113 S715 RS: Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act
U.S. Senate
2013-04-11
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1.This Act may be cited as
the Authorized Rural Water Projects
Completion Act
.2.In this Act:(1)The
term Fund means the Reclamation Rural Water Construction Fund
established by section 3(a).(2)The
term Secretary
means the Secretary of the Interior.3.Reclamation
rural water construction fund(a)There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as
the
Reclamation Rural Water Construction Fund
, consisting of—(1)such amounts as
are deposited in the Fund under subsection (b); and(2)any interest
earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under subsection (d).(b)(1)For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2030, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund $80,000,000 of the revenues that
would otherwise be deposited for the fiscal year in the reclamation fund
established by the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat.
388,
chapter 1093).(2)Amounts deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1)
shall—(A)be made available
in accordance with this section, without further appropriation; and(B)be in addition to
amounts appropriated for such purposes under any other provision of law.(3)Notwithstanding
paragraphs (1) and (2), no amounts may be deposited in, or made available
from,
the Fund under those paragraphs if the transfer or availability of the
amounts
would increase the deficit.(c)(1)(A)Subject
to subparagraph (B), for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2035, the
Secretary
may expend from the Fund not more than the sum of—(i)$80,000,000;
and(ii)the amount of
interest accrued in the Fund for the fiscal year in which the expenditures
are
made.(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary may
expend more than $80,000,000 for any fiscal year listed in subparagraph
(A) if
such amounts are available in the Fund due to expenditures not reaching
$80,000,000 in 1 or more prior fiscal years.(2)(A)Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may use
amounts from the Fund to complete construction of rural water projects—(i)authorized to be
carried out by the Secretary on or before the date of enactment of this
Act;
or(ii)for
which—(I)pursuant to
section 106(e) of the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2405(e)),
a
feasibility study has been submitted to the Secretary by September 30,
2012;
and(II)an Act of
Congress after the date of enactment of this Act has authorized the
construction of the project.(B)The
Secretary may not use amounts from the Fund to pay for any operation and
maintenance costs of an authorized rural water project.(3)The
Secretary shall not expend any amounts from the Fund until the date on
which
the Secretary develops—(A)programmatic
goals to carry out this section that—(i)would enable the
completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as
expeditiously as possible; and(ii)reflect—(I)the goals and
priorities identified in the laws authorizing the authorized rural water
projects; and(II)the goals of the
Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.); and(B)funding
prioritization criteria to serve as a formula for distributing funds under
this
section that take into account—(i)an
evaluation of the urgent and compelling need for potable water supplies in
the
affected rural and tribal communities;(ii)the status of
the current stages of completion of the authorized rural water project;(iii)the financial
needs of the affected rural and tribal communities;(iv)the potential
economic benefits of the expenditures on job creation and general economic
development in the affected rural and tribal communities;(v)the
ability of the authorized rural water project to address regional and
watershed
level water supply needs;(vi)the ability of
the authorized rural water project—(I)to minimize water
and energy consumption; and(II)to encourage the
development of renewable energy resources, such as wind, solar, and
hydropower
elements;(vii)the need for
the authorized rural water project to address—(I)the needs of
Indian tribes and members of Indian tribes; and(II)other community
needs or interests; and(viii)such other
factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to prioritize the
use of
available funds.(d)(1)The Secretary shall invest such portion of the Fund as is
not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet current
withdrawals.(2)The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or
redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and
form
a part of, the Fund.(e)(1)The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under
this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund
of the
Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of
the
Treasury.(2)Proper
adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent
prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be
transferred.(f)On September 30, 2035—(1)the Fund shall
terminate; and(2)the unexpended
and unobligated balance of the Fund shall be transferred to the
reclamation
fund established by the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32
Stat.
388, chapter 1093).1.Short
title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as
the Authorized Rural Water Projects
Completion Act
.(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Reclamation rural water construction fund.
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Reclamation Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation Fund
Sec. 101. Establishment.
Sec. 102. Accounts.
Sec. 103. Deposits to Fund.
Sec. 104. Expenditures from Fund.
