1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley
Water Reliability Act
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Central Valley Project Water Reliability
Sec. 101. Amendment to purposes.
Sec. 102. Amendment to definition.
Sec. 103. Contracts.
Sec. 104. Water transfers, improved water management, and
conservation.
Sec. 105. Fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration.
Sec. 106. Restoration fund.
Sec. 107. Additional authorities.
Sec. 108. Bay-Delta Accord.
Sec. 109. Natural and artificially spawned species.
Sec. 110. Authorized service area.
Sec. 111. Regulatory streamlining.
Title II—San Joaquin River restoration
Sec. 201. Repeal of the San Joaquin River
settlement.
Sec. 202. Purpose.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Implementation of restoration.
Sec. 205. Disposal of property; title to
facilities.
Sec. 206. Compliance with applicable law.
Sec. 207. Compliance with Central Valley Project Improvement
Act.
Sec. 208. No private right of action.
Sec. 209. Implementation.
Sec. 210. Repayment contracts and acceleration of repayment of
construction costs.
Sec. 211. Repeal.
Sec. 212. Water supply mitigation.
Sec. 213. Additional Authorities.
Title III—Repayment contracts and acceleration of repayment of
construction costs
Sec. 301. Repayment contracts and acceleration of repayment of
construction costs.
Title IV—Bay-Delta Watershed water rights preservation and
protection
Sec. 401. Water rights and area-of-origin
protections.
Sec. 402. Sacramento River settlement contracts.
Sec. 403. Sacramento River Watershed Water Service
Contractors.
Sec. 404. No redirected adverse impacts.
Title V—Miscellaneous
Sec. 501. Precedent.
<enum>I</enum><header>Central Valley
Project Water Reliability</header>
<section id="H1957333CA2334C3C965FBD7A1D9061A1"><enum>101.</enum><header>Amendment to
purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3402 of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4706) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC2DF7B088F144A0ADEA3BC4534651A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking the period at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H077C46B3848D4F5D89CD119DDEDA7E9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H611CF8202F564CC6B1077AB22D8C6CF7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFDD76EA1B8E84DCFB4857C2BB040F1DC"><enum>(g)</enum><text>to ensure that
water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes by this title is replaced and
provided to Central Valley Project water contractors by December 31, 2016, at
the lowest cost reasonably achievable; and</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA310D0CD8754A859E996EF823E8D578"><enum>(h)</enum><text>to facilitate and
expedite water transfers in accordance with this
Act.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB663AA85875842258D81C8D046E5EFBB"><enum>102.</enum><header>Amendment to
definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3403 of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4707) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF895864AA575416BB26EF2999124AF85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5FCC56E767684B51BD42AB85980A1E4A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2A2A2D5F42B2473FA2F443B505E69DFC"><enum>(a)</enum><text>the term
<term>anadromous fish</term> means those native stocks of salmon (including
steelhead) and sturgeon that, as of October 30, 1992, were present in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries and ascend those rivers
and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in San Francisco Bay or the
Pacific Ocean;</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9026095D4BE640D5973439D9736FA5BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l), by striking
<quote>and,</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA0548CBFD8A4F2886C7332768717CF7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (m),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDB92350EE6745D0A564217E4EDCC76A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47D414FDDB7E4D448ACA5312C1C9A5A8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA4980E69F52446C9ADD9DA94E5E87BC8"><enum>(n)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>reasonable flows</term>
means water flows capable of being maintained taking into account competing
consumptive uses of water and economic, environmental, and social
factors.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H09C5C80DBC7E44E5A20F48C664E98534"><enum>103.</enum><header>Contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3404 of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4708) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1A2D8E103CF4445AA4B07C3F4BC2F7AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Limitation on
contracting and contract reform</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Contracts</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1128EA7090D4B4EB515299342F8D103"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
language of the section and by adding:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4847876EAF824309A5A4B7D1AB5EFFE1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9CDBC7CB6E1241BCAB4D39368296115A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Renewal of
existing long-Term contracts</header><text>Upon request of the contractor, the
Secretary shall renew any existing long-term repayment or water service
contract that provides for the delivery of water from the Central Valley
Project for a period of 40 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H502325A397E045CB8BFB0B7F10751A12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
of Contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as
expressly provided by this Act, any existing long-term repayment or water
service contract for the delivery of water from the Central Valley Project
shall be administered pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1956 (70 Stat.
483).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA9F66CAC22AF49E9A3E0CE86D408D399"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Delivery
charge</header><text>Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, a
contract entered into or renewed pursuant to this section shall include a
provision that requires the Secretary to charge the other party to such
contract only for water actually delivered by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H383115BB09C94D74B0B73EDA921BB82C"><enum>104.</enum><header>Water
transfers, improved water management, and conservation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3405 of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4709) is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H75FEBA44C6D24E25A08716C9386A9ECC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82C4AA4BFC294D539B2E83A3A5034A61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
before <quote>Except as provided herein</quote> the following: <quote>The
Secretary shall take all necessary actions to facilitate and expedite transfers
of Central Valley Project water in accordance with this Act or any other
provision of Federal reclamation law and the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1346A91A66E149D2B793C5CBDC05A45B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking <quote>to combination</quote> and inserting <quote>or
combination</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAC5EFA7543F47F6AF5F61CBB44DC4F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H918EDF27D6D842B3B6A4CFD98B269592" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H160294E95B824BD39F240BCABF1D278B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The contracting
district from which the water is coming, the agency, or the Secretary shall
determine if a written transfer proposal is complete within 45 days after the
date of submission of such proposal. If such district or agency or the
Secretary determines that such proposal is incomplete, such district or agency
or the Secretary shall state with specificity what must be added to or revised
in order for such proposal to be complete.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26C7E1DC60284B5F9BA0592842FF33AA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Except as provided
in this section, the Secretary shall not impose mitigation or other
requirements on a proposed transfer, but the contracting district from which
the water is coming or the agency shall retain all authority under State law to
approve or condition a proposed
transfer.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H435E0C7531864327995720E6475A36A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H952B28E4734D4041ACFC0B9BAF5F694E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9AA38EAAC9CE4D37856D142DEE764D70"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of
Federal reclamation law—</text>
<subparagraph id="H473E216A63A94829A524EB79C91F73C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the authority to
make transfers or exchanges of, or banking or recharge arrangements using,
Central Valley Project water that could have been conducted before October 30,
1992, is valid, and such transfers, exchanges, or arrangements shall not be
subject to, limited, or conditioned by this title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A758E94A2BC46C0B024F5BD3D9BDAC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>this title shall
not supersede or revoke the authority to transfer, exchange, bank, or recharge
Central Valley Project water that existed prior to October 30,
1992.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7615C27B4CC94FEEB5254262903106A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C28BBE153824538AD3CED4A425632A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">METERING</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">MEASUREMENT</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD77AA6E4D8394068B91B0A82C3D07C18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
the first sentence the following: <quote>The contracting district or agency,
not including contracting districts serving multiple agencies with separate
governing boards, shall ensure that all contractor-owned water delivery systems
within its boundaries measure surface water at the district or agency’s
facilities up to the point the surface water is commingled with other water
supplies.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99482A6BBEA04DEFA42A7A680CEC0BA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>By striking
subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD149CE03E7B4B4DA0D9CAD19A35992F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>By redesignating
subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81B54C9B34EB40AEAB11CC21CB553A9F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>By amending
subsection (e)(as redesignated by paragraph (4))—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1DFACF2394949D9A8DBF726D38A5331"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>as a result of the increased repayment</quote> and inserting <quote>that
exceed the cost-of-service</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFF10F6EFB884B9F8A68C0CA9660EBFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>the delivery of </quote> after <quote>rates applicable to</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1280F739119843F2970F22BF15B594A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, and all increased revenues received by the Secretary as a result of
