To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4456 2023-01-11T13:26:39Z 2023-01-11T13:26:39Z House H HR 2014-04-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:H.R. 4456.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.[Page H3197]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2014-04-16T19:51:31Z hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2014-04-16T19:51:23Z Referred to 2014-04-10T13:03:00Z 2014-04-16 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Committee 2014-04-16 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Committee 2014-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] GEORGE MILLER D CA 11 N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2014-04-10 True M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2014-04-10 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2014-04-10 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2014-04-10 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2014-04-10 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2014-04-10 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2014-04-10 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2014-04-10 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 33 2014-04-10 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2014-07-15 False Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Public contracts and procurement Water storage Water use and supply Wetlands Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Water Resources Development

00 2014-04-10 Introduced in House 2014-07-14T13:51:46Z Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in order to determine the feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits, to enter into cooperative agreements with non-federal entities to provide replacement water supplies for drought relief for Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, state wildlife areas, and private wetland areas; and (2) complete a report (to be made available to the Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System and Central Valley Project contractors) on the feasibility of such agreements within two years of this Act's enactment.

Requires such agreements to: (1) include the purchase of storage capacity in non-federal facilities from willing sellers; and (2) provide reimbursement for the temporary use of available capacity in existing above-ground, off-stream storage, and associated conveyance facilities owned by local water agencies.

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To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes. Display Title To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2014-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4456ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4456ih.xml 2014-04-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. 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.