<enum>I</enum><header>The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act</header> <section id="HA16D5364FDD24263AEC3DB27D39F582C" section-type="section-one"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section id="HD29631248318490ABD5E1196DC98D4DB"><enum>102.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this Act is to authorize implementation of the Settlement.</text> </section><section id="H4BB8AE626FF647F69656CFD0547DE3D8"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act—</text> <paragraph id="H8408F71D8A774AD295005B05146D98CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the terms <term>Friant Division long-term contractors</term>, <term>Interim Flows</term>, <term>Restoration Flows</term>, <term>Recovered Water Account</term>, <term>Restoration Goal</term>, and <term>Water Management Goal</term> have the meanings given those terms in the Settlement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H219E31FE425840B2B6BE9EC7FC496EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA61A418D055A402E88FE00E31236D4DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>Settlement</term> means the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in the litigation titled <quote>Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California, No. CIV. S–88–1658–LKK/GGH</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H87934D8A0C544BB382BE393726FFC28"><enum>104.</enum><header>Implementation of settlement</header> <subsection id="H91A54F9D1A6F4C60BAEF83DB21F8A336"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to implement the terms and conditions of the Settlement in cooperation with the State of California, including the following measures as these measures are prescribed in the Settlement:</text> <paragraph id="HE86933DEBAEF4FE0AD05C500079B1C3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Design and construct channel and structural improvements as described in paragraph 11 of the Settlement, provided, however, that the Secretary shall not make or fund any such improvements to facilities or property of the State of California without the approval of the State of California and the State’s agreement in 1 or more Memoranda of Understanding to participate where appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9F405A696AEE42E3ACD56090B34B00BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Modify Friant Dam operations so as to provide Restoration Flows and Interim Flows.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H19B343C02C074540AEBFA36C5FABE3D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Acquire water, water rights, or options to acquire water as described in paragraph 13 of the Settlement, provided, however, such acquisitions shall only be made from willing sellers and not through eminent domain.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFE78E6D0188D42A7902208308BB5992"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Implement the terms and conditions of paragraph 16 of the Settlement related to recirculation, recapture, reuse, exchange, or transfer of water released for Restoration Flows or Interim Flows, for the purpose of accomplishing the Water Management Goal of the Settlement, subject to—</text> <subparagraph id="HF9872F17B91C4ED89B5C89892700BC15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applicable provisions of California water law;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0610F63E08414E379F52DECB62DC800"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary’s use of Central Valley Project facilities to make Project water (other than water released from Friant Dam pursuant to the Settlement) and water acquired through transfers available to existing south-of-Delta Central Valley Project contractors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H597E8B98A941447286A821794874DB7D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary’s performance of the Agreement of November 24, 1986, between the United States of America and the Department of Water Resources of the State of California for the coordinated operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project as authorized by Congress in section 2(d) of the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850, 100 Stat. 3051), including any agreement to resolve conflicts arising from said Agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF451C98C4EC466E88FF03ABD2C20062"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Develop and implement the Recovered Water Account as specified in paragraph 16(b) of the Settlement, including the pricing and payment crediting provisions described in paragraph 16(b)(3) of the Settlement, provided that all other provisions of Federal reclamation law shall remain applicable.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFDCA994DE04C4A84AB00BB00646B544C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements</header> <paragraph id="H0F5366D4BF4743ECBB8D5F19B9F386F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agreements with the state</header><text>In order to facilitate or expedite implementation of the Settlement, the Secretary is authorized and directed to enter into appropriate agreements, including cost sharing agreements, with the State of California.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1DB120FDDAE94EC0ACE7BF525992ECFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other agreements</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts, memoranda of understanding, financial assistance agreements, cost sharing agreements, and other appropriate agreements with State, tribal, and local governmental agencies, and with private parties, including agreements related to construction, improvement, and operation and maintenance of facilities, subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary deems necessary to achieve the purposes of the Settlement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H99481C48985A44D0A74F6DA7B96882DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acceptance and Expenditure of Non-Federal Funds</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to accept and expend non-Federal funds in order to facilitate implementation of the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF9526E5FCDE44C79AE587EE17F6055D9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Mitigation of Impacts</header><text>Prior to the implementation of decisions or agreements to construct, improve, operate, or maintain facilities that the Secretary determines are needed to implement the Settlement, the Secretary shall identify—</text> <paragraph id="HF6AF739ABFD1400586FE16B0FB021CCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impacts associated with such actions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEF1E9C198020463AB7D92A0C8A79486"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the measures which shall be implemented to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water users and landowners.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H583EBB10C6454E6A868C235BFF7DD8D3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Design and Engineering Studies</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to conduct any design or engineering studies that are necessary to implement the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H6765E91A8A2C47379BBA24F7C7242656"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect on Contract Water Allocations</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the implementation of the Settlement and the reintroduction of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon pursuant to the Settlement and section 110, shall not result in the involuntary reduction in contract water allocations to Central Valley Project long-term contractors, other than Friant Division long-term contractors.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H898B0706B05F44CABA7D40130025BC7E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect on Existing Water Contracts</header><text>Except as provided in the Settlement and this Act, nothing in this Act shall modify or amend the rights and obligations of the parties to any existing water service, repayment, purchase or exchange contract.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H835FE487F15E4868A327BDF73E963CF7"><enum>105.</enum><header>Acquisition and disposal of property; title to facilities</header> <subsection id="HF3691C073F6A4291B4BC217053317F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title to Facilities</header><text>Unless acquired pursuant to subsection (b), title to any facility or facilities, stream channel, levees, or other real property modified or improved in the course of implementing the Settlement authorized by this Act, and title to any modifications or improvements of such facility or facilities, stream channel, levees, or other real property—</text> <paragraph id="H0A8BD19A7AA64DD688BBAAC9B41CCB85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall remain in the owner of the property; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H660560B684C44566B3B7FA00A54A609"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be transferred to the United States on account of such modifications or improvements.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3D422B21DF9468A85F649BEF4477317"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acquisition of Property</header> <paragraph id="H5916357F524F4AFFAD7BE28567639254"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to acquire through purchase from willing sellers any property, interests in property, or options to acquire real property needed to implement the Settlement authorized by this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4DC7D7224753482FAFA12367E216E2E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable law</header><text>The Secretary is authorized, but not required, to exercise all of the authorities provided in section 102 of the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 844, chapter 832), to carry out the measures authorized in this section and section 104.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA908776530DF4EDABCA6347D2B438481"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disposal of Property</header> <paragraph id="HB37BE65BA41D484985D58472EA631BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon the Secretary’s determination that retention of title to property or interests in property acquired pursuant to this Act is no longer needed to be held by the United States for the furtherance of the Settlement, the Secretary is authorized to dispose of such property or interest in property on such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate and in the best interest of the United States, including possible transfer of such property to the State of California.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H616700D66E42481AA4E0ECCEE63DCB31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Right of first refusal</header><text>In the event the Secretary determines that property acquired pursuant to this Act through the exercise of its eminent domain authority is no longer necessary for implementation of the Settlement, the Secretary shall provide a right of first refusal to the property owner from whom the property was initially acquired, or his or her successor in interest, on the same terms and conditions as the property is being offered to other parties.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H03C9273E0E004DBAB599DA43BC005800"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disposition of proceeds</header><text>Proceeds from the disposal by sale or transfer of any such property or interests in such property shall be deposited in the fund established by section 109(c).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H34E55C2A9E874029B7DFEDA16759B5FB"><enum>106.