[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1607 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1607

 To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation 
          pumped storage development, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2023

 Mr. Schweikert (for himself and Mr. Stanton) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation 
          pumped storage development, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement 
        between the United States and the Association dated September 
        6, 1917.
            (2) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the Salt 
        River Valley Water Users' Association.
            (3) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means the 
        portion of the National Forest System land located on the south 
        side of the Salt River from the March 9, 1903, 1-mile 
        withdrawal area for Reclamation purposes extending an 
        additional 2 miles from the Salt River at Roosevelt Dam to 
        18.25 river miles downstream, not including the Superstition 
        Mountain Wilderness Area and the Tonto National Monument, as 
        depicted on the Map.
            (4) District.--The term ``District'' means the Salt River 
        Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District.
            (5) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map prepared under 
        subsection (e)(1).
            (6) SRP.--The term ``SRP'' means--
                    (A) the District; and
                    (B) the Association.
    (b) Reservation of Covered Land.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
the covered land is reserved to the United States, through the 
Secretary of the Interior, for the exclusive right to use the covered 
land and interests in the covered land for the development, generation, 
and transmission of electrical power and energy for the use and benefit 
of the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project pursuant to the 
Agreement.
    (c) Withdrawal of Covered Land.--The covered land is permanently 
withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.
    (d) Title to Facilities.--With respect to facilities constructed by 
SRP on the covered land for the development, generation, and 
transmission of electrical power and energy--
            (1) title shall be held by the United States as part of the 
        Salt River Federal Reclamation Project pursuant to--
                    (A) section 6 of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 
                389, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 498); and
                    (B) the Agreement; and
            (2) SRP shall be responsible for the care, operation, and 
        maintenance pursuant to the Agreement.
    (e) Map.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        prepare a map depicting the boundary of the covered land.
            (2) Availability.--The Map shall be on file and available 
        for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest 
        Service and the Bureau of Reclamation.
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