Sec. 105. Investments of amounts.
Sec. 106. Transfers of amounts.
Sec. 107. Transferability between accounts.
Sec. 108. Termination.
TITLE II—Rural water projects
Sec. 201. Rural water projects.
Sec. 202. Restrictions.
TITLE III—Reclamation infrastructure and settlement implementation
Sec. 301. Reclamation infrastructure and settlement implementation.
TITLE IV—Repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain Indian irrigation projects
Sec. 401. Repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain Indian irrigation projects.
Sec. 402. Eligible projects.
Sec. 403. Requirements and conditions.
Sec. 404. Study of Indian irrigation program and project management.
Sec. 405. Tribal consultation and user input.
Sec. 406. Allocation among projects.
2.In this Act:(1)The
term Fund means the Reclamation Rural Water Construction and
Settlement Implementation Fund established by section 101.(2)The term Indian tribe has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).(3)The term rural water project means a project
that is designed to provide domestic, industrial, municipal, or residential
water to a small community or group of small communities, including Indian
tribes and tribal organizations.(4)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Commissioner of Reclamation.<enum>I</enum><header>Reclamation
Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation Fund</header><section id="id8f614eef-9289-4892-bd09-6936c37cd750"><enum>101.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the
<quote>Reclamation Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation
Fund</quote>, consisting of—</text><paragraph id="id3af5bf63-1ba6-496b-bb8c-715c6675bb08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such
amounts as are deposited in the Fund under section 103; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc9c0726-6f80-470c-aada-bbb951d0bc07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
interest earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under section 105.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id6b6f00ab83f1458fabe31ea753a3069a"><enum>102.</enum><header>Accounts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Within
the Fund, there are established the following accounts:</text><paragraph id="ide55b1b46cf724908a38dae95779b282d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Rural Water
Project Account.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id68602c0b209a4d29b6debb1fbbdb7192"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Indian Irrigation
Account.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idec47615d88d34a868809c53c22d22ecd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Reclamation
Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation Account.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idd02b33a9-dfac-4ef1-8a58-d473232e02c5"><enum>103.</enum><header>Deposits to
Fund</header><subsection id="idde94c50c-c257-4c87-a150-b166e9fe0abb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2035, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund $150,000,000 of the revenues that
would otherwise be deposited for the fiscal year in the reclamation fund
established by the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388,
chapter 1093), of which—</text><paragraph id="id34813D7B1D4644BE99A57AC635E961DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$80,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years shall be deposited in the Rural Water Project Account
established under section 102(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id14D342D03C1D4926B3A1971244A079B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$35,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years shall be deposited in the Indian Irrigation Account
established under section 102(2); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07907DEBEA0D4121B85D7210A5FFEA28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$35,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years shall be deposited in the Reclamation Infrastructure
and Settlement Implementation Account established under section 102(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide46b49a2-a9cc-4d61-8836-5429aaf453f9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header><text>Amounts deposited in the Fund under subsection (a) shall
be used, subject to appropriation, to carry out this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="id41c0ff77-e6d0-4e57-8ca2-05e3c40059d5"><enum>104.</enum><header>Expenditures
from Fund</header><subsection id="id66fd5785-9a1c-49a5-8415-ad5326419f70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject
to subsection (b), for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2035, the Secretary
may expend from the Fund, in accordance with this Act, not more than the sum of—</text><paragraph id="idf5b6e99c-4db7-43be-86c4-4fa647daacf9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$150,000,000, to
be allocated from the amounts in the accounts specified in section 102; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0720c697-cd7c-452b-8005-6fb2e97dc932"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
amount of interest accrued in the Fund within each account for the fiscal year
in which the expenditures are made, with the interest accrued within each
account used only for expenditures from that account.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idad7a3e88-13db-4bb5-9885-d1b494b42ffb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
expenditures</header><paragraph id="id55043E7F9667487CA403B16B48927251"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may expend more than $150,000,000 for any
fiscal year referred to in subsection (a) if the additional amounts are
available in the Fund as a result of a failure of the Secretary to expend all
of the amounts available under subsection (a) in 1 or more prior fiscal
years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide2daca7a76e94095af3c7da1511f2605"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retention in