</enum><header>Compliance with applicable law</header> <subsection id="HFC8E0BB389BD4EF99B97C9F829F102DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicable Law</header> <paragraph id="HF81BE6AA371A44F8A0243905C6E399BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In undertaking the measures authorized by this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall comply with all applicable Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), as necessary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEB5614CDD3804080983C6605F97374D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental reviews</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce are authorized and directed to initiate and expeditiously complete applicable environmental reviews and consultations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Settlement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30F6EBDA26D4489090561D8F4968B91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on State Law</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall preempt State law or modify any existing obligation of the United States under Federal reclamation law to operate the Central Valley Project in conformity with State law.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HD8CC6D0400F84E59AE01C24728084B87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of Funds for Environmental Reviews</header> <paragraph id="H2CE91C67661C4502BBBBD648A8CF212B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of environmental review</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>environmental review</term> includes any consultation and planning necessary to comply with subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4F7191FA15CB4C479BCE838455F75D60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation in environmental review process</header><text>In undertaking the measures authorized by section 104, and for which environmental review is required, the Secretary may provide funds made available under this Act to affected Federal agencies, State agencies, local agencies, and Indian tribes if the Secretary determines that such funds are necessary to allow the Federal agencies, State agencies, local agencies, or Indian tribes to effectively participate in the environmental review process.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8698BD8766454E2B997834F6F3207952"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Funds may be provided under paragraph (2) only to support activities that directly contribute to the implementation of the terms and conditions of the Settlement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00B88C89DAC746E9B70392EB003C0026"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonreimbursable Funds</header><text>The United States share of the costs of implementing this Act shall be nonreimbursable under Federal reclamation law, provided that nothing in this subsection shall limit or be construed to limit the use of the funds assessed and collected pursuant to sections 3406(c)(1) and 3407(d)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4721, 4727), for implementation of the Settlement, nor shall it be construed to limit or modify existing or future Central Valley Project Ratesetting Policies.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H7FD24C5B601F4FF8AC6E9F20F5794386"><enum>107.</enum><header>Compliance with central valley project improvement act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress hereby finds and declares that the Settlement satisfies and discharges all of the obligations of the Secretary contained in section 3406(c)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4721), provided, however, that—</text> <paragraph id="H72D9E9B51D33452A00E553F5C6D08B86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary shall continue to assess and collect the charges provided in section 3406(c)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4721), as provided in the Settlement and section 109(d); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC582AF55B0D440B4B58E10A7659954E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>those assessments and collections shall continue to be counted towards the requirements of the Secretary contained in section 3407(c)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4726).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H660832CE8CF24583AD205625053DDAE"><enum>108.</enum><header>No private right of action</header> <subsection id="H702289C9E88F4F63950823FCEE3C71B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Nothing in this Act confers upon any person or entity not a party to the Settlement a private right of action or claim for relief to interpret or enforce the provisions of this Act or the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H7D92C83789BB44089B337E3C3303FC80"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicable Law</header><text>This section shall not alter or curtail any right of action or claim for relief under any other applicable law.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HAFF422BDD3164886B024F84114605F19"><enum>109.</enum><header>Appropriations; settlement fund</header> <subsection id="H3329B3C3C92D4A7F9920E4FCEF83D04D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation Costs</header> <paragraph id="H98FCCF1AABB14474A6D38BBD5998C3C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The costs of implementing the Settlement shall be covered by payments or in kind contributions made by Friant Division contractors and other non-Federal parties, including the funds provided in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), estimated to total $440,000,000, of which the non-Federal payments are estimated to total $200,000,000 (at October 2006 price levels) and the amount from repaid Central Valley Project capital obligations is estimated to total $240,000,000, the additional Federal appropriation of $250,000,000 authorized pursuant to subsection (b)(1), and such additional funds authorized pursuant to subsection (b)(2); provided however, that the costs of implementing the provisions of section 104(a)(1) shall be shared by the State of California pursuant to the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding executed by the State of California and the Parties to the Settlement on September 13, 2006, which includes at least $110,000,000 of State funds.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFA715ABA0B724501B02CA764D0246061"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional agreements</header> <subparagraph id="H9BBC07F9899E4163B9748E0099ACB3A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into 1 or more agreements to fund or implement improvements on a project-by-project basis with the State of California.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A3B3E227EF2492BAD71A526CE525845"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Any agreements entered into under subparagraph (A) shall provide for recognition of either monetary or in-kind contributions toward the State of California’s share of the cost of implementing the provisions of section 104(a)(1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41C79DE81927405C8552409400D46EB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Except as provided in the Settlement, to the extent that costs incurred solely to implement this Settlement would not otherwise have been incurred by any entity or public or local agency or subdivision of the State of California, such costs shall not be borne by any such entity, agency, or subdivision of the State of California, unless such costs are incurred on a voluntary basis.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F42A57890084D5BBB8EEDCF492DD9A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header> <paragraph id="HC7D4C377F67D456EA51753C677279D4E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the funds provided in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), there are also authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $250,000,000 (at October 2006 price levels) to implement this Act and the Settlement, to be available until expended; provided however, that the Secretary is authorized to spend such additional appropriations only in amounts equal to the amount of funds deposited in the Fund (not including payments under subsection (c)(2), proceeds under subsection (c)(3) other than an amount equal to what would otherwise have been deposited under subsection (c)(1) in the absence of issuance of the bond, and proceeds under subsection (c)(4)), the amount of in-kind contributions, and other non-Federal payments actually committed to the implementation of this Act or the Settlement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H30538FFAAF994C49A056EFA31685A5D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other funds</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to use monies from the Fund created under section 3407 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4727) for purposes of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CE989E96AF74B08B505EDDA15796B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>There is hereby established within the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the <quote>San Joaquin River Restoration Fund</quote>, into which the following shall be deposited and used solely for the purpose of implementing the Settlement, to be available for expenditure without further appropriation:</text> <paragraph id="H54BE0B7099C947A5A8ADD7C35F19B142"><enum>(1)</enum><text>At the beginning of the fiscal year following enactment of this Act, all payments received pursuant to section 3406(c)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4721).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAD0FF4AD777D40F7BBD4A99FF9324DAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The construction cost component (not otherwise needed to cover operation and maintenance costs) of payments made by Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit contractors pursuant to long-term water service contracts or pursuant to repayment contracts, including repayment contracts executed pursuant to section 110 of this Act. The construction cost repayment obligation assigned such contractors under such contracts shall be reduced by the amount paid pursuant to this paragraph and the appropriate share of the existing Federal investment in the Central Valley project to be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to Public Law 99–546 (100 Stat. 3050) shall be reduced by an equivalent sum.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3D0F58924C984C5892DCA6EA8B7679B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Proceeds from the sale of water pursuant to the Settlement, or from the sale of property or interests in property as provided in section 105, to be available without further appropriation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE942E802816F4B56A80091BB30E9A2B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any non-Federal funds, including State cost-sharing funds, contributed to the United States for implementation of the Settlement, which the Secretary may expend without further appropriation for the purposes for which contributed.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED55AF4B58DC4CE3BF7CD72CACF86839"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on Contributions</header><text>Payments made by long-term contractors who receive water from the Friant Division and Hidden and Buchanan Units of the Central Valley Project pursuant to sections 3406(c)(1) and 3407(d)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4721, 4727) and payments made pursuant to paragraph 16(b)(3) of the Settlement and subsection (c)(2) shall be the limitation of such entities’ direct financial contribution to the Settlement, subject to the terms and conditions of paragraph 21 of the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4C6E629972254AC09D5C70F35C4E9108"><enum>(e)</enum><header>No Additional Expenditures Required</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require a Federal official to expend Federal funds not appropriated by Congress, or to seek the appropriation of additional funds by Congress, for the implementation of the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4E9126A6974943FAA391184660956D06"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reach 4B</header> <paragraph id="H0B11EA28F54D4935A505EEBB214474C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header> <subparagraph id="HF7CF1E2B6CEB4FA9A94E5828A968CBD6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with the Settlement and the Memorandum of Understanding executed pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Settlement, the Secretary shall conduct a study that specifies—</text> <clause id="HD0BDA5E66EFF4A93B26353F1066E7E5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the costs of undertaking any work required under paragraph 11(a)(3) of the Settlement to increase the capacity of Reach 4B prior to reinitiation of Restoration Flows;</text> </clause><clause id="H969C0FFF123449F491E94F5256D3B18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impacts associated with reinitiation of such flows; and</text> </clause><clause id="H11722811F4644094A42F9DA4A2A483EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>measures that shall be implemented to mitigate impacts.