Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lauren Boebert announced her cosponsorship of H.R. 7468, legislation that protects the livelihoods of Colorado and America’s farmers and ranchers.

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and several members of the House Committee on Natural Resources took on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Martha Williams, calling out her agencies attempts to overpower lower 48 states management of the gray wolf.

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert passed eight important amendments, seven of which had strong bipartisan votes, to protect America’s food supply and support rural America. Congresswoman Boebert has been an extremely effective legislator, focusing on the needs of the Third Congressional District and delivering numerous legislative victories. Specifically, three of the Congresswoman’s bills and 34 of her amendments have passed the House. She also passed six bills through the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Administration.

Today’s hearing means we are one step closer to recovering four endangered fish species and providing long-term security for 1,200 Colorado water and power users. My bill provides legal certainty for 2,500 water projects and ensure future water development in the Upper Colorado River Basin. These projects, including 1,200 in Colorado alone, provide water for local municipalities, tribes, major reservoirs, agricultural, ski areas, power generation facilities, and others that use more than 3.69 million acre-feet of water per year. I look forward to my bipartisan bill that has support in the Senate and from the administration being signed into law.

My Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act passing the House Committee on Natural Resources means we are one step closer to empowering water users to payoff what they owe the federal government early and be free of burdensome regulations. This early repayment will generate hundreds of millions for new water infrastructure and water storage, generate early revenue for the Treasury, and decrease federal paperwork requirements and operating costs for water users. This commonsense bill will permanently benefit water users and agriculture throughout the country.