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Union Calendar No. 335

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2828

[Report No. 108–573, Part I] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying 

domestic water resources. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2003

Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. 

ORTIZ, Mr. NUNES, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. BACA, Mr. RENZI, 

Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. DREIER, Mr. 

HUNTER, Mrs. BONO, Mr. COX, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. GARY G. MILLER

of California, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. OSE, and Mr. POMBO) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition 

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 

concerned 

JUNE 25, 2004

Additional sponsors: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. 

FILNER, Mr. PEARCE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, and Ms. 

GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida 

JUNE 25, 2004

Reported from the Committtee on Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JUNE 25, 2004

Referral to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure extended for 

a period ending not later than June 25, 2004

JUNE 25, 2004

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed 
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to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and 

ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 23, 2003] 

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement 

water supply technology and infrastructure programs 

aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources.

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

3 SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Supply, Reli5 ability, and Environmental Improvement Act’’. 

6 TITLE I—CALIFORNIA WATER SE7 CURITY AND ENVIRON8 MENTAL ENHANCEMENT 

9 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘California Water Secu11 rity and Environmental Enhancement Act’’. 

12 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this title: 

14 (1) CALFED BAY-DELTA PROGRAM.—The terms 

15 ‘‘Calfed Bay-Delta Program’’ and ‘‘Program’’ mean 

16 the programs, projects, complementary actions, and 

17 activities undertaken through coordinated planning, 
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1 implementation, and assessment activities of the State 

2 and Federal Agencies in a manner consistent with the 

3 Record of Decision. 

4 (2) ENVIRONMENTAL WATER ACCOUNT.—The 

5 term ‘‘Environmental Water Account’’ means the co6 operative management program established pursuant 

7 to the Record of Decision to reduce incidental take 

8 and provide a mechanism for recovery of species. 

9 (3) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘Federal 

10 agencies’’ means the Federal agencies that are sig11 natories to Attachment 3 of the Record of Decision. 

12 (4) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 

13 the Governor of the State of California. 

14 (5) RECLAMATION STATES.—The term ‘‘Rec15 lamation States’’ means the States of Arizona, Cali16 fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, 

17 Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Or18 egon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, 

19 and Texas. 

20 (6) RECORD OF DECISION.—The term ‘‘Record of 

21 Decision’’ means the Calfed Bay-Delta Program 

22 Record of Decision, dated August 28, 2000. 

23 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of the Interior. 
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1 (8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

2 of California. 

3 (9) STATE AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘State agen4 cies’’ means the California State agencies that are 

5 signatories to Attachment 3 of the Record of Decision. 

6 (10) WATER YIELD.—The term ‘‘water yield’’ 

7 means a new quantity of water in storage that is reli8 ably available in critically dry years for beneficial 

9 uses. 

10 SEC. 103. BAY DELTA PROGRAM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—

12 (1) RECORD OF DECISION AS GENERAL FRAME13 WORK.—The Record of Decision is approved as a gen14 eral framework for addressing the Calfed Bay-Delta 

15 Program, including its components relating to water 

16 storage and water yield, ecosystem restoration, water 

17 supply reliability, conveyance, water use efficiency, 

18 water quality, water transfers, watersheds, the Envi19 ronmental Water Account, levee stability, governance, 

20 and science. 

21 (2) SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary and 

22 the heads of the Federal agencies are authorized to 

23 undertake, fund, participate in, and otherwise carry 

24 out the activities described in the Record of Decision, 

25 subject to the provisions of this title, so that the ac-
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1 tivities of the Calfed Bay-Delta Program consisting of 

2 protecting drinking water quality, restoring ecological 

3 health, improving water supply reliability (including 

4 additional water storage and water yield and convey5 ance), and protecting Delta levees will progress in a 

6 balanced manner. 

7 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the heads 

9 of the Federal agencies are authorized to carry out the 

10 activities described in paragraphs (2) through (5) in 

11 furtherance of the Calfed Bay-Delta Program as set 

12 forth in the Record of Decision, subject to the cost13 share and other provisions of this title. 

14 (2) MULTIPLE BENEFIT PROJECTS FAVORED.—

15 In selecting projects and programs for increasing 

16 water yield and water supply, improving water qual17 ity, and enhancing environmental benefits, projects 

18 and programs with multiple benefits shall be empha19 sized. 

20 (3) BALANCE.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

21 all elements of the Calfed Bay-Delta Program need to 

22 be completed and operated cooperatively to maintain 

23 the balanced progress in all Calfed Bay-Delta Pro24 gram areas. 
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1 (4) EXISTING AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FEDERAL

2 AGENCIES.—The Secretary of the Interior and the 

3 heads of the Federal agencies are authorized to carry 

4 out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 

5 through (J) of paragraph (5), to the extent authorized 

6 under existing law. 