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H514CA78261F64DA3B4968023BAFA0179"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The study under subparagraph (A) shall be completed prior to restoration of any flows other than Interim Flows.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD215816033324B08AFCE3BFA102F77BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="HEE6854B25F104AD8AD024341C2E60002"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall file a report with Congress not later than 90 days after issuing a determination, as required by the Settlement, on whether to expand channel conveyance capacity to 4500 cubic feet per second in Reach 4B of the San Joaquin River, or use an alternative route for pulse flows, that—</text> <clause id="HFD34521A7C9D4AE3AE1D6FDF24672BFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>explains whether the Secretary has decided to expand Reach 4B capacity to 4500 cubic feet per second; and</text> </clause><clause id="H943EBED0B2DE4D71A229C375E784C9A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>addresses the following matters:</text> <subclause id="H248F23159327472AA3120079B1E46120"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The basis for the Secretary’s determination, whether set out in environmental review documents or otherwise, as to whether the expansion of Reach 4B would be the preferable means to achieve the Restoration Goal as provided in the Settlement, including how different factors were assessed such as comparative biological and habitat benefits, comparative costs, relative availability of State cost-sharing funds, and the comparative benefits and impacts on water temperature, water supply, private property, and local and downstream flood control.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HF56ABB22F9C54B0383E7A136564FB3E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Secretary’s final cost estimate for expanding Reach 4B capacity to 4500 cubic feet per second, or any alternative route selected, as well as the alternative cost estimates provided by the State, by the Restoration Administrator, and by the other parties to the Settlement.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H8C644544AF72485998B09621433754B3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Secretary’s plan for funding the costs of expanding Reach 4B or any alternative route selected, whether by existing Federal funds provided under this Act, by non-Federal funds, by future Federal appropriations, or some combination of such sources.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4E319EBE59643DEB39DB4ECCE917322"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination required</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, make the determination in subparagraph (A) prior to undertaking any substantial construction work to increase capacity in Reach 4B.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73433D595896474CAEC565DF1BF3CC0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>If the Secretary’s estimated Federal cost for expanding Reach 4B in paragraph (2), in light of the Secretary’s funding plan set out in paragraph (2), would exceed the remaining Federal funding authorized by this Act (including all funds reallocated, all funds dedicated, and all new funds authorized by this Act and separate from all commitments of State and other non-Federal funds and in-kind commitments), then before the Secretary commences actual construction work in Reach 4B (other than planning, design, feasibility, or other preliminary measures) to expand capacity to 4500 cubic feet per second to implement this Settlement, Congress must have increased the applicable authorization ceiling provided by this Act in an amount at least sufficient to cover the higher estimated Federal costs.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2CFB2BFE281240909ECC57BAE6E4541"><enum>110.</enum><header>Repayment Contracts and Acceleration of Repayment of Construction Costs</header> <subsection id="H4D7E69A7F6114BC0A6B312EA3259001D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conversion of contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized and directed to convert, prior to December 31, 2010, all existing Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit long-term contracts entered under subsection (e) of section 109 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1196) to a contract under subsection (d) of section 9 of said Act (53 Stat. 1195), under mutually agreeable terms and conditions. Upon request of the contractor, the Secretary is further authorized to convert, prior to December 31, 2010, any existing Friant Division long-term contract entered under subsection (c)(2) of section 9 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1194), to a contract under subsection (c)(1) of section 9 of said Act, under mutually agreeable terms and conditions. All such contracts shall—</text> <paragraph id="H89981FD2B3F044DAB800C1568C7CFE54"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the repayment, either in lump sum or by accelerated pre-payment, of the remaining amount of construction cost identified in the Central Valley Project Schedule of Irrigation Capital Rates by Contractor 2007 Irrigation Water Rates, dated January 25, 2007, as adjusted to reflect payments not reflected in such schedule, and properly assignable for ultimate return by the contractor, no later than January 31, 2011, or if made in approximately equal annual installments, not later than January 31, 2014;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3182BF3B24C2474B872FE392543867A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require that, notwithstanding subsection (c)(2), construction costs, including construction costs or other capitalized costs incurred after the effective date of the contract, properly assignable to such contractor but not reflected in the Schedule referenced in paragraph (1) shall be repaid in not more than 5 years after notification of the allocation, unless the Secretary and the contractor agree upon a longer repayment period consistent with applicable law;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7AF5749FCDDF4BB5B0C9FA92E7EAF7C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide that power revenues will not be available to aid in repayment of construction costs allocated to irrigation under the contract; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H67483F4B57714BCEA9DCA03CB3951D5F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conform to the Settlement and this Act and shall continue so long as the contractor pays applicable charges, consistent with subsection (c)(2).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22D7FD2B74124E0584638277632F2D90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts paid pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to adjustment following a final cost allocation by the Secretary upon completion of the construction of the Central Valley Project. In the event that the final cost allocation indicates that the costs properly assignable to the contractor are greater than what has been paid by the contractor, the contractor shall be obligated to pay the remaining allocated costs. The term of such additional repayment contract shall be no less than one year and no more than 10 years, however, mutually agreeable provisions regarding the rate of repayment of such amount may be developed by the parties. In the event that the final cost allocation indicates that the costs properly assignable to the contractor are less than what the contractor has paid, the Secretary is authorized and directed to credit such overpayment as an offset against any outstanding or future obligation of the contractor.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H96EE44840F4542EE957FD9CB5E381974"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of certain provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any repayment obligation under subsection (a)(2) or (b), upon a contractor’s compliance with and discharge of the obligation of repayment of the construction costs as provided in subsection (a)(1)—</text> <paragraph id="H475BAF10E39343D5A0ACF9DD495DD1DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provisions of section 213(a) and (b) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1269) shall apply to lands in such district; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA4FAD1BB406E42649D7371C009C2F0C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall waive the pricing provisions of section 3405(d) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>) for such contractor, provided that such contractor shall continue to pay applicable operation and maintenance costs and other charges applicable to such repayment contracts pursuant to the then-current ratesetting policy and applicable law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26422B08A90D4C3C833E8377488B3FC1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reduction of charge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning in 2019, the Secretary shall reduce the charge mandated in section 107(1) of the Act in recognition of the financing costs incurred in making 110(a)(1) payments.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H6806085751A34A689D0282BE00663C62"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Satisfaction of certain provisions</header> <paragraph id="HFABBA83877824D34A4F258C3F21DC289"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon the first release of Interim Flows or Restoration Flows, pursuant to paragraphs 13 or 15 of the Settlement, any short- or long-term agreement to which one or more long-term Friant water service or repayment contractors is a party providing for the transfer or exchange of water not released as Interim Flows or Restoration Flows shall be deemed to satisfy the provisions of subsection 3405(a)(1)(A) and (I) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>) without the further concurrence of the Secretary as to compliance with said subsections if the contractor provides, not later than 90 days before commencement of such transfer or exchange, written notice to the Secretary stating how the proposed transfer or exchange is intended to reduce, avoid, or mitigate impacts to water deliveries caused by the Interim Flows or Restoration Flows or is intended to otherwise facilitate the Water Management Goal, as described in the Settlement. The Secretary shall promptly make such notice publicly available.