the increased water prices established under subsection 3405(d) of this
section,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H0BAA863AB19347198A87D3617042DC44"><enum>105.</enum><header>Fish, wildlife,
and habitat restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4714) is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H44BD347438DF4CB3906A5C4F30D8FDBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA045E101C8014629ADD249F71AC455B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B)—</text>
<clause id="HE56BA729A01743158FCA384C3A0EAF75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>is authorized and directed to</quote> and inserting
<quote>may</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H43D9472F0CDD4A0284F043B979D3C78C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>reasonable water</quote> after <quote>to
provide</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1F735561CDAF498E97941DC27754E51C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>anadromous fish, except
that such</quote> and inserting <quote>anadromous fish. Such</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1F66B5E84C954AA1A8C1E5EE7DD9A8A0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Instream flow</quote>
and inserting <quote>Reasonable instream flow</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H78E9FA78425044DF9B3F14730B15E14E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and the National Marine Fisheries Service</quote> after
<quote>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H09FBA53DE65541D68E4691A0A1F934E0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>California Department of Fish and Game</quote> and inserting
<quote>United States Geological Survey</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78B95E472C474955BEFD599446C24AF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H9FD37CC631FC4FC1A64475A1FF8E567E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>primary purpose</quote> and inserting
<quote>purposes</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB05649E7D2CD4CABA82C6EAC57F48BA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>but not limited to</quote> before <quote>additional
obligations</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H819DDC993DEC49FEA24A91D4AB1D63A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding after the period the following: <quote>All Central Valley Project water
used for the purposes specified in this paragraph shall be credited to the
quantity of Central Valley Project yield dedicated and managed under this
paragraph by determining how the dedication and management of such water would
affect the delivery capability of the Central Valley Project during the 1928 to
1934 drought period after fishery, water quality, and other flow and
operational requirements imposed by terms and conditions existing in licenses,
permits, and other agreements pertaining to the Central Valley Project under
applicable State or Federal law existing on October 30, 1992, have been met. To
the fullest extent possible and in accordance with section 3411, Central Valley
Project water dedicated and managed pursuant to this paragraph shall be reused
to fulfill the Secretary’s remaining contractual obligations to provide Central
Valley Project water for agricultural or municipal and industrial
purposes.</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE329EA7573646598611B3FAB170F0C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2)(C) to read:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8D5E8B79D9AA4118910C4FA721D871FD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H88D6B58E1064411DBDC223D0B8537385"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If by March 15th
of any year the quantity of Central Valley Project water forecasted to be made
available to water service or repayment contractors in the Delta Division of
the Central Valley Project is below 75 percent of the total quantity of water
to be made available under said contracts, the quantity of Central Valley
Project yield dedicated and managed for that year under this paragraph shall be
reduced by 25
percent.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76403DE4E98849BF948C0D4F65B55007"><enum>(2)</enum><text>By adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H98C08C607BB04B40B0B3BA3D37D1BA0B" style="OLC">
<clause id="H33459D95A09A4A02B5B4CF5003A7F560"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Satisfaction of
purposes</header><text>By pursuing the activities described in this section,
the Secretary shall be deemed to have met the mitigation, protection,
restoration, and enhancement purposes of this
title.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2371FFDA47B94AE2A952A5C05CD095BC"><enum>106.</enum><header>Restoration
fund</header>
<subsection id="HF28138F04C284C2F9C0D78BE91FE6135"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3407(a) of
the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4726) is amended as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H40DFBBBF33674FCDBF9917B6B5FC5ED6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By inserting
<quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In
General</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>There is
hereby</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF8DA59FC8244B89A0D0476649715EEF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>By striking
<quote>Not less than 67 percent</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>Monies</quote> and inserting <quote>Monies</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10F1092F1B2F40F6A2019383D6B8AD55"><enum>(3)</enum><text>By adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB87764FF20C54DA49BE783375F12BFFB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id0F862E15809C4C8BA47EB586CA464264" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text>The
Secretary may not directly or indirectly require a donation or other payment to
the Restoration Fund—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF741F2539BE6494E8C83254C32223AD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>or environmental restoration or
mitigation fees not otherwise provided by law, as a condition to—</text>
<clause id="idF686453030264FF0859643298178C3CC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing for the storage or
conveyance of non-Central Valley Project water pursuant to Federal reclamation
laws; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id65634E974EAA4BF4A764298991BD2E31"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the delivery of water pursuant to
section 215 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/293">Public Law
97–293</external-xref>; 96 Stat. 1270); or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66A7ACFE55C44F7CA38F9B1A46D2EFCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for any water that is delivered with
the sole intent of groundwater
recharge.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H556F4179C672440285BC64424DC61A61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain
payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3407(c)(1)
of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3CE4F7618E164929AD3ED614866B8A03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>mitigation and restoration</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD4E916F970B4AB6849B68E8FAF9DB71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>provided for or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3AB354B96934F3481B267A72CD5ACC5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>of fish, wildlife</quote> and all that follows through the period and
inserting <quote>of carrying out all activities described in this
title.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H277B8B8DBA8C4FAAB632F0500F2BF9F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustment and
Assessment of Mitigation and Restoration Payments</header><text>Section
3407(d)(2) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act is amended by
inserting <quote>, or after October 1, 2013, $4 per megawatt-hour for Central
Valley Project power sold to power contractors (October 2013 price
levels)</quote> after <quote>$12 per acre-foot (October 1992 price levels) for
municipal and industrial water sold and delivered by the Central Valley
Project</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB6B4AC35A5404EC286A24177140C75C6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Completion of
actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3407(d)(2)(A)
of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act is amended by inserting <quote>no
later than December 31, 2020,</quote> after <quote>That upon the completion of
the fish, wildlife, and habitat mitigation and restoration actions mandated
under section 3406 of this title,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4BA20924174B4677B0246520C76EDD1D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report; advisory
board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3407 of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4714) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6F9FA8153A14598994EEAA56895F6BE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H58BB2EA07C9446F1B3028F9CE6617C3D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report on
expenditure of funds</header><text>At the end of each fiscal year, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Restoration Fund Advisory Board, shall
submit to Congress a plan for the expenditure of all of the funds deposited
into the Restoration Fund during the preceding fiscal year. Such plan shall
contain a cost-effectiveness analysis of each expenditure.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H487CCEBCBBA643EDB1D79EFE97C90C63"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Advisory
board</header>
<paragraph id="H6110113FA4C7485C85859C26F4291774"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is hereby established the Restoration Fund Advisory Board (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the <quote>Advisory Board</quote>) composed of 12
members selected by the Secretary, each for four-year terms, one of whom shall
be designated by the Secretary as Chairman. The members shall be selected so as
to represent the various Central Valley Project stakeholders, four of whom
shall be from CVP agricultural users, three from CVP municipal and industrial
users, three from CVP power contractors, and two at the discretion of the
Secretary. The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce may each designate a
representative to act as an observer of the Advisory Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3CC18843E334E1893EA61883CAE73E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
duties of the Advisory Board are as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE001E25806DE45DFAB57310927E47C09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To meet at least
semiannually to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding
priorities and spending levels on projects and programs carried out pursuant to
