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House vote: H.R. 2842 // March 7, 2012

Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: Scott Tipton (R-CO)

Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small conduit hydropower at Bureau facilities. 5 megawatts or less; and (2) "conduit" as a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance. Requires that power privilege leases be offered first to an irrigation district or water users association operating or receiving water from the applicable transferred or reserved work.

Energy Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

246 votes, representing 135,115,056 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

163 votes, representing 90,620,192 people37.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon24656.4%
YeaLost16337.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%