A bipartisan water bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes $208 million for Colorado projects and would revive federal financing for a pipeline that was vetoed by President Donald Trump late last year. The House voted 415-9 Wednesday night to pass the Water Resources Development Act, with all eight of Colorado’s representatives joining in support. The bill is a biennial measure that authorizes studies and projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local communities. The office of Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat from Lakewood, said the bill incorporates provisions from a bill led by Pettersen and co-sponsored by most of the state’s delegation earlier this year. It would add Colorado to a federal program that supports rural water projects in western states. The bill passed Wednesday would allow up to $150 million for water projects in Colorado under that program. 

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