3.0.0 3750 2023-01-11T13:17:54Z 2023-01-11T13:17:54Z House H HR 2009-10-07 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-09T14:26:19Z Referred to 2009-10-07T14:00:47Z Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 111 1759 S 2010-03-02 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294. Related bill CRS 2009-10-09 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Committee 2009-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-10-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2467-2468, E2491-2492) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 N C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2009-10-07 True R000004 Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] GEORGE RADANOVICH R CA P. 19 2009-10-26 False Water Resources Development California Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Water use and supply Water Resources Development 00 2009-10-07 Introduced in House 2010-01-19T19:04:02Z Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 - Considers the following voluntary water transfers to meet specified conditions for authorized transfers of Central Valley Project (CVP) water under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: (1) a transfer of irrigation water among CVP contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta divisions; and (2) a transfer of water among current or prior temporary or long-term water service, repayment, water rights settlement, or exchange contractors within a division of the CVP. Conditions any such transfer on not interfering with the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act and the Settlement.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commissioner of Reclamation, to initiate and complete on an expedited basis the programmatic development of environmental documentation to facilitate voluntary water transfers within the CVP. Requires such documentation to include all applicable environmental reviews, permitting, and consultations, including the environmental documentation needed to address concerns regarding the Giant Garter Snake.

Directs the Commissioner, by January 10, 2010, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that: (1) describes the status of efforts to help facilitate and improve the water transfers under this Act, including transfers originating from the Sacramento Valley; and (2) provides recommendations on ways to facilitate and improve the process for water transfers within the CVP and water transfers between the CVP and state water projects. Requires the Commissioner to update the report by July 15, 2010, and every 180 days thereafter until no further federal action is warranted or authorized regarding the transfers under this Act.

]]> Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 Display Title Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To authorize certain transfers of water in the Central Valley Project, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3750ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3750ih.xml 2009-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.