the Central Valley Project Improvement Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A814A9C61E043778D194CA88026EC9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To ensure that any
advice or recommendation made by the Advisory Board to the Secretary reflect
the independent judgment of the Advisory Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CD362C4F9E042609A63A0B114E0D523"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Not later than
December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter, to transmit to the Secretary and
Congress recommendations required under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E80BE74AE0848698AB2C132A26CB3D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2013, and
biennially thereafter, to transmit to Congress a report that details the
progress made in achieving the actions mandated under section 3406 of this
title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EAF88D8D91E44F5A351ACCCF0CD73ED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>With
the consent of the appropriate agency head, the Advisory Board may use the
facilities and services of any Federal
agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H98C4B2773BFA42C7A1BB15A75496C983"><enum>107.</enum><header>Additional
authorities</header>
<subsection id="H96E3850740B9428A8823D034DE6FF9DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority for
certain activities</header><text>Section 3408(c) of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4728) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD347B4B3703A477AA36F76D29C6E7DD8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3EB2AA6BA6BB4EA2B13FCF1115CE6A53"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contracts for
additional storage and delivery of water</header>
<paragraph id="H3BC02245353643CFBB42FA40188D5CB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts
pursuant to Federal reclamation law and this title with any Federal agency,
California water user or water agency, State agency, or private organization
for the exchange, impoundment, storage, carriage, and delivery of nonproject
water for domestic, municipal, industrial, fish and wildlife, and any other
beneficial purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA527614685AD46FA89745BE1C774A420"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of section 103
of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/546">Public Law
99–546</external-xref> (100 Stat. 3051).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5F2BBDDFF584F529EFA422FF96BCB2E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority for
certain activities</header><text>The Secretary shall use the authority granted
by this subsection in connection with requests to exchange, impound, store,
carry, or deliver nonproject water using Central Valley Project facilities for
any beneficial purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A15D4B77C4C49838ED06AE0A5FD1A41"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop rates not to
exceed the amount required to recover the reasonable costs incurred by the
Secretary in connection with a beneficial purpose under this subsection. Such
rates shall be charged to a party using Central Valley Project facilities for
such purpose. Such costs shall not include any donation or other payment to the
Restoration Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83A599501F9F4AD0BCEB9EA2411033C2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>This
subsection shall be construed and implemented to facilitate and encourage the
use of Central Valley Project facilities to exchange, impound, store, carry, or
deliver nonproject water for any beneficial
purpose.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB8C004A87C3747B490A26DE856C73CA8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header><text>Section 3408(f) of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4729) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H023F8B75B40F401AAE9D5AB204F0C05A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries</quote> and inserting <quote>Natural Resources</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA276B5C86D704D13989E5853ACB72665"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>,
including progress on the plan required by subsection (j)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC68CAF4862447E38857A4FBB06290E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>The filing and adequacy of such report shall be
personally certified to the Committees referenced above by the Regional
Director of the Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of
Reclamation.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H46907F33DABA4C208303FBD23953778F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project yield
increase</header><text>Section 3408(j) of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4730) is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HBB09657760244D52B7D49D0511885FAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G),
respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F9E6B027BEB45CBA9799261FE6F0FA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By striking <quote>In order to minimize
adverse effects, if any, upon</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text>In
order to minimize adverse effects upon</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B7413FCC6FD49258B5EF41F54C0668D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By striking <quote>needs, the
Secretary,</quote> and all that follows through <quote>submit to the Congress,
a</quote> and inserting <quote>needs, the Secretary, on a priority basis and
not later than September 30, 2013, shall submit to Congress a</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C0F1CEC798A4DD0BA72E724C3650DA6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>By striking
<quote>increase,</quote> and all that follows through <quote>options:</quote>
and inserting <quote>increase, as soon as possible but not later than September
30, 2016 (except for the construction of new facilities which shall not be
limited by that deadline), the water of the Central Valley Project by the
amount dedicated and managed for fish and wildlife purposes under this title
and otherwise required to meet the purposes of the Central Valley Project
including satisfying contractual obligations. The plan required by this
subsection shall include recommendations on appropriate cost-sharing
arrangements and authorizing legislation or other measures needed to implement
the intent, purposes, and provisions of this subsection and a description of
how the Secretary intends to use the following options—</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A419425978B416EB6E62E00B49AB60A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In subparagraph (A), by inserting
<quote>and construction of new water storage facilities</quote> before the
semicolon.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70A5A4ABE04E467C8B96DD758C92F4BD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H049E702B0A6C4E1382C26B65757BBDC8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In subparagraph
(G), by striking the period and all that follows through the end of the
subsection and inserting <quote>; and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57F8A95CA8CF4EAD8A793599BB04F5A0"><enum>(8)</enum><text>By inserting after
subparagraph (G) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22253B3B5C6A4BE08BDE4022148C3A95" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idA4A7A1D963C54C32B2AA0BAB254D7795" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water banking and
recharge.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4202F15414904A1FBBFDAEA5DE12F8A2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>By adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B5A726971FB4EA2B5787CABA417322A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H45EB324DE62E458AACBBB0600E7DC90D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation
of plan</header><text>The Secretary shall implement the plan required by
paragraph (1) commencing on October 1, 2013. In order to carry out this
subsection, the Secretary shall coordinate with the State of California in
implementing measures for the long-term resolution of problems in the San
Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD94626135AC24BB5A00BB249CE3A067F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure of the
plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of Federal reclamation law, if by September 30, 2016, the plan
required by paragraph (1) fails to increase the annual delivery capability of
the Central Valley Project by 800,000 acre-feet, implementation of any
non-mandatory action under section 3406(b)(2) shall be suspended until the plan
achieves an increase in the annual delivery capability of the Central Valley
Project by 800,000
acre-feet.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9FA08C8854154D45B6A3BD207A18B1A5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
correction</header><text>Section 3408(h) of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4729) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC6660CF0A7164033825C1A41C5664597"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>paragraph (h)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(2)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H305ECED116284CA9A2209AC06143EBB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>paragraph (h)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(1)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H349EEFB6ABA145FBA572B37C55AC204D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Water storage
project construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, may
partner or enter into an agreement on the water storage projects identified in
section 103(d)(1) of the Water Supply Reliability, and Environmental
Improvement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/361">Public Law 108–361</external-xref>)(and Acts
supplemental and amendatory to the Act) with local joint powers authorities
formed pursuant to State law by irrigation districts and other local water
districts and local governments within the applicable hydrologic region, to
advance these projects. No additional Federal funds are authorized for the
activities authorized in sections 103(d)(1)(A)(i), 103(d)(1)(A)(ii), and
103(d)(1)(A)(iii) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/361">Public Law
108–361</external-xref>. However, each water storage project under sections
103(d)(1)(A)(i), 103(d)(1)(A)(ii), and 103(d)(1)(A)(iii) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/361">Public Law
108–361</external-xref> is authorized for construction if non-Federal funds are
used for financing and constructing the project.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3267B799AF964D8A9464D416A529F70E"><enum>108.</enum><header>Bay-Delta
Accord</header>
<subsection id="H3B9BA44C8FA6406384D9C5D623C12299"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional
direction regarding central valley project and California state water project
operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Valley
Project and the State Water Project shall be operated pursuant to the water
quality standards and operational constraints described in the
<quote>Principles for Agreement on the Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of
