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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3768 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2007 Mr. Nunes (for himself, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cardoza, and Mr. Radanovich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to study and construct all projects and programs that are included in the Friant Water Users Authority document titled San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Water Management Goal-Recirculation, Recapture of Restoration Flows and Mitigation of Water Supply Reductions, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the San Joaquin River Settlement Water Management Goal Implementation Act.

2.

Water management goal implementation

(a)

Authorization

(1)

Studies

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall, subject to paragraph (3), prepare feasibility studies for the design, planning, and construction of all projects and programs that are included in the Friant Water Users Authority document titled San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Water Management Goal-Recirculation, Recapture of Restoration Flows and Mitigation of Water Supply Reductions. (2)

Participation

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may carry out any projects and programs determined to be feasible pursuant to a study completed under paragraph (1). (3)

Funding

The actions authorized under this section may be carried out to the extent that funds are made available in advance through Acts of appropriation, donated funds, or funds made available by State and local governments for such purposes. (b)

Projects

The projects referred to in subsection (a) include the following: (1)The Cross Valley Canal Intertie and Friant-Kern Canal Reverse Flow Project. (2)The Kings River Pump-In Facility and Exchange Project. (3)The Trans Valley Canal Construction Project. (4)The Multi-District Conveyance Project. (5)The expansion of the Arvin-Edison-California Aqueduct Intertie. (6)The smaller San Joaquin River Interceptor Pumps & Pipeline Intertie to the Delta Mendota Canal. (7)The larger San Joaquin River Interceptor Pumps & Intertie to the California Aqueduct in Stanislaus County. (8)The Friant-Kern Canal Capacity Correction Project. (9)The Friant-Kern Canal Capacity Enlargement Project. (10)The Chowchilla-Merced Intertie Canal Project. (11)The Delano Earlimart Irrigation District and the North Kern Water Storage District Joint Groundwater Banking Facility. (12)The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Interconnection Project. (13)The Terra Bella Irrigation District Interconnection Project. (14)The expansion of the Deer Creek and Tule River Authority Groundwater Banking Program. (15)The Exeter Irrigation District Integrated Water Management Program. (16)The Lindsay Strathmore, Lindmore, Exeter, Lewis Creek, Ivanhoe, and Tulare Irrigation Districts and the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District Groundwater Banking Facility. (17)The Orange Cove Irrigation District Multi-Institutional Water Management Partnership. (18)The City of Orange Cove and Orange Cove Irrigation District Waste Water Reuse Program. (19)The Tulare and Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation Districts Water Exchange Program. (20)The expansion of the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Water Banking Program. (21)The expansion and conversion of the Delano Earlimart Irrigation District Recharge Facility. (22)The Fresno Irrigation District and the City of Clovis Joint Groundwater Banking Facility. (23)The Madera Irrigation District Groundwater Banking Facility. (24)The Lower Tule River Irrigation District Canal Construction and Rehabilitation Project. (25)The Saucelito Irrigation District Distribution System Improvement Program. (26)The expansion of the Tulare Irrigation District Canal Intake and Canal. (27)The Orange Cove Irrigation District and the Tri-Valley Water District Water Management Consolidation Program. (28)The Tulare Irrigation District On-Farm Efficiency Program.