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H50DA06606A5144A6944B4CFB8413ABD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of reductions to water deliveries</header><text>Water transferred or exchanged under an agreement that meets the terms of this subsection shall not be counted as a replacement or an offset for purposes of determining reductions to water deliveries to any Friant Division long-term contractor except as provided in paragraph 16(b) of the Settlement. The Secretary shall, at least annually, make publicly available a compilation of the number of transfer or exchange agreements exercising the provisions of this subsection to reduce, avoid, or mitigate impacts to water deliveries caused by the Interim Flows or Restoration Flows or to facilitate the Water Management Goal, as well as the volume of water transferred or exchanged under such agreements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H599D2829AA3C4AD8993410B772380553"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State law</header><text>Nothing in this subsection alters State law or permit conditions, including any applicable geographical restrictions on the place of use of water transferred or exchanged pursuant to this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H387833A5B7D04E069611B31EE4EB3E8F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Certain repayment obligations not altered</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation of the provisions of this section shall not alter the repayment obligation of any other long-term water contractor receiving water from the Central Valley Project.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAB23662C35064E42AC70FB15C1F2AB26"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Statutory interpretation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the right of any Friant Division long-term contractor to use a particular type of financing to make the payments required in subsection (a)(1).</text> </subsection></section><section id="HD6D3010FF6BA4E2DBA0032C73D369DDD"><enum>111.</enum><header>California central valley spring run chinook salmon</header> <subsection id="HC32C1937BB894DDDA3FB1500CC118EEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress finds that the implementation of the Settlement to resolve 18 years of contentious litigation regarding restoration of the San Joaquin River and the reintroduction of the California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon is a unique and unprecedented circumstance that requires clear expressions of Congressional intent regarding how the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) are utilized to achieve the goals of restoration of the San Joaquin River and the successful reintroduction of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H24C3335B68B542F5BCE74E3567841655"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reintroduction in the San Joaquin River</header><text>California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon shall be reintroduced in the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam pursuant to section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(j)) and the Settlement, provided that the Secretary of Commerce finds that a permit for the reintroduction of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon may be issued pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1539">16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H29C859B58FDA4BB2A903CF0029C6FCD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final Rule</header> <paragraph id="HC3AF6AC4AF244B2CA262F2D477FCC893"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of third party</header><text>For the purpose of this subsection, the term <term>third party</term> means persons or entities diverting or receiving water pursuant to applicable State and Federal law and shall include Central Valley Project contractors outside of the Friant Division of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5D7A66BB50E0415585F889ED72B14DE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce shall issue a final rule pursuant to section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">16 U.S.C. 1533(d)</external-xref>) governing the incidental take of reintroduced California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon prior to the reintroduction.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8AACCB305E9345DDAC10A2C25FF508DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required components</header><text>The rule issued under paragraph (2) shall provide that the reintroduction will not impose more than de minimus: water supply reductions, additional storage releases, or bypass flows on unwilling third parties due to such reintroduction.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H36D98795755C40ED96721D7915FBA636"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applicable law</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text> <subparagraph id="H9E5A6A8CDAAC4229AF7F05EFFA7F21F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>diminishes the statutory or regulatory protections provided in the Endangered Species Act for any species listed pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">16 U.S.C. 1533</external-xref>) other than the reintroduced population of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon, including protections pursuant to existing biological opinions or new biological opinions issued by the Secretary or Secretary of Commerce; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD78CDBAB9394DA1A0B0B954381F8C28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>precludes the Secretary or Secretary of Commerce from imposing protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) for other species listed pursuant to section 4 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">16 U.S.C. 1533</external-xref>) because those protections provide incidental benefits to such reintroduced California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7391C783266C454ABCFE722200979AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="HFB8E5B40C3354DB3A65B11A8480000D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Commerce shall report to Congress on the progress made on the reintroduction set forth in this section and the Secretary’s plans for future implementation of this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4EB9CE4627C74ABCA6154D44D507538B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HFD897E40218B49D7A05ED23E7560183"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the major challenges, if any, to successful reintroduction;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FBB8141FA114E65BC1B005EF372E172"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of the effect, if any, of the reintroduction on the existing population of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon existing on the Sacramento River or its tributaries; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68E9A759AF7A4FDEB64558AC93A4E7E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment regarding the future of the reintroduction.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F597AFE418049538F48A26C30AD6B6D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>FERC Projects</header> <paragraph id="H813D40D8CA6E481BB703C7022F295087"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With regard to California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon reintroduced pursuant to the Settlement, the Secretary of Commerce shall exercise its authority under section 18 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/811">16 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) by reserving its right to file prescriptions in proceedings for projects licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, and San Joaquin rivers and otherwise consistent with subsection (c) until after the expiration of the term of the Settlement, December 31, 2025, or the expiration of the designation made pursuant to subsection (b), whichever ends first.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3B43B809014D4689AE371BB54B90E900"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the Secretary of Commerce from imposing prescriptions pursuant to section 18 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/811">16 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) solely for other anadromous fish species because those prescriptions provide incidental benefits to such reintroduced California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1B8F063A156446C96EEB7DCCD2BAA0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect of Section</header><text>Nothing in this section is intended or shall be construed—</text> <paragraph id="H1F79FCC2AFE04D01BCD000E300F9E524"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to modify the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) or the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/791a">16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.</external-xref>); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDE101FECA7FA4C26870013984DAE525D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish a precedent with respect to any other application of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) or the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7BA32775F90E4F75BC4890418569CAFF"><enum>112.</enum><header>Offsetting receipts</header> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A9312D222364301B8EA06FAF87221E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conservation of Resources Fee for Nonproducing Federal Oil and Gas Leases in the Gulf of Mexico</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior by regulation shall establish a conservation of resources fee for nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H7EAF0D3835E644F992767E2DADF95F56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonproducing lease fee terms</header><text>The fee under subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="H339DDCDE13F34E43878CD6FE88659300"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (3), shall apply to leases that are nonproducing leases;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1BAEE3D8359C43AE8914512776C77C00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be set at $3.75 per acre per year in 2005 dollars; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFFDBB0B61A3C4EAAB8A8FC3B3429A5AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall apply on and after October 1, 2006.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3CD662FAB9C4B2100FFAEBCE9A1A2CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of receipts</header><text>Amounts received by the United States as fees under this section shall be treated as offsetting receipts.</text> </subsection></section>

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<enum>I</enum><header>The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act</header> <section id="HA16D5364FDD24263AEC3DB27D39F582C" section-type="section-one"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section id="HD29631248318490ABD5E1196DC98D4DB"><enum>102.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this Act is to authorize implementation of the Settlement.</text> </section><section id="H4BB8AE626FF647F69656CFD0547DE3D8"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act—</text> <paragraph id="H8408F71D8A774AD295005B05146D98CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the terms <term>Friant Division long-term contractors</term>, <term>Interim Flows</term>, <term>Restoration Flows</term>, <term>Recovered Water Account</term>, <term>Restoration Goal</term>, and <term>Water Management Goal</term> have the meanings given those terms in the Settlement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H219E31FE425840B2B6BE9EC7FC496EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA61A418D055A402E88FE00E31236D4DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>Settlement</term> means the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in the litigation titled <quote>Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California, No. CIV. S–88–1658–LKK/GGH</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H87934D8A0C544BB382BE393726FFC28"><enum>104.