[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1444 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                        April 13, 2000.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1444) entitled ``An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
plan, design, and construct fish screens, fish passage devices, and 
related features to mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation 
system water diversions by local governmental entities in the States of 
Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and California.'', do pass with the 
following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Irrigation Mitigation and 
Restoration Partnership Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Pacific ocean drainage area.--The term ``Pacific Ocean 
        drainage area'' means the area comprised of portions of the 
        States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho from which 
        water drains into the Pacific Ocean.
            (2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Irrigation 
        Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Program established by 
        section 3(a).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Irrigation Mitigation 
and Restoration Partnership Program within the Department of the 
Interior.
    (b) Goals.--The goals of the Program are--
            (1) to decrease fish mortality associated with the 
        withdrawal of water for irrigation and other purposes without 
        impairing the continued withdrawal of water for those purposes; 
        and
            (2) to decrease the incidence of juvenile and adult fish 
        entering water supply systems.
    (c) Impacts on fisheries.--
            (1) In general.--Under the Program, the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the heads of other appropriate agencies, 
        shall develop and implement projects to mitigate impacts to 
        fisheries resulting from the construction and operation of 
        water diversions by local governmental entities, including 
        water and soil conservation districts, in the Pacific Ocean 
        drainage area.
            (2) Types of projects.--Projects eligible under the Program 
        may include the development, improvement, or installation of--
                    (A) fish screens;
                    (B) fish passage devices;
                    (C) other facilities agreed to by non-Federal 
                interests, relevant Federal and tribal agencies, and 
                affected States; and
                    (D) inventories by the States on the need and 
                priority for projects described in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (C).
            (3) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to any 
        project that has a total cost of less than $5,000,000.

SEC. 4. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.

    (a) Non-Federal.--
            (1) In general.--Non-Federal participation in the Program 
        shall be voluntary.
            (2) Federal action.--The Secretary shall take no action 
        that would result in any non-Federal entity being held 
        financially responsible for any action under the Program, 
        unless the entity applies to participate in the Program.
    (b) Federal.--Development and implementation of projects under the 
Program on land or facilities owned by the United States shall be 
nonreimbursable Federal expenditures.

SEC. 5. EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS.

    Evaluation and prioritization of projects for development under the 
Program shall be conducted on the basis of--
            (1) benefits to fish species native to the project area, 
        particularly to species that are listed as being, or considered 
        by Federal or State authorities to be, endangered, threatened, 
        or sensitive;
            (2) the size and type of water diversion;
            (3) the availability of other funding sources;
            (4) cost effectiveness; and
            (5) additional opportunities for biological or water 
        delivery system benefits.

SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--A project carried out under the Program shall not 
be eligible for funding unless--
            (1) the project meets the requirements of the Secretary, as 
        applicable, and any applicable State requirements; and
            (2) the project is agreed to by all Federal and non-Federal 
        entities with authority and responsibility for the project.
    (b) Determination of Eligibility.--In determining the eligibility 
of a project under this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with other Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        agencies; and
            (2) make maximum use of all available data.

SEC. 7. COST SHARING.

    (a) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
development and implementation of any project under the Program on land 
or at a facility that is not owned by the United States shall be 35 
percent.
    (b) Non-Federal Contributions.--The non-Federal participants in any 
project under the Program on land or at a facility that is not owned by 
the United States shall provide all land, easements, rights-of-way, 
dredged material disposal areas, and relocations necessary for the 
project.
    (c) Credit For Contributions.--The value of land, easements, 
rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and relocations 
provided under subsection (b) for a project shall be credited toward 
the non-Federal share of the costs of the project.
    (d) Additional Costs.--
            (1) Non-federal responsibilities.--The non-Federal 
        participants in any project carried out under the Program on 
        land or at a facility that is not owned by the United States 
        shall be responsible for all costs associated with operating, 
        maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, and replacing the 
        project.
            (2) Federal responsibility.--The Federal Government shall 
        be responsible for costs referred to in paragraph (1) for 
        projects carried out on Federal land or at a Federal facility.

SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING.

    A project that receives funds under this Act shall be ineligible to 
receive Federal funds from any other source for the same purpose.

SEC. 9. REPORT.

    On the expiration of the third fiscal year for which amounts are 
made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report describing--
            (1) the projects that have been completed under this Act;
            (2) the projects that will be completed with amounts made 
        available under this Act during the remaining fiscal years for 
        which amounts are authorized to be appropriated under section 
        10; and
            (3) recommended changes to the Program as a result of 
        projects that have been carried out under this Act.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
    (b) Limitations.--
            (1) Single state.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), not more than 25 percent of the total amount of 
                funds made available under this section may be used for 
                1 or more projects in any single State.
                    (B) Waiver.--On notification to Congress, the 
                Secretary may waive the limitation under subparagraph 
                (A) if a State is unable to use the entire amount of 
                funding made available to the State under this Act.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 6 percent of 
        the funds authorized under this section for any fiscal year may 
        be used for Federal administrative expenses of carrying out 
        this Act.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to authorize the 
        Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to plan, 
        design, and construct facilities to mitigate impacts associated 
        with irrigation system water diversions by local governmental 
        entities in the Pacific Ocean drainage of the States of Oregon, 
        Washington, Montana, and Idaho.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1444

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