7 (5) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES UNDER EXIST8 ING AUTHORIZATIONS.—

9 (A) WATER STORAGE AND WATER YIELD.—

10 Activities under this subparagraph consist of—

11 (i) FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND RESOLU12 TION.—

13 (I) For purposes of implementing 

14 the Calfed Bay-Delta Program, the 

15 Secretary is authorized to undertake 

16 all necessary planning activities and 

17 feasibility studies required for the de18 velopment of recommendations by the 

19 Secretary to Congress on the construc20 tion and implementation of specific 

21 water supply and water yield, ground 

22 water management, and ground water 

23 storage projects and implementation of 

24 comprehensive water management 

25 planning. 
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1 (II) FEASIBILITY STUDIES RE2 QUIREMENTS.—All feasibility studies 

3 completed for storage projects as a re4 sult of this section shall include identi5 fication of project benefits and bene6 ficiaries and a cost allocation plan 

7 consistent with the benefits to be re8 ceived, for both governmental and non9 governmental entities. 

10 (III) DISAPPROVAL RESOLU11 TION.—If the Secretary determines a 

12 project to be feasible, and meets the re13 quirements under subparagraph (B), 

14 the report shall be submitted to Con15 gress. If Congress does not pass a dis16 approval resolution of the feasibility 

17 study during the first 120 days before 

18 Congress (not including days on which 

19 either the House of Representatives or 

20 the Senate is not in session because of 

21 an adjournment of more than three 

22 calendar days to a day certain) the 

23 project shall be authorized, subject to 

24 appropriations. 
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1 (ii) WATER SUPPLY AND WATER YIELD

2 STUDY.—The Secretary, acting through the 

3 Bureau of Reclamation and in consultation 

4 with the State, shall conduct a study of 

5 available water supplies and water yield 

6 and existing demand and future needs for 

7 water—

8 (I) within the units of the Central 

9 Valley Project; 

10 (II) within the area served by 

11 Central Valley Project agricultural 

12 water service contractors and munic13 ipal and industrial water service con14 tractors; and 

15 (III) within the Bay-Delta solu16 tion area. 

17 (iii) RELATIONSHIP TO PRIOR

18 STUDY.—The study under clause (ii) shall 

19 incorporate and revise as necessary the 

20 study required by section 3408(j) of the 

21 Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 

22 1992 (Public Law 102–575). 

23 (iv) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary 

24 shall conduct activities related to developing 
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1 and implementing groundwater manage2 ment and groundwater storage projects. 

3 (v) COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLAN4 NING.—The Secretary shall conduct activi5 ties related to comprehensive water manage6 ment planning. 

7 (vi) REPORT.—The Secretary shall 

8 submit a report to the congressional author9 izing committees by not later than 180 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this title 

11 describing the following: 

12 (I) Water yield and water supply 

13 improvements, if any, for Central Val14 ley Project agricultural water service 

15 contractors and municipal and indus16 trial water service contractors. 

17 (II) All water management ac18 tions or projects that would improve 

19 water yield or water supply and that, 

20 if taken or constructed, would balance 

21 available water supplies and existing 

22 demand for those contractors and other 

23 water users of the Bay-Delta watershed 

24 with due recognition of water right 

25 priorities and environmental needs. 
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1 (III) The financial costs of the ac2 tions and projects described under 

3 clause (II). 

4 (IV) The beneficiaries of those ac5 tions and projects and an assessment of 

6 their willingness to pay the capital 

7 costs and operation and maintenance 

8 costs thereof. 

9 (B) CONVEYANCE.—

10 (i) SOUTH DELTA ACTIONS.—In the 

11 case of the South Delta, activities under this 

12 clause consist of the following: 

13 (I) The South Delta Improvement 

14 Program through actions to accomplish 

15 the following: 

16 (aa) Increase the State Water 

17 Project export limit to 8,500 cfs. 

18 (bb) Install permanent, oper19 able barriers in the south Delta. 

20 The Federal Agencies shall cooper21 ate with the State to accelerate in22 stallation of the permanent, oper23 able barriers in the south Delta, 

24 with the intent to complete that 
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1 installation not later than the end 

2 of fiscal year 2006. 

3 (cc) Increase the State Water 

4 Project export to the maximum 

5 capability of 10,300 cfs. 

6 (II) Reduction of agricultural 

7 drainage in south Delta channels, and 

8 other actions necessary to minimize the 

9 impact of drainage on drinking water 

10 quality.

11 (III) Design and construction of 

12 lower San Joaquin River floodway im13 provements. 

14 (IV) Installation and operation of 

15 temporary barriers in the south Delta 

16 until fully operable barriers are con17 structed. 

18 (V) Actions to protect navigation 

19 and local diversions not adequately 

20 protected by temporary barriers. 

