,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,maloy 7for herself and ,mr4 ,owens7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of the ,interior to carry out
 a feasibility study on a selective     
water withdrawal system at ,glen ,canyon
 ,dam1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,glen ,canyon ,dam selective water      
withdrawal system feasibility study  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the     
,interior 7acting through the           
,commissioner of ,reclamation7 7referred
 to in this section as the ,secretary71 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,energy and ,colorado ,river ,storage   
,project power contractors1 shall carry 
out a feasibility study 7including all  
hydrological modeling7 on a selective   
water withdrawal system at ,glen ,canyon
 ,dam to optimize hydropower generation 
when releasing cold water from ,glen    

,canyon ,dam1 while also preventing     
entrainment of invasive species1        
pursuant to the #bjaf ,long-,term       
,experimental and ,management ,plan     
,record of ,decision and the #bjbd      
,long-,term ,experimental and           
,management ,plan ,supplemental         
,environmental ,impact ,statement and   
,record of ,decision4  7b7 ,feasibility 
determination ,if the ,secretary        
determines that a selective water       
withdrawal system alternative studied   
under subsection 7a7 is feasible under  
the reclamation laws1 the ,secretary    
may1 if the ,colorado ,river ,storage   
,project power contractors concur with  
the alternative chosen1 begin compliance
 with1 and construction of1 the chosen  
alternative4  7c7 ,feasibility study    
deadline ,the ,secretary shall complete 
the feasibility study required under    
subsection 7a7 not later than #ah months
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act4  7d7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in general   
,the costs of the feasibility study     

under subsection 7a7 shall be paid for  
by the ,secretary using appropriated    
funds4  7#b7 ,treatment of funds ,any   
,federal funds made available to carry  
out this section shall be               
nonreimbursable and nonreturnable to the
 ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,identification 
of funds ,not later than #ij days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,energy and ,colorado     
,river ,storage ,project power          
contractors1 shall identify sources of  
available funds to carry out this       
section4  7e7 ,effect ,nothing in this  
section affects the post-#bjbf ,colorado
 ,river reservoir operations guidelines 
and strategies for ,lake ,powell and    
,lake ,mead in effect before1 on1 or    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4