accounts</header><text>Any additional amounts referred to in paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="id83476E36F09A467589079E7CA04F1E47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be retained
within the account to which the amounts were designated;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1750814A5F8E46B596C084C301C12D69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accrue
interest for the designated account in accordance with this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08f26e94322e44d7beaebccfd0aa3e1a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>only be expended for the purposes for which expenditures from the designated accounts are
authorized.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDe63cfc1ca3d9455b970ca315168da749"><enum>105.</enum><header>Investments of amounts</header><subsection id="ID2ee1a2b92e314a289509c3482a457614"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary,
required to meet current withdrawals.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID6360711027b14b05b9d5840160e285d5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credits to Fund</header><text>The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund
shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID0ae18133901641d983f658aa9a183dd5"><enum>106.</enum><header>Transfers of amounts</header><subsection id="ID6ccd52ef39cf48d3a6c7683bf5d1784c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this title shall be transferred at least
monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of
estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDf7c519467c544165a273d59c450bef8e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates
are in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.</text></subsection></section><section id="idbc34ce9fa82547dbae54a2ad1bdd34a3"><enum>107.</enum><header>Transferability between accounts</header><subsection id="id0600f3cef45646a89605dc5e0c4a11f3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transferability of irrigation funds</header><text>No sooner than fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary determines that there are no further deferred
maintenance needs of eligible Indian irrigation projects, the Secretary
may expend amounts and any interest accrued in the Indian Irrigation
Account established by section 102(2) on any expenditure authorized under
section 301 from the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement
Implementation Account established by section 102(3).</text></subsection><subsection id="id8ec7e63d4d0149fbb3bc606867e510bd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transferability of water settlement funds</header><text>No sooner than fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary determines that there are no further needs of
Indian tribes under section 301, the Secretary may expend amounts and any
interest accrued in the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement
Implementation Account established by section 102(3) on any expenditure
authorized under sections 401 through 406 from the Indian Irrigation
Account established by section 102(2).</text></subsection></section><section id="ID9e89d8e0238c4ebf8bff24a7bab08291"><enum>108.</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On September 30, 2035—</text><paragraph id="ID7663ab4b34c34bd4bc7efaa7f0884990"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Fund shall terminate; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf904a45c62194c2685d4eabbb0e5dbe4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the unexpended and unobligated balance of the Fund shall be transferred to the reclamation fund
established by the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat.
388, chapter 1093).</text></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Rural water
projects</header><section id="idd38e9998-8659-4a3f-9146-2b4ad5640a32"><enum>201.</enum><header>Rural water
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subject to section 202, for each
of fiscal years 2014 through 2035, the Secretary may use not less than
$80,000,000 of the amounts available in the Rural Water Project Account
established under section 102(1) to complete construction of rural water
projects—</text><paragraph id="idec19ce11-2c85-48e4-8b5e-86ab1d9776b0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorized to be
carried out by the Secretary on or before the date of enactment of this Act;
or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id51481e76-fba4-4d8f-a912-c31793c9d42d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for
which—</text><subparagraph id="id293a2133-5a95-45b1-a43d-a6e61b27e833"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pursuant to
section 106(e) of the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2405">43 U.S.C. 2405(e)</external-xref>), a
feasibility study has been submitted to the Secretary by September 30, 2012;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ab9924b-d081-46f8-99f9-4927f0d4176a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an
Act of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act has authorized the
construction of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id2e841f6b-8759-443e-b9c0-cb0362b87203"><enum>202.</enum><header>Restrictions</header><subsection id="id994FA25C1A0E4388951A91BF170E2A5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>No
operation and maintenance costs</header><text>The Secretary shall not use any
amounts from the Fund to pay for operation and maintenance costs of an
authorized rural water project.</text></subsection><subsection id="iddc9f1262-46c5-43c1-99ac-14bd58c5fdd7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The
Secretary shall not expend any amounts from the Fund to carry out this
title until the date on which the Secretary develops—</text><paragraph id="id8a1eaf9b-f7ed-47ae-91d9-736af023b215"><enum>(1)</enum><text>programmatic
goals to carry out this title that—</text><subparagraph id="id83180899-1d2d-4255-b331-3ef4fe7d9420"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would
