# 119-hr-131: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

119-hr-131, Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO); status vetoed; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-131
- Congress: 119
- Title: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act
- Status: vetoed
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-28

## Summary

**Establishes a new 35% cost-payment rule for the Arkansas Valley Conduit and a two-part funding and repayment structure.** It would require part of that 35 percent to come from funding provided during construction by nonfederal entities and allow the remaining balance to be repaid over up to 75 years at simple interest equal to 50 percent of the Treasury-determined rate if the Secretary finds financial hardship. - Local or nonfederal funders: Must provide construction-phase funding that counts toward the 35% cost payment. - Parties repaying the balance: Could repay amounts not covered by construction funding over up to 75 years at simple interest equal to 50% of the Treasury-determined rate, and repayments may include revenue from excess-capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities. - Contracting parties: Must assume care, operation, maintenance, and replacement responsibility for the conduit.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z | house | Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding | Failed | 248 | 177 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Local costs and duties for Arkansas Valley Conduit: mixed, high. Had it passed, the bill would have required the Arkansas Valley Conduit contract to provide a payment equal to 35% of the conduits total cost. Part of that 35% could have been paid during construction by any non-Federal entity. Any remaining balance could have been repaid only if the Secretary fou…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-131 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/131)

## Related
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-131 (as of 2026-09-28).