Rep. Gosar Bill to Increase Transparency at Bureau of Reclamation Passes Senate Committee

Statement

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee successfully passed the Senate version of the Congressman's Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Transparency Act of 2015 by voice vote:

"Many of the facilities operated by BOR are in desperate need of repairs. Unfortunately, Congress doesn't know what the agency's priorities are or what needs to be fixed as Reclamation has done a poor job of compiling and reporting this information to date.

"I am pleased to see the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee take action today on the Barrasso/Gosar legislation which will resolve these issues and force the agency to get its affairs in order. Our legislation will allow for scarce federal resources to go to the most important projects and will empower states, localities and water and power users to make informed decisions."

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