116 HR 5217 IH: Water Optimization for the West Act U.S. House of Representatives 2019-11-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5217IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 21, 2019Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Cook, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Tipton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo provide for western water security, reliability, modernization, and abundance, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Water Optimization for the West Act or the WOW Act.
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Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Water Infrastructure Sec. 1001. WIIN Act amendments. Title II—Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act Subtitle A—Central Valley Project Water Reliability Sec. 2001. Amendment to purposes. Sec. 2002. Amendment to definition. Sec. 2003. Contracts. Sec. 2004. Water transfers, improved water management, and conservation. Sec. 2005. Fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration. Sec. 2006. Restoration fund. Sec. 2007. Additional authorities. Sec. 2008. Amendments to Central Valley Project authorizations. Sec. 2009. Regulatory streamlining. Subtitle B—San Joaquin River Restoration Sec. 2101. Repeal of the San Joaquin River Settlement. Sec. 2102. Purpose. Sec. 2103. Definitions. Sec. 2104. Implementation of restoration. Sec. 2105. Disposal of property; title to facilities. Sec. 2106. Compliance with applicable law. Sec. 2107. Compliance with Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Sec. 2108. No private right of action. Sec. 2109. Implementation. Sec. 2110. Repayment contracts and acceleration of repayment of construction costs. Sec. 2111. Repeal. Sec. 2112. Water supply mitigation. Sec. 2113. Additional authorities. Sec. 2114. Protections. Title III—Repurposing Assets To Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act Sec. 3001. Treatment of certain funds dedicated for high-speed rail development in the State of California. Sec. 3002. Nitrate contamination reduction grants. Sec. 3003. New well construction grants. Title IV—Hetch Hetchy Dam Sec. 4001. Hetch Hetchy rental fee update. Title V—Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act Sec. 5001. Definitions. Sec. 5002. Acceleration of studies. Sec. 5003. Expedited completion of reports. Sec. 5004. Project acceleration. Sec. 5005. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 5006. Applicability of the WIIN Act. Title VI—Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act Sec. 6001. Definitions. Sec. 6002. Establishment of lead agency and cooperating agencies. Sec. 6003. Bureau responsibilities. Sec. 6004. Cooperating agency responsibilities. Sec. 6005. Funding to process permits. Title VII—Federally Integrated Species Health Act Sec. 7001. Transfer of functions with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species. Sec. 7002. Miscellaneous provisions. Sec. 7003. Definitions. Title VIII—Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Pilot Program Sec. 8001. Definitions. Sec. 8002. Use of Bureau facilities. Sec. 8003. Aquifer recharge on eligible land. Sec. 8004. Sense of Congress. Sec. 8005. Conveyance for aquifer recharge purposes. Sec. 8006. Report. Sec. 8007. Effect. Sec. 8008. Exemption. Title IX—Big Sand Wash Project Title Transfer Act Sec. 9001. Definitions. Sec. 9002. Conveyance of facilities and land. Sec. 9003. Relationship to Uinta Basin Replacement Project. Sec. 9004. Report. Title X—Kennewick Irrigation District Title Transfer Act Sec. 10001. Definitions. Sec. 10002. Agreement, conveyance, report. Sec. 10003. Liability. Sec. 10004. Benefits. Sec. 10005. Compliance with other laws. Sec. 10006. Payment. Sec. 10007. Miscellaneous. Sec. 10008. Limitations. Title XI—Water Rights Protection Act Sec. 11001. Definitions. Sec. 11002. Treatment of water rights. Sec. 11003. Policy development. Sec. 11004. Effect. Title XII—Coulee Dam Redesignation Sec. 12001. Redesignation of facility. Sec. 12002. References. Title XIII—Nutria Eradication and Control Act Reauthorization Sec. 13001. Nutria eradication. Sec. 13002. Deauthorizations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Water Infrastructure</header> <section id="H0A743288D16B4047936EEF27ED0672EE"><enum>1001.</enum><header>WIIN Act amendments</header> <subsection id="H9BAAE75C54E2478AB79FA13BF13D72A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>The WIIN Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H641AB7248F864357A6A7DCB170D91022"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 4007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390">43 U.S.C. 390(b)</external-xref> note)—</text> <subparagraph id="H5843F2C44BD042EDADE9928491ECCB2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)—</text> <clause id="H2D43D1242747481E96A51ED2CA796DE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$335,000,000 of funding in section 4011(e) is authorized</quote> and inserting <quote>$134,000,000 is authorized</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H887A524FCF254C78A37B909ABFB608BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to remain available until expended</quote> and inserting <quote>to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this section</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA0C5F9E04E194BB48E8C99675AC0AF3A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H2A7D2D6BEEDC468AB4139F4AEF7693BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Congress.</quote> and inserting <quote>Congress; and</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H423F58AC32CA4F5088D42F30ADAFB611"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC9D380F6267C45D69E23AB1354F957E8" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HEC84B0DA9F0A480EAF1BD21D4E54FE9A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>After approval by Congress of an initial award for a federally owned storage project or a State-led storage project, the Secretary may award additional funding for the federally owned storage project or State-led storage project without further congressional approval; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7708A70834164E4AB3AEEEEE43CB18A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>previously authorized projects remain eligible to receive funding under this provision.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77DBC88AC49443FFA5B3018EA3FF8889"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (i), by striking <quote>January 1, 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2028</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08A03BAC8F984357A7A40DC16F4E234F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 4013 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390">43 U.S.C. 390(b)</external-xref> note)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE6F9D48DCE6049A18C91E653ED6350C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the date that is 5 years after the date of its enactment</quote> and inserting <quote>December 16, 2028</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EDADC29B7FD46E89505BF0E7F662341"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>10 years after the date of its enactment</quote> and inserting <quote>on December 16, 2033</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H261AFF5D9C83481B93C5DB3E5ED33D39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State water project protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(2) of section 4005 of the WIIN Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion;</quote> and inserting <quote>then current smelt biological opinion and the then current salmonid biological opinion;</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H26FB1E81A79442F7BAB92F7FCFF61888"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Water desalination act amendment</header><text>Section 4(a)(1)(F) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10301">42 U.S.C. 10301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/298">Public Law 104–298</external-xref>), as amended by section 4009 of the WIIN Act, is further amended by striking <quote>$30,000,000 of funding is authorized to remain available until expended; and</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF8FC75AA2412479EBB3EB9CA9AE92B90"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reclamation wastewater and ground water study and facilities act amendment</header><text>Section 1602(g) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390h">43 U.S.C. 390h(g)</external-xref>), as amended by section 4009 of the WIIN Act, is further amended by striking <quote>$50,000,000 to remain available until expended</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H71BBD1E42D85429DA4CC51DB40F0A4D8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>CALFED authorization</header><text>Title I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/361">Public Law 108–361</external-xref> (the CALFED Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681; 123 Stat. 2860; 128 Stat. 164; 128 Stat. 2312) (as amended by section 4007(k) of the WIIN Act (130 Stat. 1866)) is amended by striking <quote>2019</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2025</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H64CB4E5D20E04BE783302B27331AA10E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Blueprint participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4009 of the WIIN Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref>) is amended by adding after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD98D9626C6ED47309CDD6538B00A3DFD" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H76B1B11EC1564E65A228273C5DA05233"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization To participate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to participate in the development of the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley, including the development of policy and infrastructure recommendations that—</text> <paragraph id="H3BDB247924714DB7BEE25F2495396B1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase surface water availability and reliability; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6514F24243414F5DA7DF63F5878D59C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce groundwater overdraft.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HE38CB603CA40446F9921C47951EA2DDB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Storage project feasibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4007(a) of the WIIN Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390b">43 U.S.C. 390b(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC52DE027E0844D9B7034E0C1350B164" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEA5B030B8D6E40C7842FB305ADE623BF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Feasible</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>feasible</term> in regards to any Federally owned storage project or State-led storage project, means any such project for which the Secretary of the Interior determines that—</text> <subparagraph id="HE7CF9E2D56E046DE9A5C964469B09DAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engineering and cost estimates have been completed consistent with the level of detail required for typical feasibility studies used to assist in the selection of a preferred plan or alternative in order to ensure the project is constructible and estimated costs support feasibility;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE43B0D83711F4395BC1EEFC92A45C256"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is reasonable certainty that environmental compliance and permitting, consistent with applicable Federal and State laws, shall be completed and any potential changes to the project that may be required by those laws have been identified; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D6CBA2EFBBA4E77A4F83F651EB9F496"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the maximum amount of Federal funds provided is no less than the projected Federal benefits, including, but not limited to, water supply, irrigation, flood control, hydroelectric power, navigation, recreation, fish and wildlife enhancement, water quality, or road improvement, maintenance, or relocation provided by the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HAE5549CD053842D795E229CB7A4597D4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Storage project flexibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4007(b)(1) of the WIIN Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>or any public agency</quote> and inserting <quote>any public agency, or any other entity</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act</header> <subtitle commented="no" id="H6D90E8DEC90A47DB98BE23AC20036952"><enum>A</enum><header>Central Valley Project Water Reliability</header> <section commented="no" id="H53731233AE8A47FB8FCE3A1A79F4D018"><enum>2001.</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 commented="no" id="H5C278CDBC532462D8C3D9FC699740742"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking the period at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF5B243A3D0FD408DA5FC780C5AE6F562"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF2086C61B5514FAF9F4D9D072A535512" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H4D5C52C7A8D44BAFAD72BAEEA9AA0EA4"><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, 2023, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable; and</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE38A45CADB2D436995B3B12A9849D834"><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 commented="no" id="HA10FC241700E4568B2D71279109F2D9B"><enum>2002.</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 commented="no" id="H023FC90A5F0C43BDB2BC6E82038A7B40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HD1771206134C4C8F8822F5E359B1C902" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HEE342433E94D41DEBC663FDF08FFFFC5"><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 commented="no" id="HBEC16C5B178F483B82BB3FF68CC189A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>(h) The term <term>natural production</term> means fish produced to adulthood without direct human intervention in the spawning, rearing, or migration processes;</quote> and by redesignating subsections (i) through (m) as subsections (h) through (l), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H36E2475A15FA45F48DC9077C904D7F1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (k), by striking <quote>and,</quote> after <quote>this title</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCCADC41DBEA24AA9AD6D1A7F4ED1E0BA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (l), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA6ED6EE0F30248CE961125B711AB9F3E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD7829C52C00D406194B6EDD87CB7E335" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HBA36AD8A30EF4FFBB2D01E4AFBE29219"><enum>(m)</enum><text>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 commented="no" id="H23263DEED4B94602A9EBE447FEB9D7A3"><enum>2003.</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 commented="no" id="HD71380ABBAF44AE89283976D25B4C3A4"><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 commented="no" id="H43764DB560EC48618AEF26F686E148B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the language of the section and by adding:</text> <quoted-block id="H2F482D526BEA4A3FBCD176FDE123C519" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H5CDE6CC8B03A4E878FC679BB724B5F34"><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. In renewing the contract, the Secretary shall not have discretion to reduce the quantity of water to be delivered under the contract.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H80FD215C58F3420EB746C1B4176F38DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration of contracts</header><text>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 Reclamation laws applicable to the contract, including the Act of July 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 483), when applicable.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H40782ACDE2BE4D62B246EAB823D3F237"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pricing based on water deliveries</header><text>Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall charge contractors only for water actually delivered. The Secretary shall incorporate this term in all contracts for the delivery of water from the Central Valley Project.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H1B764A75E39E4F1BA13884765089E4BD"><enum>2004.</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 commented="no" id="HCA9A82530E374EF6A367ABFE1C0C8C2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H78EB70F030E74800962C02253C88A4AF"><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 laws and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H98375B0A4F074DA1B8A98889D9F15706"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>to combination</quote> and inserting <quote>or combination</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3C08BA1C9940461BB0871D3B3C45823C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE430647F08D448E6893B0FCF8B2DCD31" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE09C74D993A84160A1819975DCA719B1"><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 commented="no" id="H97A4C1516D1B452A97A0F912FB2ED9E4"><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 commented="no" id="H0268BD1D67BC4EBD8D7C18787C4D6B2C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H4AC2E86B657848B4A16BE6370D730524" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4DAC1D7796B74B249CD58E3CC6FFAC25"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal Reclamation laws—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H77EDEC6D35E349B39713AD7C1C11ACA2"><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 commented="no" id="H7B9890CF9D9F412D8BDE0EFBF5C8D129"><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 commented="no" id="HD12CE6DDA24E4AB5A356D868674EC11F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC1AAC5F1E452485CBC9D9024615105E5"><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 commented="no" id="HEF049B3C9D5E485A9805155B2984B140"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after the first sentence the following: <quote>The contracting district or agency shall ensure that all surface water delivery systems owned or operated by that contracting district or agency 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 commented="no" id="H95C0416B61684DF1B8BF8AEBA517494C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>By striking subsection (d).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBE25EF1EBAF042E4B28024970DDF91B5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>By redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H81C51061F6524534AA3EC57C7D7578CC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>By amending subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE8224461A4254AC3A4B3173A67DB98E6"><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 commented="no" id="H88C6225066184F43B4A27E11E2B7FC9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>the delivery of </quote> after <quote>rates applicable to</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H60E29EE5ECE84BF5B84177C857B409C8"><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>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4C052549CAA54E4E91F7B9D24EEB1209"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>covered</quote> and inserting <quote>deposited</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H4D3961CC47B544B9B26DD790AFF89117"><enum>2005.</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 commented="no" id="H72E3164C41EC46CDA569BB6D07ABF373"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In subsection (a) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2), and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as (1) and (2);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA499090B7D7048FE94307BF0708873DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H40942B9B6726473C873AB3E482D4EA03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>establishing</quote> and inserting <quote>that establish</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H92372A027E654FC29C6290227B66D64B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, that the Secretary has determined are not inconsistent with the congressionally authorized purposes of the project, </quote> after <quote>California State Water Resources Control Board</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HED409BF645174832B7215164B82C7783"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H1B49B9BE02C14EF68765967850747523"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>natural production of</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H04169A8E26AA4DA1817F4A205604186C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>levels not less than twice</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H16048E3CE38945489CBEC42C7C73EC87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>title; And provided further,</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting <quote>title.</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H577D660F94D34E6B91114261143AE35E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H8C330960D2224496A52C10C3B188D64F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>is authorized and directed to</quote> and inserting <quote>may</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H95A6938DD209457D847A59CC8F2D3677"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>reasonable water</quote> after <quote>to provide</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H3CF244ABD6354C669A7931F412BA35E6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>anadromous fish, except that such</quote> and inserting <quote>anadromous fish. Such</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H6EC33C918A6C41D880D97B29A7F1FA47"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking <quote>remaining contractual obligations</quote> and inserting <quote>contractual obligations</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H46D73E96416149B99CB76BFDD101469C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Instream flow</quote> and inserting <quote>Reasonable instream flow</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H6DA16207E70142BBADC1106D66841CA7"><enum>(vi)</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 commented="no" id="HA0929C75408B4663BD6F2919367C2C78"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>after consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0A9F72CFA1BC4CA0BC6A8CF92F8051E5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H14170834AC83453E8A4CEA6181653B33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>primary purpose</quote> and inserting <quote>purposes</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HF6066ED866F2408CAD0EDF1540AA6D6B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>but not limited to</quote> before <quote>additional obligations</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H82B7816D665D41F387DEBB1679CA5718"><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 contractual obligations to provide Central Valley Project water for agricultural or municipal and industrial purposes.</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBC0531832C724427BB756468CCBDF2AC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read:</text> <quoted-block id="H61A517D64C50440C90384E098D22BCCA" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H084081B59A2B4CB1955E81E0FA017D9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Such quantity of water shall be managed by the Bureau of Reclamation after consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC37A1321AE5649D3969DE2FFDBAB5FF5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by amending paragraph 2(C) to read:</text> <quoted-block id="HB1F253505DB84934AB151E62F5193DAA" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB4422623CD66464DB7EE51BB763EDF6D"><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 commented="no" id="H1F501DE7F66E4166BC32D86D1D265EA9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In subsection (c) in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>naturally reproducing</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAA845D16A19746B78112E2615FA9ADE6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H7105F84CA980454D9277EF26528E8ACC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>paragraph (1) of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2) of this subsection</quote>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE1C7DDF5E134DE9B8F7E1F52600C495"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H9C00395595574D3288EF7DB6F0C5DBA7" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD96FC8F1D6894E5B9CBF4D03416CFE18"><enum>(4)</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 water dedicated under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be reduced by 25 percent.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBD614C792F6F4796887A798C50A90B6E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC5F20F62439D4634B8103B420EE1E90F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote><italic>Provided</italic>, That additional hatchery production shall only be used to supplement or to re-establish natural production while avoiding adverse effects on remaining wild stocks;</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF5E4C513B9514FDEA9D8A10E415D61DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>restore, and enhance natural production of salmon and steelhead trout</quote> and inserting <quote>and restore anadromous fish</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9480505B930D4C34A10262B9D3FE58E9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>By adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H9E11E42B786E4601B044370870AB2AF9" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H3781F1C2471E4F4D8767EF142136A700"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Natural and artificial production of species</header><text>Regardless of the date of listing, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce shall not distinguish between natural production and artificial propagation or artificial production 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</external-xref> et seq.) 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> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H69D3457D3C4E4A22B3DC02E40672455C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Satisfaction of purposes</header><text>By pursuing the activities described in this section, the Secretary shall be deemed to have met the fish and wildlife mitigation, protection, restoration, and enhancement purposes of this title.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HEB249EDDBD9A4E9DA4251F69611F5B07"><enum>2006.