</enum><header>Implementation of settlement</header> <subsection id="H91A54F9D1A6F4C60BAEF83DB21F8A336"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to implement the terms and conditions of the Settlement in cooperation with the State of California, including the following measures as these measures are prescribed in the Settlement:</text> <paragraph id="HE86933DEBAEF4FE0AD05C500079B1C3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Design and construct channel and structural improvements as described in paragraph 11 of the Settlement, provided, however, that the Secretary shall not make or fund any such improvements to facilities or property of the State of California without the approval of the State of California and the State’s agreement in 1 or more Memoranda of Understanding to participate where appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9F405A696AEE42E3ACD56090B34B00BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Modify Friant Dam operations so as to provide Restoration Flows and Interim Flows.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H19B343C02C074540AEBFA36C5FABE3D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Acquire water, water rights, or options to acquire water as described in paragraph 13 of the Settlement, provided, however, such acquisitions shall only be made from willing sellers and not through eminent domain.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFE78E6D0188D42A7902208308BB5992"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Implement the terms and conditions of paragraph 16 of the Settlement related to recirculation, recapture, reuse, exchange, or transfer of water released for Restoration Flows or Interim Flows, for the purpose of accomplishing the Water Management Goal of the Settlement, subject to—</text> <subparagraph id="HF9872F17B91C4ED89B5C89892700BC15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applicable provisions of California water law;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0610F63E08414E379F52DECB62DC800"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary’s use of Central Valley Project facilities to make Project water (other than water released from Friant Dam pursuant to the Settlement) and water acquired through transfers available to existing south-of-Delta Central Valley Project contractors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H597E8B98A941447286A821794874DB7D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary’s performance of the Agreement of November 24, 1986, between the United States of America and the Department of Water Resources of the State of California for the coordinated operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project as authorized by Congress in section 2(d) of the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850, 100 Stat. 3051), including any agreement to resolve conflicts arising from said Agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF451C98C4EC466E88FF03ABD2C20062"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Develop and implement the Recovered Water Account as specified in paragraph 16(b) of the Settlement, including the pricing and payment crediting provisions described in paragraph 16(b)(3) of the Settlement, provided that all other provisions of Federal reclamation law shall remain applicable.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFDCA994DE04C4A84AB00BB00646B544C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements</header> <paragraph id="H0F5366D4BF4743ECBB8D5F19B9F386F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agreements with the state</header><text>In order to facilitate or expedite implementation of the Settlement, the Secretary is authorized and directed to enter into appropriate agreements, including cost sharing agreements, with the State of California.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1DB120FDDAE94EC0ACE7BF525992ECFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other agreements</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts, memoranda of understanding, financial assistance agreements, cost sharing agreements, and other appropriate agreements with State, tribal, and local governmental agencies, and with private parties, including agreements related to construction, improvement, and operation and maintenance of facilities, subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary deems necessary to achieve the purposes of the Settlement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H99481C48985A44D0A74F6DA7B96882DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acceptance and Expenditure of Non-Federal Funds</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to accept and expend non-Federal funds in order to facilitate implementation of the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF9526E5FCDE44C79AE587EE17F6055D9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Mitigation of Impacts</header><text>Prior to the implementation of decisions or agreements to construct, improve, operate, or maintain facilities that the Secretary determines are needed to implement the Settlement, the Secretary shall identify—</text> <paragraph id="HF6AF739ABFD1400586FE16B0FB021CCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impacts associated with such actions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEF1E9C198020463AB7D92A0C8A79486"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the measures which shall be implemented to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water users and landowners.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H583EBB10C6454E6A868C235BFF7DD8D3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Design and Engineering Studies</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to conduct any design or engineering studies that are necessary to implement the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H6765E91A8A2C47379BBA24F7C7242656"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect on Contract Water Allocations</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the implementation of the Settlement and the reintroduction of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon pursuant to the Settlement and section 110, shall not result in the involuntary reduction in contract water allocations to Central Valley Project long-term contractors, other than Friant Division long-term contractors.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H898B0706B05F44CABA7D40130025BC7E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect on Existing Water Contracts</header><text>Except as provided in the Settlement and this Act, nothing in this Act shall modify or amend the rights and obligations of the parties to any existing water service, repayment, purchase or exchange contract.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H835FE487F15E4868A327BDF73E963CF7"><enum>105.</enum><header>Acquisition and disposal of property; title to facilities</header> <subsection id="HF3691C073F6A4291B4BC217053317F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title to Facilities</header><text>Unless acquired pursuant to subsection (b), title to any facility or facilities, stream channel, levees, or other real property modified or improved in the course of implementing the Settlement authorized by this Act, and title to any modifications or improvements of such facility or facilities, stream channel, levees, or other real property—</text> <paragraph id="H0A8BD19A7AA64DD688BBAAC9B41CCB85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall remain in the owner of the property; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H660560B684C44566B3B7FA00A54A609"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be transferred to the United States on account of such modifications or improvements.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3D422B21DF9468A85F649BEF4477317"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acquisition of Property</header> <paragraph id="H5916357F524F4AFFAD7BE28567639254"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to acquire through purchase from willing sellers any property, interests in property, or options to acquire real property needed to implement the Settlement authorized by this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4DC7D7224753482FAFA12367E216E2E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable law</header><text>The Secretary is authorized, but not required, to exercise all of the authorities provided in section 102 of the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 844, chapter 832), to carry out the measures authorized in this section and section 104.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA908776530DF4EDABCA6347D2B438481"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disposal of Property</header> <paragraph id="HB37BE65BA41D484985D58472EA631BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon the Secretary’s determination that retention of title to property or interests in property acquired pursuant to this Act is no longer needed to be held by the United States for the furtherance of the Settlement, the Secretary is authorized to dispose of such property or interest in property on such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate and in the best interest of the United States, including possible transfer of such property to the State of California.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H616700D66E42481AA4E0ECCEE63DCB31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Right of first refusal</header><text>In the event the Secretary determines that property acquired pursuant to this Act through the exercise of its eminent domain authority is no longer necessary for implementation of the Settlement, the Secretary shall provide a right of first refusal to the property owner from whom the property was initially acquired, or his or her successor in interest, on the same terms and conditions as the property is being offered to other parties.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H03C9273E0E004DBAB599DA43BC005800"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disposition of proceeds</header><text>Proceeds from the disposal by sale or transfer of any such property or interests in such property shall be deposited in the fund established by section 109(c).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H34E55C2A9E874029B7DFEDA16759B5FB"><enum>106.</enum><header>Compliance with applicable law</header> <subsection id="HFC8E0BB389BD4EF99B97C9F829F102DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicable Law</header> <paragraph id="HF81BE6AA371A44F8A0243905C6E399BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In undertaking the measures authorized by this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall comply with all applicable Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), as necessary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEB5614CDD3804080983C6605F97374D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental reviews</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce are authorized and directed to initiate and expeditiously complete applicable environmental reviews and consultations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Settlement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30F6EBDA26D4489090561D8F4968B91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on State Law</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall preempt State law or modify any existing obligation of the United States under Federal reclamation law to operate the Central Valley Project in conformity with State law.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HD8CC6D0400F84E59AE01C24728084B87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of Funds for Environmental Reviews</header> <paragraph id="H2CE91C67661C4502BBBBD648A8CF212B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of environmental review</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>environmental review</term> includes any consultation and planning necessary to comply with subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4F7191FA15CB4C479BCE838455F75D60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation in environmental review process</header><text>In undertaking the measures authorized by section 104, and for which environmental review is required, the Secretary may provide funds made available under this Act to affected Federal agencies, State agencies, local agencies, and Indian tribes if the Secretary determines that such funds are necessary to allow the Federal agencies, State agencies, local agencies, or Indian tribes to effectively participate in the environmental review process.