House Passes Hoover Dam Reallocation Act

Today, the House of Representatives agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4349, the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2010. The legislation extends the federal government’s authority to allocate power generated by Hoover Dam for another 50 years. The legislation also adjusts allocation schedules and creates a fourth schedule, schedule D, which includes new entities now eligible to receive federal government power allocations.

Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-Sante Fe Springs) sponsored the legislation along with 43 bipartisan co-sponsors.

To read the text of the legislation, please click here.