enable the completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as
expeditiously as practicable; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id421bd167-53e7-4861-bfe4-2984a39a7431"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reflect—</text><clause id="idcc6b55d8-3c80-4d62-a58a-8027a06cd249"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
goals and priorities identified in the laws authorizing the authorized rural
water projects; and</text></clause><clause id="id91a5c2d6-f24a-4451-98fe-006073e1ceb3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
goals of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2401 et
seq.); and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd98ac76c-a073-44f9-8572-009f88921286"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funding
prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds under this
title that take into account—</text><subparagraph id="idd8726705-125f-4303-8e9e-301ffe6cb020"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an
evaluation of the urgent and compelling need for potable water supplies in the
affected rural and tribal communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide0328a94-7b90-4b88-8576-6b2e043467e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
status of the current stages of completion of the authorized rural water
project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide01808c7-6b26-45eb-b9d3-f6adde7b5707"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
financial needs of the affected rural and tribal communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id219fb0e3-edc2-4543-9ddc-3fc0644e59a7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the
potential economic benefits of the expenditures on job creation and general
economic development in the affected rural and tribal communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7545f15-c119-4b5d-ab33-851a142fe21f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the
ability of the authorized rural water project to address regional and watershed
level water supply needs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cbf7174-dfe1-4d8c-8ea4-783564d4f64b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the
ability of the authorized rural water project—</text><clause id="id297e4460-a7f3-4771-98df-685bec223e80"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
minimize water and energy consumption; and</text></clause><clause id="id942711bc-2224-4d89-a1ca-b9da32926968"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
encourage the development of renewable energy resources, such as wind, solar,
and hydropower elements;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0bd6d655-fbdb-42cd-9b3e-4b61b58af56c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the need
for the authorized rural water project to address—</text><clause id="id19257bab-fec1-4842-95de-b4f954c648cf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
needs of Indian tribes and members of Indian tribes; and</text></clause><clause id="id51c7df6f-85c9-49e8-b439-57072ccd7e61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other
community needs or interests; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5ee8a06-6c19-4e74-b85d-2bad09a8f258"><enum>(H)</enum><text>such
other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to prioritize the
use of available funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Reclamation
infrastructure and settlement implementation</header><section id="ide6e681570284461bb9429afe73ba88ed"><enum>301.</enum><header>Reclamation infrastructure and settlement implementation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Consistent with section 104, for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2035, the Secretary shall use
not less than $35,000,000, plus accrued interest, of the amounts
authorized to be expended from the Reclamation Infrastructure and
Settlement Implementation Account established under section 102(3)—</text><paragraph id="idea76f87bbdc54a7093f610aa2a7a3cf1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide compensation authorized under an Act of Congress to extinguish or otherwise resolve all
monetary claims of an Indian tribe against the United States relating to
the continued and past use of the land of the Indian tribe by the United
States for the generation of hydropower; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf9ffb8b4da714b2492362e72f1ddc52f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to complete construction, planning, and design of projects and implement provisions authorized
under one or more Acts of Congress that—</text><subparagraph id="idef175293e34f485f842039babd16aa29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>settle or otherwise resolve, in whole or in part, litigation involving the United States and the
rights of one or more federally recognized Indian tribes to access, use,
or manage water resources; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c47913dba69428cb24ae085c02379d6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implement agreements approved by Congress pursuant to which one or more federally recognized Indian
tribes agree to some limitation on the exercise of rights or claims to
access, use, or manage water resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Repair,
replacement, and maintenance of certain Indian irrigation projects</header><section id="idF3AD91EC445748E68091C4031D80B4C1"><enum>401.</enum><header>Repair,
replacement, and maintenance of certain Indian irrigation projects</header><subsection id="id5F65FE7B1FEA4867987A34A91AEB06AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to address the deferred maintenance needs of Indian
irrigation projects that—</text><paragraph id="idf55fdd9dc27f43d39387199e6220653c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>create risks to public or employee safety or natural or cultural resources; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id463deda4db6b42cfbfc669fe0c796d5a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>unduly impede the management and efficiency of the Indian irrigation program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC8BC2174F8F64F9399A3EB0F8C5EE9D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Consistent with section 104, of the amounts authorized to be expended from the Indian