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8698BD8766454E2B997834F6F3207952"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Funds may be provided under paragraph (2) only to support activities that directly contribute to the implementation of the terms and conditions of the Settlement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00B88C89DAC746E9B70392EB003C0026"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonreimbursable Funds</header><text>The United States share of the costs of implementing this Act shall be nonreimbursable under Federal reclamation law, provided that nothing in this subsection shall limit or be construed to limit the use of the funds assessed and collected pursuant to sections 3406(c)(1) and 3407(d)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4721, 4727), for implementation of the Settlement, nor shall it be construed to limit or modify existing or future Central Valley Project Ratesetting Policies.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H7FD24C5B601F4FF8AC6E9F20F5794386"><enum>107.</enum><header>Compliance with central valley project improvement act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress hereby finds and declares that the Settlement satisfies and discharges all of the obligations of the Secretary contained in section 3406(c)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4721), provided, however, that—</text> <paragraph id="H72D9E9B51D33452A00E553F5C6D08B86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary shall continue to assess and collect the charges provided in section 3406(c)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4721), as provided in the Settlement and section 109(d); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC582AF55B0D440B4B58E10A7659954E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>those assessments and collections shall continue to be counted towards the requirements of the Secretary contained in section 3407(c)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4726).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H660832CE8CF24583AD205625053DDAE"><enum>108.</enum><header>No private right of action</header> <subsection id="H702289C9E88F4F63950823FCEE3C71B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Nothing in this Act confers upon any person or entity not a party to the Settlement a private right of action or claim for relief to interpret or enforce the provisions of this Act or the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H7D92C83789BB44089B337E3C3303FC80"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicable Law</header><text>This section shall not alter or curtail any right of action or claim for relief under any other applicable law.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HAFF422BDD3164886B024F84114605F19"><enum>109.</enum><header>Appropriations; settlement fund</header> <subsection id="H3329B3C3C92D4A7F9920E4FCEF83D04D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation Costs</header> <paragraph id="H98FCCF1AABB14474A6D38BBD5998C3C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The costs of implementing the Settlement shall be covered by payments or in kind contributions made by Friant Division contractors and other non-Federal parties, including the funds provided in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), estimated to total $440,000,000, of which the non-Federal payments are estimated to total $200,000,000 (at October 2006 price levels) and the amount from repaid Central Valley Project capital obligations is estimated to total $240,000,000, the additional Federal appropriation of $250,000,000 authorized pursuant to subsection (b)(1), and such additional funds authorized pursuant to subsection (b)(2); provided however, that the costs of implementing the provisions of section 104(a)(1) shall be shared by the State of California pursuant to the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding executed by the State of California and the Parties to the Settlement on September 13, 2006, which includes at least $110,000,000 of State funds.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFA715ABA0B724501B02CA764D0246061"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional agreements</header> <subparagraph id="H9BBC07F9899E4163B9748E0099ACB3A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into 1 or more agreements to fund or implement improvements on a project-by-project basis with the State of California.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A3B3E227EF2492BAD71A526CE525845"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Any agreements entered into under subparagraph (A) shall provide for recognition of either monetary or in-kind contributions toward the State of California’s share of the cost of implementing the provisions of section 104(a)(1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41C79DE81927405C8552409400D46EB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Except as provided in the Settlement, to the extent that costs incurred solely to implement this Settlement would not otherwise have been incurred by any entity or public or local agency or subdivision of the State of California, such costs shall not be borne by any such entity, agency, or subdivision of the State of California, unless such costs are incurred on a voluntary basis.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F42A57890084D5BBB8EEDCF492DD9A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header> <paragraph id="HC7D4C377F67D456EA51753C677279D4E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the funds provided in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), there are also authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $250,000,000 (at October 2006 price levels) to implement this Act and the Settlement, to be available until expended; provided however, that the Secretary is authorized to spend such additional appropriations only in amounts equal to the amount of funds deposited in the Fund (not including payments under subsection (c)(2), proceeds under subsection (c)(3) other than an amount equal to what would otherwise have been deposited under subsection (c)(1) in the absence of issuance of the bond, and proceeds under subsection (c)(4)), the amount of in-kind contributions, and other non-Federal payments actually committed to the implementation of this Act or the Settlement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H30538FFAAF994C49A056EFA31685A5D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other funds</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to use monies from the Fund created under section 3407 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4727) for purposes of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CE989E96AF74B08B505EDDA15796B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>There is hereby established within the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the <quote>San Joaquin River Restoration Fund</quote>, into which the following shall be deposited and used solely for the purpose of implementing the Settlement, to be available for expenditure without further appropriation:</text> <paragraph id="H54BE0B7099C947A5A8ADD7C35F19B142"><enum>(1)</enum><text>At the beginning of the fiscal year following enactment of this Act, all payments received pursuant to section 3406(c)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4721).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAD0FF4AD777D40F7BBD4A99FF9324DAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The construction cost component (not otherwise needed to cover operation and maintenance costs) of payments made by Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit contractors pursuant to long-term water service contracts or pursuant to repayment contracts, including repayment contracts executed pursuant to section 110 of this Act. The construction cost repayment obligation assigned such contractors under such contracts shall be reduced by the amount paid pursuant to this paragraph and the appropriate share of the existing Federal investment in the Central Valley project to be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to Public Law 99–546 (100 Stat. 3050) shall be reduced by an equivalent sum.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3D0F58924C984C5892DCA6EA8B7679B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Proceeds from the sale of water pursuant to the Settlement, or from the sale of property or interests in property as provided in section 105, to be available without further appropriation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE942E802816F4B56A80091BB30E9A2B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any non-Federal funds, including State cost-sharing funds, contributed to the United States for implementation of the Settlement, which the Secretary may expend without further appropriation for the purposes for which contributed.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED55AF4B58DC4CE3BF7CD72CACF86839"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on Contributions</header><text>Payments made by long-term contractors who receive water from the Friant Division and Hidden and Buchanan Units of the Central Valley Project pursuant to sections 3406(c)(1) and 3407(d)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4721, 4727) and payments made pursuant to paragraph 16(b)(3) of the Settlement and subsection (c)(2) shall be the limitation of such entities’ direct financial contribution to the Settlement, subject to the terms and conditions of paragraph 21 of the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4C6E629972254AC09D5C70F35C4E9108"><enum>(e)</enum><header>No Additional Expenditures Required</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require a Federal official to expend Federal funds not appropriated by Congress, or to seek the appropriation of additional funds by Congress, for the implementation of the Settlement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4E9126A6974943FAA391184660956D06"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reach 4B</header> <paragraph id="H0B11EA28F54D4935A505EEBB214474C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header> <subparagraph id="HF7CF1E2B6CEB4FA9A94E5828A968CBD6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with the Settlement and the Memorandum of Understanding executed pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Settlement, the Secretary shall conduct a study that specifies—</text> <clause id="HD0BDA5E66EFF4A93B26353F1066E7E5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the costs of undertaking any work required under paragraph 11(a)(3) of the Settlement to increase the capacity of Reach 4B prior to reinitiation of Restoration Flows;</text> </clause><clause id="H969C0FFF123449F491E94F5256D3B18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impacts associated with reinitiation of such flows; and</text> </clause><clause id="H11722811F4644094A42F9DA4A2A483EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>measures that shall be implemented to mitigate impacts.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H514CA78261F64DA3B4968023BAFA0179"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The study under subparagraph (A) shall be completed prior to restoration of any flows other than Interim Flows.