# 119-hr-1729: Bolts Ditch Act

119-hr-1729, Bolts Ditch Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1729
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1729
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bolts Ditch Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Adds local water entities to the list of eligible maintainers for Bolts Ditch and its headgate in the Holy Cross Wilderness.** It amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to explicitly include the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, a Colorado Special District, and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority as entities that may perform maintenance on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Let local agencies maintain Bolts Ditch: benefit, low. This bill would add two Colorado water agencies to the list that can maintain Bolts Ditch and its headgate. The Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority would be allowed to do maintenance inside the Holy Cross Wilderness. It would only change who is eli…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-9070: OPEN Act
- 119-hr-5782: Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1729 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1729)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-9070: OPEN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9070)
- [119-hr-5782: Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5782)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1729 (as of 2026-09-10).