21 (VI) Actions to increase pumping 

22 shall be accomplished in a manner 

23 consistent with California law pro24 tecting—
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1 (aa) deliveries to, costs of, 

2 and water suppliers and water 

3 users, including but not limited 

4 to, agricultural users, that have 

5 historically relied on water di6 verted for use in the Delta; and 

7 (bb) the quality of water for 

8 existing municipal, industrial, 

9 and agricultural uses. 

10 (ii) NORTH DELTA ACTIONS.—In the 

11 case of the North Delta, activities under this 

12 clause consist of—

13 (I) evaluation and implementa14 tion of improved operational proce15 dures for the Delta Cross Channel to 

16 address fishery and water quality con17 cerns; 

18 (II) evaluation of a screened 

19 through-Delta facility on the Sac20 ramento River; and 

21 (III) evaluation of lower 

22 Mokelumne River floodway improve23 ments. 

24 (iii) INTERTIES.—Activities under this 

25 clause consist of—
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1 (I) evaluation and construction of 

2 an intertie between the State Water 

3 Project California Aqueduct and the 

4 Central Valley Project Delta Mendota 

5 Canal, near the City of Tracy; and 

6 (II) assessment of a connection of 

7 the Central Valley Project to the Clif8 ton Court Forebay of the State Water 

9 Project, with a corresponding increase 

10 in the screened intake of the Forebay. 

11 (iv) PROGRAM TO MEET STANDARDS.—

12 Prior to increasing export limits from the 

13 Delta for the purposes of conveying water to 

14 south-of-Delta Central Valley Project con15 tractors or increasing deliveries through an 

16 intertie, the Secretary shall, within one 

17 year of the date of enactment of this title, 

18 in consultation with the Governor, develop 

19 and implement a program to meet all exist20 ing water quality standards and objectives 

21 for which the CVP has responsibility. In de22 veloping and implementing the program the 

23 the Secretary shall include, to the maximum 

24 extent feasible, the following: 
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1 (I) A recirculation program to 

2 provide flow, reduce salinity concentra3 tions in the San Joaquin River, and 

4 reduce the reliance on New Melones 

5 Reservoir for meeting water quality 

6 and fishery flow objectives through the 

7 use of excess capacity in export pump8 ing and conveyance facilities. 

9 (II) The implementation of man10 datory source control programs and 

11 best drainage management practices to 

12 reduce discharges into the San Joaquin 

13 River of salt or other constituents from 

14 wildlife refuges that receive Central 

15 Valley Project water. 

16 (III) The acquisition from willing 

17 sellers of water from streams tributary 

18 to the San Joaquin River or other 

19 sources to provide flow, dilute dis20 charges from wildlife refuges, and to 

21 improve water quality in the San Joa22 quin River below the confluence of the 

23 Merced and San Joaquin rivers and to 

24 reduce the reliance on New Melones 
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1 Reservoir for meeting water quality 

2 and fishery flow objectives. 

3 (v) USE OF EXISTING FUNDING MECHA4 NISMS.—In implementing the Program, the 

5 Secretary shall use money collected pursu6 ant to section 3406(c)(1) of the Central Val7 ley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub8 lic Law 102–575) to acquire from voluntary 

9 sellers water from streams tributary to the 

10 San Joaquin River or other sources for the 

11 purposes set forth in subclauses (I) through 

12 (III) of clause (iv). 

13 (vi) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the au14 thority and direction provided to the Sec15 retary in clause (iv) is to provide greater 

16 flexibility in meeting the existing water 

17 quality standards and objectives for which 

18 the Central Valley Project has responsibility 

19 so as to reduce the demand on water from 

20 New Melones Reservoir used for that pur21 pose and to allow the Secretary to meet 

22 with greater frequency the Secretary’s obli23 gations to Central Valley Project contractors 

24 from the New Melones Project. 
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1 (C) WATER USE EFFICIENCY.—Activities 

2 under this subparagraph consist of—

3 (i) water conservation projects that 

4 provide water supply reliability, water 

5 quality, and ecosystem benefits to the Bay6 Delta system; 

7 (ii) technical assistance for urban and 

8 agricultural water conservation projects; 

9 (iii) water recycling and desalination 

10 projects, including groundwater remediation

11 projects and projects identified in the Bay 

12 Area Water Plan and the Southern Cali13 fornia Comprehensive Water Reclamation 

14 and Reuse Study and other projects, giving 

15 priority to projects that include regional so16 lutions to benefit regional water supply and 

17 reliability needs; 

18 (I) The Secretary shall review any 

19 feasibility level studies for seawater de20 salination and regional brine line 

21 projects that have been completed, 

22 whether or not those studies were pre23 pared with financial assistance from 

24 the Secretary. 
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1 (II) The Secretary shall report to 

2 the Congress not later than 90 days 

3 after the completion of a feasibility 

4 study or the review of a feasibility 

5 study. For the purposes of this Act, the 

6 Secretary is authorized to provide as7 sistance for projects as set forth and 

8 pursuant to the existing requirements 

9 of the Reclamation Wastewater and 

10 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act 

11 (Public Law 102–575; title 16) as 

12 amended, and Reclamation Recycling 

13 and Water Conservation Act of 1996 

14 (Public Law 104–266). 

