[Analytical Perspectives]
[Crosscutting Programs]
[11. California-Federal Bay-Delta Program Budget Crosscut (CALFED)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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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 in the north, and the San 
Joaquin River in 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 estimated Federal funding by each of 
the CALFED agencies, fulfilling the reporting requirements of P.L. 108-
361. Detailed tables are included on the CD-ROM included with the 
Analytical Perspectives, as well as an explanation of budget crosscut 
methodology.

                                     

                                                     CALFED-RELATED FEDERAL FUNDING BUDGET CROSSCUT
                                                             Federal Fiscal Years 1998-2008
                                                                  (Dollars in millions)
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                                    1998       1999       2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005       2006       2007       2008
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                                                                                                                                               .........
Bureau of Reclamation..........    153.368    114.672    138.507     79.748    103.320     74.212     75.738     81.104     99.828     84.075     84.073
Corps of Engineers.............    100.686    103.341     93.786     54.192     58.227     57.827     72.644     52.306     91.285     76.980     29.755
Natural Resources Conservation   .........     14.543     12.845     16.945     39.078     38.998     48.745     36.393     34.635     31.937     36.000
 Service.......................
National Oceanic and                 0.300      0.375      0.450      0.550      0.575      0.775      0.775      0.775      0.775      0.500      0.525
 Atmospheric Administration....
Geological Survey..............      3.158      3.158      4.319      5.366      5.089      5.089      4.910      5.419      5.177      4.078      3.814
Fish and Wildlife Service......      0.941      1.143      3.647     18.230      5.605     11.189     13.684      8.914     10.744      1.483      1.483
Environmental Protection Agency      3.204      3.049     57.262     53.375     54.255     20.693     62.780     97.652     32.324      0.533    \1\ N/A
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  Total........................   $261.657   $240.281   $310.816   $228.406   $266.149   $208.783   $279.276   $282.563   $274.768    $199.59   $155.650
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\1\ Estimate not available.