</enum><header>Restoration fund</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H0D0A1E07C323443988B609448047FAE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 3407(a) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4726) is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H93747642FE2E45119FC48BF5977A5892"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By inserting <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text>There is hereby</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H426FE22C3C364BA28A0DB7A5E1C99513"><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 commented="no" id="H6B9003F50891473E85FC5AD99F00A40E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>By adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H083D30D006774333A8CE529F744DB349" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="HE566ECF36F844563945956B63BF7A02D"><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 commented="no" id="HC7D36CFC4AA14DBBA9D17666DCB441A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>or environmental restoration or mitigation fees not otherwise provided by law, as a condition to—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H73775808F45E468F82C47661CA51372E"><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 commented="no" id="H852EE144D267414DB63158532BD8BC03"><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 commented="no" id="H0AB862BF15554549BE8C56A0136879CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for any water that is delivered with the intent of groundwater recharge or banking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFC5415B266234DBC9524AF3EB877F683"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain payments</header><text>Section 3407(c)(1) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD478FD0B09D8431BAC1ABE2777C65E01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>provided for or</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAAB6BE504C8F45F493CC276EAADD8C6C"><enum>(2)</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 commented="no" id="H53ACD31FE7394AA2801BEB5924AB894B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustment and assessment of mitigation and restoration payments</header><text>Section 3407(d)(2)(A) 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="HC2C0C132A4C04581955E35D9836CCECE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Completion of actions</header><text>Section 3407(d)(2)(A) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act is amended by inserting <quote>not later than December 31, 2025,</quote> after <quote>That upon the completion of the fish, wildlife, and habitat mitigation and restoration actions mandated under section 3406,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB1723BE215794739B36B8FA2CCF26130"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report; advisory board</header><text>Section 3407 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4714) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H4FC44C70E488479A8547717A1BCFD644" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HB28751F416194A60ADCCC35319AFD28A"><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 commented="no" id="HF3BAE48D2FDA49A08F67647A3F3FA0A1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Advisory board</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1965E13DCBAC43E1971B3792851F3054"><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 commented="no" id="HD76795D3AB9940E8A463D356FCF16D1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the Advisory Board are as follows:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H4CA05ABAF171459FA8F2C862D5E4174C"><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 commented="no" id="H4C2CF76475044024A9C9BB9F2FA626E8"><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 commented="no" id="H75EA4673D1D6444EAD0A781ED60F9C54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Not later than December 31, 2021, and annually thereafter, to transmit to the Secretary and Congress recommendations required under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H039367B00C364DBCBB784506DBEC8C3F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Not later than December 31, 2021, and biennially thereafter, to transmit to Congress a report that details the progress made in achieving the actions mandated under section 3406.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H65C8640268CB47FCB117DBFF52546A05"><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 commented="no" id="H123394CEB1D84A809C0D954C77F8D26C"><enum>2007.</enum><header>Additional authorities</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H631C51ABD8154E7895A35A936553FE00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority for certain activities</header><text>Section 3408 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4728) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC8EF97E07CC94262AE7210B1B3ED69B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subdivision (c) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H34D0027FD36F4F80821AE5CF956DBF6F" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HB7A270164EB7483D927895DA26386FCF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional storage and delivery of water</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7533352299264414AAAEF48BC4ACA4E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Pursuant to Federal Reclamation laws and this title, the Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with any Federal agency, California water user or water agency, State agency, joint powers authority, or private organization for the exchange, impoundment, storage, carriage, and delivery of non-project water for domestic, municipal, industrial, fish and wildlife, groundwater recharge or banking, and any other beneficial purpose.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDEC1758EBE8B4FBE92F20273E721D722"><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 commented="no" id="HEF38BD6F4343453D98F8467AB8B1D1E7"><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 non-project water using Central Valley Project facilities for any beneficial purpose where such facilities are not otherwise committed or required to fulfill project purposes, including deliveries under existing contracts, or other Federal obligations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H66F416DE43094416A28753C290D956E8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rates</header><text>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 commented="no" id="H248E0791AD614467887718DB611ACEC1"><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, carry, or deliver non-project water for any beneficial purpose.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0B172B99017049749BA011E893812BF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsections (e) through (k) as subsections (d) through (j).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAA4824F47EA64394A36BD676BE47E260"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><text>Section 3408(e) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4729) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H21F4948DE83C4E3EA23826AAB57E7AFD"><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 commented="no" id="H8F04E3EEE78A4BD5B2745D734C58B0D0"><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 (i)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H60C55276FA6F4657B32FD037CC59F140"><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 commented="no" id="HB5C78E6D4FC843B3AEBC072CB51E1A0F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project yield increase</header><text>Section 3408(i) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4730) is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4AB1E08C476F4255AE17A6036D2E1709"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1844324B5F4D45F589D1286D5EB51094"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 commented="no" id="H515D8E551E704FDB8273087D9235F3E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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, 2020, shall submit to Congress a</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4D674C76A000466AAA7486967EB65957"><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, 2023 (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. All costs incurred in the development and implementation of the plan required by this subsection shall not be reimbursable to the United States and shall include recommendations on 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 commented="no" id="HE6373E374A544531AD057A2DD10C1108"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, including construction of new water storage facilities</quote> before the semicolon.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8D8A8DD06EA445C8B3BC9DBA7DBE504C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4A62785E3D8C4FAEBE9BA0375471642C"><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 commented="no" id="HBCD9BB87FB714B33813E43B3A9F93CFB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>By inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HAC857D4D7CE241579B90FB025DF966DC" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC94BB9535BBD442096B8A00D118F1F7B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Water banking and recharge.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H864B0C01B0234083BC03257FDD7D05A1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>By adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE2A9C71F460F4210B268FF31D51C013E" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H54F169C096C048A8BFDCE4BED7ED05E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation of plan</header><text>The Secretary shall implement the plan required by paragraph (1) commencing on October 1, 2020.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0DF4B979ABFD40D3BA4B994C69ACD1F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure of the plan</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal Reclamation laws, if by September 30, 2023, 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 commented="no" id="H3D699DA62BC14F7589FE2A14D1EA237D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text>Section 3408(g) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4729) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HA124A84E628C417BB116B7B0F8CD1F1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>paragraph (h)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAE4F7705F6CC44F3A1669A0982CA41C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>paragraph (h)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HF3829CF337144E7B8B9842F655669CA2"><enum>2008.</enum><header>Amendments to Central Valley Project authorizations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Act of August 26, 1937 (chapter 832; 50 Stat. 850), as amended, is further amended as follows:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H12B60415F6B64E38AC460D13C59DDD4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the last proviso of subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3A03E5F5A6D44A16AD3D8B2F47344F8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>second, for irrigation and domestic uses</quote> and inserting <quote>second, for irrigation, domestic, and municipal and industrial uses;</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8A2B6828D91040349EDFE420021C4CDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and fish and wildlife mitigation, protection and restoration purposes;</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6CD4A9710FD443F1B26A67846C42D7B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and, third,</quote> and inserting <quote>third,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE1BC9468B47D45B3B72C910D221910D1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>power and fish and wildlife enhancement</quote> and inserting <quote>power generation;</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBBA117D273454DF78588E6A562B4AA18"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after <quote>power generation;</quote> <quote>fourth, for purposes of mitigating impacts to fish and wildlife caused by the construction, operation, or maintenance of the Central Valley Project; and fifth, for purposes of protecting, enhancing, or helping to restore fish and wildlife.</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE3EAA6DB72E34320A6AD979C02C952BA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>When there is insufficient Central Valley Project yield to meet all the demands for water deliveries from the Central Valley Project, the Secretary shall apply these priorities in making allocations of available water.</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3627A22D609C45DDA9C0CFE27394D3CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In subsection (b)(1), by striking the last sentence.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H661DFB8AF664434C8162262D571B8CB0"><enum>2009.</enum><header>Regulatory streamlining</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HDF05B999B641400E97F05DCB7DF6E715"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability of certain laws</header><text>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 Central Valley Project 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 commented="no" id="HD29A493E7D2B4B1A846BCC99EB2E982C"><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 Central Valley Project or the delivery of water therefrom 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 commented="no" id="HD538B4B70F144B4DB6573026373F5E4F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project defined</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <term>project</term>—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H311714585FE846488A10B229B307F850"><enum>(1)</enum><text>means an activity that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE4F88C9F240B4DF48B0A71B831753974"><enum>(A)</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> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HED0DADD5854A46A29366C656FBFFEA33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a potential to result in physical change to the environment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H22BE5C9D115649A1864E2B50086E28EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be subject to several discretionary approvals by governmental agencies;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD49D93E3C5B2433B9BC46168A3F3EA92"><enum>(2)</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> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H92339F59529E4366A14FC985853F080A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>qualifies as a project under the California Environmental Quality Act as defined in section 21065 of the California Public Resource Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H90B15DC9B0CE4A45A444266228205971"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Congressional direction regarding central valley project and california state water project operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, complying with the Biological Opinion for Reinitiation of Consultation on the Coordinated Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, released by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service on October 21, 2019, combined with efforts carried out pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref>, fully meet all requirements of applicable Federal environmental laws, including the Endangered Species Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="H67CF14BB1E4442349D8B69A7190B2160"><enum>B</enum><header>San Joaquin River Restoration</header> <section commented="no" id="H390C364E84D54421980A1B7BAF317E3B"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Repeal of the San Joaquin River Settlement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As of the date of the 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 commented="no" id="H52321901410E480190087DB2594A963F"><enum>2102.</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 commented="no" id="HB4FEEB5A29F04265802F3E0571DD8880"><enum>2103.</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 commented="no" id="H99ABCA7D3DCC4294A552D985A3164935"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2F27E74A0013473393A7FAB733074F64" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="HDFB66D52C6CE467D9495A13FF41C9D9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 commented="no" id="H457BB212E4CF4DCBB3A42179FED32E84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H338ACCBB0622420B9FBA90C06236D37A" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H760C3E801B4C4D1D87C4B4A2DD643257"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 commented="no" id="H31190961A197485B9499D5123E238A84"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H8B1D46B5E2D24844B5E8493FC46D295E" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="HAFD782C71EF443D8BB9DF6F27471B58C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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 commented="no" id="H7833C6EEE5F14DB99DE03BD8E32461A5"><enum>2104.</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 commented="no" id="H5CD9D163BC5C4D2E839E51A1964B5E43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H469B874A699B49FB9B2CCBBBB96E64D1"><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 commented="no" id="H9B6C9595F9534DAEAE2E4165E1AE168E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCBA37CCFB4194A9CAD52D85B46F7657D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HEDB6465BDA9A45FD92C3997B4F8B0297"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HA560835AAE984444ACEF49CDBAD6EB9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph 13 of the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD7592AB327146338284C7135783E2DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block id="HB626B9E00A2341AA9A9B0F53E912E0DF" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H05F3DBF4EE11484C8C96D7CB89F4EE08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In each Water Year, commencing in the Water Year starting on March 1, 2021—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC5F0A9A94C0C46B8BCB88C212547C8B9"><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 commented="no" id="HBD072C2B930D463190F677CDA7EE782D"><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 commented="no" id="H3DC69F82697A46EFA62674779DEB15C6"><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 commented="no" id="H48113BD720744F0BAF6DC118A3434B0D"><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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H50731232546942BF9898D27CE48EDCD3"><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 commented="no" id="H0ACBE564828242A6B7CD22AF35CF3422"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE5886D1A0B6A4C4FB921A94E993EE625"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF680477EFA34BEE873B89DB4A01D275"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2E0B1EECC3E3420F9E6C533AC217327C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H58515204ACFA4349A219C96D33928156"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HEF422D3566E642B299D4E86D2AFF0794" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H2E490EFB2D214869BA17782C49D628D6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Mitigation of impacts</header><text>Prior to October 1, 2020, the Secretary shall identify—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H36231575D0194E31AF835F5D7753B600"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impacts associated with the release of Restoration Flows prescribed in this part;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H67923388C3D246DE9C3337BDC2FFA2DB"><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 commented="no" id="HA57329FC2CCB4BFE96AF890AAC6AE7CE"><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 commented="no" id="HC576395F9BCD4795A92698185A18A4E1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFBF8B8653A444FE4ABD344E4957153A8"><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 commented="no" id="HAB523BB02C804ED5A5809D4F4172E10E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0B964C30E54B4378B9290EB7530B8AB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Settlement and</quote> before this part; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H14A8930664754B27943705EED11BEE62"><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 commented="no" id="H3AA276F257264C8BBF490BB63FB823AF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H4AB976EE941B4A68B75DB2A749EA980D"><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 commented="no" id="H2D65BAE6D97F4813A02D93EE8A15C68A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H5A23EFB685704075B49804063DBB89EB"><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 commented="no" id="H894C26E8935648C7B2059487E0CCB360"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="HC60DF91AA9E94F679DD798448B13BFBA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>Interim</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H2BCC9CCBFA614FC68CEEAEE77113D1E3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9B64AB0F70764853A304E0D429A5A040"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HF71029200DEF46A68C7B42483EA9EF1C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3D65776DE217482198E34BB4348C88B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H8867662264B94EA59714B05912AA841B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Interim</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HDF399496E7F846C78E7D462502E133A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HCB77DB738D1A4F599E1C15B2F0D94AEB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(B) exceed</quote> and inserting <quote>exceed</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAF87782954D64DF79FDEC5E11D2AC116"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>Interim</quote> and inserting <quote>Restoration</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H71CDD5A26AA2447DA5794F4CD2A6DEE5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC1A71DF523D448A0940D163FC5415443" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0155CC8D365F45EBAD038CA0AF5B1198"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Claims</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of the 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 commented="no" id="H3ACBA2D130A84B93976401B077DA6DC2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H18EC28516B234432873D4695F2258D71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HFE124D3B88904CBE8ACC84BECD885A2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 commented="no" id="H0C9679668B474E2CA80DE4E956040B49"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H5F98B3C1F9DA4FD3908063393CCABB10"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="HBBBC19EB087A422C8E4946328F1C3AE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>additional amounts authorized to be appropriated, including the</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H9564AFB87AFA4432B8F657BC470AD90C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; and </quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H984294EA3D50427DA128E3708E5AA528"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H206856F6337848088933871A78AC7C99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFA969F2DC7CF4F969865A9097CD325C8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text> <quoted-block id="H455059296D7F4DC8BC65517E226874F6" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HA1837E7A69F24824A675B86B0CB0BD08"><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 to or water reliability for 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 commented="no" id="HCBF4C983F49D4964AE211AD9F2AE6BE8"><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 commented="no" id="H84F2387292054BEEB7E233146021D575"><enum>(m)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 8 of the Reclamation Act of 1902, except as expressly provided in this part, including title II of this 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 commented="no" id="HEB62B99AC0734A7C826D05D099275048"><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 commented="no" id="HABF653E36C864B71A9D947A3ABE42AC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>project purpose and need;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9A419B3B44994F2FB203DF43B4B0E8F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identification of mitigation measures;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFACA28D3BA174C4B8C935B647D45486F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>appropriate environmental review; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFADAFBE72D024ECD82443FA3408EA57A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prior to releasing Restoration Flows under this part, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HD5D3F2FC1E89471199EB9E83182647FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete the implementation of mitigation measures required; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H25260A32515F43D5840DD2FF82CA6CF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complete implementation of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H5A97217D1E534251893D9352C6418DD4"><enum>2105.</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 commented="no" id="HEB02F48A6CB24DF2BBE133C6B4EA0283"><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 commented="no" id="HD190ACEDC34F4A019790E3E498F00D7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H82E182931B224119BE74DE0A924CB66C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HE1AD7F7619A1494F9139BEAE9A569EF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text>The Secretary</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H9F581508B3924191B40E4BC37042D40E"><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 commented="no" id="H65F3104003074996B0DD48DE663E4ADB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFEF7CE20A5AF4C20BF01C4437FC191C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC591ED8E08DD4B3CB533527408AF8109"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H85016993172B4CBF98342DA2731BB599"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HF7D3E79EB73A48C9B0FC111999CAE5CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>through the exercise of its eminent domain authority</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H0D619157630D46669256A0D89502599F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA6E3FEC800504204A28C10AA11BA295C"><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 commented="no" id="HB427C3820D304BF390EA6DE20F435653"><enum>2106.</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 commented="no" id="HA59D2D655942404EBA19FFACB73A0FBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF1AABADA683B411C8F8979EF43E89BD2"><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 commented="no" id="HC22DBA15E7F1417B9B53A45394B5F9E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H275349947F264D9BAAC4D70935E6235F"><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 commented="no" id="H09E695414A964AF69BD4EA0FE3E45E78"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H1DA85D5F86754079A8E35470E4B95E3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>section 10004</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA72F339BE67F46588809533F672B3A09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC421AB265D0F49479A556A561F532EC6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H6B48FAE52CBC4B0D90C468FEFB93CD93"><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 commented="no" id="H19817BE8D70846E3A39A6E5724211EFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for implementation of the Settlement</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H9F363B5B8D874EDCB89FF2E8A4183F67"><enum>2107.</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 commented="no" id="HEB55909224394C9DB529480B28D2F54D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5DC049B189724F7CB94E490B430FE1D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>enactment of this part</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H185784B2EED64EA0B8FC360805FBF198"><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</external-xref> et seq.).</quote> before <quote>, provided</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H98594A5458C64EE6B606F5E41DC4E1CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, as provided in the Settlement</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H841B9EE6139F4BA58AA9415960A4E82B"><enum>2108.</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 commented="no" id="H13B8BA0D8288475289E7D5FE02CA54D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>not a party to the Settlement</quote> after <quote>person or entity</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD50F9558AA6345038F081209C5C7DDAA"><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 commented="no" id="H8521453B31E44FD9B6CC0B3B2F8FF8AF"><enum>2109.</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 commented="no" id="HB6462E82FD44458D9C28BC3ABCDDADD4"><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 commented="no" id="HA98DA975E09B468796902AE402106823"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H64B76EECBD5D44CBBF41C9288103B847"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H8E0991C3116C495CB116C795F8E1B0AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HF3B47E3BFF3F4C16A34F91AE27EB8BB8"><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 commented="no" id="HCCD1CF0481B346B4A5027C5FBE5B47EA"><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 commented="no" id="H05A85879DE70499BB1D68A38837760EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H73CCC1A9ADC542268C24BFEA234FF972"><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>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HC357BE1448CD4378A921EAC9333E5FF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCEDFC3458C7C44E2968A70EB8ABFC879"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HCBA6B646F01649EA9EB62EC35378DB19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Except as provided in the Settlement, to</quote> and inserting <quote>To</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H300CCB297B0C4F4EA4A6F1D7D830D6B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H03D4DA50DEF3441F9F500AB7A84DE982"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H88F6566050E24FA0A5B17911562A6FA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In addition</quote> through <quote>however, that the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0C8524963D064AC5928D3D6AC10EC209"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such additional appropriations only in amounts equal to</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1AFB806C517E4EDC89535A2BCE277B6A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or the Settlement</quote> before the period;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE22E28CB679D4E6481DD2819FDAD6B83"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H56D167BA848242EF95D7AC6B8132A7A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H9365E66D588D46BF874E72AF64B70B13"><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 commented="no" id="HBA3E303E09514FCBA09AB4DA2084C9F2"><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 commented="no" id="HCD55E6D509524AE6BDB295C3CBAC601D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>the Settlement</quote> and inserting <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF97C190A399F45E0BEDC21D98DA312D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>the Settlement and</quote> before <quote>this part</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC27195E11D054FC3B39775F5425BC428"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsections (d) through (f).