15 (iv) water measurement and transfer 

16 actions; 

17 (v) certification of implementation of 

18 best management practices for urban water 

19 conservation; and 

20 (vi) projects identified in the Southern 

21 California Comprehensive Water Reclama22 tion and Reuse Study, dated April 2001 

23 and authorized by section 1606 of the Rec24 lamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

25 Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–
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1 4); and the San Francisco Bay Area Re2 gional Water Recycling Program described 

3 in the San Francisco Bay Area Regional 

4 Water Recycling Program Recycled Water 

5 Master Plan, dated December 1999 and au6 thorized by section 1611 of the Reclamation 

7 Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 

8 Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–9) are deter9 mined to be feasible. 

10 (D) WATER TRANSFERS.—Activities under 

11 this subparagraph consist of—

12 (i) increasing the availability of exist13 ing facilities for water transfers; 

14 (ii) lowering transaction costs through 

15 regulatory coordination as provided in sec16 tions 301 through 302; and 

17 (iii) maintaining a water transfer in18 formation clearinghouse. 

19 (E) INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MAN20 AGEMENT PLANS.—Activities under this subpara21 graph consist of assisting local and regional 

22 communities in the State in developing and im23 plementing integrated regional water manage24 ment plans to carry out projects and programs 

25 that improve water supply reliability, water 
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1 quality, ecosystem restoration, and flood protec2 tion, or meet other local and regional needs, in 

3 a manner that is consistent with, and makes a 

4 significant contribution to, the Calfed Bay-Delta 

5 Program. 

6 (F) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.—

7 (i) Activities under this subparagraph 

8 consist of—

9 (I) implementation of large-scale 

10 restoration projects in San Francisco 

11 Bay and the Delta and its tributaries; 

12 (II) restoration of habitat in the 

13 Delta, San Pablo Bay, and Suisun 

14 Bay and Marsh, including tidal wet15 land and riparian habitat; 

16 (III) fish screen and fish passage 

17 improvement projects; including the 

18 Sacramento River Small Diversion 

19 Fish Screen Program; 

20 (IV) implementation of an 

21 invasive species program, including 

22 prevention, control, and eradication; 

23 (V) development and integration 

24 of Federal and State agricultural pro-
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1 grams that benefit wildlife into the 

2 Ecosystem Restoration Program; 

3 (VI) financial and technical sup4 port for locally-based collaborative pro5 grams to restore habitat while address6 ing the concerns of local communities; 

7 (VII) water quality improvement 

8 projects to manage and reduce con9 centrations of salinity, selenium, mer10 cury, pesticides, trace metals, dissolved 

11 oxygen, turbidity, sediment, and other 

12 pollutants; 

13 (VIII) land and water acquisi14 tions to improve habitat and fish 

15 spawning and survival in the Delta 

16 and its tributaries; 

17 (IX) integrated flood manage18 ment, ecosystem restoration, and levee 

19 protection projects; 

20 (X) scientific evaluations and tar21 geted research on Program activities; 

22 (XI) strategic planning and track23 ing of Program performance; and 

24 (XII) preparation of management 

25 plans for all properties acquired, and 
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1 update current management plans, 

2 prior to the purchase or any contribu3 tion to the purchase of any interest in 

4 land for ecosystem. 

5 (ii) A RESTORATION MANAGEMENT

6 PLAN REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 

7 a restoration management plan report to 

8 Congress, 30 days (not including days on 

9 which either the House of Representatives or 

10 the Senate is not in session because of an 

11 adjournment of more than three calendar

12 days to a day certain) prior to imple13 menting ecosystem restoration actions as de14 scribed under this paragraph. Such plan re15 ports shall be required for all ecosystem 

16 projects, (including comprehensive projects 

17 that are composed of several components 

18 and are to be completed by staged imple19 mentation) exceeding $20,000 in Federal 

20 funds. The Restoration Management Plan 

21 required to be submitted under this para22 graph, shall, at a minimum—

23 (I) be consistent with the goal of 

24 fish, wildlife, and habitat improve25 ment; 
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1 (II) be consistent with all appli2 cable Federal and State laws; 

3 (III) describe the specific goals, 

4 objectives, and opportunities and im5 plementation timeline of the proposed 

6 project. Describe to what extent the 

7 proposed project is a part of a larger, 

8 more comprehensive project in the 

9 Bay-Delta watershed; 

10 (IV) describe the administration 

11 responsibilities of land and water 

12 areas and associated environmental re13 sources, in the affected project area in14 cluding an accounting of all habitat 

15 types. Cost-share arrangements with 

16 cooperating agencies should be included 

17 in the report; 

18 (V) describe the resource data and 

19 ecological monitoring data to be col20 lected for the restoration projects and 

21 how the data are to be integrated, 

22 streamlined, and designed to measure 

23 the effectiveness and overall trend of 

24 ecosystem health in the Bay-Delta wa25 tershed; 
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1 (VI) identify various combina2 tions of land and water uses and re3 source management practices that are 

4 scientifically-based and meet the pur5 poses of the project. Include a descrip6 tion of expected benefits of the restora7 tion project relative to the cost of the 

8 project; 

9 (VII) analyze and describe cumu10 lative impacts of project implementa11 tion, including land acquisition, and 

12 the mitigation requirements, subject to 

13 conditions described in clause (iii)(I). 

