidalgo ,county water conservation and improvement projects as identified in a ,march #bjjd engineering report by ,sigler ,winston1 ,greenwood and ,associates at a cost of #f1jfg1jba4 4 7b7 ,inclusion of activities ,to conserve water or improve supply2 transfers among projects ,section #d of such ,act 7,public ,law #ajf-egf2 #aad ,stat4 #cjfg7 is further amended by redesignating subsection 7c7 as subsection 7e71 and by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following3 7c7 ,inclusion of activities ,to conserve water or improve supply ,in addition to the activities identified in the engineering reports referred to in subsection 7a71 each project that the ,secretary conducts or participates in under subsection 7a7 may include any of the following3 7#a7 ,the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines4 7#b7 ,the impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals4 7#c7 ,installation of water level1 flow measurement1 pump control1 and telemetry systems4 7#d7 ,the renovation and replacement of pumping plants4 7#e7 ,other activities that will result in the conservation of water or an improved supply of water4 7d7 ,transfers among projects ,of amounts made available for a project referred to in any of paragraphs 7#bj7 through 7#cf7 of subsection 7a71 the ,secretary may transfer and use for another such project up to #aj percent4 4 #c4 ,reauthorization of appropriations for lower rio grande construction ,section #d7;e7 of the ,lower ,rio ,grande ,valley ,water ,resources ,conservation and ,improvement ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-egf2 #aad ,stat4 #cjfg71 as redesignated by section #b7;b7 of this ,act1 is further amended by inserting before the period the following3 for projects referred to in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#ai7 of subsection 7a71 and #de1chi1ied for projects referred to in paragraphs 7#bj7 through 7#cf7 of subsection 7a74