3.0.0 4366 2023-01-11T13:32:17Z 2023-01-11T13:32:17Z House HR 2016-01-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VALADAO:H.R. 4366.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H331]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Discharged from 2016-11-16T19:31:53Z Hearings by 2016-05-24T18:36:06Z Referred to 2016-01-19T21:54:44Z Markup by 2016-11-16T19:31:08Z Referred to 2016-01-12T15:00:50Z San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act 114 5217 HR 2016-05-24 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2016-11-16 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 12. Committee 2016-11-16 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged. Committee 2016-11-16 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-11-15 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-05-24 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2016-01-19 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2016-01-12 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 N Water Resources Development California Dams and canals Farmland Military facilities and property Public contracts and procurement Water resources funding Water use and supply Water Resources Development 00 2016-01-12 Introduced in House 2016-02-29T14:50:13Z San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to implement the Agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District to settle litigation concerning the U.S. duty to provide drainage service, entered September 15, 2015 (Westlands Agreement) and the agreement among the United States, the San Luis Water District, the Panoche Water District, and the Pacheco Water District.

The bill amends the 1960 statute that authorized Interior to construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project (CVP), California, to: (1) repeal provisions that include distribution systems and drains as features of such unit, and (2) eliminate requirements for Interior to meet drainage requirements for such unit. Each contractor within the unit that receives water for irrigation shall be responsible for the management of drainage water within its boundaries. The Westlands Water District (the District) shall assume all legal responsibility for the management of drainage water within, and shall not discharge drain water outside of, its boundaries.

Interior shall:

  • convert the District's existing long-term or interim renewal water service contract to a repayment contract,
  • make allocation decisions in the CVP consistent with federal law and applicable California State Water Resources Control Board requirements, and
  • enter into a contract with the Navy for the delivery of CVP water to the Lemoore Naval Air Station to meet irrigation needs associated with its air operations.

The bill suspends the District's capital repayment obligation and payments under its water service contracts and the April 1, 1965, repayment contract with the United States until the execution of the repayment contract, after which the District shall: (1) receive a specified credit against future operation and maintenance costs payable to the United States, and (2) be relieved of capital repayment obligations under specified water service contracts. Upon discharge of such capital repayment obligation, the ownership and full cost pricing limitations in federal reclamation law shall not apply to lands in the District.

CVP construction costs or other capitalized costs allocated to the District after the date of the Westlands Agreement shall be repaid within five years after notification of the allocation of less than $5 million. If the amount allocated is $5 million or greater, such cost shall be repaid as provided by applicable reclamation law.

Upon the execution of the repayment contract, Interior shall transfer to the District title to:

  • the San Luis Canal System, excluding the main canal that is integrated with the California Aqueduct;
  • the Mendota Pool diversion facilities operated by the District;
  • the Pleasant Valley System;
  • the drainage collection system;
  • the Tranquillity Field Office;
  • the Huron field office; and
  • all real property interests held by the United States in lands associated with such facilities and equipment.

For any year in which the allocation for south-of-Delta CVP long-term water service contractors or repayment contractors is greater than 75%, Interior shall calculate for the District a per acre foot Restoration Fund payment based on a projection that the District would take delivery of such allocation.

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