14 Complete appropriate actions to satisfy 

15 requirements of NEPA, CEQA, and 

16 other environmental permitting clear17 ance; and 

18 (VIII) describe an integrated 

19 monitoring plan and measurable cri20 teria, or bio-indicators, to be used for 

21 evaluating cost-effective performance of 

22 the project. 

23 (iii) CONDITIONS.—Conditions, if ap24 plicable, for projects and activities under 

25 this paragraph, and which are to be de-
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1 scribed in the restoration management plan 

2 report, are as follows: 

3 (I) a requirement that before obli4 gating or expending Federal funds to 

5 acquire land, the Secretary shall first 

6 determine that existing Federal land, 

7 State land, or other land acquired for 

8 ecosystem restoration with amounts 

9 provided by the United States or the 

10 State, to the extent such lands are 

11 available within the Calfed solution 

12 area, is not available for that purpose. 

13 If no public land is available the Sec14 retary, prior to any federal expendi15 ture for private land acquisitions, 

16 shall—

17 (aa) not convert prime farm 

18 land and unique farm land, to the 

19 maximum extent as practicable, 

20 as identified by local, State, or 

21 Federal land use inventories, in22 cluding the Natural Resources 

23 Conservation Service; 

24 (bb) not conflict with existing 

25 zoning for agriculture use; and 
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1 (cc) not involve other changes 

2 in existing environment due to lo3 cation and nature of converting 

4 farmland to non-farmland use. 

5 (II) a requirement that in deter6 mining whether to acquire private 

7 land for ecosystem restoration, the Sec8 retary shall—

9 (aa) conduct appropriate 

10 analysis, including cost valuation 

11 to assure that private land acqui12 sitions prioritize easements and 

13 leases over acquisitions by fee title 

14 unless easements and leases are 

15 unavailable or unsuitable for the 

16 stated purposes; 

17 (bb) consider and partner 

18 with landowners and local agen19 cies to develop cooperating land20 owner commitments that are like21 ly to meet coequal objectives of 

22 achieving local economic and so23 cial goals and implementing the 

24 ecosystem restoration goals; and 
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1 (cc) consider the potential 

2 cumulative impacts of fee title, 

3 easement, or lease acquisition on 

4 the local and regional economies 

5 and adjacent land and land6 owners, of transferring the prop7 erty into government ownership, 

8 and—

9 (AA) describe the ac10 tions that will be taken, to 

11 the maximum extent prac12 ticable, to mitigate any in13 duced damages; and 

14 (BB) determine and de15 scribe the degree to which 

16 land acquired will add value 

17 to fish, wildlife, and habitat 

18 purposes. 

19 (iv) ANNUAL ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

20 PROJECT SUMMARY REPORT.—The Sec21 retary shall, by no later than December 31 

22 of each year, submit to Congress an annual 

23 report on the use of financial assistance re24 ceived under this title. The report shall 

25 highlight progress of project implementa-
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1 tion, effectiveness, monitoring, and accom2 plishment. The report will identify and out3 line the need for amendments or revisions to 

4 the plan to improve the cost-effectiveness of 

5 project implementation. 

6 (G) WATERSHEDS.—Activities under this 

7 subparagraph consist of—

8 (i) building local capacity to assess 

9 and manage watersheds affecting the Calfed 

10 Bay-Delta system;

11 (ii) technical assistance for watershed 

12 assessments and management plans; and 

13 (iii) developing and implementing lo14 cally-based watershed conservation, mainte15 nance, and restoration actions. 