</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H6A7885E4F7444187AD40F538BC271283"><enum>2110.</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 commented="no" id="H86B475B34405440184BDF357326EB989"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC3FFF4A2D37D4CDDA09AE1A42F028AAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(D), by striking <quote>the Settlement and</quote> before <quote>this part</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE6FBFC48B524F7B89DF198609179CEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(C), by striking <quote>the Settlement and</quote> before <quote>this part</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB805D8F655FC468D90E9B36218BCB2F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3DBCAF44F534427DB6BDE9973E789F0F"><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 commented="no" id="H8F5972C83992401987F747BB4DB52565"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE76F3126E6D545C48E990851A483DF34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HE4F37A9EC7B94C6F9F387C878358EC16"><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 commented="no" id="H914A5DA1FE574A0C8BDF22F094E3B589"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Interim Flows or</quote> before <quote>Restoration Flows</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H457BEA16C23B40EEA314815E97DB77C6"><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 commented="no" id="HB6A85E02F9D142288746433B8DFEE5CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HEC53D248AEA746A7AC272D575D995C2C"><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 commented="no" id="HFE3BF9B1756E47AF8BD23EE44E6DCA48"><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="HAFAE673F00CA435597514980D717E42D"><enum>2111.</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 commented="no" id="HB04FB8DDF0774CC9B4C658219B240ABC"><enum>2112.</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 commented="no" id="HD391552EEAC74DC29EE1D69AC53757D7"><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 commented="no" id="H8A7C88D2B4B84CABB41CF5E5488C0887"><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 commented="no" id="H972FE1CE1FD2429DAFFF80B8196F81C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H99DD43B3AAAA4F11A7B2C4DEA62BA7E7"><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>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD382A2DAFF6D4A198DC325AFDB8C3703"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H1059BEFF86184CD79C3956E04B304056"><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 commented="no" id="H36C09C54A86E4BA5B5D996AB8AADDD40"><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 commented="no" id="HBBF7280C0C8B4066BCE4AC750FB0B87C"><enum>2113.</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 commented="no" id="HE36F858592A74E8D90B52133D649B5DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC08E009C05A045CC838E4983DD31552D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 10004(a)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 10004(a)(3)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0F97DD37645A460F8C73B305D556C076"><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 commented="no" id="HBD394EEA518A4FA3A86684969A448E65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c).</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H46EFAA5AFCFA46609255CD984521DB4E"><enum>2114.</enum><header>Protections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4005 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref>, as amended by this Act, shall apply to this title.”</text> </section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Repurposing Assets To Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act </header> <section id="HBB9BFE713264427D8DA4B11F3827E63D"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Treatment of certain funds dedicated for high-speed rail development in the State of California</header> <subsection id="H9841834892254E8CBE39FFC73D713025"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other law, the covered funds described in subsection (b) shall be immediately deposited as follows:</text> <paragraph id="HD6FA461C7E984A9FAE50D19FA2D9996F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Ninety percent of funds in the Reclamation Water Storage Account which shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior for water storage projects authorized pursuant to section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390b">43 U.S.C. 390b</external-xref> note).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1940CCE378BE48B8ADE1151CFA2B591F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Five percent of funds in the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account which shall be made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for grants under section 306F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E62B7AE46D24F2BB95534D690447D93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Five percent of funds in the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account which shall be made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for grants under section 306G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA83AFB5BB824A6D90E957F7E2EF5275"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered funds</header><text>The covered funds are the following:</text> <paragraph id="HC73BAD910DEF4F93A3FFE72912063E5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Federal funds received by the Department of Transportation as a result of the Department of Transportation’s termination and de-obligation of Cooperative Agreement No. FR–HSR–0118–12–01–01 between the Federal Railroad Administration and the California High-Speed Rail Authority, notwithstanding the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">Public Law 111–117</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H91671C36602241309C923A1CC8BEAD2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Federal funds that are recovered by the Department of Transportation relating to Cooperative Agreement No. FR–HSR–0009–10–01–06 between the Federal Railroad Administration and the California High-Speed Rail Authority, notwithstanding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H361660516591482A9930A993EFA71BB6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any funds determined to be offsets by the Federal Railroad Administration or the Department of Transportation, consistent with Cooperative Agreement No. FRA–HSR–0009–10–01–06.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H481ED7308E5E40B2A7CD56A60AD1D0F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost share for water storage projects</header><text>Funds made available pursuant this Act shall not count toward the cost-share provisions of section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H8BFF4226FF08475CBEC7818F79D591FD"><enum>3002.</enum><header>Nitrate contamination reduction grants</header> <subsection id="H544304D3122B4B80B19B86FA9C625613"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1922">7 U.S.C. 1922–1936c</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 306E the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H6760CB986C3A44789A4EFB0D81B6907F" style="OLC"> <section id="HCDDAA53A27DD4D33A7B93D6F3ED1D87E"><enum>306F.</enum><header>Nitrate contamination reduction grants</header> <subsection id="H358DFB300B324A7395F415CA8478CF86"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants in accordance with this section to public or private nonprofit entities for projects designed to reduce the level of nitrates in, or remove nitrates from, drinking water in a rural community where the level of nitrates in drinking water exceeds applicable Federal or State standards.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H46AD37ED7D9F4933BB628ABDCD46E898"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grants made under this section may be used—</text> <paragraph id="HCB61DB9B14C744A89428D78A779E5FBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for waterline extensions from existing systems, laying of new waterlines, repairs or maintenance to an existing system, digging of new wells or development of other sources of water designed to replace sources of drinking water with high levels of nitrates, equipment replacement, and hook-up fees; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2CD63098115D4D1E82D68927ED8B2767"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a project designed to benefit a rural community outside the jurisdiction of the grantee, to maintain existing water supplies of the grantee that will be reduced as a result of the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC8F917DC18454FF2A3C07E504FCC5864"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rural community</header><text>In this section, the term <term>rural community</term> does not include—</text> <paragraph id="H776E8C4927C647CE89057382A88C048E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any area in any city or town with a population in excess of 10,000 inhabitants according to the most recent decennial census of the United States; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H182BA3D6B1994C2285B13C0E65F26781"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any area with a median household income in excess of the State nonmetropolitan median household income.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF0F933808F33427DB62FD1D73C663416"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Full funding</header><text>Grants under this section shall be made in an amount equal to 100 percent of the costs of the projects conducted under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H41F53226ACFD410EABAAFCB18BF85285"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Subsection (h) of section 306A shall apply with respect to the administration of applications for grants under this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HFE1A700C1AF8430A9FD5145089B603FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Effective 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 306F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as added by the amendment made by subsection (a), is repealed.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H48FD4B16921143BAAFAB70F78F33CEB1"><enum>3003.</enum><header>New well construction grants</header> <subsection id="HB2C140F7ABDD47DBA785EF9D1435E8F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1922">7 U.S.C. 1922–1936c</external-xref>) is further amended by inserting after section 306F the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H65ECBC34AB78469C8F13109AFFB4CEC6" style="OLC"> <section id="H254CF11D91D949A8905822F150296F06"><enum>306G.</enum><header>New well construction grants</header> <subsection id="HC7C2DB4FCC5142B8BC4000A0F3716749"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants in accordance with this section to public or private nonprofit entities for projects designed to supply drinking water to rural communities in which a significant number of dwellings with private drinking water wells have wells that are not producing water.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HED61BFB24D1E49859C9B09024B5DE076"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grants made under this section may be used—</text> <paragraph id="HA9B9D8CE968742078EB28749C86E2564"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for waterline extensions from existing systems, laying of new waterlines, repairs or maintenance to an existing system, digging of new wells or development of other sources of water designed to replace sources of drinking water with high levels of nitrates, equipment replacement, and hook-up fees; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H22A74C7B743540738997ED6AFE9A9424"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a project designed to benefit a rural community outside the jurisdiction of the grantee, to maintain existing water supplies of the grantee that will be reduced as a result of the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD46C2DC680E3491CA7100D39E10EE180"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rural community</header><text>In this section, the term <term>rural community</term> does not include—</text> <paragraph id="H9C00313443E44556936A08D460B46C10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any area in any city or town with a population in excess of 10,000 inhabitants according to the most recent decennial census of the United States; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5149C5D68BBF4A898110FEEAFD636414"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any area with a median household income in excess of the State nonmetropolitan median household income.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H01FF9AF3713D4365A77341B9160618CF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Full funding</header><text>Grants under this section shall be made in an amount equal to 100 percent of the costs of the projects conducted under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAED4BA5E45B84EAF9A26DB597BFD32D8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Subsection (h) of section 306A shall apply with respect to the administration of applications for grants under this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H4A2153E62E434EDA96DBBF73C4F39630"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Effective 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 306G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as added by the amendment made by subsection (a), is repealed.</text> </subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Hetch Hetchy Dam</header> <section id="HBAF3276F859B4DBDB9F72229860D8485"><enum>4001.</enum><header>Hetch Hetchy rental fee update</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7 of the Act of December 13, 1913 (38 Stat. 242), is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H057CCEF537894CC9892FB9A7A3BD8F36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>pay the sum of $30,000</quote> and all that follows in the first sentence and inserting <quote>pay an amount determined annually by the Secretary in accordance with the formula used by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for application to licenses of hydroelectric projects under the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/791">16 U.S.C. 791</external-xref> et seq.), provided that, in no event shall such amount be less than $597,000.00. Said amount to be paid on the first day of July of each year.</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H78D3B930751542348D314A2AD05E0903"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending the second and third sentences to read as follows: <quote>These funds shall be placed in a separate fund by the United States and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall not be available for obligation or expenditure until appropriated by Congress. The highest priority use of the funds shall be for annual operation of Yosemite National Park, with the remainder of any funds to be used to fund operations of other national parks in the State of California.</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act </header> <section id="HFECB8C6088E24105AD9CD18A6EFE6053"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="HE7BBBAA301DF4C1DB77AB9EE99D3F983"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Environmental impact statement</header><text>The term <term>environmental impact statement</term> means the detailed statement of environmental impacts of a project required to be prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H23085CD56AE14DE9A883933A798AC1B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental review process</header> <subparagraph id="H7B6596E2507A4A9EAE15365A567EC3BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>environmental review process</term> means the process of preparing an environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or other document under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) for a project study.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F9E71EE7C9E428A812CBB7B5CC6197F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>environmental review process</term> includes the process for and completion of any environmental permit, approval, review, or study required for a project study under any Federal law other than the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFF18F9751B543478A05AC4110238387"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal jurisdictional agency</header><text>The term <term>Federal jurisdictional agency</term> means a Federal agency with jurisdiction delegated by law, regulation, order, or otherwise over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, or other approval or decision required for a project study under applicable Federal laws (including regulations).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0FFB3CE6EA5046A3A391C99B506C6E54"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal lead agency</header><text>The term <term>Federal lead agency</term> means the Bureau of Reclamation or Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9124101026D247009FB9271687DE239D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The term <term>project</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HA3902C8A830B40B79B83B99DF04B4046"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a surface water project, a project under the purview of title XVI of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>, a rural water supply project investigated under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/451">Public Law 109–451</external-xref>, or a Federal portion of an integrated water resource management plan that has been subject to a review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) and is to be carried out, funded or operated in whole or in party by the Secretary pursuant to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371</external-xref> et seq.); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B6BF5D129EE492EB5EF9CEEF1280A69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Indian irrigation projects in the western United States that, on the date of the enactment of this Act, are owned by the Federal Government, as listed in the Federal inventory required by Executive Order 13327 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/121">40 U.S.C. 121</external-xref> note; relating to Federal real property asset management).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40C8A062F639446A86DFD4D84DB4124C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project sponsor</header><text>The term <term>project sponsor</term> means a State, regional, Tribal, or local authority or instrumentality or other qualifying entity, such as a water conservation district, irrigation district, water conservancy district, joint powers authority, mutual water company, canal company, rural water district or association, or any other entity that has the capacity to contract with the United States under Federal reclamation law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5E029D8E7300464EAB7D7028F4DDE253"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Project study</header><text>The term <term>project study</term> means a feasibility study for a project carried out pursuant to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF631918848134C5C92925DE9703AEDE1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF3FC64164BA0422BB64E5F6F9C8412F1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Surface water storage</header><text>The term <term>surface water storage</term> means any surface water reservoir or impoundment that would be owned, funded or operated in whole or in part by the Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs or that would be integrated into a larger system owned, operated or administered in whole or in part by the Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H289A5AF74B1340F1B7D495FDDEC6258E"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Acceleration of studies</header> <subsection id="HE9A90C7CD84B4C919EC96118DA8C0CF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the extent practicable, a project study initiated by the Secretary, after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall—</text> <paragraph id="H246106F0EAA94E499B1CBBF3C86022E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>result in the completion of a final feasibility report not later than 3 years after the date of initiation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6D3E9AA043E84FD886C31E6F1C3902FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have a maximum Federal cost of $3,000,000; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9F5E2DFEE33C4F5C9755B63910D6D461"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that personnel from the local project area, region, and headquarters levels of the Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs concurrently conduct the review required under that section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H549365EFBF204A289ECACA1AB0FB7B1A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a project study described in subsection (a) will not be conducted in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary, not later than 30 days after the date of making the determination, shall—</text> <paragraph id="H1ADAB1FCBBAA49CC8815FDEEECC3A538"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare an updated project study schedule and cost estimate;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H02B8E145B35C4824B519A79C1EAFD465"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notify the non-Federal project cost-sharing partner that the project study has been delayed; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H64610F3CACAC4DA587FD74171A0ABF1E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide written notice to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate as to the reasons the requirements of subsection (a) are not attainable.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEB8EE533F21F4FB2996655E57650A974"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exception</header> <paragraph id="H36789BAD81DD4758875244A260406220"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary may extend the timeline of a project study by a period not to exceed 3 years, if the Secretary determines that the project study is too complex to comply with the requirements of subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7977A39FA8B14BDCBCCCFA18289509C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In making a determination that a study is too complex to comply with the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <subparagraph id="H1328A1E14CCE421C91F4E17120713A08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the type, size, location, scope, and overall cost of the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H341E99E4AD61492BB1FB3CFA2B9FE49A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the project will use any innovative design or construction techniques;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EEF54C0492A448382D6F19589790D93"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the project will require significant action by other Federal, State, or local agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D5D6C8252A047A08C898872FA72901B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whether there is significant public dispute as to the nature or effects of the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6CDEA2690FD43FB80105B30CC63A706"><enum>(E)</enum><text>whether there is significant public dispute as to the economic or environmental costs or benefits of the project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4E458A04F564E6E8B60185B713C1381"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Each time the Secretary makes a determination under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide written notice to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the Senate as to the results of that determination, including an identification of the specific one or more factors used in making the determination that the project is complex.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6950BC2A8576480A8522A0090B846396"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not extend the timeline for a project study for a period of more than 7 years, and any project study that is not completed before that date shall no longer be authorized.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H04607D10053D4B1F8524E22911D89272"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reviews</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the initiation of a project study described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H670107692EB34E7596C7C13D8EE0F79C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take all steps necessary to initiate the process for completing federally mandated reviews that the Secretary is required to complete as part of the study, including the environmental review process under section 5;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF24C54B6607749CFAA05CF59F22CCD9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convene a meeting of all Federal, Tribal, and State agencies identified under section 5(d) that may—</text> <subparagraph id="H918F3AC58C184F4EB66620CA440BB682"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have jurisdiction over the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H686FEEB0A15F4BB896277EA933621455"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be required by law to conduct or issue a review, analysis, opinion, or statement for the project study; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24C7DF2C01144B2F8A31FE237B2B6C77"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or other approval or decision for the project study; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BE95CBC46E943C2BBE5C4BC287B0C09"><enum>(3)</enum><text>take all steps necessary to provide information that will enable required reviews and analyses related to the project to be conducted by other agencies in a thorough and timely manner.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C020B968F5A4D02A5ECCCC622EF01A1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Interim report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the Senate and make publicly available a report that describes—</text> <paragraph id="HDEED6B72E20A43B988D25425A1A8637A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of the implementation of the planning process under this section, including the number of participating projects;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H12B03AFB61E14F1FA8B37E0C060850CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a review of project delivery schedules, including a description of any delays on those studies initiated prior to the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9D61FCF78B274814BE8791ECD497787C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations for additional authority necessary to support efforts to expedite the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCCE33517A28B40FE96132D29E4256DB7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the Senate and make publicly available a report that describes—</text> <paragraph id="HE5A60F17F7204E52A25B5F0E67564E55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of the implementation of this section, including a description of each project study subject to the requirements of this section;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB6B962E338E840BDA49268FC52D6A875"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of time taken to complete each project study; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF202897633CF4907BD244FDFBDFB12F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations for additional authority necessary to support efforts to expedite the project study process, including an analysis of whether the limitation established by subsection (a)(2) needs to be adjusted to address the impacts of inflation.