Irrigation Account established under section 102(2), the Secretary shall use
or transfer to the Bureau of Indian Affairs not less than $35,000,000, plus
accrued interest, for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2035 to carry out
maintenance, repair, and replacement activities for 1 or more of the Indian
irrigation projects described in section 402 (including any structures,
facilities, equipment, or vehicles used in connection with the operation of
those projects).</text></subsection></section><section id="id0F502DF2B7B14DC58A4B4043B3295F5C"><enum>402.</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The projects eligible for funding under section 401(b) are the Indian irrigation projects in the
western United States that, on the date of enactment of this Act—</text><paragraph id="id986a4c8b33aa49cbb612cb59a645e490"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are owned by the Federal Government, as listed in the Federal inventory required by Executive Order
13327 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/121">40 U.S.C. 121</external-xref> note; relating to Federal real property asset
management);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0906faf0a1f244859d61b5258feab9ab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (including projects managed under contracts or compacts
pursuant to the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450 et
seq.); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6c9294528af2402cab4e3b63b95b77e3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>have deferred maintenance documented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idbb608925680448a5a7636023a4ec54b0"><enum>403.</enum><header>Requirements
and conditions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and as a
precondition to amounts being expended from the Fund to carry out this title, the
Secretary of the
Interior, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs,
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, and representatives of affected
Indian tribes, shall develop and submit to
Congress—</text><paragraph id="id6cbdb00cf3b54d328bc86298ec330d2b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>programmatic
goals to carry out this title that—</text><subparagraph id="id79ced877c0e946e69b20913e8827b94a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would
enable the completion of repairing, replacing, improving, or performing
maintenance on projects as expeditiously as possible;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f6d1ea317a24a25b473d40d6b895ac5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate or
improve the ability of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the mission of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs in operating a project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID299c4198cc8b4b59a0b0eb4fc155a862"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the results of government-to-government consultation required under section 405 be
addressed; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4a2fa7bf20a54411b59c12347ca82252"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funding
prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds under
this
title, that take into account—</text><subparagraph id="ida08095b1a417497599c5ebdbcfa014ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
extent to which deferred maintenance of qualifying irrigation projects poses a
threat to public or employee safety or health;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb64dd2cae86e492fbc51dda1db22b340"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
extent to which deferred maintenance poses a threat to natural or cultural
resources;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id230eb902ba764a1b86ea013d290b6921"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
extent to which deferred maintenance poses a threat to the ability of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the mission of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs in operating the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea1596b688324dfeb8abd8997c98f488"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to which repairing, replacing, improving, or performing maintenance on a facility or
structure will—</text><clause id="ID5c2ef6a24d7a4c01852936840553ec19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve public or employee safety, health, or accessibility;</text></clause><clause id="ID3a042038eba848778ee4631bf0efae5d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assist in compliance with codes, standards, laws, or other requirements;</text></clause><clause id="IDff0866fc1f09408495aa540394f84d77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>address unmet needs; and</text></clause><clause id="IDe33e99d727cc42cd9bf7b242df4cf8ab"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>assist in protecting natural or cultural resources;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0c7524ff2e5247a0b2258161529b2e2a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the methodology of the rehabilitation priority index of the Secretary, as in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63ba0bbf4b9a4a418aa9d09b9eaef46d"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the
potential economic benefits of the expenditures on job creation and general
economic development in the affected tribal communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe8f5bde33a948909a14799997bbfb5e"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the
ability of the qualifying project to address tribal, regional, and watershed
level water supply needs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7b36834d0de48418bddfd55d1d19477"><enum>(H)</enum><text>such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to prioritize the use of available
