3.0.0 2016 2023-01-11T13:26:55Z 2023-01-11T13:26:55Z Senate S S 2014-02-11 113 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-02-11T23:35:59Z To provide drought assistance to the State of California and other affected western States. 113 4239 HR 2014-04-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 113 2198 S 2014-05-23 Held at the desk. 16:53:41 Related bill CRS California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 113 4039 HR 2014-02-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2014-02-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S893-896) IntroReferral 2014-02-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S891-892) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-02-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2014-02-11 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2014-02-11 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2014-02-11 True Water Resources Development Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Appropriations Aquaculture Atmospheric science and weather California Department of Agriculture Disaster relief and insurance Ecology Emergency planning and evacuation Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Farmland Fires Fishes Forests, forestry, trees Insects Lakes and rivers Licensing and registrations Livestock Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Natural disasters Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply Watersheds Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Water Resources Development 00 2014-02-11 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-15T21:52:52Z California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) and Klamath Project agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project contractors, and any other locality or municipality in California by approving, consistent with applicable laws: (1) any project or operations to provide additional water supplies if there is any possible way the Secretaries can do so, unless the project or operations constitute a highly inefficient way of providing additional water supplies; and (2) any projects or operations as quickly as possible based on available information to address the emergency conditions.

Sets forth actions to be taken to increase water supply, including: (1) ensuring that the Delta Cross Channel Gates remain open to the greatest extent possible, (2) requiring the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service to recommend revisions to operations of the CVP and the California State Water Project, (3) adopt a 1:1 inflow to export ratio for the increased flow of the San Joaquin River, (4) require the Director and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to complete all requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 necessary to make final permit decisions on water transfer requests, and (5) make WaterSMART grant funding administered by the Bureau of Reclamation available for eligible projects on a priority and expedited basis.

Authorizes financial assistance under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for projects to increase water supply.

Requires federal agency heads to consult with the Council on Environmental Quality to develop alternative arrangements to comply with NEPA.

Directs the EPA to prioritize projects under state water pollution control revolving funds to provide water to areas at risk of having an inadequate supply of water for public health and safety purposes.

Requires the Commissioner of Reclamation to provide water supply planning assistance in preparation for and in response to dry, critically dry, and below normal water year types, upon request, to CVP or Klamath Project contractors or other reclamation project contractors in California, including contractors who possess contracts for refuge water supplies or who deliver refuge water supplies.

Reauthorizes: (1) the Calfed Bay-Delta Act, (2) the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and (3) the Secure Water Act.

Amends the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to reduce water consumption or demand or to restore ecosystems in the Klamath Basin watershed, including tribal fishery resources held in trust.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture emergency supplemental appropriations to provide: (1) drought assistance to agricultural producers and for mitigation activities related to drought and wildfire hazards, (2) emergency community water assistance grants to address impacts of drought, and (3) grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farm workers affected by drought and for forest restoration.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand federal emergency assistance to provide for disaster unemployment, emergency nutrition, and crisis counseling assistance.

Designates this Act as an emergency requirement for budgetary purposes.

]]> California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 Display Title California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take actions to provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the State of California due to drought, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2016is/xml/BILLS-113s2016is.xml 2014-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S893-896) 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.