Rob Bishop: “Both of them are trying to seek to provide alternative water sources to communities in eastern New Mexico. One thing…”

“Both of them are trying to seek to provide alternative water sources to communities in eastern New Mexico. One thing that is not contemplated in this bill is, of course, how much energy it will take to pump the water over almost 100 miles of pipeline. Water pumping costs for this project will require massive amounts of electricity. It is unclear on how we, as a country, are planning on generating that electricity in the future. But since commitments have been made to work on specific committee report language involving land owner rights and military contributions to this particular water project, we certainly have no objection at this point to this bill and would also urge a favorable vote.”