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4C8EE86790A44100BD6EC05DB84E6311"><enum>5003.</enum><header>Expedited completion of reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H9D2F1BA25A704683AD227C37E19DC589"><enum>(1)</enum><text>expedite the completion of any ongoing project study initiated before the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF82D4811F9CA474989F4E3CC865BA51E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the Secretary determines that the project is justified in a completed report, proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project in accordance with the Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H36A547E82AAE489BA5D63B4352942546"><enum>5004.</enum><header>Project acceleration</header> <subsection id="H4BA3D899534E4568A1EA940935A1BB3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <paragraph id="H7FAC37649C6749A4A363FEC518654C25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This section shall apply to—</text> <subparagraph id="H6BAC3B88469D4F8BA05180243C14BBFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each project study that is initiated after the date of the enactment of this Act and for which an environmental impact statement is prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB43ACB9F398F47169AAA6C3159DAC24B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, to other project studies initiated before the date of the enactment of this Act and for which an environmental review process document is prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H929653A5BE58442BAF0DE507F27CDF17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any project study for the development of a non-federally owned and operated surface water storage project for which the Secretary determines there is a demonstrable Federal interest and the project—</text> <clause id="H41EEC8C32FB742FAB59510052F52406F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is located in a river basin where other Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs water projects are located;</text> </clause><clause id="HCA21897C6E4740FC89CC3FC114808699"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will create additional water supplies that support Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs water projects; or</text> </clause><clause id="H20470FA2512C4736A7E1D571F5EEF665"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>will become integrated into the operation of Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs water projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DCAADB8B1C7430DA1B11C774AAAE571"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><text>Any authority granted under this section may be exercised, and any requirement established under this section may be satisfied, for the conduct of an environmental review process for a project study, a class of project studies, or a program of project studies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4DD73DA889774F2989E9A812D6F151B8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>List of project studies</header> <subparagraph id="H03BFA0D358EC40DCBEF7A99B1E62D5C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually prepare, and make publicly available, a list of all project studies that the Secretary has determined—</text> <clause id="HBE61FFC4CD504BEF80F5C6D3D068837D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet the standards described in paragraph (1); and</text> </clause><clause id="H88C86AE79AA54CD5805251D5E2E59DE3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>do not have adequate funding to make substantial progress toward the completion of the project study.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82B02C5E8D504F869C3D4B22DBFDE4E8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The Secretary shall include for each project study on the list under subparagraph (A) a description of the estimated amounts necessary to make substantial progress on the project study.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55743AE4B3A948C18CB7264E60DFFB06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project review process</header> <paragraph id="HFA41CDA1867646AA8926967882D65556"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and implement a coordinated environmental review process for the development of project studies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H462932CCCC56488885EDFF01BE491310"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordinated review</header><text>The coordinated environmental review process described in paragraph (1) shall require that any review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, or other approval or decision issued or made by a Federal, State, or local governmental agency or an Indian Tribe for a project study described in subsection (b) be conducted, to the maximum extent practicable, concurrently with any other applicable governmental agency or Indian Tribe.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4E9DEC2AED564C4C9FE4EFEF8434F761"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The coordinated environmental review process under this subsection shall be completed not later than the date on which the Secretary, in consultation and concurrence with the agencies identified under section 5(d), establishes with respect to the project study.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9403C47C7534E24B7296F80B9AAC421"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lead agencies</header> <paragraph id="H4D58A38666DA4BFA9A2074892A8A11C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Joint lead agencies</header> <subparagraph id="H33572590B4624E3A94D968E67DA1CA57"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) and the requirements of section 1506.8 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), including the concurrence of the proposed joint lead agency, a project sponsor may serve as the joint lead agency.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87E6AD92608543C5850A4F8BBC53B40F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project sponsor as joint lead agency</header><text>A project sponsor that is a State or local governmental entity may—</text> <clause id="H4480086E6F854907BD386D1F53F25BC3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with the concurrence of the Secretary, serve as a joint lead agency with the Federal lead agency for purposes of preparing any environmental document under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.); and</text> </clause><clause id="HAF0DBA0B0B8F4F1EB76A8AAC06AC3467"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prepare any environmental review process document under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) required in support of any action or approval by the Secretary if—</text> <subclause id="H6BC58336796441A0B984E220098F6A16"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary provides guidance in the preparation process and independently evaluates that document;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HCDFAD9C25B0F43E18EA960CCFCDEBEFF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the project sponsor complies with all requirements applicable to the Secretary under—</text> <item id="H2B0573F9A4254C7DA5E6D2F94B11289B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </item><item id="H55FE31E53C884CA68B680F513A476DA4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any regulation implementing that Act; and</text> </item><item id="H3901471A81E8474887FDAD2057899B5D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>any other applicable Federal law; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="H03BA6BD151EF4302890969B55E5CEAD8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary approves and adopts the document before the Secretary takes any subsequent action or makes any approval based on that document, regardless of whether the action or approval of the Secretary results in Federal funding.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8225B6509FF74E27A2F57DFEFD80CBD4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that—</text> <subparagraph id="HCF9CFFCA2BB24E9DB29E9399DE22A91C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the project sponsor complies with all design and mitigation commitments made jointly by the Secretary and the project sponsor in any environmental document prepared by the project sponsor in accordance with this subsection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31D87E8AB21245E0BEA8A4AA9B2C8A05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any environmental document prepared by the project sponsor is appropriately supplemented to address any changes to the project the Secretary determines are necessary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3C1CA938F7F4C55966C7C0A315C4CB5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adoption and use of documents</header><text>Any environmental document prepared in accordance with this subsection shall be adopted and used by any Federal agency making any determination related to the project study to the same extent that the Federal agency could adopt or use a document prepared by another Federal agency under—</text> <subparagraph id="H58C5FFC33C854F3B9047A2FA4438A433"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA99900C311A84BE3AD329C59D7D4E827"><enum>(B)</enum><text>parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H52862A3DB20D425B87B6AA6118FEFB92"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Roles and responsibility of lead agency</header><text>With respect to the environmental review process for any project study, the Federal lead agency shall have authority and responsibility—</text> <subparagraph id="H810DBEF8822047139D8EB2E5327DE963"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to take such actions as are necessary and proper and within the authority of the Federal lead agency to facilitate the expeditious resolution of the environmental review process for the project study; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H700DE09318464D0F835D1696CAA9C66D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prepare or ensure that any required environmental impact statement or other environmental review document for a project study required to be completed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) is completed in accordance with this section and applicable Federal law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H528D86993BF647D3897D87B034F35789"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Participating and cooperating agencies</header> <paragraph id="H673DA19F000942798115FBA530166575"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Identification of jurisdictional agencies</header><text>With respect to carrying out the environmental review process for a project study, the Secretary shall identify, as early as practicable in the environmental review process, all Federal, State, and local government agencies and Indian Tribes that may—</text> <subparagraph id="HCA47E6B395ED41098F6693BCEAE27998"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have jurisdiction over the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4D4D732C5E34B0EAD06DA1DBB919A3A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be required by law to conduct or issue a review, analysis, opinion, or statement for the project study; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2133AA49F00D4C4B89EB03C157B25056"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or other approval or decision for the project study.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC99BC7974FD34DB9B3A0EEBB6449C05D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State authority</header><text>If the environmental review process is being implemented by the Secretary for a project study within the boundaries of a State, the State, consistent with State law, may choose to participate in the process and to make subject to the process all State agencies that—</text> <subparagraph id="HA50B0C4060544F598A0D3F745A1AE2C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have jurisdiction over the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BED75A40E59405A86D62735E5BEBC9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are required to conduct or issue a review, analysis, opinion, or statement for the project study; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2356B66DF2E8422092E786FFB85B1128"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or other approval or decision for the project study.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H16E98C938C7B4FD78527EFEA2A5E068F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Invitation</header> <subparagraph id="H934BE28009164DCDABB6850845286390"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal lead agency shall invite, as early as practicable in the environmental review process, any agency identified under paragraph (1) to become a participating or cooperating agency, as applicable, in the environmental review process for the project study.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5254095C5219411DBBEF13386365C960"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>An invitation to participate issued under subparagraph (A) shall set a deadline by which a response to the invitation shall be submitted, which may be extended by the Federal lead agency for good cause.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD80E9EFC2CCC41EB88F3EBD00BB9D9C6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Section 1501.6 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), shall govern the identification and the participation of a cooperating agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6D41B0EC24F847298FE6BF6C65758CD5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Federal cooperating agencies</header><text>Any Federal agency that is invited by the Federal lead agency to participate in the environmental review process for a project study shall be designated as a cooperating agency by the Federal lead agency unless the invited agency informs the Federal lead agency, in writing, by the deadline specified in the invitation that the invited agency—</text> <subparagraph id="H4BDB4048F53D4366AF01BB5E3E58C4B6"><enum>(A)</enum> <clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3CB778B530EF46D6AB3AF17FA3107E79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has no jurisdiction or authority with respect to the project;</text> </clause><clause id="H253E167ACBEF442DBD5F2673C41DA3D8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has no expertise or information relevant to the project; or</text> </clause><clause id="H7853E57C213D48359D998B89C72CCDC5" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>does not have adequate funds to participate in the project; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08279322BA0D44B183C26344763E2B72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not intend to submit comments on the project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H929B79EFB91F4F7989C4C14AB783EDFF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>A participating or cooperating agency shall comply with this section and any schedule established under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H37278DFE86C846B4A039F71A30ACFADD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effect of designation</header><text>Designation as a participating or cooperating agency under this subsection shall not imply that the participating or cooperating agency—</text> <subparagraph id="H9376789DA7DF484A813568BE785AEE94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supports a proposed project; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FDC4108CD644B36ACD9616DA74DCEFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has any jurisdiction over, or special expertise with respect to evaluation of, the project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A4BCB4CC8324C95BEF519716FAD9492"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Concurrent reviews</header><text>Each participating or cooperating agency shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H688CCA28D4744DAA830C5EDC2BF6A536"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out the obligations of that agency under other applicable law concurrently and in conjunction with the required environmental review process, unless doing so would prevent the participating or cooperating agency from conducting needed analysis or otherwise carrying out those obligations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7FE4A2C7C864EB79910559CD0032E10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>formulate and implement administrative, policy, and procedural mechanisms to enable the agency to ensure completion of the environmental review process in a timely, coordinated, and environmentally responsible manner.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1DFDFBD302DD4999BC61B751F406C97F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Non-Federal projects intergrated into reclamation systems</header><text>The Federal lead agency shall serve in that capacity for the entirety of all non-Federal projects that will be integrated into a larger system owned, operated or administered in whole or in part by the Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3BE2420C58E94C7EBF59D9D46117A37E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Non-Federal project</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a project can be expedited by a non-Federal sponsor and that there is a demonstrable Federal interest in expediting that project, the Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to advance such a project as a non-Federal project, including, but not limited to, entering into agreements with the non-Federal sponsor of such project to support the planning, design and permitting of such project as a non-Federal project.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HA6D9F36F2C10455DA56B348C768149A4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Programmatic compliance</header> <paragraph id="H51A3E05DB7224EA0A5F7526C794D09FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidance regarding the use of programmatic approaches to carry out the environmental review process that—</text> <subparagraph id="HE3B315FF803B4B6EB76AEEB5B5C9A7C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eliminates repetitive discussions of the same issues;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE158C6EEE4DD465EB83782A979D6188F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>focuses on the actual issues ripe for analyses at each level of review;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B71F2BABCAE4210B3BD67F956703275"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishes a formal process for coordinating with participating and cooperating agencies, including the creation of a list of all data that are needed to carry out an environmental review process; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFE31045740143C18E5BE144453813A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>complies with—</text> <clause id="HE84D55CAAC76478789700C0AB1FD643B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.); and</text> </clause><clause id="H8F972253AB81497FB07309DC62AF531E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all other applicable laws.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD619D68AA07A4DFDA70BD68462D65D9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H2E7B8FD9AAE5483DAABE882878412DF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as the first step in drafting guidance under that paragraph, consult with relevant Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, Indian Tribes, and the public on the appropriate use and scope of the programmatic approaches;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED5CE63353FF45EFA65E3904FC5A68F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emphasize the importance of collaboration among relevant Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, and Indian Tribes in undertaking programmatic reviews, especially with respect to including reviews with a broad geographical scope;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H280C734DD8F8400784924988562DF379"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the programmatic reviews—</text> <clause id="HFC8F3589E0D045659E003400D87FC5DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote transparency, including of the analyses and data used in the environmental review process, the treatment of any deferred issues raised by Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, Indian Tribes, or the public, and the temporal and special scales to be used to analyze those issues;</text> </clause><clause id="HD42A8807F57843DCA8250A2C4E97FF44"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use accurate and timely information in the environmental review process, including—</text> <subclause id="HBF9D2A1F56D949A8BAC6B3D55326DE2E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>criteria for determining the general duration of the usefulness of the review; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HD993698CF2AD421C893C3FEA8332A09D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the timeline for updating any out-of-date review;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H9B07B41152654AE89F367ED7903CD2D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describe—</text> <subclause id="H5072A8A69B31485C84897EE00C423803"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the relationship between programmatic analysis and future tiered analysis; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HFA77D44CD6114242ADD7A6F9577358AB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the role of the public in the creation of future tiered analysis; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H8478BE7696AB409FA4D47DC0CAAE2EA1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>are available to other relevant Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, Indian Tribes, and the public;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06E99A15A1E24045859185BA4950212C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>allow not fewer than 60 days of public notice and comment on any proposed guidance; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8AAB000D9104FE0A5B5822411CE7F9E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>address any comments received under subparagraph (D).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60703081B0C64FE6B6AE68EB1827FB71"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Coordinated reviews</header> <paragraph id="H40A085B20BFF44339707FAAD61F1ADDC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination plan</header> <subparagraph id="H8801F94760A744D29A315E3E9EF297CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Federal lead agency shall, after consultation with and with the concurrence of each participating and cooperating agency and the project sponsor or joint lead agency, as applicable, establish a plan for coordinating public and agency participation in, and comment on, the environmental review process for a project study or a category of project studies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCECAA59A425C4DE8B201740A328D044D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Schedule</header> <clause id="H4EA2C219FDC14196986C66134F4E021E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable but not later than 45 days after the close of the public comment period on a draft environmental impact statement, the Federal lead agency, after consultation with and the concurrence of each participating and cooperating agency and the project sponsor or joint lead agency, as applicable, shall establish, as part of the coordination plan established in subparagraph (A), a schedule for completion of the environmental review process for the project study.</text> </clause><clause id="H46F00915767D445FBA7F66CB206DDF25"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text>In establishing a schedule, the Secretary shall consider factors such as—</text> <subclause id="H2CCA72662D1C426F845AA2BE256EC8D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the responsibilities of participating and cooperating agencies under applicable laws;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H3E629FC9168041AF83D3595E9F9BABAE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the resources available to the project sponsor, joint lead agency, and other relevant Federal and State agencies, as applicable;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HA3FC32B0A3F94AD08C86E09BE5B50AF8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the overall size and complexity of the project;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H65A1626E2AAD43B689122594E25D738E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the overall schedule for and cost of the project; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HD78A6EFFDD6147AAA2015120741272B1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the sensitivity of the natural and historical resources that could be affected by the project.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HFEBE3069C8B145F6915C6FC43976A4A8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <subclause id="HCDF9E86B08E74553B593E97AD091C3B5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>lengthen a schedule established under clause (i) for good cause; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H979A7AE9BCC64E3584875D5AF7BBBF28"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shorten a schedule only with concurrence of the affected participating and cooperating agencies and the project sponsor or joint lead agency, as applicable.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HD1EFF077D17D4340ACA44C47B669B035"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text>A copy of a schedule established under clause (i) shall be—</text> <subclause id="HB4F4F0EC26ED4318B31DD4BE4F0B30CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provided to each participating and cooperating agency and the project sponsor or joint lead agency, as applicable; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HE96A4554E1F142E5B7B370F8B9DEF994"><enum>(II)</enum><text>made available to the public.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FDD2F29479D41BE867E0DD852862311"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comment deadlines</header><text>The Federal lead agency shall establish the following deadlines for comment during the environmental review process for a project study:</text> <subparagraph id="H3AF2005F7FA34844B8CD1CEE00EEAC28"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Draft environmental impact statements</header><text>For comments by Federal and State agencies and the public on a draft environmental impact statement, a period of not more than 60 days after publication in the Federal Register of notice of the date of public availability of the draft environmental impact statement, unless—</text> <clause id="HCBE189870B294241AE3D7986A575228C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a different deadline is established by agreement of the Federal lead agency, the project sponsor or joint lead agency, as applicable, and all participating and cooperating agencies; or</text> </clause><clause id="H524540D6A1BF46BEA78B935A51AA00BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the deadline is extended by the Federal lead agency for good cause.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6D0B87DE76348D89DDBE8475597494C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other environmental review processes</header><text>For all other comment periods established by the Federal lead agency for agency or public comments in the environmental review process, a period of not more than 30 days after the date on which the materials on which comment is requested are made available, unless—</text> <clause id="H4DDB751996144A868B0FDDD54B8F754B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a different deadline is established by agreement of the Federal lead agency, the project sponsor, or joint lead agency, as applicable, and all participating and cooperating agencies; or</text> </clause><clause id="HDDF051572C7D4904B38A476EB7E30821"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the deadline is extended by the Federal lead agency for good cause.