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Ken Buck Re-Introduces Legislation to Keep Water Prices Low

February 8, 2019 In The News

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Greeley, has re-introduced House Resolution 807, the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2019. Known as the "WATER Act," it is a legislative priority for Buck, having unanimously passed last year in the House. Buck intends to shepherd the bill through the House in the 116th Congress, with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, introducing the companion bill in the upper chamber. Read more here.

Ken Buck Re-Introduces the WATER Act

February 4, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) introduced H.R. 807, the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform (WATER) Act of 2019, a key legislative priority that unanimously passed on the House floor last year and Buck hopes to shepherd to the House floor again in the 116th Congress. Senator Gardner will be introducing the Senate companion bill.

Ken Buck Praises Release of Final EIS for NISP Water Project

July 20, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) released a statement praising the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP). After 15 years of wading through needless red tape in the federal permitting process, the completion of the FEIS marks a significant milestone.

Ken Buck Votes for Food Stamp Reform and Colorado Agriculture

June 21, 2018 Press Release

This legislation ensures a secure national food supply and takes serious steps to reform the food stamp program. Congress is requiring qualified individuals to look for work and contribute to society like everyone else.

Ken Buck’s WATER Act Approved by Ways and Means Committee

June 21, 2018 Press Release

This legislation meets the needs of rural Colorado by keeping water affordable. I thank the members of the Ways and Means Committee for considering this legislation and I ask my colleagues to support the bill on the House floor.

Ken Buck Praises WOTUS Repeal

June 27, 2017 Press Release

I applaud the administration’s decision to roll back this overreaching WOTUS rule. Farmers and ranchers across Colorado will now be free from Washington bureaucrats who want to regulate every small body of water on their private property.

Congressman Ken Buck Fights for Colorado Water

June 21, 2017 Press Release

In Colorado, water is tough to come by, which makes water storage a necessity. That’s why H.R. 1654 is so important. We need to streamline the water project permitting process so that future projects like NISP don’t take over a decade to win a permit.

Ken Buck Re-introduces the WATER Act

January 13, 2017 Press Release

Farmers and ranchers around the Fourth Congressional District support this legislation because they need affordable water. We worked hard on this legislation last year and I’m hopeful that this year we’ll see it pass the House and Senate and signed into law.

Ken Buck Leads Bi-Partisan Letter to Save Corn, Sugar Cane, and Sorghum Producers

November 1, 2016 Press Release

Our corn and sorghum farmers in Colorado already face a number of federal regulations that make their jobs harder. I urge the EPA to rethink their approach to atrazine, using sound science and listening to the concerns of farmers instead of barreling forward with flawed research.

Ken Buck's WATER Act Passes Committee

September 21, 2016 Press Release

The WATER Act ensures that farmers and ranchers have access to low cost water resources. I’m glad I could work with Chairman Brady and the House Ways and Means committee to advance this legislation that is so important to communities in the Western United States.