16 (H) WATER QUALITY.—Activities under this 

17 subparagraph consist of—

18 (i) addressing drainage problems in 

19 the San Joaquin Valley to improve down20 stream water quality (including habitat res21 toration projects that reduce drainage and 

22 improve water quality) if—

23 (I) a plan is in place for moni24 toring downstream water quality im25 provements; 
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1 (II) State and local agencies are 

2 consulted on the activities to be funded; 

3 and 

4 (III) except that no right, benefit, 

5 or privilege is created as a result of 

6 this clause; 

7 (ii) implementation of source control 

8 programs in the Delta and its tributaries; 

9 (iii) developing recommendations 

10 through scientific panels and advisory coun11 cil processes to meet the Calfed Bay-Delta 

12 Program goal of continuous improvement in 

13 Delta water quality for all uses; 

14 (iv) investing in treatment technology 

15 demonstration projects; 

16 (v) controlling runoff into the Cali17 fornia aqueduct, the Delta-Mendota Canal, 

18 and other similar conveyances; 

19 (vi) addressing water quality problems 

20 at the North Bay Aqueduct; 

21 (vii) supporting and participating in 

22 the development of projects to enable San 

23 Francisco Area water districts and water 

24 entities in San Joaquin and Sacramento 

25 counties to work cooperatively to address 
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1 their water quality and supply reliability 

2 issues, including—

3 (I) connections between aqueducts, 

4 water transfers, water conservation 

5 measures, institutional arrangements, 

6 and infrastructure improvements that 

7 encourage regional approaches; and 

8 (II) investigations and studies of 

9 available capacity in a project to de10 liver water to the East Bay Municipal 

11 Utility District under its contract with 

12 the Bureau of Reclamation, dated July 

13 20, 2001, in order to determine if such 

14 capacity can be used to meet the objec15 tives of this clause; 

16 (viii) development of water quality ex17 changes and other programs to make high 

18 quality water available for urban and other 

19 users; 

20 (ix) development and implementation 

21 of a plan to meet all water quality stand22 ards for which the Federal and State water 

23 projects have responsibility; 

24 (x) development of recommendations 

25 through technical panels and advisory coun-
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1 cil processes to meet the Calfed Bay-Delta 

2 Program goal of continuous improvement in 

3 water quality for all uses; and 

4 (xi) projects that may meet the frame5 work of the water quality component of the 

6 Calfed Bay-Delta Program. 

7 (I) SCIENCE.—Activities under this sub8 paragraph consist of—

9 (i) establishing and maintaining an 

10 independent science board, technical panels, 

11 and standing boards to provide oversight 

12 and peer review of the Program; 

13 (ii) conducting expert evaluations and 

14 scientific assessments of all Program ele15 ments; 

16 (iii) coordinating existing monitoring 

17 and scientific research programs; 

18 (iv) developing and implementing 

19 adaptive management experiments to test, 

20 refine, and improve scientific under21 standings; 

22 (v) establishing performance measures, 

23 and monitoring and evaluating the per24 formance of all Program elements; and 
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1 (vi) preparing an annual science re2 port. 

3 (J) DIVERSIFICATION OF WATER SUP4 PLIES.—Activities under this subparagraph con5 sist of actions to diversify sources of level 2 ref6 uge supplies and modes of delivery to refuges. 

7 (6) NEW AND EXPANDED AUTHORIZATIONS FOR

8 FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Secretary and the heads of 

9 the Federal agencies described in the Record of Deci10 sion are authorized to carry out the activities de11 scribed in paragraph (7) during each of fiscal years 

12 2005 through 2008, in coordination with the Bay13 Delta Authority. 

14 (7) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES UNDER NEW

15 AND EXPANDED AUTHORIZATIONS.—

16 (A) CONVEYANCE.—Of the amounts author17 ized to be appropriated under section 110, not 

18 more than $184,000,000 may be expended for the 

19 following: 

20 (i) Feasibility studies, evaluation, and 

21 implementation of the San Luis Reservoir 

22 lowpoint improvement project. 

23 (ii) Feasibility studies and actions at 

24 Franks Tract to improve water quality in 

25 the Delta. 
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1 (iii) Feasibility studies and design of 

2 fish screen and intake facilities at Clifton 

3 Court Forebay and the Tracy Pumping 

4 Plant facilities. 

5 (iv) Design and construction of the re6 location of drinking water intake facilities 

7 to Delta water users. The Secretary shall co8 ordinate actions for relocating intake facili9 ties on a time schedule consistent with sub10 paragraph (5)(B)(i)(I)(bb) or other actions 

11 necessary to offset the degradation of drink12 ing water quality in the Delta due to the 

13 South Delta Improvement Program. 

14 (v) In addition to the other authoriza15 tions granted to the Secretary by this title, 

16 the Secretary shall acquire water from will17 ing sellers and undertake other actions de18 signed to decrease releases from New 

19 Melones Reservoir for meeting water quality 

20 standards and flow objectives for which the 

21 Central Valley Project has responsibility in 

22 order to meet allocations to Central Valley 

23 Project contractors from the New Melones 

24 Project. Of the amounts authorized to be ap25 propriated under paragraph (7)(A), not 
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1 more than $5,260,000 may be expended for 

2 this purpose. 

3 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL WATER ACCOUNT.—Of 

4 the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 

5 section 110, not more than $90,000,000 may be 

6 expended for implementation of the Environ7 mental Water Account provided that such ex8 penditures shall be considered a nonreimbursable 

9 Federal expenditure. In order to reduce the use 

10 of New Melones reservoir as a source of water to 

11 meet water quality standards, the Secretary may

12 use the Environmental Water Account to pur13 chase water to provide flow for fisheries, to im14 prove water quality in the San Joaquin river 

15 and Delta. 

