3.0.0 1060 2023-01-11T13:28:42Z 2023-01-11T13:28:42Z House HR 2015-02-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaMALFA:H.R. 1060.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution grants Congressthe authority to regulate commerce between the states, andhas previously been used to authorize the Bureau ofReclamation, which this bill addresses.[Page H1164]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-19T20:49:30Z Referred to 2015-02-25T15:02:50Z 2015-05-19 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2015-02-25 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 N G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2015-02-25 True D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] Jeff Denham R CA 10 2015-04-30 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2015-04-30 False Water Resources Development California Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Lakes and rivers Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply Water Resources Development 00 2015-02-25 Introduced in House 2015-03-24T15:05:52Z Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act of 2015

Directs the Department of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) finalize and publish in the Federal Register the feasibility study authorized in the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, for enlargement of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, California; (2) work with the Department of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency, by June 30, 2015, to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the state of California, the Sites Project Authority, and other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project (the Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and related facilities, including associated water conveyance and hydropower generation and transmission facilities); and (3) enter into agreements with the Authority to carry out such work as the Bureau and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act is utilized, including in the completion of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project.

Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to: (1) authorize construction of the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County if Interior determines that the project is feasible; and (2) direct the Bureau, at the Authority's request, to enter into a project partnership agreement for the Authority to provide full project management control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable element of the Project, in accordance with plans approved by Interior.

Authorizes and directs: (1) the Bureau to advance the Sites Project as a non-federal project if the Bureau determines and Interior concurs that the Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-federal project and that there is a demonstrable federal interest for the Project to be constructed and operated as a non-federal project, and (2) Interior to execute and implement a long-term agreement with the Authority for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley Project and the Sites Project.

Directs the Bureau to: (1) be the lead federal agency for the purposes of all federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project; and (2) take such steps as necessary to ensure that all such reviews, approvals, or decisions required to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious basis and utilize the shortest applicable process.

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