I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 869 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2011 Mr. Denham (for himself, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Costa, Mr. McCarthy of California, and Mr. Nunes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To clarify the definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River.

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Flood control operations clarified

Section 3 of Public Law 102–432 is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this section, ‘flood control operations’ shall include occasional short-term increases in the level of Lake McClure not to exceed elevation 877 feet mean sea level for a period not to exceed 60 days between May 1 and July 31 of above-normal water years, as defined by the San Joaquin Valley 60–20–20 Hydrological Classification Index, developed by the California State Water Resources Control Board, or any successor index applicable to the Merced River watershed.