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HED11188E167F40078442F17081A684C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadlines for decisions under other laws</header><text>In any case in which a decision under any Federal law relating to a project study, including the issuance or denial of a permit or license, is required to be made by the date described in subsection (i)(5)(B), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the Senate—</text> <subparagraph id="H60BDC6452E8545F6A0AA0F95AEA21AB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as soon as practicable after the 180-day period described in subsection (i)(5)(B), an initial notice of the failure of the Federal agency to make the decision; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62CA3562620046FD8D75E4DBF2B29E8F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>every 60 days thereafter until such date as all decisions of the Federal agency relating to the project study have been made by the Federal agency, an additional notice that describes the number of decisions of the Federal agency that remain outstanding as of the date of the additional notice.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC58BD3028D724B71BD5F4659733032E8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Involvement of the public</header><text>Nothing in this subsection reduces any time period provided for public comment in the environmental review process under applicable Federal law (including regulations).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA9A3A7C39762460A9E77469A9452B732"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transparency reporting</header> <subparagraph id="HF4A4822A6A1E4DE28338CA9A27EEFF18"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and maintain an electronic database and, in coordination with other Federal and State agencies, issue reporting requirements to make publicly available the status and progress with respect to compliance with applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) and any other Federal, State, or local approval or action required for a project study for which this section is applicable.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54563C4B2AB74855BCBA7325082BF53A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project study transparency</header><text>Consistent with the requirements established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make publicly available the status and progress of any Federal, State, Tribal, or local decision, action, or approval required under applicable laws for each project study for which this section is applicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4239112872A14FE39D3BF4E7D94DE7F7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Issue identification and resolution</header> <paragraph id="H18E4DABECEAC4EB1887B30E9F0D70778"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>The Federal lead agency, the cooperating agencies, and any participating agencies shall work cooperatively in accordance with this section to identify and resolve issues that could delay completion of the environmental review process or result in the denial of any approval required for the project study under applicable laws.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H411916660C534B3F97099456AB1EB3CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal lead agency responsibilities</header> <subparagraph id="H2183B25960B5450C9375971312651D5B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal lead agency shall make information available to the cooperating agencies and participating agencies as early as practicable in the environmental review process regarding the environmental and socioeconomic resources located within the project area and the general locations of the alternatives under consideration.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H343D6C5989DD48349428FD1DF3184B6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Data sources</header><text>The information under subparagraph (A) may be based on existing data sources, including geographic information systems mapping.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AC271FF2BE343E482D359222A8CAFFB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperating and participating agency responsibilities</header><text>Based on information received from the Federal lead agency, cooperating and participating agencies shall identify, as early as practicable, any issues of concern regarding the potential environmental or socioeconomic impacts of the project, including any issues that could substantially delay or prevent an agency from granting a permit or other approval that is needed for the project study.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H655257DF5E2C4102B1D40D566082F560"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accelerated issue resolution and elevation</header> <subparagraph id="H12A05D5D0A7D41C4B429E83AC3E8B858"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On the request of a participating or cooperating agency or project sponsor, the Secretary shall convene an issue resolution meeting with the relevant participating and cooperating agencies and the project sponsor or joint lead agency, as applicable, to resolve issues that may—</text> <clause id="H64B93BCD33274EB393D312ED9F94FABB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>delay completion of the environmental review process; or</text> </clause><clause id="HC1E6B29285A4476D83A2FB604F825DBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>result in denial of any approval required for the project study under applicable laws.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A9F1756B3D546D5B1ACDDABFC2E3D84"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Meeting date</header><text>A meeting requested under this paragraph shall be held not later than 21 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the request for the meeting, unless the Secretary determines that there is good cause to extend that deadline.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC08308CFAB7A48498D285978B72190E8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>On receipt of a request for a meeting under this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify all relevant participating and cooperating agencies of the request, including the issue to be resolved and the date for the meeting.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05CCBFB8A28F4A2297017C26A1D24D67"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Elevation of issue resolution</header><text>If a resolution cannot be achieved within the 30-day period beginning on the date of a meeting under this paragraph and a determination is made by the Secretary that all information necessary to resolve the issue has been obtained, the Secretary shall forward the dispute to the heads of the relevant agencies for resolution.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E4EFC0DD0A44E28817BA3D4CEA8B9D3"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Convention by secretary</header><text>The Secretary may convene an issue resolution meeting under this paragraph at any time, at the discretion of the Secretary, regardless of whether a meeting is requested under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14DE52CC2BF541F2B3AAE9B2BF3BC00A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Financial penalty provisions</header> <subparagraph id="H8DEA03801E804EE1A769E76AC747F433"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Federal jurisdictional agency shall complete any required approval or decision for the environmental review process on an expeditious basis using the shortest existing applicable process.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EDBE34F3B5B432FBDC7965BE65CA145"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to decide</header> <clause id="H2B8A81FD1F444B039DB16C416F0211CA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header> <subclause id="H331B7FA9C23B46F3841BF634C5B570F2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>If a Federal jurisdictional agency fails to render a decision required under any Federal law relating to a project study that requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment, including the issuance or denial of a permit, license, statement, opinion, or other approval by the date described in clause (ii), the amount of funds made available to support the office of the head of the Federal jurisdictional agency shall be reduced by an amount of funding equal to the amount specified in item (aa) or (bb) of subclause (II), and those funds shall be made available to the division of the Federal jurisdictional agency charged with rendering the decision by not later than 1 day after the applicable date under clause (ii), and once each week thereafter until a final decision is rendered, subject to subparagraph (C).</text> </subclause><subclause id="H63DC1A7DD4A24E0F88D1632AC1225108"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Amount to be transferred</header><text>The amount referred to in subclause (I) is—</text> <item id="HD175F0954C204700983756FCA98B8B42"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>$20,000 for any project study requiring the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; or</text> </item><item id="H39428EFF20504D08827A976DC893832A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>$10,000 for any project study requiring any type of review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) other than an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="H8A151B2AA2C94C1B93144A939326BD5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Description of date</header><text>The date referred to in clause (i) is the later of—</text> <subclause id="H3E8D04F57D154C38BAB324D7574BF301"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which an application for the permit, license, or approval is complete; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HF84BE27F63FA4E7D891A6C6367A1B887"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Federal lead agency issues a decision on the project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1E1B5B0501C4031840D192F239D3DEA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <clause id="H9B51CCE762FF400FAA460D1F309A3A53"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No transfer of funds under subparagraph (B) relating to an individual project study shall exceed, in any fiscal year, an amount equal to 1 percent of the funds made available for the applicable agency office.</text> </clause><clause id="H0B72C97F1AE544F4A064CF30A3E3AEF4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to decide</header><text>The total amount transferred in a fiscal year as a result of a failure by an agency to make a decision by an applicable deadline shall not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the funds made available for the applicable agency office for that fiscal year.</text> </clause><clause id="HF01C3469A7464828B3D454E51B199509"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Aggregate</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each fiscal year, the aggregate amount of financial penalties assessed against each applicable agency office under this Act and any other Federal law as a result of a failure of the agency to make a decision by an applicable deadline for environmental review, including the total amount transferred under this paragraph, shall not exceed an amount equal to 9.5 percent of the funds made available for the agency office for that fiscal year.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC971B714E12E4A3E88B8D45C2BD8BEF8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Notification of transfers</header><text>Not later than 10 days after the last date in a fiscal year on which funds of the Federal jurisdictional agency may be transferred under subparagraph (B)(5) with respect to an individual decision, the agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate written notification that includes a description of—</text> <clause id="HDB5ED19AE51F454CBEBEF4FB6EEDB8EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the decision;</text> </clause><clause id="H0D83C449B8F84932BD0BCA1A791D49F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the project study involved;</text> </clause><clause id="HE39FC84CD7B94B408F3097542A2E06CB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount of each transfer under subparagraph (B) in that fiscal year relating to the decision;</text> </clause><clause id="H5532E4683B6341E1A8B8BF95CFD0F532"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the total amount of all transfers under subparagraph (B) in that fiscal year relating to the decision; and</text> </clause><clause id="H221A4340F9454C57B65ADE52B50F859F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the total amount of all transfers of the agency under subparagraph (B) in that fiscal year.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1194AA9814A4F2797F4222B60BF28F0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>No fault of agency</header> <clause id="H287C993D6B87498A9E00B3941A12E6D3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A transfer of funds under this paragraph shall not be made if the applicable agency described in subparagraph (A) notifies, with a supporting explanation, the Federal lead agency, cooperating agencies, and project sponsor, as applicable, that—</text> <subclause id="H3B15ECCE89FB4B90AF3D398F8BF63191"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the agency has not received necessary information or approvals from another entity in a manner that affects the ability of the agency to meet any requirements under Federal, State, or local law;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HD1B2D93ADE6C4086887D4A67DA8E35FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>significant new information, including from public comments, or circumstances, including a major modification to an aspect of the project, requires additional analysis for the agency to make a decision on the project application; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H52D9C4B48F3F413FBF7A595EF1DAE08B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the agency lacks the financial resources to complete the review under the scheduled timeframe, including a description of the number of full-time employees required to complete the review, the amount of funding required to complete the review, and a justification as to why not enough funding is available to complete the review by the deadline.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H41BF2B2758DE4FE4B343B3CFAFF8F635"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Lack of financial resources</header><text>If the agency provides notice under clause (i)(III), the Inspector General of the agency shall—</text> <subclause id="HEA2F4D6AAC9A41E5B5381B3E29D079B6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>conduct a financial audit to review the notice; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H48A7415E5E744CD6BCFDFFBA620B6567"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date on which the review described in subclause (I) is completed, submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the results of the audit conducted under subclause (I).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53D672059FBB4DB3B48A6454FFE75482"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Federal agency from which funds are transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall not reprogram funds to the office of the head of the agency, or equivalent office, to reimburse that office for the loss of the funds.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2565A8AB2AE141BE998A831763190573"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Effect of paragraph</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph affects or limits the application of, or obligation to comply with, any Federal, State, local, or Tribal law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD55C7D3EBBF24370BA5812908D0879E2"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Memorandum of agreements for early coordination</header> <paragraph id="HF35F0863701747C992173679A8BAFBD3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sense of congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <subparagraph id="HD3DEEBEEA0154435B786C065EA62CB25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary and other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process should cooperate with each other, State and local agencies, and Indian Tribes on environmental review and Bureau of Reclamation project delivery activities at the earliest practicable time to avoid delays and duplication of effort later in the process, prevent potential conflicts, and ensure that planning and project development decisions reflect environmental values; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D36E7853B584E66A63D6D6C55289CDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cooperation referred to in subparagraph (A) should include the development of policies and the designation of staff that advise planning agencies and project sponsors of studies or other information foreseeably required for later Federal action and early consultation with appropriate State and local agencies and Indian Tribes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H86A9ABF5BF284F129A4C7E227180565E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>If requested at any time by a State or project sponsor, the Secretary and other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process, shall, to the maximum extent practicable and appropriate, as determined by the agencies, provide technical assistance to the State or project sponsor in carrying out early coordination activities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCB3644B7D88C46378C9BFEE4280A1BB7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Memorandum of agency agreement</header><text>If requested at any time by a State or project sponsor, the Federal lead agency, in consultation with other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process, may establish memoranda of agreement with the project sponsor, Indian Tribes, State and local governments, and other appropriate entities to carry out the early coordination activities, including providing technical assistance in identifying potential impacts and mitigation issues in an integrated fashion.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44EE77A6A7C041E2AA39A5D54820B4AE"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Nothing in this section preempts or interferes with—</text> <paragraph id="H4B7CAE9795984422B68D62000455A453"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any obligation to comply with the provisions of any Federal law, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HBEF3F4652E9E4C2C8646E7AA00BB0666"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF8CFA96A85648B896DAA1D63AEB5C78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other Federal environmental law;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H35A0023CCC4F41759B3228F84101BA41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a court of the United States or in the court of any State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0202F538C6894A27993DE5B74E4C4002"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any requirement for seeking, considering, or responding to public comment; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7F5DBE444663406A96F498EFEEABAAC2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, duty, or authority that a Federal, State, or local governmental agency, Indian Tribe, or project sponsor has with respect to carrying out a project or any other provision of law applicable to projects.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8EC0AE69ED94EF8A7735815FE7503D7"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Timing of claims</header> <paragraph id="HD043AF9DCE5C4669A2D08A5F889E12A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Timing</header> <subparagraph id="H56C8D0707EFE47EAB78BE176B3A4ACD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial review of a permit, license, or other approval issued by a Federal agency for a project study shall be barred unless the claim is filed not later than 3 years after publication of a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the permit, license, or other approval is final pursuant to the law under which the agency action is taken, unless a shorter time is specified in the Federal law that allows judicial review.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DDB173FCA8542529C890B69CCCE366A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Nothing in this subsection creates a right to judicial review or places any limit on filing a claim that a person has violated the terms of a permit, license, or other approval.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC136F826B62414E893C063F90563A4A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New information</header> <subparagraph id="H92A76D68131A4127A241EFC3BB5FD27E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall consider new information received after the close of a comment period if the information satisfies the requirements for a supplemental environmental impact statement under title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (including successor regulations).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD86DF9D196546E1A7EE1B1E8B788A0F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separate action</header><text>The preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement or other environmental document, if required under this section, shall be considered a separate final agency action and the deadline for filing a claim for judicial review of the action shall be 3 years after the date of publication of a notice in the Federal Register announcing the action relating to such supplemental environmental impact statement or other environmental document.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8EF96092AD04609AA8967889EF5D7D7"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Categorical exclusions</header> <paragraph id="HAFFD45E808854528AD67076E150467A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H03424B0EDD464D9BA75753A347CFC0A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>survey the use by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs of categorical exclusions in projects since 2005;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF5B94B489774175B02892B594FFC95A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish a review of the survey that includes a description of—</text> <clause id="H14C0A0DAB6FE400B902FBC06DD34571A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the types of actions that were categorically excluded or could be the basis for developing a new categorical exclusion; and</text> </clause><clause id="HA0A3A48B6A15499BB57F8A6586FD545D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any requests previously received by the Secretary for new categorical exclusions; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB644CFDA67FB4B1A9B17B9033589B625"><enum>(C)</enum><text>solicit requests from other Federal agencies and project sponsors for new categorical exclusions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50667EECDC774E75AC96193CA43622C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New categorical exclusions</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary has identified a category of activities that merit establishing a categorical exclusion that did not exist on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act based on the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to propose that new categorical exclusion, to the extent that the categorical exclusion meets the criteria for a categorical exclusion under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB64935DC65EC4E32AFBC0B96352FC68D"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Review of project acceleration reforms</header> <paragraph id="H300311326DDC47A68B97CF80234E6593"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H5C0CA3DA0FED4EE098ADD5EA442DAE70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the reforms carried out under this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1783E1F242A84C13B0C42688FF2EEDA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 5 years and not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the Senate a report that describes the results of the assessment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H153345D246A34D489684615CD29301A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The reports under paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of impacts of the reforms carried out under this section on—</text> <subparagraph id="H6EDB413AD71B44CB8A4770900B0EF71D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>project delivery;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BFB7D7182D4457AB0A32010D2D0E0AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compliance with environmental laws; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H496844EF585E43818853E0C3B3A5DE2A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the environmental impact of projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2898DA23E57A468A9738C9DE290367D5"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Performance measurement</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to measure and report on progress made toward improving and expediting the planning and environmental review process.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HEA57310A726A4915B19EF0AEC0B4669A"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Categorical exclusions in emergencies</header><text>For the repair, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a Bureau of Reclamation or Bureau of Indian Affairs project that is in operation or under construction when damaged by an event or incident that results in a declaration by the President of a major disaster or emergency pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121</external-xref> et seq.), the Secretary shall treat such repair, reconstruction, or rehabilitation activity as a class of action categorically excluded from the requirements relating to environmental assessments or environmental impact statements under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), if the repair or reconstruction activity is—</text> <paragraph id="HA3E8E5DEFC06400A8AB9D31142897E3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, and design as the original Bureau of Reclamation or Bureau of Indian Affairs project as before the declaration described in this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5C4FBD5C122140969BEF141782AC8494"><enum>(2)</enum><text>commenced within a 2-year period beginning on the date of a declaration described in this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H357AA5E7BA3D4321AE8D98EC00688770"><enum>5005.</enum><header>Annual report to Congress</header> <subsection id="H088E104A278E4EBF9013A8B1F7608923"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the Senate an annual report, to be entitled <quote>Report to Congress on Future Water Project Development</quote>, that identifies the following:</text> <paragraph id="HC2F01EA0E0D3419AB5EAEC59578F5E84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Project reports</header><text>Each project report that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H321F39FD61F0420F8F8E434A714F8B8C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proposed project studies</header><text>Any proposed project study submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b) that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9CB1F1A65C7443BB84130474432CE7C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Proposed modifications</header><text>Any proposed modification to an authorized water project or project study that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A) that—</text> <subparagraph id="HB2C62A6DB93442FA8FC77AA2B00197FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2F0BCED6940409A9806319B8D7F889C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is identified by the Secretary for authorization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H05B3F81AF7C045F8A844F666DF1FD208"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Expedited completion of report and determinations</header><text>Any project study that was expedited and any Secretarial determinations under section 4 of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB917F6D6E174768B5B6F338878589A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requests for proposals</header> <paragraph id="H5200680780C047C29496C127D19CEB39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not later than May 1 of each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice requesting proposals from non-Federal interests for proposed project studies and proposed modifications to authorized projects and project studies to be included in the annual report.