California and the Federal Government</quote> dated December 15, 1994, and such
operations shall proceed without regard to 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 any other law pertaining to the operation of the
Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project. Implementation
of this section shall be in strict conformance with the <quote>Principles for
Agreement on the Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of California and the
Federal Government</quote> dated December 15, 1994.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H03A3E24C04FD4E9E86E56A59F670DA65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of
laws to others</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neither a
Federal department nor the State of California, including any agency or board
of the State of California, shall impose on any water right obtained pursuant
to State law, including a pre-1914 appropriative right, any condition that
restricts the exercise of that water right in order to conserve, enhance,
recover or otherwise protect any species that is affected by operations of the
Central Valley Project or California State Water Project. Nor shall the State
of California, including any agency or board of the State of California,
restrict the exercise of any water right obtained pursuant to State law,
including a pre-1914 appropriative right, in order to protect, enhance, or
restore under the Public Trust Doctrine any public trust value. Implementation
of the <quote>Principles for Agreement on the Bay-Delta Standards Between the
State of California and the Federal Government</quote> dated December 15, 1994,
shall be in strict compliance with the water rights priority system and
statutory protections for areas of origin.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3F82DAED0A2245B9B3F3FB5A245E5046"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>No
cost associated with the implementation of this section shall be imposed
directly or indirectly on any Central Valley Project contractor, or any other
person or entity, unless such costs are incurred on a voluntary basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H540E6A764667444E8ECE699406DEC938"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Native species
protection</header><text>California law is preempted with respect to any
restriction on the quantity or size of nonnative fish taken or harvested that
preys upon one or more native fish species that occupy the Sacramento and San
Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries or the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers
Delta.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H037C0FF1B3364E5CAE9C7E41B48AA4FA"><enum>109.</enum><header>Natural and
artificially spawned species</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">After the date of the enactment of this
title, and regardless of the date of listing, the Secretaries of the Interior
and Commerce shall not distinguish between natural-spawned and hatchery-spawned
or otherwise artificially propagated strains of a species in making any
determination 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>) that relates to any anadromous fish species present in
the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers or their tributaries and ascend those
rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in San Francisco Bay
or the Pacific Ocean.</text>
</section><section id="H51FEE32793C34798B0BAE6EF3BE9AF3F"><enum>110.</enum><header>Authorized
service area</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The authorized
service area of the Central Valley Project shall include the area within the
boundaries of the Kettleman City Community Services District, California, as
those boundaries exist on the date of the enactment of this title.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of October 30, 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law
102–575</external-xref>, 106 Stat. 4600 et seq.), upon enactment of this title,
the Secretary is authorized and directed to enter into a long-term contract in
accordance with the reclamation laws with the Kettleman City Community Services
District, California, for the delivery of up to 900 acre-feet of Central Valley
Project water for municipal and industrial use. The Secretary may temporarily
reduce deliveries of the quantity of water made available pursuant to up to 25
percent of such total whenever reductions due to hydrologic circumstances are
imposed upon agricultural deliveries of Central Valley Project water. If any
additional infrastructure or related-costs are needed to implement this
section, such costs shall be the responsibility of the non-Federal
entity.</text>
</section><section id="HC17BA0A7DABD4D7C82035FD303E30282"><enum>111.</enum><header>Regulatory
streamlining</header>
<subsection id="HFE00539382DF48CD8505077695AA4BD7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability of
certain laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing of a
Notice of Determination or a Notice of Exemption for any project, including the
issuance of a permit under State law, related to any project of the CVP or the
delivery of water therefrom in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act shall be deemed to meet the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of
the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)</external-xref>) for that project or permit.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC827B31CB8C34B4D9AFC15578F8A3797"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation of
project</header><text>The Bureau of Reclamation shall not be required to cease
or modify any major Federal action or other activity related to any project of
the CVP or the delivery of water there from pending completion of judicial
review of any determination made under the National Environmental Protection
Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBFCC58623CD6447D93A960A1AFFE05AC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project
defined</header><text>For the purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9B5EFF68651B4F369BE414065633F881"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cvp</header><text>The
term <term>CVP</term> means the Central Valley Project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H512577CF48AD4FE8B7FDB2D4426BD268"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The
term <term>project</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9AC5397BC744CA48DC30870C270FAB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means an activity
that—</text>
<clause id="H31D5089AD49A4717BA523B59AD784772"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
undertaken by a public agency, funded by a public agency, or that requires an
issuance of a permit by a public agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H170BC799DAC0482FBBBC1A775304EF35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has
a potential to result in physical change to the environment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4158DE1E5061419B9F701B6EDCCEB674"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may be subject
to several discretionary approvals by governmental agencies;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7F1D7FE2CD14A34AFDAFE133903D31F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include
construction activities, clearing or grading of land, improvements to existing
structures, and activities or equipment involving the issuance of a permit;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H287EEB8462144C9ABC52883D7588C883"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as defined under
the California Environmental Quality Act in section 21065 of the California
Public Resource Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>San
Joaquin River restoration</header>
<section id="H96C24E67E78E476CBD4A956C4DF1E23E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Repeal of the
San Joaquin River settlement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As of the date of enactment of this title,
the Secretary shall cease any action to implement the Stipulation of Settlement
(Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., Eastern
District of California, No. Civ. S–88–1658 LKK/GGH).</text>
</section><section id="HADA7E4E041AC4A37A1D5700A70B52ED4"><enum>202.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10002 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>implementation of the
Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>restoration of the San Joaquin
River</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HCBBD9E4DC46D4A3AAFFE05C27E702454"><enum>203.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10003 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5EEC8838A5654E0CBD0E6BD41E0ECD61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A55BD75516149FFA25E377A0EC9623F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1597C96F9A03464B84A1CFACC4C4B7B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Restoration Flows</term>
means the additional water released or bypassed from Friant Dam to insure that
the target flow entering Mendota Pool, located approximately 62 river miles
downstream from Friant Dam, does not fall below 50 cubic feet per
second.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4680F5CA69094334BCD0EC2A0C772408"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53E0C72EAA4E4414AEFFE72D9DD19C46" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H196E47460E95436FBFC1734C5D3056F0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Water Year</term> means
March 1 through the last day of February of the following Calendar Year, both
dates inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5A0AB9556114B09A2B22DC2BA151A89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E8A06F6EC3D4693BA3202D4B4D753C1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HEEAB2B46656149B79BFF7C53B3088C6F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Critical Water Year</term>
means when the total unimpaired runoff at Friant Dam is less than 400,000
acre-feet, as forecasted as of March 1 of that water year by the California
Department of Water
Resources.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1678DB48E2614D99982DAD7E331BB828"><enum>204.</enum><header>Implementation
of restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10004
of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9C2A437D2FE44C62AC4F04DAB79B28AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H18260362B78C4C2688DEF70997BB6FE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>authorized and directed</quote> and
all that follows through <quote>in the Settlement:</quote> and inserting
<quote>authorized to carry out the following:</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H873DC97A863F45F7AECDFA9B82C5BD21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAD5E278BAFD49499C06497AB5877AB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause id="H6AF080267B9E4CF1B42BECD7BBBE92A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF339CDD6111343EEAC540049B0833570"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>paragraph 13 of the Settlement</quote> and inserting
