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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7938 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 18 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 2024 

Received 

AN ACT 

To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement 

Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary of the Interior 

with certain authorities with respect to projects affecting 

the Klamath Basin watershed, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Klamath Basin Water 

3 Agreement Support Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. KLAMATH PROJECT WATER AND POWER. 

5 (a) ADDRESSING WATER, POWER, AND FACILITIES

6 MANAGEMENT FOR IRRIGATION.—Section 4 of the Klam7 ath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 (Pub8 lic Law 106–498) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(d) RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 

11 may— 

12 ‘‘(1) plan, design, construct, operate, and main13 tain projects in the Klamath Basin watershed, in14 cluding— 

15 ‘‘(A) facilities to reduce fish entrainment; 

16 ‘‘(B) projects that reduce or avoid impacts 

17 on aquatic resources of facilities involved in the 

18 storage or diversion of water for irrigation in 

19 the Klamath Project service area; and 

20 ‘‘(C) projects that restore habitats in the 

21 Klamath Basin watershed, including Tribal 

22 fishery resources held in trust; 

23 ‘‘(2) undertake studies, including feasibility 

24 studies, and improvements that the Secretary deter25 mines to be necessary to implement this subsection; 


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1 ‘‘(3) in implementing this subsection, enter into 

2 contracts, memoranda of understanding, financial 

3 assistance agreements, cost-sharing agreements, or 

4 other appropriate agreements with— 

5 ‘‘(A) State, Tribal, and local governmental 

6 agencies; and 

7 ‘‘(B) private parties; and 

8 ‘‘(4) accept and expend non-Federal funds in 

9 order to facilitate implementation of this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(e) GOALS.—The goals of activities under sub11 sections (b) and (d) shall include, as applicable— 

12 ‘‘(1) the short-term and long-term reduction 

13 and resolution of conflicts relating to water in the 

14 Klamath Basin watershed; and 

15 ‘‘(2) compatibility and utility for protecting nat16 ural resources throughout the Klamath Basin water17 shed, including the protection, preservation, and res18 toration of Klamath River Tribal fishery resources, 

19 particularly through collaboratively developed agree20 ments. 

21 ‘‘(f) PUMPING PLANT D.—The Secretary may enter 

22 into 1 or more agreements with the Tulelake Irrigation 

23 District to reimburse the Tulelake Irrigation District for 

24 not more than 69 percent of the cost incurred by the 

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1 nance of Pumping Plant D, subject to the condition that 

2 the cost results in benefits to the United States. 

3 ‘‘(g) KENO AND LINK RIVER DAMS.—The Secretary 

4 of the Interior shall comply with the terms of the agree5 ment entitled ‘2016 Klamath Power and Facilities Agree6 ment’(‘Agreement’), including Attachment A to the Agree7 ment.’’. 

8 (b) ADMINISTRATION; EFFECT.— 

9 (1) COMPLIANCE.—In implementing the amend10 ments made by this section, the Secretary of the In11 terior shall comply with— 

12 (A) the National Environmental Policy Act 

13 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

14 (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

15 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 

16 (C) all other applicable laws. 

17 (2) EFFECT.—None of the amendments made 

18 by this section— 

19 (A) modify any authority or obligation of 

20 the United States with respect to any Tribal 

21 trust or treaty obligation of the United States; 

22 (B) create or determine any water right; or 


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1 (C) affect any water right or water right 

2 claim in existence on the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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