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0A63FBD23135425DA219CB73B8F35A70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline for requests</header><text>The Secretary shall include in each notice required by this subsection a requirement that non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days after the date of publication of the notice in the Federal Register in order for the proposals to be considered for inclusion in the annual report.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H81A209B0809E4C51866243CC01E9D57C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>On the date of publication of each notice required by this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HBA0A57B2F24F44BBAC8F1DF83DFA44CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the notice publicly available, including on the internet; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1061172BD414E3593BCDC60DEA4AEBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide written notification of the publication to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the Senate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAEA44FE6B5144228A402581EE075402A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header> <paragraph id="HD963F39E64204179953D4D01B3A3663B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Project reports, proposed project studies, and proposed modifications</header> <subparagraph id="H88ABF7B6CDA6471A9F62114CF70E7098"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Criteria for inclusion in report</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the annual report only those project reports, proposed project studies, and proposed modifications to authorized projects and project studies that—</text> <clause id="H915DB63A04974B39B66239D215B549B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are related to the missions and authorities of the Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs;</text> </clause><clause id="HB369CA4C4955425D820E6A8D7B08D410"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require specific congressional authorization, including by an Act of Congress;</text> </clause><clause id="H761AE40A48774ECFB4BB5441B9C847A9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have not been congressionally authorized;</text> </clause><clause id="H4E6FDC0DE4A64F6E9E12AD5D7F7A49F7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>have not been included in any previous annual report; and</text> </clause><clause id="H14A8C186606C410EA6AB7F541CF958FD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>if authorized, could be carried out by the Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DBB46676ED64715A4FE1A8ABF8A4F99"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of benefits</header> <clause id="HDBDD76DC4AD747E0BB50B7BF3D4F8935"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Description</header><text>The Secretary shall describe in the annual report, to the extent applicable and practicable, for each proposed project study and proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or project study included in the annual report, the benefits, as described in clause (ii), of each such study or proposed modification.</text> </clause><clause id="HBF0A27174EA34910804ED42CAB847EBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>The benefits (or expected benefits, in the case of a proposed project study) described in this clause are benefits to—</text> <subclause id="H4371FFFB3B0647868705CD38E52A043D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the protection of human life and property;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H86A5937254474BD6A7B83CBB1C8918DA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>domestic irrigated water and power supplies;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HD0B1F58335D049159DCF2B55E9A8D2BB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the national economy;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H717CDDFE661D4273A5B31ACE1C315FFD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the environment; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H6FEC2A37007E479985CEC4B6BAD8ABCF"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the national security interests of the United States.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB074E7FFC4B4D10B8526DD8BE8E3B85"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Identification of other factors</header><text>The Secretary shall identify in the annual report, to the extent practicable—</text> <clause id="H7C7433EB96AC41FCA2EF8DE2F612FD57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for each proposed project study included in the annual report, the non-Federal interest that submitted the proposed project study pursuant to subsection (b); and</text> </clause><clause id="HD1BE73242D7545A9803BB6BED7EA45C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for each proposed project study and proposed modification to a project or project study included in the annual report, whether the non-Federal interest has demonstrated—</text> <subclause id="H09592DA31C0D432498A0A5320497321C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that local support exists for the proposed project study or proposed modification to an authorized project or project study (including the surface water storage development project that is the subject of the proposed feasibility study or the proposed modification to an authorized project study); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HE123C1DC295246859D4DBBD6008F912A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the financial ability to provide the required non-Federal cost share.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF58BB64495DA427B8A5A6E5C09115430"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the annual report, for each project report, proposed project study, and proposed modification to a project or project study included under paragraph (1)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H38439708B1BA409C9B68FA16A5685193"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name of the associated non-Federal interest, including the name of any non-Federal interest that has contributed, or is expected to contribute, a non-Federal share of the cost of—</text> <clause id="H608A29480EE44DD68D55562A2EEA4006"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project report;</text> </clause><clause id="H8D3A88D9630A464488C0B825FC0CE075"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the proposed project study;</text> </clause><clause id="H54959219F24942BFB87397533DB6D81A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the authorized project study for which the modification is proposed; or</text> </clause><clause id="HEA7CB8824CB94F01AD6835BE7D44F892"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>construction of—</text> <subclause id="HA95D7DA23108468C977FFB1CBB3A9DB4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the project that is the subject of—</text> <item id="H73B604066FC94CA4A263489FBAD8C738"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the water report;</text> </item><item id="HA91E6E24ACD440ABAB535075F012CE64"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the proposed project study; or</text> </item><item id="H32006A0E958946FDAB73AE27253CD44F"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the authorized project study for which a modification is proposed; or</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="HB5472670901E45BFA635D721CD4514A2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the proposed modification to a project;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26AB54C497CD42C39891EE3DFB140318"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a letter or statement of support for the water report, proposed project study, or proposed modification to a project or project study from each associated non-Federal interest;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49C593A1064B4F2FA04404C6ED0EB1AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the purpose of the feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, or proposed modification to a project or project study;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BFEC1A366E847D19E0E1E4DA08B4FB2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs of—</text> <clause id="HDFE12B1B2A1E4388975598CCD8AAB5FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the proposed modification to an authorized project study; and</text> </clause><clause id="H03CFF566CF654A1BBF6D96F00D3FB04E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>construction of—</text> <subclause id="H140C31B987FE4E8492EE9448F7638314"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the project that is the subject of—</text> <item id="HFFD0319953FA4C8EB92FB64F5175DB95"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the project report; or</text> </item><item id="HB8635B73B3FE4E9BA555D2173D1CCFDB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the authorized project study for which a modification is proposed, with respect to the change in costs resulting from such modification; or</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="HB470A873BC6443E29013375264056824"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the proposed modification to an authorized project; and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFDB8DC1BB5342CE9BA09AB9E3D6233D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of—</text> <clause id="H42E907B193A2498EA204EF5FD1DF59F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project that is the subject of—</text> <subclause id="HF95811BFD629433DB6EDBE872D01C117"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the project report; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H4C91387F4DF944BA919B51C620714E0D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the authorized project study for which a modification is proposed, with respect to the benefits of such modification; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H76BB5BCA8BF14E7794D819C5030CF2F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the proposed modification to an authorized project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36899B3B7A504CF6B54FE8F3E4309DE5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the annual report a certification stating that each feasibility report, proposed feasibility study, and proposed modification to a project or project study included in the annual report meets the criteria established in paragraph (1)(A).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H717654517C0044D7B706669DF927FEC1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Appendix</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the annual report an appendix listing the proposals submitted under subsection (b) that were not included in the annual report under paragraph (1)(A) and a description of why the Secretary determined that those proposals did not meet the criteria for inclusion under such paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CD18F2BB141411A9C71CD47CAF99432"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special rule for initial annual report</header><text>Notwithstanding any other deadlines required by this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HD2F17CA06DA043FD815135C4E7A10E96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register a notice required by subsection (b)(1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0FC9CD21AC3C4896A11A91A60DB7334F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include in such notice a requirement that non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in subsection (b)(1) by not later than 120 days after the date of publication of such notice in the Federal Register in order for such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the first annual report developed by the Secretary under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5BF9985E30B24C4CA037DE2D9D680222"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Upon submission of an annual report to Congress, the Secretary shall make the annual report publicly available, including through publication on the internet.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H69B051DE1B7549D69D36A288E4DBC29B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>project report</term> means a final feasibility report developed under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H889740FF25F84EDAAFD7CCAE7B267314"><enum>5006.</enum><header>Applicability of the WIIN Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 3221 through 3226, 4007 and 4009 of the WIIN Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/322">Public Law 114–322</external-xref>) shall not apply to any project (as defined in section 2 of this Act).</text> </section><enum>VI</enum><header>Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act </header> <section id="H5344B4E4E3A047378A122640BA2794CC"><enum>6001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="HE1D11A08DE914C9E8941535ED242A994"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bureau</header><text>The term <term>Bureau</term> means the Bureau of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFBE3F7511A9B418CB1CD64F11BAB132A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperating agencies</header><text>The term <term>cooperating agency</term> means a Federal agency with jurisdiction over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, or other approval or decision required for a qualifying project under applicable Federal laws and regulations, or a State agency subject to section 3(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0C62EBA21942474AB1C66503F65BC2D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualifying projects</header><text>The term <term>qualifying projects</term> means new surface water storage projects in the States covered under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371</external-xref> et seq.) constructed on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding, unless the project applicant elects not to participate in the process authorized by this Act. Such term shall also include State-led projects (as defined in section 4007(a)(2) of the WIIN Act) for new surface water storage projects in the States covered under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371</external-xref> et seq.), constructed on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding, unless the project applicant elects not to participate in the process authorized by this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H61146DCA0D344C1DB9453BC8454005E0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H58AF6CDF931C4F50B161072E104349CA"><enum>6002.</enum><header>Establishment of lead agency and cooperating agencies</header> <subsection id="HBDECF6200A2549DA88CFAC88342B13F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of lead agency</header><text>The Bureau is established as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under Federal law to construct qualifying projects.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H66E09E7DDE8A4E5A89BEA4629576DEC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification and establishment of cooperating agencies</header><text>The Commissioner of the Bureau shall—</text> <paragraph id="H957E38F4722B4B9C8E6B4A591784E76A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify, as early as practicable upon receipt of an application for a qualifying project, any Federal agency that may have jurisdiction over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, approval, or decision required for a qualifying project under applicable Federal laws and regulations; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB9D02820EE1A412EB85598C52B8D4795"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notify any such agency, within a reasonable timeframe, that the agency has been designated as a cooperating agency in regards to the qualifying project unless that agency responds to the Bureau in writing, within a timeframe set forth by the Bureau, notifying the Bureau that the agency—</text> <subparagraph id="HDF0732FE0A4040AE9EB335CE7604D59C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has no jurisdiction or authority with respect to the qualifying project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E3F2CE53C1A460E8C2B826E6B7C3466"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has no expertise or information relevant to the qualifying project or any review, analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, or other approval or decision associated therewith; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1C81D6927444911827A97097BC7BD27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not intend to submit comments on the qualifying project or conduct any review of such a project or make any decision with respect to such project in a manner other than in cooperation with the Bureau.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7BC72B89BE574F3B93455A058DA8BEC5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State authority</header><text>A State in which a qualifying project is being considered may choose, consistent with State law—</text> <paragraph id="H945EA45547574D9BB6A70B6FEFF2DC17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to participate as a cooperating agency; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H165631C736D54E279F28859340F37111"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to make subject to the processes of this Act all State agencies that—</text> <subparagraph id="HABC64E64902E411780EB9D480F90360F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have jurisdiction over the qualifying project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ACC80EFCEC9497B8F101671D6978DB8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are required to conduct or issue a review, analysis, or opinion for the qualifying project; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB00AD94C490441B91CF51E27DCF670D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the qualifying project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEB8BF839577E4066A041F53DA39FFFF5"><enum>6003.</enum><header>Bureau responsibilities</header> <subsection id="H070BF58F8E4443F990BA1BD279D58708"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The principal responsibilities of the Bureau under this Act are—</text> <paragraph id="H010B27BD326D44A599A2318B660820C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to serve as the point of contact for applicants, State agencies, Indian Tribes, and others regarding proposed qualifying projects;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2B4FEBF2285F4ABE884E7DBAD0C55C8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to coordinate preparation of unified environmental documentation that will serve as the basis for all Federal decisions necessary to authorize the use of Federal lands for qualifying projects; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H814D8E10DC604041B79741EBDE607A19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to coordinate all Federal agency reviews necessary for project development and construction of qualifying projects.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3054AF162546414EA6B0437C14F67744"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination process</header><text>The Bureau shall have the following coordination responsibilities:</text> <paragraph id="H8FBCB9FC262D428CB590DE345811DD6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preapplication coordination</header><text>Notify cooperating agencies of proposed qualifying projects not later than 30 days after receipt of a proposal and facilitate a preapplication meeting for prospective applicants, relevant Federal and State agencies, and Indian Tribes—</text> <subparagraph id="H1380E133C6C643C89DE91376A0862052"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to explain applicable processes, data requirements, and applicant submissions necessary to complete the required Federal agency reviews within the timeframe established; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FDC930A478047BBBC4BE7E7A578F662"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to establish the schedule for the qualifying project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H69497CA78BAE46D883040FDA5C2E611E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation with cooperating agencies</header><text>Consult with the cooperating agencies throughout the Federal agency review process, identify and obtain relevant data in a timely manner, and set necessary deadlines for cooperating agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAC1EFDBE4BD44FFB9D1D1C10394B79AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Schedule</header><text>Work with the qualifying project applicant and cooperating agencies to establish a project schedule. In establishing the schedule, the Bureau shall consider, among other factors—</text> <subparagraph id="HF6FA5059F3CC40F6AA0ED986657C449D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the responsibilities of cooperating agencies under applicable laws and regulations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97ED4D7374A24E35A0200235925DA254"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the resources available to the cooperating agencies and the non-Federal qualifying project sponsor, as applicable;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E5C656E91E24B96843C542B19E8B3A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the overall size and complexity of the qualifying project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9B0DB2D1BDF4D8AA98EC10A6184908C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the overall schedule for and cost of the qualifying project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBFA53B0994B4930AFDC9C1C49FB6E09"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the sensitivity of the natural and historic resources that may be affected by the qualifying project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C8934C496B24853AD2F222BF40F23AE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental compliance</header><text>Prepare a unified environmental review document for each qualifying project application, incorporating a single environmental record on which all cooperating agencies with authority to issue approvals for a given qualifying project shall base project approval decisions. Help ensure that cooperating agencies make necessary decisions, within their respective authorities, regarding Federal approvals in accordance with the following timelines:</text> <subparagraph id="HFE31C77AF4884B0B95B7CA571D059DB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year after acceptance of a completed project application when an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact is determined to be the appropriate level of review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6ADF8FAE7E2D4442BCF3D178294244AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year and 30 days after the close of the public comment period for a draft environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.), when an environmental impact statement is required under the same.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BFC7B6B46D14ABAB0EA4565CBB6CA02"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consolidated administrative record</header><text>Maintain a consolidated administrative record of the information assembled and used by the cooperating agencies as the basis for agency decisions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H980F09DFE9EF4C7C8CCBFF9B28706438"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project data records</header><text>To the extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, ensure that all project data is submitted and maintained in generally accessible electronic format, compile, and where authorized under existing law, make available such project data to cooperating agencies, the qualifying project applicant, and to the public.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H284E5891A2404F6F94D030D19870391A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Project manager</header><text>Appoint a project manager for each qualifying project. The project manager shall have authority to oversee the project and to facilitate the issuance of the relevant final authorizing documents, and shall be responsible for ensuring fulfillment of all Bureau responsibilities set forth in this section and all cooperating agency responsibilities under section 5.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD809ED51D5154B318B40EBCAD5E71F1B"><enum>6004.</enum><header>Cooperating agency responsibilities</header> <subsection id="HB481F87A97A04AD8A694710AAF9FD529"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adherence to bureau schedule</header> <paragraph id="H67F60B29C88E4AF498E164123D294272"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Timeframes</header><text>On notification of an application for a qualifying project, the head of each cooperating agency shall submit to the Bureau a timeframe under which the cooperating agency reasonably will be able to complete the authorizing responsibilities of the cooperating agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8F9F8E83FFA74ED0ACB2AD65AF329732"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Schedule</header> <subparagraph id="H17B4E0F2D92647F4AAB3A852E1B33C9D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of timeframes</header><text>The Bureau shall use the timeframes submitted under this subsection to establish the project schedule under section 4.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75DF78515347410D9371655B5E8FC2BF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adherence</header><text>Each cooperating agency shall adhere to the project schedule established by the Bureau under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2CBE226F2829483B80D485FC8FDD2BB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Environmental record</header><text>The head of each cooperating agency shall submit to the Bureau all environmental review material produced or compiled in the course of carrying out activities required under Federal law, consistent with the project schedule established by the Bureau under subsection (a)(2).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9CBC0865DB704A02BB8B7A0C47F661FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data submission</header><text>To the extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, the head of each cooperating agency shall submit all relevant project data to the Bureau in a generally accessible electronic format, subject to the project schedule established by the Bureau under subsection (a)(2).</text> </subsection></section><section id="H8A3768CED9AA42988A34F3DFD6654345"><enum>6005.</enum><header>Funding to process permits</header> <subsection id="HE10E1E3363AD4DE887199CCAC8FC8ECF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, after public notice in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Administrative Procedure Act</quote>), may accept and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit of that entity related to a qualifying project.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HDB00402E2BF4457B9B2E072C5CA543FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on permitting</header> <paragraph id="H04BDDE9A16AA4B06BE554DEB3B4A9D3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation of permits</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the evaluation of permits carried out using funds accepted under this section shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A7F22995035407EA0C43BE5642ADC1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be reviewed by the Regional Director of the Bureau of the region in which the qualifying project or activity is located (or a designee); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD73E359C157B4B1D9D23AFF71DBF954E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use the same procedures for decisions that would otherwise be required for the evaluation of permits for similar projects or activities not carried out using funds authorized under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB62C5AF5C20B4FD091254153ED06ABE6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Impartial decision making</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary and the head of each cooperating agency receiving funds under this section for a qualifying project shall ensure that the use of the funds accepted under this section for the qualifying project shall not—</text> <subparagraph id="H643B2FC755894C4EB1C08C90E2747875"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substantively or procedurally impact impartial decision making with respect to the issuance of permits; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA2FD19B880A4C7699F82D25347A77EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diminish, modify, or otherwise affect the statutory or regulatory authorities of the cooperating agency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1EC2FE661B6E4CF5A93EAD6DF82A490F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text>None of the funds accepted under this section shall be used to carry out a review of the evaluation of permits required under subsection (b)(1)(A).