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD215816033324B08AFCE3BFA102F77BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="HEE6854B25F104AD8AD024341C2E60002"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall file a report with Congress not later than 90 days after issuing a determination, as required by the Settlement, on whether to expand channel conveyance capacity to 4500 cubic feet per second in Reach 4B of the San Joaquin River, or use an alternative route for pulse flows, that—</text> <clause id="HFD34521A7C9D4AE3AE1D6FDF24672BFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>explains whether the Secretary has decided to expand Reach 4B capacity to 4500 cubic feet per second; and</text> </clause><clause id="H943EBED0B2DE4D71A229C375E784C9A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>addresses the following matters:</text> <subclause id="H248F23159327472AA3120079B1E46120"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The basis for the Secretary’s determination, whether set out in environmental review documents or otherwise, as to whether the expansion of Reach 4B would be the preferable means to achieve the Restoration Goal as provided in the Settlement, including how different factors were assessed such as comparative biological and habitat benefits, comparative costs, relative availability of State cost-sharing funds, and the comparative benefits and impacts on water temperature, water supply, private property, and local and downstream flood control.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HF56ABB22F9C54B0383E7A136564FB3E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Secretary’s final cost estimate for expanding Reach 4B capacity to 4500 cubic feet per second, or any alternative route selected, as well as the alternative cost estimates provided by the State, by the Restoration Administrator, and by the other parties to the Settlement.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H8C644544AF72485998B09621433754B3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Secretary’s plan for funding the costs of expanding Reach 4B or any alternative route selected, whether by existing Federal funds provided under this Act, by non-Federal funds, by future Federal appropriations, or some combination of such sources.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4E319EBE59643DEB39DB4ECCE917322"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination required</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, make the determination in subparagraph (A) prior to undertaking any substantial construction work to increase capacity in Reach 4B.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73433D595896474CAEC565DF1BF3CC0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>If the Secretary’s estimated Federal cost for expanding Reach 4B in paragraph (2), in light of the Secretary’s funding plan set out in paragraph (2), would exceed the remaining Federal funding authorized by this Act (including all funds reallocated, all funds dedicated, and all new funds authorized by this Act and separate from all commitments of State and other non-Federal funds and in-kind commitments), then before the Secretary commences actual construction work in Reach 4B (other than planning, design, feasibility, or other preliminary measures) to expand capacity to 4500 cubic feet per second to implement this Settlement, Congress must have increased the applicable authorization ceiling provided by this Act in an amount at least sufficient to cover the higher estimated Federal costs.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2CFB2BFE281240909ECC57BAE6E4541"><enum>110.</enum><header>Repayment Contracts and Acceleration of Repayment of Construction Costs</header> <subsection id="H4D7E69A7F6114BC0A6B312EA3259001D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conversion of contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized and directed to convert, prior to December 31, 2010, all existing Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit long-term contracts entered under subsection (e) of section 109 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1196) to a contract under subsection (d) of section 9 of said Act (53 Stat. 1195), under mutually agreeable terms and conditions. Upon request of the contractor, the Secretary is further authorized to convert, prior to December 31, 2010, any existing Friant Division long-term contract entered under subsection (c)(2) of section 9 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1194), to a contract under subsection (c)(1) of section 9 of said Act, under mutually agreeable terms and conditions. All such contracts shall—</text> <paragraph id="H89981FD2B3F044DAB800C1568C7CFE54"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the repayment, either in lump sum or by accelerated pre-payment, of the remaining amount of construction cost identified in the Central Valley Project Schedule of Irrigation Capital Rates by Contractor 2007 Irrigation Water Rates, dated January 25, 2007, as adjusted to reflect payments not reflected in such schedule, and properly assignable for ultimate return by the contractor, no later than January 31, 2011, or if made in approximately equal annual installments, not later than January 31, 2014;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3182BF3B24C2474B872FE392543867A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require that, notwithstanding subsection (c)(2), construction costs, including construction costs or other capitalized costs incurred after the effective date of the contract, properly assignable to such contractor but not reflected in the Schedule referenced in paragraph (1) shall be repaid in not more than 5 years after notification of the allocation, unless the Secretary and the contractor agree upon a longer repayment period consistent with applicable law;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7AF5749FCDDF4BB5B0C9FA92E7EAF7C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide that power revenues will not be available to aid in repayment of construction costs allocated to irrigation under the contract; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H67483F4B57714BCEA9DCA03CB3951D5F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conform to the Settlement and this Act and shall continue so long as the contractor pays applicable charges, consistent with subsection (c)(2).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22D7FD2B74124E0584638277632F2D90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts paid pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to adjustment following a final cost allocation by the Secretary upon completion of the construction of the Central Valley Project. In the event that the final cost allocation indicates that the costs properly assignable to the contractor are greater than what has been paid by the contractor, the contractor shall be obligated to pay the remaining allocated costs. The term of such additional repayment contract shall be no less than one year and no more than 10 years, however, mutually agreeable provisions regarding the rate of repayment of such amount may be developed by the parties. In the event that the final cost allocation indicates that the costs properly assignable to the contractor are less than what the contractor has paid, the Secretary is authorized and directed to credit such overpayment as an offset against any outstanding or future obligation of the contractor.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H96EE44840F4542EE957FD9CB5E381974"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of certain provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any repayment obligation under subsection (a)(2) or (b), upon a contractor’s compliance with and discharge of the obligation of repayment of the construction costs as provided in subsection (a)(1)—</text> <paragraph id="H475BAF10E39343D5A0ACF9DD495DD1DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provisions of section 213(a) and (b) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1269) shall apply to lands in such district; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA4FAD1BB406E42649D7371C009C2F0C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall waive the pricing provisions of section 3405(d) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>) for such contractor, provided that such contractor shall continue to pay applicable operation and maintenance costs and other charges applicable to such repayment contracts pursuant to the then-current ratesetting policy and applicable law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26422B08A90D4C3C833E8377488B3FC1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reduction of charge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning in 2019, the Secretary shall reduce the charge mandated in section 107(1) of the Act in recognition of the financing costs incurred in making 110(a)(1) payments.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H6806085751A34A689D0282BE00663C62"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Satisfaction of certain provisions</header> <paragraph id="HFABBA83877824D34A4F258C3F21DC289"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon the first release of Interim Flows or Restoration Flows, pursuant to paragraphs 13 or 15 of the Settlement, any short- or long-term agreement to which one or more long-term Friant water service or repayment contractors is a party providing for the transfer or exchange of water not released as Interim Flows or Restoration Flows shall be deemed to satisfy the provisions of subsection 3405(a)(1)(A) and (I) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>) without the further concurrence of the Secretary as to compliance with said subsections if the contractor provides, not later than 90 days before commencement of such transfer or exchange, written notice to the Secretary stating how the proposed transfer or exchange is intended to reduce, avoid, or mitigate impacts to water deliveries caused by the Interim Flows or Restoration Flows or is intended to otherwise facilitate the Water Management Goal, as described in the Settlement. The Secretary shall promptly make such notice publicly available.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H50DA06606A5144A6944B4CFB8413ABD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of reductions to water deliveries</header><text>Water transferred or exchanged under an agreement that meets the terms of this subsection shall not be counted as a replacement or an offset for purposes of determining reductions to water deliveries to any Friant Division long-term contractor except as provided in paragraph 16(b) of the Settlement. The Secretary shall, at least annually, make publicly available a compilation of the number of transfer or exchange agreements exercising the provisions of this subsection to reduce, avoid, or mitigate impacts to water deliveries caused by the Interim Flows or Restoration Flows or to facilitate the Water Management Goal, as well as the volume of water transferred or exchanged under such agreements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H599D2829AA3C4AD8993410B772380553"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State law</header><text>Nothing in this subsection alters State law or permit conditions, including any applicable geographical restrictions on the place of use of water transferred or exchanged pursuant to this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H387833A5B7D04E069611B31EE4EB3E8F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Certain repayment obligations not altered</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation of the provisions of this section shall not alter the repayment obligation of any other long-term water contractor receiving water from the Central Valley Project.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAB23662C35064E42AC70FB15C1F2AB26"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Statutory interpretation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the right of any Friant Division long-term contractor to use a particular type of financing to make the payments required in subsection (a)(1).</text> </subsection></section><section id="HD6D3010FF6BA4E2DBA0032C73D369DDD"><enum>111.