[Analytical Perspectives]
[Crosscutting Programs]
[11. California-Federal Bay-Delta Program Budget Crosscut (CALFED)]
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                11.  CALIFORNIA-FEDERAL BAY-DELTA PROGRAM
                        BUDGET CROSSCUT (CALFED)

  The California-Federal Bay-Delta program (also known as CALFED) is a 
cooperative effort of the Federal government, the State of California, 
local governments, and water users, to proactively address the water 
management and aquatic ecosystem needs of California's Central Valley. 
This valley, one of the most productive agricultural regions of the 
world, is drained by the Sacramento River from the north, and the San 
Joaquin River from the south. The two rivers meet southwest of 
Sacramento, forming the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and drain west 
into San Francisco Bay.
  The extensive development of the area's water resources has 
significantly boosted agricultural production, but has also adversely 
affected the region's ecosystems. CALFED participants recognized the 
need to provide a safe, clean, reliable source of water for multiple 
uses, while at the same time restoring or maintaining the ecosystems of 
the area and protecting against floods. This recognition resulted in the 
1994 Bay-Delta Accord, which laid the foundation for the CALFED program. 
CALFED's adaptive management approach to water resources development and 
management seeks to balance achievement among the program's four 
objectives: Water Supply Reliability, Levee System Integrity, Water 
Quality, and Ecosystem Restoration. The program integrates science and 
monitoring into program management to track progress toward achieving 
those goals. The parties signed a Record of Decision in 2000, spelling 
out the different program components and goals.
  In 2004, the President signed the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act 
(P.L. 108-361) into law. This Act, authorizing funding and activities 
for the CALFED program through 2010, provides new programmatic authority 
for participating agencies, authorizes $395 million to be appropriated 
for the Federal share of CALFED activities, and specifies criteria for 
program cost-shares and achieving balanced implementation of CALFED 
program components. Federal agencies contributing to CALFED goals 
include: the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, Fish 
and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey; the Department of 
Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service; the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers; the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration; and the Environmental Protection Agency.
  The Budget includes a crosscut of Federal funding by each of the 
CALFED agencies, in partial fulfillment of the reporting requirements of 
P.L. 108-361. Detailed tables are included on the CD-ROM included with 
the Analytical Perspectives; a separate CALFED Crosscut volume to be 
released shortly will address the remaining reporting requirements.

                                     

                                                     CALFED-RELATED FEDERAL FUNDING BUDGET CROSSCUT
                                                             Federal Fiscal Years 1998-2006
                                                                  (Dollars in millions)
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                                                        1998 \1\   1999 \1\   2000 \1\   2001 \1\   2002 \1\   2003 \1\   2004 \1\   2005 \2\   2006 \3\
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                                                                                                                                               .........
Bureau of Reclamation................................   $149.627   $107.063   $130.503    $79.030   $126.775    $83.403    $78.929    $74.571    $89.244
Corps of Engineers...................................   $100.686   $103.341    $93.786    $54.192    $58.227    $70.624    $65.070    $34.023    $67.659
Natural Resources Conservation Service...............  .........    $14.543    $12.845    $16.945    $39.078    $38.998    $48.745    $37.000    $37.000
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration......     $0.300     $0.375     $0.450     $0.550     $0.575     $0.775     $0.775     $0.775     $0.775
Geological Survey....................................     $3.158     $3.158     $4.319     $5.366     $5.089     $5.089     $4.960     $4.937     $4.937
Fish & Wildlife Service..............................     $0.941     $1.143     $3.647    $18.230     $5.605    $11.189    $13.684     $2.018     $3.787
Environmental Protection Agency......................     $3.204     $3.049    $57.262    $53.375    $54.255    $20.693     $1.502     $0.707  .........
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Total................................................   $257.916   $232.672   $302.812   $227.688   $289.604   $230.771   $213.665   $154.031   $203.402
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\1\ 1998-2004 totals reflect actual obligations.
\2\ 2005 totals reflect estimates based on enacted levels.
\3\ 2006 totals reflect amounts requested in the President's Budget.