</text> </subsection><subsection id="HCA4B566069754DE6A200753B8A0018FB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that all final permit decisions carried out using funds authorized under this section are made available to the public, including on the internet.</text> </subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Federally Integrated Species Health Act</header> <section commented="no" id="HEBE055A545034FF7956025EDD87F2753"><enum>7001.</enum><header>Transfer of functions with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HA5523A2FB8094FAEACA0D37F2769B046"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of functions</header><text>All functions with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) that were vested in the Secretary of Commerce or the National Marine Fisheries Service immediately before the enactment of this Act are transferred to the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H733C6DB64ADC489BB6AB640C52F194D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HADAD4BCCFD7F48E9A7922C2671946846"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 3(15) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1532">16 U.S.C. 1532(15)</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H2D31760F05F043BC904C92E001344F72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(15)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC6A9BCFE720A47F5813A493356325F4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H6F01F79CF563477AB8B2BF58624D1C46" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HFCF2F01F71814B2CA29D51F97FD8867A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5194D6580BB9409A9B730EC265255797"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 3 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1532">16 U.S.C. 1532</external-xref>) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB04C0B92E6B2429AA24D88C60288E5BA" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H2015CE80B2524D8D9BBF1A72F4CC65D6"><enum>(22)</enum><text>The term <term>anadromous species</term> means a species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and that migrate to ocean waters.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2B83A569B1C64786ADA18F559A7248EE"><enum>(23)</enum><text>The term <term>catadromous species</term> means a species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4D14FDB8B1B3417883E7B2DDE4A8F102"><enum>7002.</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header> <subsection id="H15E9EBDD96D14683843E900D339ED586"><enum>(a)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to a department or office from which a function is transferred by this Act—</text> <paragraph id="H85FB44AAFA57411284A65F560522017A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the head of such department or office is deemed to refer to the Secretary of the Interior; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1F713C27387D48E69A5F408DF5464C75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to such department or office is deemed to refer to the Department of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB171B77B1B78442AB69A755675996C91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exercise of authorities</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary of the Interior may, for purposes of performing the functions transferred by this Act, exercise all authorities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that were available with respect to the performance of that function immediately before the effective date of the transfer of the function under this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H60E429A7E03D480F8C7CAFD233E4273A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provisions</header> <paragraph id="HDC9E6E83AF3A47158F4C8A40C96CE772"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Legal documents</header><text>All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges—</text> <subparagraph id="HFCEEABDC1EBA43A5A4D4723CD117A30C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the Secretary of Commerce, any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, or any other Government official in the performance of any function that is transferred by this Act, or by a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to such performance; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B23A30BFCFC4397B45F44032ECDD82A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that are in effect on the effective date of this Act (or become effective after such date pursuant to their terms as in effect on such effective date),</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, any other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3593382A593E484481BA40F33EA6E434"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proceedings</header> <subparagraph id="H286749C846304334A2A9C8C5281F95CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This Act shall not affect any proceedings or any application for any benefits, service, license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending on the date of the enactment of this Act before an office transferred by this Act. Such proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceeding shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25BD80F83B8348C9B6B6E84ADB79ED2A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2842254FFA7840259E24EFCEDACCB8DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Suits</header><text>This Act shall not affect suits commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act, and in all such suits, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been enacted.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0C73255953C842C4A5E2D6FDD8E7A65A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonabatement of actions</header><text>No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against the Department of Commerce or the Secretary of Commerce, or by or against any individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H588669F22C814DBA8630EACC50A51DA5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuance of suits</header><text>If any Government officer in the official capacity of such officer is party to a suit with respect to a function of the officer, and under this Act such function is transferred to any other officer or office, then such suit shall be continued with the other officer or the head of such other office, as applicable, substituted or added as a party.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2FFAA35B84784727A7B3A0C94AF328B5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administrative procedure and judicial review</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by this Act, any statutory requirements relating to notice, hearings, action upon the record, or administrative or judicial review that apply to any function transferred by this Act shall apply to the exercise of such function by the head of the Federal agency, and other officers of the agency, to which such function is transferred by this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H81250388CE354C23A379554596F2866E"><enum>7003.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H32C9F22378F24E989E77B8F8DF4B76A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Anadromous species and catadromous species</header><text>Each of the terms <term>anadromous species</term> and <term>catadromous species</term> has the meaning that term has under section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended by section 3 of this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC6486BB3DBD24058AAEB9984B744589F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Function</header><text>The term <term>function</term> includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF78939716EFA42318103DD320A54E308"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Office</header><text>The term <term>office</term> includes any office, administration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Pilot Program </header> <section id="HABA073D6AEB543B79193040DA2960BF9"><enum>8001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="HF9FD098F3293422CB921BB5505E65C6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bureau</header><text>The term <term>Bureau</term> means the Bureau of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8A6091AF5FAE480C9118D035D73C09D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1EA40961D53D46A4903D3ED5BD7D88C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term>, with respect to a Reclamation project, means land that—</text> <subparagraph id="H6683ABD124514D2EB079D6AF867DE3B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is authorized to receive water under State law; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDD62DCF87AF4BE284ED896B14386DEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shares an aquifer with land located in the service area of the Reclamation project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H52BE1C1A4F414C4EBF468C3C0167DFA4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Net water storage benefit</header><text>The term <term>net water storage benefit</term> means an increase in the volume of water that is—</text> <subparagraph id="H90A07391D38C49EFA0AFF3B8A1971F8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>stored in one or more aquifers; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE101C1D0E4DE430CB7E4C85B84D07051"><enum>(B)</enum> <clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6C0DBEC8E31F4599978295ED1159690A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>available for use within the authorized service area of a Reclamation project; or</text> </clause><clause id="HBE34FD7816D9427883353A8D27658058" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>stored on a long-term basis to avoid or reduce groundwater overdraft.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABFFB0D1A3A940719F77C39D9415B9FE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reclamation facility</header><text>The term <term>Reclamation facility</term> means each of the infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau at a Reclamation project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF1ABB20E62A24881B4EC9B1584303AE4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reclamation project</header><text>The term <term>Reclamation project</term> means any reclamation or irrigation project, including incidental features thereof, authorized by Federal reclamation law or the Act of August 11, 1939 (commonly known as the <quote>Water Conservation and Utilization Act</quote>) (53 Stat. 1418, chapter 717; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/590y">16 U.S.C. 590y</external-xref> et seq.), or constructed by the United States pursuant to such law, or in connection with which there is a repayment or water service contract executed by the United States pursuant to such law, or any project constructed by the Secretary through the Bureau for the reclamation of land.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9C255F7F800E4A31BB77B1046F21944A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H85275E6AC5384FA9A9BA0A6774AF7E9B"><enum>8002.</enum><header>Use of Bureau facilities</header> <paragraph id="H39630DBF7D63461883A3F0DDB5F358A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commissioner may allow the use of excess capacity in Reclamation facilities for aquifer recharge of non-Reclamation project water, subject to applicable rates, charges, and public participation requirements, on the condition that—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ED4446762634FEC996E377EBE835BEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use—</text> <clause id="HFC65868621D04A66BDDB364EA8D2924D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not be implemented in a manner that is detrimental to—</text> <subclause id="H91A97B10B7B140B88FA98875D9DBC96C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any power service or water contract for the Reclamation project; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="HE99C7028A3C7444B94E54C26DC434094"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any obligations for fish, wildlife, or water quality protection applicable to the Reclamation project;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H3B36BAFAF98B491A9B319F0D1F66639F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be consistent with water quality guidelines for the Reclamation project;</text> </clause><clause id="HCC1E262EF628480C9BE16AFB196C51FC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall comply with all applicable—</text> <subclause id="H9837BB3A47964EEB8F604E97B67E6BD1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Federal laws; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H7367FB1642734AEB88ED211D5D9C8CB1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>policies of the Bureau; and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB001AEB33C2E47579AD5D31CA694E34D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the non-Federal party to an existing contract for water or water capacity in a Reclamation facility consents to the use of the Reclamation facility under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D9B983E449246D4A13A599E1CD245AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts</header><text>Nothing in this subsection affects a contract—</text> <subparagraph id="HB54F14B7BB274FCD9F4479D555FCCB72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in effect on the date of the enactment of this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H426EFC020CBE4DA2A63CE55581B57F32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under which the use of excess capacity in a Bureau conveyance facility for carriage of non-Reclamation project water for aquifer recharge is allowed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H126CB1A35497430DB848C78CA675D3B0"><enum>8003.</enum><header>Aquifer recharge on eligible land</header> <paragraph id="HB3DA865B39CC402BBB19D461668689F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary may contract with a holder of a water service or repayment contract for a Reclamation project to allow the contractor, in accordance with applicable State laws and policies—</text> <subparagraph id="HDC740AC0A8C1423EB05DFBC92A861200"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to directly use water available under the contract for aquifer recharge on eligible land; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83B6079A6462438CA50E1705CA272ACE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to enter into an agreement with an individual or entity to transfer water available under the contract for aquifer recharge on eligible land.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0CADEED27BB04E22BA6805EBD5C5452B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized project use</header><text>The use of a Reclamation facility for aquifer recharge under paragraph (1) shall be considered an authorized use for the Reclamation project if requested by a holder of a water service or repayment contract for the Reclamation facility.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H70E76E464DFF4F5B922D54EF8091A7F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications to contracts</header><text>The Secretary may contract with a holder of a water service or repayment contract for a Reclamation project under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that a new contract or contract amendment described in that paragraph is—</text> <subparagraph id="H3FF8C5B8ABF944D3838800FF9A34A2AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>necessary to allow for the use of water available under the contract for aquifer recharge under this subsection;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48334B7ED4D54F6B8876D0C53CF318B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the best interest of the Reclamation project and the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD3DA7EC2C1848459FAA43364C95BD80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>approved by the contractor that is responsible for repaying the cost of construction, operations, and maintenance of the facility that delivers the water under the contract.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7569D4AD888146FE9ED0EFC4C4626E13"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The use of Reclamation facilities for the use or transfer of water for aquifer recharge under this subsection shall be subject to the requirements that—</text> <subparagraph id="HC5DBCB0B2345440790AA5EA6CB3DD060"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use or transfer shall not be implemented in a manner that materially impacts any power service or water contract for the Reclamation project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H388C994FCB954E639862F2D273EC7F97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>before the use or transfer, the Secretary shall determine that the use or transfer—</text> <clause id="H6155D205ACD2460A9DF187E3ABA129D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>results in a net water storage benefit for the Reclamation project; or</text> </clause><clause id="H28C8F3E057F3464482D8D82A864AE1E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contributes to the recharge of an aquifer on eligible land; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DED72C4CE8B481DACEDF142C63BAFAE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the use or transfer complies with all applicable—</text> <clause id="H785131CDE00C4CDDA9BC4EAE12462E65"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal laws and policies; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6473C445B81B48F698043E21F2658450"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>interstate water compacts.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H2AEF1E8C2AF74D499A77498E66DBFA01"><enum>8004.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="HDCC5EFA2D745453B8360F2ED0408CE67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary should encourage the use of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management for aquifer recharge, where appropriate, consistent with—</text> <subparagraph id="H009A15890BD84C6190D2A5B919FE6247"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the existing grant of right-of-way;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B1A48D7242E47379966AE3B0A6C9AFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as applicable, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58656453FA3E49C79CDEE3E3F88CDF45"><enum>(C)</enum><text>applicable land and resource management plans; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15655AA7C952497D8A0F84ADBAFC4C08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary should consider whether aquifer recharge may be appropriate in certain areas of critical environmental concern, if aquifer recharge—</text> <subparagraph id="H6B535F95AB474E32B2E042E40027DE95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would enhance the values for which the area of critical environmental concern has been designated; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF76B64D2F3CD476584243DEBE9340898"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is consistent with the management requirements for the area of critical environmental concern.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H79E79AEDC4E0405B99B3807A65D008EC"><enum>8005.</enum><header>Conveyance for aquifer recharge purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The holder of a right-of-way, easement, permit, or other authorization to transport water across public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management may transport water for aquifer recharge purposes, including outside of the regular period of use, without requiring additional authorization from the Secretary where the use does not expand or modify the operation of the right-of-way, easement, permit, or other authorization across public land.</text> </section><section id="HDDAB2AD1173140889962E78F80181F70"><enum>8006.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No later than 18 months after the enactment of this law, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the status of the pilot; and describes obstacles, if any, to implementing the pilot.</text> </section><section id="H32335287F0964BDAAB50B082DB59239C"><enum>8007.</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act—</text> <paragraph id="H0EDE73257F184D0883E4D33A19055F54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>creates, impairs, alters, or supersedes a Federal or State water right; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H71808545848C46829F1E96D6865D4852"><enum>(2)</enum><text>alters or supersedes State sovereignty and authority regarding State water rights and the use of water.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H34C3E3B49C69404B9D94942864219578"><enum>8008.</enum><header>Exemption</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title shall not apply to the State of California.</text> </section><enum>IX</enum><header>Big Sand Wash Project Title Transfer Act </header> <section id="H49A57DE85381461D92E8C1289860E8C2"><enum>9001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="H7394A8531C2D49E08FDB912027083702"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquired lands</header><text>The term <term>Acquired Lands</term> means those lands that were acquired by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District with Federal and District funds for the purpose of water storage and conveyance in the Big Sand Wash Facilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H626BD366955E46CB921E400045D82561"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Association</header><text>The term <term>Association</term> means the Moon Lake Water Users Association, an association of 8 irrigation companies in Utah.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDD7F79B100004FABBFD0B2F195DC4714"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Big sand wash facilities</header><text>The term <term>Big Sand Wash Facilities</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E9455FA5B2C4FADA541F89AE924C83D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means the following features that are part of the Uinta Basin Replacement Project authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>)—</text> <clause id="H0C49D713797C4671B431CACC25514796"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Big Sand Wash Dam, including the enlarged reservoir and outlet works;</text> </clause><clause id="H4BEC1D888FE841CCBFC94AA90EE226EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Feeder Pipeline;</text> </clause><clause id="H882236AAE6BA44F4B1FEA596204B7454"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Feeder Diversion;</text> </clause><clause id="H8309D3D81FF3475FA7C2565E426269C6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Roosevelt Pipeline; and</text> </clause><clause id="H5FEA854475BF4D14811A39A738E631AD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Big Sand Wash Facilities; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF00BF38420274A4FA48A41205F915DA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include—</text> <clause id="H59CD6326D6544A49984AD743C67EFB40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Moon Lake Dam and Reservoir; and</text> </clause><clause id="HD188184AC90A46AC969C23AF40E51C0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the modified outlet works.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H89BE9710D1384EC1ADB938AD61213BAC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>District</header><text>The term <term>District</term> means the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, a political subdivision of the State of Utah with certain responsibilities for the implementation of the Central Utah Project Completion Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7259C06BD9D84E738119983EC8DEDD40"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Duchesne county</header><text>The term <term>Duchesne County</term> means the Duchesne County Water Conservancy District in Duchesne County, Utah.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7ED7994E350945AD913E1DBB35FD45DA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal lands</header><text>The term <term>Federal Lands</term> means parcels of federally owned lands and easements acquired for the expansion of the Big Sand Wash Facilities, and includes those original, Association lands deeded to the United States in November 2001 as a permanent easement for the conveyance and storage of water and the right of ingress and egress.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H488047C878FF4B259EF30B92ADBE3D28"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Feeder diversion</header><text>The term <term>Feeder Diversion</term> means the diversion structure and appurtenances constructed in the Lake Fork River to divert water into the Big Sand Wash Project, and includes the property acquired by easement for the diversion structure and rights of egress and ingress to the property.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H03A3C831C8F9453A9078E6261CFEA440"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Feeder pipeline</header><text>The term <term>Feeder Pipeline</term> means the pipeline and appurtenances constructed from the Feeder Diversion to the Big Sand Wash Reservoir, and includes the property acquired by easement for the pipeline.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAF2FFFD4C05E4235A77AF1944D9704DB"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Roosevelt pipeline</header><text>The term <term>Roosevelt Pipeline</term> means the pipeline and appurtenances constructed to deliver project and non-project water from the Big Sand Wash Facilities for the Association and Duchesne County, and includes the property acquired by easement for the pipeline.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6E187B3E256E44BC9AF92F8B6DDC4F75"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior or a designee of the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD2D04232FF02492695D4393B5EB714A1"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Uinta basin replacement project</header><text>The term <term>Uinta Basin Replacement Project</term> applies to the project that was authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act to enlarge the Big Sand Wash Dam and Reservoir, construct the Feeder Diversion, construct the Feeder Pipeline, construct the Roosevelt Pipeline, modify the Moon Lake outlet works, develop mitigation lands, and develop other facilities as required to complete project purposes.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HD1F9D95142244D58A278A4F625BC47A4"><enum>9002.</enum><header>Conveyance of facilities and land</header> <subsection id="H10AD5C1DC7684F479F9C197BF44060BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b) and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, and maintenance of the Big Sand Wash Facilities, the Secretary shall convey to the District all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Acquired Lands, the Federal Lands, and the Big Sand Wash Facilities in existence on the date of the enactment of this Title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H61ED94A445AF40608C11CA38EA18C9CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The conveyance under subsection (a) shall not be completed until all of the following occur:</text> <paragraph id="H6222CCB78EBE41898E5CE2ABA12CE745"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The District pays to the Secretary the net present value of the remaining repayment obligations identified in the Water Service Contract, Supplement No. 2, Contract No. 14–06–400–4286 and Block Notice Number UBRP1, as determined by Office of Management and Budget Circular A–129 (in effect on the date of the enactment of this title). Such prepayment shall not affect the contract to deliver water between the District and Duchesne County and shall remedy all outstanding issues relating to the District’s expenditure of Federal funds for land acquisition.