# 115-hr-3281: Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act

115-hr-3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3281
- Congress: 115
- Title: Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2017-07-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey U.S. interest in an eligible reclamation project or facility to an agency of a state political subdivision, a joint action or powers agency, a water users association, or an Indian tribe or tribal utility authority that holds a water service contract for such property and that has the capacity to continue to manage the property for the same purposes for which it has been managed under reclamation law, if: (1) Interior notifies Congress in writing of the proposed conveyance at least 90 days in advance, and (2) Congress does not pass a joint resolution disapproving the conveyance. A facility that generates hydropower marketed by a power marketing administration shall not be eligible for such conveyance. An entity that operates and maintains an eligible facility at the time Interior attempts to facilitate its conveyance shall have the right of first refusal to receive the conveyance. Criteria for determining whether facilities are eligible for title transfer shall include: (1) the transfer will not have an unmitigated significant effect on the environment, (2) the qualifying entity intends to use the property for substantially the same purposes the property is being used for at the time Interior evaluates the potential transfer, and (3) the qualifying entity agrees to provide the United States the equivalent of the present value of any repayment obligation or other income stream the United States derives from the assets to be transferred. No conveyance under this bill may adversely impact power rates or repayment obligations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-6927: APEX Act
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4747: Defending U.S. Government Communications Act
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3281 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3281)

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- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4747: Defending U.S. Government Communications Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4747)
- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3281 (as of 2025-11-18).