funds that are, to the fullest extent practicable, consistent with tribal
and user recommendations received pursuant to the consultation and input
process under section 405.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ida00340e3afd249f29a876e10be919239"><enum>404.</enum><header>Study of
Indian irrigation program and project management</header><subsection id="ide224b93efa6f40ca90f63085740855b4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal consultation and user input</header><text>Before beginning to conduct the study required under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior
shall—</text><paragraph id="idd472a4502b1d4d01a89947551c52b4af"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the Indian tribes that have jurisdiction over the land on which an irrigation project
eligible to receive funding under section 402 is located; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id525fcdc910454468bdb1dbeb3a75e179"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solicit and consider the input, comments, and recommendations of the landowners served by the
irrigation project.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6cfd8e3f04aa414d9cdea0292f7e73eb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall complete
a study that evaluates options for improving programmatic and project
management and performance of irrigation projects managed and operated in
whole or in part by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text></subsection><subsection id="id853fb51e068e445cbd1aaa1c6a6d9ca5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On completion of the study under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall submit to the Committees on
Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report
that—</text><paragraph id="id0673e7487e5b42adbe0c2809d92de051"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the results of the study; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4e647bd9021145308868c92d9ecb95a6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes recommendations for improving programmatic and project management and performance in each
qualifying project area and for the program as a whole.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id28b1632c5c4c488da9d50019c5268e9b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be expended from the Indian Irrigation Account established under
section 102(2), $1,000,000 shall be made available during fiscal year 2014
to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><section id="id1421b55599c94be2904dff87a040d0c9"><enum>405.</enum><header>Tribal
consultation and user input</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Before expending funds on an Indian irrigation project pursuant to section 401,
the Secretary of the Interior shall—</text><paragraph id="id48f215310dee47a393223afc37f5dd1d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult
with the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the land on which an
irrigation project eligible to receive funding under section 402 is
located; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida825aa10fd674735ae33d14b1cf50c41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solicit and
consider the input, comments, and recommendations of the landowners served by the
irrigation project.</text></paragraph></section><section id="IDeb2b0d74de964d43b9b1328f4444faf9"><enum>406.</enum><header>Allocation among projects</header><subsection id="id4a36a69bebbe4f8b847cbe0c6eb414ca"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that, for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2035, each Indian irrigation project
eligible for funding under section 402 that has critical maintenance needs
receives part of the funding under section 401 to address critical
maintenance needs.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDe323406406af478a9de80186c2b13438"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In allocating amounts under section 401(b), in addition to considering the funding priorities
described in section 403, the Secretary shall give priority to Indian
irrigation projects for which funding has not been made available during
the 15-year period ending on the day before the date of enactment of this
Act under any other Act of Congress that expressly identifies the Indian
irrigation project or the Indian reservation of the project to address the
deferred maintenance, repair, or replacement needs of the Indian
irrigation project.</text></subsection><subsection id="idBD8E88A5D5494BA69A1220600DF78D6B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cap on Funding</header><paragraph id="id92E79ECC3AC14526877388A887614096"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), in allocating amounts under section 401(b), the Secretary shall allocate
not more than $15,000,000 to any individual Indian irrigation project
described in section 402 during any consecutive 3-year period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D726F6FD8204FA6BC57CBE36F4070A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding the cap described in paragraph (1), if the full amount under section 401(b) cannot
be fully allocated to eligible irrigation projects because the only
remaining activities authorized in section 401(b) are for irrigation
projects that would exceed the cap described in paragraph (1), the
Secretary may allocate the remaining funds to eligible irrigation projects
in accordance with this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD475EFA1161E46BCB8F3B7C7A6B7202B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Basis of
funding</header><text>Any amounts made available under this section shall be
nonreimbursable.</text></subsection><subsection id="idEAC0895BA52B4B8F8553A242F6813607"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability
of ISDEAA</header><text>The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>) shall apply to activities carried out under this
section.</text></subsection></section>May 22, 2014Reported with an amendment