16 (C) LEVEE STABILITY.—Of the amounts au17 thorized to be appropriated under section 110, 

18 not more than $90,000,000 may be expended 

19 for—

20 (i) reconstructing Delta levees to a base 

21 level of protection; 

22 (ii) enhancing the stability of levees 

23 that have particular importance in the sys24 tem through the Delta Levee Special Im25 provement Projects program; 
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1 (iii) developing best management prac2 tices to control and reverse land subsidence 

3 on Delta islands; 

4 (iv) refining the Delta Emergency 

5 Plan; 

6 (v) developing a Delta Risk Manage7 ment Strategy after assessing the con8 sequences of Delta levee failure from floods, 

9 seepage, subsidence, and earthquakes; 

10 (vi) developing a strategy for reuse of 

11 dredged materials on Delta islands; 

12 (vii) evaluating, and where appro13 priate, rehabilitating the Suisun Marsh lev14 ees; and 

15 (viii) not more than $2,000,000 may 

16 be expended for integrated flood manage17 ment, ecosystem restoration, and levee pro18 tection projects, including design and con19 struction of lower San Joaquin River and 

20 lower Mokelumne River floodway improve21 ments and other projects under the Sac22 ramento-San Joaquin Comprehensive 

23 Study. 

24 (D) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, 

25 AND COORDINATION.—Of the amounts authorized 
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1 to be appropriated under section 110, not more 

2 than $25,000,000 may be expended by the Sec3 retary or the other heads of Federal agencies, ei4 ther directly or through grants, contracts, or co5 operative agreements with agencies of the State, 

6 for—

7 (i) program support; 

8 (ii) program-wide tracking of sched9 ules, finances, and performance; 

10 (iii) multiagency oversight and coordi11 nation of Program activities to ensure Pro12 gram balance and integration; 

13 (iv) development of interagency cross14 cut budgets and a comprehensive finance 

15 plan to allocate costs in accordance with the 

16 beneficiary pays provisions of the Record of 

17 Decision; 

18 (v) coordination of public outreach and 

19 involvement, including tribal, environ20 mental justice, and public advisory activi21 ties in accordance with the Federal Advi22 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.); and 

23 (vi) development of Annual Reports. 
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1 SEC. 104. MANAGEMENT. 

2 (a) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the Calfed Bay3 Delta Program, the Federal agencies shall coordinate their 

4 activities with the State agencies. 

5 (b) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In carrying out the 

6 Calfed Bay-Delta Program, the Federal agencies shall co7 operate with local and tribal governments and the public 

8 through an advisory committee established in accordance 

9 with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 

10 and other appropriate means, to seek input on Program 

11 elements such as planning, design, technical assistance, and 

12 development of peer review science programs. 

13 (c) SCIENCE.—In carrying out the Calfed Bay-Delta 

14 Program, the Federal agencies shall seek to ensure, to the 

15 maximum extent practicable, that—

16 (1) all major aspects of implementing the Pro17 gram are subjected to credible and objective scientific 

18 review; and 

19 (2) major decisions are based upon the best 

20 available scientific information. 

21 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.—The Federal agencies 

22 and State agencies, consistent with Executive Order 12898 

23 (59 FR Fed. Reg. 7629), should continue to collaborate to—

24 (1) develop a comprehensive environmental jus25 tice workplan for the Calfed Bay-Delta Program; and 
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1 (2) fulfill the commitment to addressing environ2 mental justice challenges referred to in the Calfed 

3 Bay-Delta Program Environmental Justice 

4 Workplan, dated December 13, 2000. 

5 (e) LAND ACQUISITION.—Federal funds appropriated 

6 by Congress specifically for implementation of the Calfed 

7 Bay-Delta Program may be used to acquire fee title to land 

8 only where consistent with the Record of Decision and sec9 tion 103(b)(5)(F)(iii). 

10 (f) AGENCIES’ DISCRETION.—This title shall not affect 

11 the discretion of any of the Federal agencies or the State 

12 agencies or the authority granted to any of the Federal 

13 agencies or State agencies by any other Federal or State 

14 law. 

15 (g) STATUS REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report, 

16 quarterly to Congress, on the progress in achieving the 

17 water supply targets as described in Section 2.2.4 of the 

18 Record of Decision, the environmental water account re19 quirements as described in Section 2.2.7, and the water 

20 quality targets as described in Section 2.2.9, and any pend21 ing actions that may affect the ability of the Calfed Bay22 Delta Program to achieve those targets and requirements. 