<quote>this part</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F423653A6E7426786F505F63C6EB010"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17692736419C4A468712A7E355C910D5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC842F314BEA04A39AB1EEC8C62C6404B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In each Water
Year, commencing in the Water Year starting on March 1, 2013—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC6AA9F3D257B43FE965414901BE84323"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall modify
Friant Dam operations so as to release the Restoration Flows for that Water
Year, except in any Critical Water Year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE9F73ABDE44490D93420E977A274413"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall ensure that
the release of Restoration Flows are maintained at the level prescribed by this
part, but that Restoration Flows do not reach downstream of Mendota
Pool;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABCE4D766CEC4D1F86AE79168511EFE6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall release the
Restoration Flows in a manner that improves the fishery in the San Joaquin
River below Friant Dam, but upstream of Gravelly Ford in existence as of the
date of the enactment of this part, and the associated riparian habitat;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6720B4AC1DFE44AAB70A2450B58C9505"><enum>(D)</enum><text>may, without
limiting the actions required under paragraphs (A) and (C) and subject to
subsections 10004(a)(3) and 10004(l), use the Restoration Flows to enhance or
restore a warm water fishery downstream of Gravelly Ford to and including
Mendota Pool, if the Secretary determines that it is reasonable, prudent, and
feasible to do so; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H32B9B32878EC4860BEFF33108B2F9959"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
develop and implement, in cooperation with the State of California, a
reasonable plan, to fully recirculate, recapture, reuse, exchange, or transfer
all Restoration Flows and provide such recirculated, recaptured, reused,
exchanged, or transferred flows to those contractors within the Friant
Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit of the Central Valley Project that
relinquished the Restoration Flows so recirculated, recaptured, reused,
exchanged, or transferred. Such a plan shall address any impact on ground water
resources within the service area of the Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and
Buchanan Unit of the Central Valley Project and mitigation may include ground
water banking and recharge projects. Such a plan shall not impact the water
supply or water rights of any entity outside the Friant Division, Hidden unit,
and Buchanan Unit of the Central Valley Project. Such a plan shall be subject
to applicable provisions of California water law and the Secretary’s use of
Central Valley Project facilities to make Project water (other than water
released from Friant Dam pursuant to this part) and water acquired through
transfers available to existing south-of-Delta Central Valley Project
contractors.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H689C158F302F4FA89656CC79F788DF51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA3E0F4CB016345FE8D057FF699C63355"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the
Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD32EE924326D4C6B9EE7CC2B1E6DB03C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this
part</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CB2DA67ED5947E3B61B7C2C78C57C8A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>the
Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDC92F41C4AB497B9845A855441FA16D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45982F5E14EE4528B09EA3CA0F463DF2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAB817D3B4BA441B98B7652BAB49D9F49"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Mitigation of
impacts</header><text>Prior to October 1, 2013, the Secretary shall
identify—</text>
<paragraph id="H870FA13439C141DEB3E84853560D7CC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impacts
associated with the release of Restoration Flows prescribed in this
part;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EA102C408354D9E94C9656F01F63B49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the measures which
shall be implemented to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water
users, landowners and agencies as a result of Restoration Flows prescribed in
this part; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2454F4CDEA894C8CB9AF180190229EB8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prior to the
implementation of decisions or agreements to construct, improve, operate, or
maintain facilities that the Secretary determines are needed to implement this
part, the Secretary shall implement all mitigations measures identified in
subsection (d)(2) before Restoration Flows are
commenced.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEECEEC0BD56A4CA78382503820FC563D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by striking <quote>the
Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC1D9F12B57B41699F63ECAEB12B226E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>section 10011</quote> and insert <quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38A975EC251E4F56B4A367D8EAD87FE5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3E8F10B15464D689763EDE7EB2C474A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the Settlement and</quote> before this part; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A7E12AF53AC43F893C2CCF778BB7ECD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or exchange contract</quote> and inserting <quote>exchange contract, or
water rights settlement or holding contracts</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1442B552C50463180F0E6EE78B4090E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H98AFB0BE17AB48AD91815E4133E52ED2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Interim</header-in-text></quote> in the header;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24AB923E022540CABFE8CCB78A0C2802"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H947EDA58C4274185A9200108606E88CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Interim Flows under
the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration Flows under this
part</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8093E6B92904A639FD992D59849C3E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subclause id="HEB0BB11EC8A647F0BE846587608390D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>Interim</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3A305E8100174E4F923D7C3B3E615CDA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H67BA7BC9A6F24E60B4935A98778FD61C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1B4BC6DC067942EDB209E0A0A340AB13"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (E);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD47030028E842ECA8B465491E61E44A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="HB95F9B751F9E48A68A1A07588FADAA52"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Interim</quote> and inserting
<quote>Restoration</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H29FFF972028649C885CA2BE96B6C2FBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2F192A8606C246A094C4D0263E288BD6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(B) exceed</quote> and inserting <quote>exceed</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CB3D296BC5E44848B9345BBD6720DBA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>Interim</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BD3391BB1C44B5395B07EB923164B53"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF13CB3F0DFA45F99EB7897C90D0E217" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8F38237E287A497993B095D2361090E2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Claims</header><text>Within
60 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall promulgate a rule
establishing a claims process to address current and future claims including,
but not limited to, ground water seepage, flooding, or levee instability
damages caused as a result of, arising out of, or related to implementation of
subtitle A of title X of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H37F806FBF63142B2997E17DC1A328F75"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA41A258E45D24A3485BA01ACF7EB0CE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H3204D3FDBE4D4025963C2247124167F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking <quote>the Settlement and parts I and III</quote> and inserting
<quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H18C4EB2A0391427A9D0952215E8FF629"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="H59ED715F37154DB2B1EB783B4B3A634C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="HE911AB60EAF343E5A7A1DFB970D51E0F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>additional amounts authorized to be appropriated, including the</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB47E9AB401834BFCA8A2F8F8D027B3A7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>; and </quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF9096FFB2E2643E8969B19FFADCE1140"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (C); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF2E72F0AD1045379DB7A8D21A1E885D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H290F50BB02DA436CA9D99DADB6F113D0"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15EC74523B044CFBB4A8DD6D2B632107" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7F2710D5D8754230AAD6602F2562D6A5"><enum>(k)</enum><header>No impacts on
other interests</header><text>No Central Valley Project or other water other
than San Joaquin River water impounded by or bypassed from Friant Dam shall be
used to implement subsection (a)(2) unless such use is on a voluntary basis. No
cost associated with the implementation of this section shall be imposed
directly or indirectly on any Central Valley Project contractor, or any other
person or entity, outside the Friant Division, the Hidden Unit, or the Buchanan
Unit, unless such costs are incurred on a voluntary basis. The implementation
of this part shall not result directly or indirectly in any reduction in water
supplies or water reliability on any Central Valley Project contractor, any
State Water Project contractor, or any other person or entity, outside the
Friant Division, the Hidden Unit, or the Buchanan Unit, unless such reductions
or costs are incurred on a voluntary basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8784DA94CE7C404693492C72763E441E"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>All
actions taken under this part shall be subordinate to the Secretary’s use of
Central Valley Project facilities to make Project water available to Project
contractors, other than water released from the Friant Dam pursuant to this
part.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0B35078EB3494A69873A19EB4BA1B224"><enum>(m)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 8 of the Reclamation Act of 1902,
except as provided in this part, including title IV of the Sacramento and San
Joaquin Valleys Water Reliability Act, this part preempts and supersedes any
State law, regulation, or requirement that imposes more restrictive
requirements or regulations on the activities authorized under this part.
