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“I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding me some time this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3281, the Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act, which is offered by my friend from Colorado, Chairman Lamborn. This legislation brings commonsense streamlining efforts to the Bureau or Reclamation to transfer Federal water projects to local water entities like irrigation districts and local water user associations. Reclamation, or BOR, is the Nation's largest wholesale water supplier, providing one out of five Western farmers with irrigation water for over 10 million farmland acres that produce 60 percent of the Nation's vegetables and a quarter of its fresh fruit crops. These projects in water districts are vital to my district in central Washington, where we grow over 300 different crops, including the iconic Washington apple--hopefully, you have enjoyed some of those--or Washington cherries, potatoes, and three-quarters of the Nation's hops production. Reclamation's assets in Washington include 16 dams, three hydropower stations, four major water projects, and miles and miles of canals, which deliver water to the end users.…”