[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5309 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5309

  To amend the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to prohibit the 
         restoration of certain flows in the San Joaquin River.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 1994

  Mr. Thomas  of California introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to prohibit the 
         restoration of certain flows in the San Joaquin River.

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

SECTION 1. SAN JOAQUIN RIVER.

    (a) Releases.--
            (1) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Interior may not 
        make releases for the restoration of flows between Gravelly 
        Ford and the Mendota Pool on the San Joaquin River as a measure 
        to implement the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 
        Stat. 4706) without a specific Act of Congress authorizing such 
        releases.
            (2) Repeal of requirements.--Section 3406(c) of the Central 
        Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4721) is amended--
                    (A) by striking out ``1996:'' and all that follows 
                through ``(2) in the course of'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``1996, in the course of''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``and those of the San Joaquin 
                River under paragraph (1) of this subsection''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Renewal of existing long-term contracts.--(A) Section 
        3404(c)(1) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 
        Stat. 4708) is amended by striking out ``section 3406(c) and''.
            (B) Any provision in a contract that is subject to section 
        3404(c)(1) of such Act that refers to payment of the charge 
        mandated in section 3406(c) of such Act, as such sections were 
        in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, shall be null and void.
            (2) Restoration activities.--Section 3406(b)(1) of such Act 
        (106 Stat. 4714) is amended by striking out ``Pool, for which a 
        separate program is authorized under subsection 3406(c) of this 
        title;'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Pool;''.
            (3) Section heading.--Section 3406(c) of such Act (106 
        Stat. 4721) is amended by striking ``San Joaquin and Stanislaus 
        Rivers'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Stanislaus River''.
            (4) Restoration fund.--Section 3407 of such Act (106 Stat. 
        4727) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking out 
                ``3406(c)(1)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out 
                ``3405(f), and 3406(c)(1)'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``and 3405(f)''.
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