</enum><header>California central valley spring run chinook salmon</header> <subsection id="HC32C1937BB894DDDA3FB1500CC118EEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress finds that the implementation of the Settlement to resolve 18 years of contentious litigation regarding restoration of the San Joaquin River and the reintroduction of the California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon is a unique and unprecedented circumstance that requires clear expressions of Congressional intent regarding how the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) are utilized to achieve the goals of restoration of the San Joaquin River and the successful reintroduction of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H24C3335B68B542F5BCE74E3567841655"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reintroduction in the San Joaquin River</header><text>California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon shall be reintroduced in the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam pursuant to section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(j)) and the Settlement, provided that the Secretary of Commerce finds that a permit for the reintroduction of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon may be issued pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1539">16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H29C859B58FDA4BB2A903CF0029C6FCD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final Rule</header> <paragraph id="HC3AF6AC4AF244B2CA262F2D477FCC893"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of third party</header><text>For the purpose of this subsection, the term <term>third party</term> means persons or entities diverting or receiving water pursuant to applicable State and Federal law and shall include Central Valley Project contractors outside of the Friant Division of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5D7A66BB50E0415585F889ED72B14DE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce shall issue a final rule pursuant to section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">16 U.S.C. 1533(d)</external-xref>) governing the incidental take of reintroduced California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon prior to the reintroduction.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8AACCB305E9345DDAC10A2C25FF508DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required components</header><text>The rule issued under paragraph (2) shall provide that the reintroduction will not impose more than de minimus: water supply reductions, additional storage releases, or bypass flows on unwilling third parties due to such reintroduction.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H36D98795755C40ED96721D7915FBA636"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applicable law</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text> <subparagraph id="H9E5A6A8CDAAC4229AF7F05EFFA7F21F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>diminishes the statutory or regulatory protections provided in the Endangered Species Act for any species listed pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">16 U.S.C. 1533</external-xref>) other than the reintroduced population of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon, including protections pursuant to existing biological opinions or new biological opinions issued by the Secretary or Secretary of Commerce; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD78CDBAB9394DA1A0B0B954381F8C28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>precludes the Secretary or Secretary of Commerce from imposing protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) for other species listed pursuant to section 4 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">16 U.S.C. 1533</external-xref>) because those protections provide incidental benefits to such reintroduced California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7391C783266C454ABCFE722200979AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="HFB8E5B40C3354DB3A65B11A8480000D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Commerce shall report to Congress on the progress made on the reintroduction set forth in this section and the Secretary’s plans for future implementation of this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4EB9CE4627C74ABCA6154D44D507538B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HFD897E40218B49D7A05ED23E7560183"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the major challenges, if any, to successful reintroduction;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FBB8141FA114E65BC1B005EF372E172"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of the effect, if any, of the reintroduction on the existing population of California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon existing on the Sacramento River or its tributaries; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68E9A759AF7A4FDEB64558AC93A4E7E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment regarding the future of the reintroduction.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F597AFE418049538F48A26C30AD6B6D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>FERC Projects</header> <paragraph id="H813D40D8CA6E481BB703C7022F295087"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With regard to California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon reintroduced pursuant to the Settlement, the Secretary of Commerce shall exercise its authority under section 18 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/811">16 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) by reserving its right to file prescriptions in proceedings for projects licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, and San Joaquin rivers and otherwise consistent with subsection (c) until after the expiration of the term of the Settlement, December 31, 2025, or the expiration of the designation made pursuant to subsection (b), whichever ends first.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3B43B809014D4689AE371BB54B90E900"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the Secretary of Commerce from imposing prescriptions pursuant to section 18 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/811">16 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) solely for other anadromous fish species because those prescriptions provide incidental benefits to such reintroduced California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1B8F063A156446C96EEB7DCCD2BAA0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect of Section</header><text>Nothing in this section is intended or shall be construed—</text> <paragraph id="H1F79FCC2AFE04D01BCD000E300F9E524"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to modify the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) or the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/791a">16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.</external-xref>); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDE101FECA7FA4C26870013984DAE525D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish a precedent with respect to any other application of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) or the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7BA32775F90E4F75BC4890418569CAFF"><enum>112.</enum><header>Offsetting receipts</header> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A9312D222364301B8EA06FAF87221E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conservation of Resources Fee for Nonproducing Federal Oil and Gas Leases in the Gulf of Mexico</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior by regulation shall establish a conservation of resources fee for nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H7EAF0D3835E644F992767E2DADF95F56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonproducing lease fee terms</header><text>The fee under subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="H339DDCDE13F34E43878CD6FE88659300"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (3), shall apply to leases that are nonproducing leases;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1BAEE3D8359C43AE8914512776C77C00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be set at $3.75 per acre per year in 2005 dollars; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFFDBB0B61A3C4EAAB8A8FC3B3429A5AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall apply on and after October 1, 2006.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3CD662FAB9C4B2100FFAEBCE9A1A2CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of receipts</header><text>Amounts received by the United States as fees under this section shall be treated as offsetting receipts.</text> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Study to Develop Water Plan; Report</header> <section id="HC9272B88E66643BE96C2C27516F4A995"><enum>201.</enum><header>Study to develop water plan; report</header> <subsection id="HC10A25464BB5465B89C73305EDEAA852"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header> <paragraph id="H0AEBC29DD5CE40698E3D854D5BCB4667"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant</header><text>To the extent that funds are made available in advance for this purpose, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall provide direct financial assistance to the California Water Institute, located at California State University, Fresno, California, to conduct a study regarding the coordination and integration of sub-regional integrated regional water management plans into a unified Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the subject counties in the hydrologic basins that would address issues related to—</text> <subparagraph id="HF5E9917C9D554B8EA9EAE9EBDD11D068"><enum>(A)</enum><text>water quality;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31FF2B3A44AD43D8BF27D119CFBB125C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water supply (both surface, groundwater banking, and brackish water desalination);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCC682C095F946969DE5B2E8B4863800"><enum>(C)</enum><text>water conveyance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B183438090C473B8CB714AB91D0943B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>water reliability;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59F4100C6E39432EA1F4F0A36E7DBBD1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>flood control;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73F7284229EE40CAA502C9D743BAB117"><enum>(F)</enum><text>water resource-related environmental enhancement; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25BA6E7D60A0432283DECBCDFB65B0C7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>population growth.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E5D5B8B2A19489696B25DD3E81EC627"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study area referred to in paragraph (1) is the proposed study area of the San Joaquin River Hydrologic Region and Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region, as defined by California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 160–05, Volume 3, Chapters 7 and 8, including Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin counties in California.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H074D655B662143FBB8169E61008DF2F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of plan</header><text>The Integrated Regional Water Management Plan developed for the 2 hydrologic basins under subsection (a) shall serve as a guide for the 8 counties in the study area described in subsection (a)(2) to use as a mechanism to address and solve long-term water needs in a sustainable and equitable manner.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HEF9E79A2A9F3496182C2E02F4EB75787"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a report containing the results of the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the hydrologic regions is submitted to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 24 months after financial assistance is made available to the California Water Institute under subsection (a)(1).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H12DBA3D5EDFD4C0BA4256B4D37B3AE5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section>

May 13, 2008

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed