Help Hoover Dam Act Bill
The Help Hoover Dam Act: A Bill to Enhance the Boulder Canyon Project Act
Introduced on May 1, 2025, by Representatives from Nevada, this bill aims to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund and for other purposes.
Section 1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as "the Help Hoover Dam Act".
SECTION 2. AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND AMOUNTS
Section 2 of the Act of December 21, 1928 (43 U.S.C. 617, et seq.), is amended by adding at the end:
'$(f) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expend moneys in the fund, including moneys in account XXXR5656P1, that were and hereafter are recovered on a non-reimbursable basis, for any authorized activity, including operations, maintenance, investigation and clean-up actions, and capital improvements, within the Boulder Canyon Project at Hoover Dam or on land used for the construction and operation of the Hoover Dam, in consultation with the Boulder Canyon Project contractors as identified in the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–72).''