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H99B74DBFF815431998DC23EDD99CB270"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Association, the District, and Duchesne County enter into an agreement, only as mutually deemed necessary by the Parties, reflecting as much as possible the existing operating agreement, Agreement No. 01–07–40–R7020 dated November 15, 2001, that provides for the future operation of and delivery of water from the Big Sand Wash Facilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H750545337DC74E69B785BCE71F890A89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Association and the District enter into an agreement to convey Acquired Lands, Federal Lands, the Feeder Diversion, and the Feeder Pipeline to the Association.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF80FAB63E79342FE8658B8B67379747C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Association and the District enter into an agreement that ensures the minimum stream flow requirements contained in the Final Environmental Assessment, section 203(a), Uinta Basin Replacement Project, dated October 2001.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4C0B542A4933495BB6B6E475C3F9962F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The District and the United States enter into an agreement that ensures the minimum stream flow requirements contained in the Final Environmental Assessment, section 203(a), Uinta Basin Replacement Project, dated October 2001.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB3F997924B1A4081942A20E3798C408A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The District enters into an agreement to convey Acquired Lands and Federal Lands to the Utah Department of Transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3947520A641F488DBB879EE87C8CAB64"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The District enters into an agreement to convey the Roosevelt Pipeline to Duchesne County.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCCAE9BB41769456C8C72F9F03BF9263A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prepayment authority</header><text>The District is hereby granted authority to prepay, at net present value as determined by Office of Management and Budget Circular A–129 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this title), all irrigation block notices associated with the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H27FD37918B7346569079CC578D513EB5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment of costs</header><text>The District shall pay any necessary and reasonable administrative and real estate transfer costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance authorized by subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4E1CA2DFE0F440639CDF20B018386A93"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Compliance with environmental laws</header> <paragraph id="H255764804E95466BA86ABF819F337E4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before conveying land and facilities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under—</text> <subparagraph id="H196F87EC474A4694986FCA269838B945"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31229CE00A574BDEAAA6CE2C2F0475F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H267A65705EDA49DDA13C021718EFD954"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other law applicable to the land and facilities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H28BE543568A24FF9A2DC90F5D16CAB20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this title modifies or alters any obligations under—</text> <subparagraph id="HEAB60CCA13464F21ACA202919E51DF0C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3160BC8A5DF94EE3B15403252BB3E44E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H90EF4070A2A44B4786CDE55F05F0053F"><enum>9003.</enum><header>Relationship to Uinta Basin Replacement Project</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">After the conveyance authorized under section 3(a), the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the Big Sand Wash Facilities, Acquired Lands, and Federal Lands, except for damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by any employee or agent of the United States before the date of the conveyance, consistent with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">chapter 171</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code.</text> </section><section id="H33BF5A2F36FB43BA9749DB7E69223E1D"><enum>9004.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the conveyance authorized by section 3(a) is not completed by the date that is 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Title, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HCAB4B756305848978482D23F833FA625"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the status of the conveyance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H52AD34FD0DB34C63BEF85E0EC911ABA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFAD61C8E804B45F7B9738415C68AF1F5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>X</enum><header>Kennewick Irrigation District Title Transfer Act </header> <section id="HB35DCB5837074225BDAD5EE567076303"><enum>10001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="H08204AE10E0E4655AF0649DC86149B3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>The term <term>Agreement</term> means the agreement required under section 2(a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBCC98149C94B4039BBA1FEC59A784D25"><enum>(2)</enum><header>District</header><text>The term <term>District</term> means the Kennewick Irrigation District, located in Benton County, Washington, which operates and maintains a portion of the Kennewick Division of the Yakima Project constructed by the United States to enable the Kennewick Irrigation District to carry out authorized purposes pursuant to the Act of June 12, 1948 (62 Stat. 382).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H45BF53F301904FF780F7482E2C490BA4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>District’s head gate</header><text>The term <term>District’s head gate</term> means the point of diversion for the Kennewick Irrigation District, identified as the KID Main Canal Headworks at the following location: KID Main Canal Headworks, 200 feet east and 1100 feet north, more or less, from the southwest corner of section 16, being within the northwest ¼ of the southwest ¼ of the southwest ¼ of section 16, T. 9 N., 26 E.W.M.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H820166427F4B4A4993E1A4458C5EF56A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Division</header><text>The term <term>Division</term> means the Kennewick Division, including the Transferred Works.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6573DB6061A8416FB7A5A1C4C1745C0C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transferred works</header><text>The term <term>Transferred Works</term> means the canals, laterals, and appurtenant works and lands, which begin at the District’s head gate and extends approximately 40 miles east to the Columbia River built to serve the place of use of the 20,201 acres of currently irrigated irrigable lands entitled to delivery of water within the Kennewick Irrigation District.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H183B02F5323541DE8B333E6D34EC5462"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HEC7AD1969AC04BEBA56764BD3CB16ACB"><enum>10002.</enum><header>Agreement, conveyance, report</header> <subsection id="HBC24E07FBED94423A7BF06DB0678E096"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall enter into an agreement with the District to determine the legal, institutional, and financial terms related to the conveyance of the Transferred Works. The Agreement shall be completed after the requirements in section 5(a) are satisfied. This Agreement shall be in accordance with and subject to Memorandum of Agreement No: R18MA13703 between the District and the Bureau of Reclamation.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8B8F207F6EF949B9966BD6C97175827C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance</header><text>Subject to valid leases, permits, rights-of-way, easements, and other existing rights and in accordance the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the District all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Transferred Works.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H59A8DB213BB74DFEBE787AC0C4314EB0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If the conveyance authorized by subsection (b) is not completed within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—</text> <paragraph id="H795058828C3E46BE99C61BD8279E10C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the status of the conveyance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFDCE25471F444D088374D0BE0BD39D28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4D891FB3FCA94BEDBFBBA6699E9475AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H67D72ADCB7B241A6BDEAB623B14BF46E"><enum>10003.</enum><header>Liability</header> <subsection id="H90264DC37D064848B7530C7FAEA0A213"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Damages</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law and for damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by its employees or agents, effective upon the date of the conveyance authorized by section 2, the United States shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the Transferred Works.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HC7B0D4BF68EF45DBABE560A016923D3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Torts claims</header><text>Nothing in this section increases the liability of the United States beyond that provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">chapter 171</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code (popularly known as the <quote>Federal Tort Claims Act</quote>).</text> </subsection></section><section id="HE17A458CFDB54CE7BF2F76FBBE9D3310"><enum>10004.</enum><header>Benefits</header> <subsection id="H12F58C18A8744E5B8C6C79578D4F7DB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Status of land</header><text>After conveyance of the Transferred Works under this Act, the Transferred Works shall not be considered to be a part of a Federal reclamation project.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2EE34A990452483DA93855432E20968C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Benefits if entire division conveyed</header><text>If the entire Division is conveyed out of Federal ownership, the District shall not be eligible to receive any benefits, including project power, with respect to the conveyed Division, except benefits that would be available to a similarly situated entity with respect to property that is not part of a Federal reclamation project.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H6424D526495D41A394D8F5642758DE8E"><enum>10005.</enum><header>Compliance with other laws</header> <subsection id="H9A20D41405944E2AA080D4E8F47DD797"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance with environmental and historic preservation laws</header><text>Before making the conveyance authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall complete all actions required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.), subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, and all other applicable laws.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H7E94ECC49305405BAD6477CE57A9C1F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance by the district</header><text>After conveyance of the Transferred Works under this Act, the District shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations in its operation of the Transferred Works.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H86DB1A3257464BABAE602F4C1F76323B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicable authority</header><text>All provisions of Federal Reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371</external-xref> et seq.), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act) shall continue to be applicable to project water provided to the District.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H1DAC6B24AB5849ABBFBA34E927D674D0"><enum>10006.</enum><header>Payment</header> <subsection id="H83BF919077BC4423852B85635B3CB162"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative costs</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), administrative costs for conveyance of the Transferred Works under this Act shall be paid in equal shares by the Secretary and the District.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HEA73A894B3714CF4B44DFB290A5E97C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Real estate transfer cost</header><text>Costs of all boundary surveys, title searches, cadastral surveys, appraisals, and other real estate transactions required for the conveyance of the Transferred Works shall be paid by the District.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HCD757C0251A840B8B672DB02BBE26A5F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Costs of compliance with other laws</header><text>Costs associated with any review required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.), subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, and all other applicable laws for conveyance of the Transferred Works shall be paid in equal shares by the Secretary and the District.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H6A354753CFDC4919A51D19E106CF2E1E"><enum>10007.</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <subsection id="H7A17D7F2BA564C9285514355A181ECDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability of other law</header><text>Section 1212 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> shall apply to and be incorporated into this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HC4B46140460E4EFB8B075E65E4FD523A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall or shall be construed for any purpose—</text> <paragraph id="H2F15EAC4710B4886B37B937341CC71B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to transfer, affect, reduce, modify, or impair the water rights of any person;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H559FBC48DF194DEDB3C3C5803BE47241"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to affect, reduce, modify, or impair the United States authority to regulate and manage water in the Yakima Basin, including water diverted into the Chandler Power Canal and Prosser Dam through and including the Kennewick Irrigation District’s head gate;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2B07C2A028C04DC49DAC3429BAFC9297"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to change how water is diverted at Prosser Dam and delivered to the Kennewick Irrigation District through the Chandler pumps through the District’s head gate; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7A490529AF594812BC35B16C74E36913"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to affect, reduce, modify, or impair the United States control, management, and ownership of the <quote>Reserved works</quote> as defined in the United States Bureau of Reclamation and Kennewick Irrigation District Amendatory Repayment Contract (1953) (Contract No. 14–06–W–56) as amended, at pp. 2–3, which Reserved works include but are not limited to Prosser Dam, the Chandler Power Canal and hydroelectric and pumping plant, all Yakima Project facilities, and the siphon under the Yakima River to the District’s head gate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7ABC897E06784480955E78F6AA9C0BE9"><enum>10008.</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">After completing the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey title, if the Secretary affirms in writing to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that the following criteria have been met:</text> <paragraph id="H76CB69BD21D647B488BDBDCCB33FDC60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Kennewick Irrigation District agrees to accept title to the property proposed for transfer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC439C98B26834DD7A7DC98C215B08386"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The proposed title transfer will not have an unmitigated negative effect on the environment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA0590F370A4E45C49D9BAC6B21905415"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The transfer is consistent with the Secretary’s responsibility to protect land and water resources held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8E5E9931F89F4EC08E53BD077B0286B1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The transfer is consistent with the Secretary’s responsibility to ensure compliance with international treaties and interstate compacts.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA4B0F80D27414C50A8FD33B1673E7BDB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Kennewick Irrigation District agrees to provide, as consideration for the assets to be conveyed, compensation to the United States worth the equivalent of the present value of any repayment obligation to the United States or other income stream the United States derives from the assets to be transferred at the time of the transfer.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>XI</enum><header>Water Rights Protection Act </header> <section id="HDDF931805341486D97AD37BD8286B44D"><enum>11001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="H8D7C3AABFB084591946BC22AF657E094"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means, as applicable—</text> <subparagraph id="H29755470C35F43D3882C75EEF2D458D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A48441EDBE54A40961BC7ABD59C5FE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC85CB4C6E8B421FA3C92794237C203F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Water right</header><text>The term <term>water right</term> means any surface, groundwater, or storage use filed, permitted, certificated, confirmed, decreed, adjudicated, or otherwise recognized by a judicial proceeding or by the State in which the user acquires possession of the water or puts it to beneficial use. Such term shall include water rights for federally recognized Indian Tribes.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HC2CF9F6166144FD481F600527EA5154E"><enum>11002.</enum><header>Treatment of water rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall not—</text> <paragraph id="HAD8D04CBF4E946F8A2305CD1499A8B23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>condition the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on the transfer of any water right (including joint and sole ownership) directly or indirectly to the United States, or on any impairment of title or interest, in whole or in part, granted or otherwise recognized under State law, by Federal or State adjudication, decree, or other judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water compact; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB16C110F1BDC4451B0B3C1A9C512D07B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require any water user (including any federally recognized Indian Tribe) to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under State law as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HCEC8B0577F46470F8EF3E45DC588A197"><enum>11003.</enum><header>Policy development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In developing any rule, policy, directive, management plan, or similar Federal action relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="H6E790B7DFD4645EDBE377448894E4FAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HFC147AC99D324CECA7BE2AC42A44F636"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recognize the longstanding authority of the States relating to evaluating, protecting, allocating, regulating, permitting, and adjudicating water use; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CBF2610345543A1B1A7E20266714E6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with the States to ensure that any rule, policy, directive, management plan, or similar Federal action is consistent with, and imposes no greater restriction or regulatory requirement, than applicable State water law; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H159F65B1A6544384AB890E777A9EA18B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not—</text> <subparagraph id="H54034B1D33CB4481827242A4E9722125"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adversely affect—</text> <clause id="H16CE81B5E0504431AFCD82AD2CF2D75D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the authority of a State in—</text> <subclause id="H349E16F650E142CEBBC0F99C5F27447B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>permitting the beneficial use of water; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="HE337BE19160F499E91C5889439984154"><enum>(II)</enum><text>adjudicating water rights;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H6461DF2309BB4056A30528A4453B5F9C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any definition established by a State with respect to the term <term>beneficial use</term>, <term>priority of water rights</term>, or <term>terms of use</term>; or</text> </clause><clause id="HFC6103935CE146BCB39BCF8547AD79F3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other right or obligation of a State established under State law; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B573ED2A3DC46329C65E96A435EC4A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assert any connection between surface and groundwater that is inconsistent with such a connection recognized by State water laws.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HF1D6E3F5020B4712A4A26790C779EC7F"><enum>11004.</enum><header>Effect</header> <subsection id="HEA79ABC26E6C44209C6C5501EDA4FAA3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Existing authority</header><text>Nothing in this Act limits or expands any existing legally recognized authority of the Secretary to issue, grant, or condition any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on Federal land that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H50D8ECB192E14695B9508EC0E4E092A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reclamation contracts</header><text>Nothing in this Act in any way interferes with any existing or future Bureau of Reclamation contract entered into pursuant to Federal Reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H865F3B74F47B420BB5129EEBF06D0A11"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Endangered Species Act</header><text>Nothing in this Act affects the implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H343F79390CAB44FE877B272ADF5B39CF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal reserved water rights</header><text>Nothing in this Act limits or expands any existing reserved water rights of the Federal Government on land administered by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF403973606D94292AB40739EDC11B955"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal Power Act</header><text>Nothing in this Act limits or expands authorities pursuant to section 4(e), 10(j), or 18 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/797">16 U.S.C. 797(e)</external-xref>, 803(j), 811).</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF679AFCCF2B14B7DB1918B61B1B57C1B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Indian water rights</header><text>Nothing in this Act limits or expands any existing reserved water right or treaty right of any federally recognized Indian Tribe.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H1E2FC6AC443D490692A6D8941163E087"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federally held state water rights</header><text>Nothing in this Act limits the ability of the Secretary, through applicable State procedures, to acquire, use, enforce, or protect a State water right owned by the United States.</text> </subsection></section><enum>XII</enum><header>Coulee Dam Redesignation </header> <section id="H407E4AFF47E0463CBF206989C4E8670C"><enum>12001.</enum><header>Redesignation of facility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at Highway–155, Coulee Dam, Washington 99116, known as the Third Powerplant, shall be known and designated as the <quote>Nathaniel <quote>Nat</quote> Washington Power Plant</quote>.</text> </section><section id="H6E5B047D3EC7461E8E8EFF62F8042D54"><enum>12002.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Nathaniel <quote>Nat</quote> Washington Power Plant.</text> </section><enum>XIII</enum><header>Nutria Eradication and Control Act Reauthorization</header> <section id="H1D9FCBE7589A417CBDC501323A7A2E60"><enum>13001.</enum><header>Nutria eradication</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/16">Public Law 108–16</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA379BCC0817E4BE495120EBB8D11E11B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 2—</text> <subparagraph id="HCDF087557EDC4FCFBBB7E298677B7986"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <clause id="H9A3DE31BDFBF4B07B673E8E8DDF4B5A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Wetlands and tidal marshes of the Chesapeake Bay and in Louisiana</quote> and inserting <quote>Wetlands, tidal marshes, and agricultural lands</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="H76CE49DC43904069A1F92700768ABC1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>in Maryland and Louisiana</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HC09C4958266648F7B61E929BA056056B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>in Maryland</quote> and all that follows to the period and inserting <quote>Consequently, marsh loss, loss of public and private wetlands, and loss of agricultural lands are accelerating.</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42A782454DD64EDD99C3CC6C285A2F0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana</quote> and inserting <quote>any state that has demonstrated the need</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6072EABBC2F343059FE7C7F781AEC608"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 3—</text> <subparagraph id="H44D469AE463744FC85E183F89CB78740"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H33584573401F45438C6464BF5B8A3E07" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HC81EFD67D4084ADB8D261C18814785BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), subject to the availability of appropriations, may provide financial assistance to any state that has demonstrated to the Secretary sufficient need for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland, public and private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by nutria.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AEF6D7B32EE43E7849385D19364B1AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HB8111F8BE58A4E26B0AF83AC9BE78D96" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H0618CFD7999F46C5A07EDA9B7811A4A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the program shall be to—</text> <paragraph id="HF5841E52012040B387BB6A2AC357D38A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>eradicate or control nutria in affected States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD8E7B5E6C524477E85EEA53178D1239F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>restore marshland, public and private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by nutria.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31D2B46728634ABAB35CCA9528E1EF1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>$4,000,000</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>12,000,000 for any qualifying state program for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HA0C6B8C7BAA84258A7C31023DF0E271D"><enum>13002.</enum><header>Deauthorizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following projects authorized by section 1638 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390h-20">43 U.S.C. 390h–20</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>) are hereby deauthorized:</text> <paragraph id="HF38319BCECD148CCB283DC32AC84C5FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kalaeloa Seawater Desalination Project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H605514BB8A2B44D2A0EA747CD1C099E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Lahaina Water Recycling Project #3.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9E441120D8744547A71DB98CA1409928"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Kealakehe Water Recycling Project.</text> </paragraph></section>