Nothing in this part shall alter or modify the obligations, if any, of the
Friant Division, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit of the Central Valley Project,
or other water users on the San Joaquin River or its tributaries, under orders
issued by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to the
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (California Water Code sections 13000
et seq.). Any such order shall be consistent with the congressional
authorization for any affected Federal facility as it pertains to the Central
Valley Project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBF553D269E6447E0B11F5C53158BE631"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Project
implementation</header><text>Projects to implement this title shall be phased
such that each project shall follow the sequencing identified below and include
at least the—</text>
<paragraph id="H9D6A65A112174F6384D86ED6A14A5252"><enum>(1)</enum><text>project purpose
and need;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDDCC1A78E28499785D441CBC4701ABB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identification of
mitigation measures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E0070B3E2F94D75963FF92B959324A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>appropriate
environmental review; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C6B8FA133594628A0E458D56720AD3B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prior to releasing
Restoration Flows under this part, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD6E9A8DCADFE4EAFA3CC2CE5B6312938"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete the
implementation of mitigation measures required; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0B5D55494B24287BE1E1DA028DB2C8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complete
implementation of the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H80A4777D57B741D8821ACB810595455D"><enum>205.</enum><header>Disposal of
property; title to facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10005 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5207278D2EE5494694A76B81C9CCB2DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>the Settlement authorized by this part</quote> and inserting
<quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB162C8C32CAC404E8E031A02FC29D156"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB3274B0997147E49F435FBA7E8E5986"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H21D343A62AC84E9D96E1494C97D72D89"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In
general.—</header-in-text>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The
Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB2362CF7AC9D46D8B6AD4929FE29630E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the Settlement authorized by this part</quote> and inserting
<quote>this part</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56C592A20D4F4C09A45A6A5247E8CF0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB809A1C5EF3B4831A525FC736B9147E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE519D37B1CF4E93835F714C3F41C873"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this
part</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H086801D833C54EF1BB22015789E948DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H7B4ECAE4768A4854B29FE56BC50A98C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>through the exercise of its eminent domain authority</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB05C789B80674AE6B2A20FC007E39C0D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29263A8C8C8A443698C12E18DAE08E58"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>section 10009(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
10009</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H79766C561DCA494D856C4ACE07FB1640"><enum>206.</enum><header>Compliance with
applicable law</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10006
of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8DDE534AC6624B70B672939252764381"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA212C1DCD70D4E68B4CF7B9A427143BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>unless otherwise provided by this part</quote> before the
period at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC84515626E664972823FB76CB8C2A92F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this
part</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6989A45CA5A4A8E8EBC83A29F0A8412"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by inserting <quote>, unless otherwise provided by this part</quote> before the
period at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE53F6158444B4FD394461D1D439B9697"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB206D0556C2494DBFF512D99C57D897"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>section 10004</quote> and inserting <quote>this
part</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H578CE5414B8B40EBB71E6BEE210216A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this
part</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6CF86744CE23486CAB38914F7414A43F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H048FDACE301A4CE598E9EE8D00079363"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, including without limitation to sections 10004(d) and 10004(h)(4) of
this part,</quote> after <quote>implementing this part</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9970BE16C25B4018B662EAFCE222D9DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>for implementation of the Settlement</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HD40C9646AA6A43139441AE9F0D663FE0"><enum>207.</enum><header>Compliance with
Central Valley Project Improvement Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10007 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE46CE8CA4274456B43E143DE675A837"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1),</text>
<subparagraph id="H05BB6EA5AA0E46CBA59793C97921E164"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>enactment of this
part</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2499CB22245C4F63A4D54427A3252985"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting:
<quote>and the obligations of the Secretary and all other parties to protect
and keep in good condition any fish that may be planted or exist below Friant
Dam including any obligations under section 5937 of the California Fish and
Game Code and the public trust doctrine, and those of the Secretary and all
other parties 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>).</quote> before <quote>, provided</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F758907177C45B392A4CA7C0161F72A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>, as provided in the Settlement</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC2FBFC2CFC114DA6B8B89FB47CE7DA19"><enum>208.</enum><header>No private
right of action</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
10008(a) of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6888AB8DCC82460F9EDCE0367ECFE670"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>not a party to the Settlement</quote> after <quote>person or
entity</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F6B3A52315146279DB0CD0F0A85005E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or the Settlement</quote> before the period and inserting <quote>unless
otherwise provided by this part. Any Central Valley Project long-term water
service or repayment contractor within the Friant Division, Hidden unit, or
Buchanan Unit adversely affected by the Secretary’s failure to comply with
section 10004(a)(3) of this part may bring an action against the Secretary for
injunctive relief or damages, or both.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4864919EBFEE49A4837B97EC5845617C"><enum>209.</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10009 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FB3ED35332344749B18A996A347071C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the header by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">; settlement
fund</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03CAD0679E1A48129BA59FDCCF6F9C1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3F8E17D5A9F4517979DE4CCDCFAB936"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H3FDCD5B3A91542F4A40BF7FC3C8E719C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote>
the first place it appears and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3B7A592EA60E429E8AE34A3ED070EC5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>, estimated to total</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>subsection (b)(1),</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6FE733009C04975AE3BC018650B4369"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>provided however,</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>$110,000,000 of State funds</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD6A36BC3F9C41F88B0EDFA775AF0BB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H3AEF0ABECCDD44A691D6038BEDEFFFA0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(A)
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">In
general.—</header-in-text>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The
Secretary</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1558D1C6F5EF4ABB95C01DB2501DDA5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A6636FF32254166BCB597B4EDEB1B24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause id="H7886F700BD6D49AD88EA21C3B391A9B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Except as provided in the Settlement, to</quote> and inserting
<quote>To</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0F0E617D17874D8A9ECFBE3530D6EBE0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>this Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this
part</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H896D2929EB0A42E8AF6B7E1FE1C4ED27"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBB8A11DFEA84B6D9EC4EF85C3F7CDDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In addition</quote> through <quote>however, that the</quote> and
inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC38D45FBAA3C469FA566953439C28E05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such additional appropriations only in amounts equal to</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H685DCEDEC0394413BF55CB97F78B8A60"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or the
Settlement</quote> before the period;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H759DBD6888DE4336BD5C910AD5851CC3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFB41B91EA2F24BD5BD4C1C35DCEA28EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H2D17B0B5BCAF4AD38973183CA7EFD1AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the
Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD424E935F78A4D2DAA458F2EE0935059"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>from the sale of water pursuant to the
