[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2564 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2564

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to apply reductions in water 
supply during dry years to agricultural water contractors within areas 
                               of origin.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 1993

  Mr. Fazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to apply reductions in water 
supply during dry years to agricultural water contractors within areas 
                               of origin.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DRY YEAR ALLOCATIONS.

    For any year in which the Secretary of the Interior determines that 
no interim water is available for Central Valley Project contractors 
within counties, watersheds, or other areas of origin, as those terms 
are utilized under California law, the Secretary is authorized and 
directed to allocate water supply, including any water shortage 
percentage reduction, to agricultural or municipal and industrial water 
contractors within those counties, watersheds, or other areas of origin 
on the basis of the greater of the amount of (1) project water under 
contract, or (2) historical use (including any interim or transferred 
water supply used) prior to the date of enactment of this Act, 
determined on a per contractor basis. This section shall only apply to 
those contractors which have a contract with the Secretary for Central 
Valley Project water that does not include a provision limiting the 
amount or percentage by which their water supply can be reduced for dry 
years.

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