Interior Finalizes First Ever Process Expediting Eligible Bureau Of Rec Facilities Into Local Ownership; Says ‘Decreases Federal Liability’

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt this week announced two actions intended to expedite the transfer of eligible Bureau of Reclamation facilities into local ownership and management — a new “Categorical Exclusion” and an update of Reclamation’s operating manual procedures to streamline the title transfer process.

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