Settlement, or</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC34B5B2132584DA0A95F8EB54F87D67F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting
<quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3254792B704E4C26A5313169B5D8C73F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>the Settlement and</quote> before <quote>this part</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3A7B690596348DB8649AD431056A4FC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (d) through (f).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H58C9911571C7495780C2BB5A8FB3A729"><enum>210.</enum><header>Repayment
contracts and acceleration of repayment of construction costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10010 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEE61A311D462420D9914689EDECF1C1A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H852EA565AF1E432E8DC8DDC20983C67A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(D), by striking <quote>the
Settlement and</quote> before <quote>this part</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54057F7306C1445493DB259B323E24E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(C), by striking <quote>the
Settlement and</quote> before <quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H07B7F55F2C114830B2E426FA47DAC1BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE34407F60F0E435C8C9F4555EF5D3F13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> in both places it appears and
inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32998534D0ED4FE09E1D16B554BDF5C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72FCFA98BAB54A8A8E0A5E8C8485119A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="HD532EF3C7FFE4F9E952F403AAE787EFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Interim Flows or Restoration Flows, pursuant to paragraphs 13
or 15 of the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration Flows,
pursuant to this part</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H777C963E4DCC42C39C35269DB3B307C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Interim Flows or</quote> before <quote>Restoration
Flows</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8819A654FE0743A9A38D95EEF342DCBD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the Interim Flows or Restoration Flows or is intended to
otherwise facilitate the Water Management Goal, as described in the
Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration Flows</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2744A5AE1E404CE59E97082851C3AAA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H1BAF994120214F38A123C29516B180AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>except as provided in paragraph 16(b) of the Settlement</quote>
after <quote>Friant Division long-term contractor</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFE08434853694C71B4FE9763CC9E1F1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the Interim Flows or Restoration Flows or to facilitate the
Water Management Goal</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration
Flows</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HB8454CAE0C254920ACF7B966C3C3E56C"><enum>211.</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10011 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H730D19AFCC8A48FFB60196CFB15A40D2"><enum>212.</enum><header>Water supply
mitigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10202(b) of
the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0C43E644D6E94AA19CCDE0518E1E488F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>the Interim or Restoration Flows authorized in part I of
this subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration Flows authorized in this
part</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H622F9C9868F245999ADA67D70BC87498"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>the Interim or Restoration Flows authorized in part I of
this subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration Flows authorized in this
part</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0FA7DE52A1CD469FA3119F8A126E16AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H08F7457AA4F347C8995E2DB0836BFEDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>meet the Restoration Goal as described in part I of
this subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>recover Restoration Flows as
described in this part</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC495E9DBECB84AC4A229CA2A00DE74FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<clause id="H9B20CFB5D6EF4E929B11FFFA9ED255BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the Interim or Restoration Flows authorized in part I of this
subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration Flows authorized in this
part</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6E16D9D1D8D49CE8D2FF0D4ED7F8C66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>, and for ensuring appropriate adjustment in the recovered
water account pursuant to section 10004(a)(5)</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H716691E7BDBE4ADCA38C64E7F8EC9988"><enum>213.</enum><header>Additional
Authorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10203 of
the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law
111–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DB27FA2E12C4F658B8F858F42B490DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4751794F35ED409D9E12EB18CC8149C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 10004(a)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
10004(a)(3)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DB30FC5C66045C1B42BC80B91E36350"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, provided</quote> and all that follows through <quote>section
10009(f)(2)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H578CFB80FDA346528F3E558BAFE23A4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Repayment
contracts and acceleration of repayment of construction costs</header>
<section id="HD6A0EC77A99D4855AC0F313CC8C889BA"><enum>301.</enum><header>Repayment
contracts and acceleration of repayment of construction costs</header>
<subsection id="H17EDEF480FC5409BA724554B2FD614C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conversion of
contracts</header>
<paragraph id="H32DB125105664630B55B1D708A6F2062"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after enactment, the Secretary of the Interior, upon request of the
contractor, shall convert all existing long-term Central Valley Project
contracts entered under subsection (e) of section 9 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8BD58BBB17D403999D5F4647C204408"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon request of
the contractor, the Secretary is further authorized to convert, not later than
1 year after enactment, any Central Valley Project 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H943D93C309DD495DA91B8A0343CDBA40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>All contracts
entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H056C36C170CB47D29939B787379D88CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require the
repayment, either in lump sum or by accelerated prepayment, of the remaining
amount of construction costs identified in the most current version of the
Central Valley Project Schedule of Irrigation Capital Allocations by
Contractor, as adjusted to reflect payments not reflected in such schedule, and
properly assignable for ultimate return by the contractor, no later than
January 31, 2013, or if made in approximately equal annual installments, no
later than January 31, 2016; such amount to be discounted by the Treasury Rate.
An estimate of the remaining amount of construction costs as of January 31,
2013, as adjusted, shall be provided by the Secretary of the Interior to each
contractor no later than 180 days after enactment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C7F8BA7609B4CC5AEB2A44D7F54341F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require that,
notwithstanding subsection (c)(2), construction costs or other capitalized
costs incurred after the effective date of the converted contract or not
reflected in the schedule referenced in subparagraph (A), and properly
assignable to such contractor, shall be repaid in not more than 5 years after
notification of the allocation if such amount is a result of a collective
annual allocation of capital costs to the contractors exercising contract
conversions under this subsection of less than $5,000,000. If such amount is
$5,000,000 or greater, such cost shall be repaid as provided by applicable
reclamation law, provided that the reference to the amount of $5,000,000 shall
not be a precedent in any other context; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6AD75D60C3F410F8A1273861E8D12C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide that power
revenues will not be available to aid in repayment of construction costs
allocated to irrigation under the contract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7DE90AFD53146C0A444B51539C52A46"><enum>(4)</enum><text>All contracts
entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H14011211263D4E06958A02C7CBFDF3FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require the
repayment in lump sum of the remaining amount of construction costs identified
in the most current version of the Central Valley Project Schedule of Municipal
and Industrial Water Rates, as adjusted to reflect payments not reflected in
such schedule, and properly assignable for ultimate return by the contractor,
no later than January 31, 2016. An estimate of the remaining amount of
construction costs as of January 31, 2016, as adjusted, shall be provided by
the Secretary of the Interior to each contractor no later than 180 days after
enactment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01CACE76F56145639268C0C948B5062B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require that,
notwithstanding subsection (c)(2), construction costs or other capitalized
costs incurred after the effective date of the contract or not reflected in the
schedule referenced in subparagraph (A), and properly assignable to such
contractor, shall be repaid in not more than 5 years after notification of the
allocation if such amount is a result of a collective annual allocation of
capital costs to the contractors exercising contract conversions under this
subsection of less than $5,000,000. If such amount is $5,000,000 or greater,
such cost shall be repaid as provided by applicable reclamation law, provided
that the reference to the amount of $5,000,000 shall not be a precedent in any
other context.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5B4967991C184504A8FB4E64F81240A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final
adjustment</header><text>The amounts paid pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
subject to adjustment following a final cost allocation by the Secretary of the
Interior 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 1
