3.0.0 856 2021-07-10T17:41:30Z 2021-07-10T17:41:30Z House H HR 2009-02-04 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-09T22:31:12Z hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-09T22:31:04Z Referred to 2009-02-04T15:03:45Z 2009-02-09 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Committee 2009-02-09 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Committee 2009-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000004 Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] GEORGE RADANOVICH R CA P. 19 N N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] Devin Nunes R CA 21 2009-02-04 True C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2009-02-04 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2009-02-04 True M001165 Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] Kevin McCarthy R CA 22 2009-02-04 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2009-02-04 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2009-02-04 True C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2009-02-04 True D000492 Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] DAVID DREIER R CA 26 2009-02-09 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 52 2009-03-05 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2009-04-21 False L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2009-07-07 False Water Resources Development Aquaculture California Endangered and threatened species Fishes Natural disasters Water storage Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Water Resources Development 00 2009-02-04 Introduced in House 2009-02-18T21:33:34Z California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior: (1) upon the declaration of a drought emergency by the governor of California, to determine if such an emergency exists for the service areas of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project; and (2) upon determining that such an emergency exists for all or portions of such areas, to temporarily exempt the operations of the Bureau of Reclamation C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant and the California Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant from the prohibitions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 against taking endangered or threatened species or adversely modifying critical habitat until the drought emergency conditions are alleviated. Provides that the action of pumping water from these plants is not to be considered discretionary for purposes of such Act.

Authorizes the Secretary to include in a determination that a drought emergency exists reasonable and prudent measures for the protection of an endangered species or its critical habitat. Provides that: (1) such measures or the Secretary's failure to prescribe them shall not impede the ability of the Plants to supply sufficient water for municipal, industrial, and irrigation uses; and (2) the cost of such measures shall be borne by the United States and shall be nonreimbursable.

Prohibits the Secretary, in implementing this Act, from imposing additional prescriptions under such Act or the Federal Power Act on any other water storage or conveyance facility on the San Joaquin River, the Sacramento River, or their tributaries.

Requires the Secretary, if a drought emergency exists for any portion of the Central Valley Project Service Area, to operate the C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant at a capacity consistent with the Coordinated Operation Agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources and otherwise applicable laws and existing water right until the drought emergency conditions are alleviated.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with California to support the establishment of a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the species Hypomesus transpacificus (popularly known as Delta Smelt) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

]]> California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009 Display Title California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To provide flexibility for the operation of the Bureau of Reclamation C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant and the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant of the State of California in times of drought emergency, to support the establishment of a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the Delta Smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr856ih/xml/BILLS-111hr856ih.xml 2009-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. 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.