At a Sept. 11 hearing, Sen. Deb Fischer pushed for her Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Conveyances Act, which would transfer reservoir land from the federal government to local counties.
The hearing was held by the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Water and Power Subcommittee. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on a companion bill introduced by Rep. Adrian Smith.
Fischer and Smith introduced this legislation at the request of Swanson and Red Willow residents and Hitchcock and Frontier County commissioners. If passed, it will transfer the Bureau of Reclamation Swanson Reservoir land to Hitchcock County and the Bureau of Rec’s Red Willow Reservoir land to Frontier County. The Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoir Conveyances Act is cosponsored by Sen. Pete Ricketts.
“Swanson and Red Willow residents want to enjoy local reservoirs and preserve local small businesses. But to keep doing that, they need control over their communities and the land around them.” Fischer said.
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