WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:
Colorado Senators Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, and John Hickenlooper welcomed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's (USBR) announcement of $47 million in federal funding for four projects in Colorado to combat the Colorado River crisis.
"Colorado communities, Tribal leaders, water users, and local advocates fought for years to secure these funds and keep critical projects moving forward," said Bennet. "The funding released will support the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project, drought-resilient infrastructure across the Southwest, and endangered species recovery...