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 of the Interior is authorized and directed to credit such overpayment
as an offset against any outstanding or future obligation of the
contractor.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA8681014690D4B188DBEA8CD8AA69AD5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of
certain provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H4CF890B79E3148EBBFED32A72E8237E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any repayment obligation under subsection (a)(3)(B) or subsection (b), upon a
contractor’s compliance with and discharge of the obligation of repayment of
the construction costs as provided in subsection (a)(3)(A), the ownership and
full-cost pricing limitations of any provision of Federal reclamation law shall
not apply to lands in such district.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC5C7B5EAEFE488E80B9692F1DA8B9BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any repayment obligation under paragraph (3)(B) or paragraph (4)(B) of
subsection (a), or subsection (b), upon a contractor’s compliance with and
discharge of the obligation of repayment of the construction costs as provided
in paragraphs (3)(A) and (4)(A) of subsection (a), such contractor shall
continue to pay applicable operation and maintenance costs and other charges
applicable to such repayment contracts pursuant to the then-current
rate-setting policy and applicable law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H58390A5645824638A13A5F4EEC1AF72A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certain
repayment obligations not altered</header><text>Implementation of the
provisions of this section shall not alter the repayment obligation of any
other long-term water service or repayment contractor receiving water from the
Central Valley Project, or shift any costs that would otherwise have been
properly assignable to any contractors absent this section, including
operations and maintenance costs, construction costs, or other capitalized
costs incurred after the date of enactment of this Act, to other such
contractors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0EF7F8EB8A004F119C739BDBB9C25392"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Statutory
interpretation</header><text>Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect
the right of any long-term contractor to use a particular type of financing to
make the payments required in paragraph (3)(A) or paragraph (4)(A) of
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA1A89724863F4E4AB9A8040ACB8DFC00"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition of
treasury rate</header><text>For purposes of this section, <quote>Treasury
Rate</quote> shall be defined as the 20-year Constant Maturity Treasury rate
published by the United States Department of the Treasury as of October 1,
2012.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Bay-Delta
Watershed water rights preservation and protection</header>
<section id="HA134745DBAC64BEF80CC37F785B28F54"><enum>401.</enum><header>Water rights
and area-of-origin protections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act,
Federal reclamation law, or 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>)—</text>
<paragraph id="HB9610FC6B157429C875F30C1E0DE989E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior
(<quote>Secretary</quote>) is directed, in the operation of the Central Valley
Project, to strictly adhere to State water rights law governing water rights
priorities by honoring water rights senior to those belonging to the Central
Valley Project, regardless of the source of priority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD086F9464E1D487AB323A5E0564127F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary is
directed, in the operation of the Central Valley Project, to strictly adhere to
and honor water rights and other priorities that are obtained or exist pursuant
to the provisions of California Water Code sections 10505, 10505:5, 11128,
11460, and 11463; and sections 12200 to 12220, inclusive; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90D7E09127874E7489A8C97AE7E9A0BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any action that affects the diversion of
water or involves the release of water from any Central Valley Project water
storage facility taken by the Secretary or the Secretary of the Department of
Commerce to conserve, enhance, recover, or otherwise protect any species listed
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>) shall be
applied in a manner that is consistent with water right priorities established
by State law.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H522788864C02472B87843A15A49F31F6"><enum>402.</enum><header>Sacramento
River settlement contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In
the implementation 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>), in the Bay-Delta and on the Sacramento River, the
Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce are directed to apply any limitations
on the operation of the Central Valley Project or to formulate any
<quote>reasonable prudent alternative</quote> associated with the operation of
the Central Valley Project in a manner that strictly adheres to and applies the
water rights priorities for <quote>Project Water</quote> and <quote>Base
Supply</quote> provided for in the Sacramento River Settlement Contracts.
Article 3(i) of the Sacramento River Settlement Contracts shall not be utilized
by the United States as means to provide shortages to the Sacramento River
Settlement Contracts that are different than those provided for in Article 5(a)
of those contracts.</text>
</section><section id="H08A51BD1BD5F440197848CB847B625D2"><enum>403.</enum><header>Sacramento
River Watershed Water Service Contractors</header>
<subsection id="H5FC00E1EA94942B3AA1CB2D4BAF05421"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b) and the absolute priority of
the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors to Sacramento River supplies over
Central Valley Project diversions and deliveries to other contractors, the
Secretary is directed, in the operation of the Central Valley Project, to
allocate water provided for irrigation purposes to existing Central Valley
Project agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River
Watershed in compliance with the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H4DF2E7E5C2A84A45B41090C2C48FA07B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not less than 100%
of their contract quantities in a <quote>Wet</quote> year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C4BEF69E8074DE887075E20FCECFCA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not less than 100%
of their contract quantities in an <quote>Above Normal</quote> year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8681BD30B754AA5839325B1AD1EACE1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not less than 100%
of their contract quantities in a <quote>Below Normal</quote> year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H009F38B4DCB64F91B573234590E69A8A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Not less than 75%
of their contract quantities in a <quote>Dry</quote> year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F632EF121EF462D80ADC46EB217567B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Not less than 50%
of their contract quantities in a <quote>Critically Dry</quote> year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2D22CD597E340CA8DCF4A0496E6E1D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Protection of
municipal and industrial supplies</header><text>Nothing in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to (i) modify any provision of a water service contract that
addresses municipal and industrial water shortage policies of the Secretary,
(ii) affect or limit the authority of the Secretary to adopt or modify
municipal and industrial water shortage policies, (iii) affect or limit the
authority of the Secretary to implement municipal and industrial water shortage
policies, or (iv) affect allocations to Central Valley Project municipal and
industrial contractors pursuant to such policies. Neither subsection (a) nor
the Secretary’s implementation of subsection (a) shall constrain, govern or
affect, directly or indirectly, the operations of the Central Valley Project’s
American River Division or any deliveries from that Division, its units or its
facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCF6FC98611B4440486ED6CD7D88CE553"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HDAF1AD35891845F7A24C51B2EFA3DD59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors
within the Sacramento River Watershed</term> means water service contractors
within the Shasta, Trinity, and Sacramento River Divisions of the Central
Valley Project, that have a water service contract in effect, on the date of
the enactment of this section, that provides water for irrigation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40A12BE0D75048D196B7A9C2C0F2E243"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The year type
terms used in subsection (a) have the meaning given those year types in the
Sacramento Valley Water Year Type (40–30–30) Index.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H93B071E7B54F43AC89F5D29A8AD0547A"><enum>404.</enum><header>No redirected
adverse impacts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall insure that there are no redirected adverse water supply or fiscal
impacts to those within the Sacramento River or San Joaquin River watershed or
to the State Water Project arising from the Secretary’s operation of the
Central Valley Project to meet legal obligations imposed by or through any
State or Federal agency, including, but not limited to those legal obligations
emanating from 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 this Act, or actions or activities implemented to meet
the twin goals of improving water supply or addressing environmental needs of
the Bay Delta.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="HF8EFA2974BE14260BB3DD97BC689D475"><enum>501.</enum><header>Precedent</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds and declares that—</text>
<paragraph id="H34211F02567948F884CA6571B27CCC23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinated
operations between the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project,
previously requested and consented to by the State of California and the
Federal Government, require assertion of Federal supremacy to protect existing
water rights throughout the system; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F90A02C44C74BEB928B041CD7F6FC41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>these
circumstances are unique to California.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="section">Therefore,
nothing in this Act shall serve as precedent in any other State.</continuation-text></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives February 29, 2012.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk
March 5, 2012
Read the second time and placed on the
calendar