23 SEC. 105. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

24 (a) REPORT.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15 of 

2 each year, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Gov3 ernor, shall submit to the appropriate authorizing 

4 and appropriating Committees of the Senate and the 

5 House of Representatives a report that—

6 (A) describes the status of implementation 

7 of all components of the Calfed Bay-Delta Pro8 gram;

9 (B) sets forth any written determination re10 sulting from the review required under sub11 section (b); and 

12 (C) includes any revised schedule prepared 

13 under subsection (b). 

14 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 

15 paragraph (1) shall describe—

16 (A) the progress of the Calfed Bay-Delta 

17 Program in meeting the implementation schedule 

18 for the Program in a manner consistent with the 

19 Record of Decision; 

20 (B) the status of implementation of all com21 ponents of the Program; 

22 (C) expenditures in the past fiscal year for 

23 implementing the Program; 
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1 (D) accomplishments during the past fiscal 

2 year in achieving the objectives of additional and 

3 improved—

4 (i) water storage, including water 

5 yield; 

6 (ii) water quality; 

7 (iii) water use efficiency; 

8 (iv) ecosystem restoration; 

9 (v) watershed management; 

10 (vi) levee system integrity; 

11 (vii) water transfers; 

12 (viii) water conveyance; and 

13 (ix) water supply reliability; 

14 (E) program goals, current schedules, and 

15 relevant financing agreements; 

16 (F) progress on—

17 (i) storage projects; 

18 (ii) conveyance improvements; 

19 (iii) levee improvements; 

20 (iv) water quality projects; and 

21 (v) water use efficiency programs; 

22 (G) completion of key projects and mile23 stones identified in the Ecosystem Restoration 

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1 (H) development and implementation of 

2 local programs for watershed conservation and 

3 restoration; 

4 (I) progress in improving water supply reli5 ability and implementing the Environmental 

6 Water Account; 

7 (J) achievement of commitments under the 

8 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 

9 et seq.) and endangered species law of the State; 

10 (K) implementation of a comprehensive 

11 science program; 

12 (L) progress toward acquisition of the Fed13 eral and State permits (including permits under 

14 section 404(a) of the Federal Water Pollution 

15 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(a))) for implemen16 tation of projects in all identified Program 

17 areas; 

18 (M) progress in achieving benefits in all ge19 ographic regions covered by the Program; 

20 (N) legislative action on—

21 (i) water transfer; 

22 (ii) groundwater management; 

23 (iii) water use efficiency; and 

24 (iv) governance issues; 

25 (O) the status of complementary actions; 
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1 (P) the status of mitigation measures; and 

2 (Q) revisions to funding commitments and 

3 Program responsibilities. 

4 (b) ANNUAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND BALANCE.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November 15 of 

6 each year, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Gov7 ernor, shall review progress in implementing the 

8 Calfed Bay-Delta Program based on—

9 (A) consistency with the Record of Decision; 

10 and 

11 (B) balance in achieving the goals and ob12 jectives of the Calfed Bay-Delta Program. 

13 (2) REVISED SCHEDULE.—If, at the conclusion 

14 of each such annual review or if a timely annual re15 view is not undertaken, the Secretary, or the Gov16 ernor, determine in writing that either the Program 

17 implementation schedule has not been substantially 

18 adhered to, or that balanced progress in achieving the 

19 goals and objectives of the Program is not occurring, 

20 the Secretary, in coordination with the Governor and 

21 the Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee, shall pre22 pare a revised schedule to achieve balanced progress 

23 in all Calfed Bay-Delta Program elements consistent 

24 with the the Record of Decision. 
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1 (c) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—Any feasibility studies 

2 completed as a result of this title shall include identification 

3 of project benefits and a cost allocation plan consistent with 

4 the beneficiaries pay provisions of the Record of Decision. 

5 SEC. 106. CROSSCUT BUDGET. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The budget of the President shall 

7 include requests for the appropriate level of funding for each 

8 of the Federal agencies to carry out the responsibilities of 

9 the Federal agency under the Calfed Bay-Delta Program. 

10 (b) REQUESTS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The funds 

11 shall be requested for the Federal agency with authority and 

12 programmatic responsibility for the obligation of the funds, 

13 in accordance with paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 

14 103(b). 

15 (c) REPORT.—At the time of submission of the budget 

16 of the President to Congress, the Director of the Office of 

17 Management and Budget, in coordination with the Gov18 ernor, shall submit to the appropriate authorizing and ap19 propriating committees of the Senate and the House of Rep20 resentatives a financial report certified by the Secretary 

21 containing—

22 (1) an interagency budget crosscut report that—

23 (A) displays the budget proposed, including 

24 any interagency or intra-agency transfer, for 

25 each of the Federal agencies to carry out the 
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1 Calfed Bay-Delta Program for the upcoming fis2 cal year, separately showing funding requested 

3 under both pre-existing authorities and under 

4 the new authorities granted by this title; and 

5 (B) identifies all expenditures since 2000 by 

6 the Federal and State governments to achieve the 

7 objectives of the Calfed Bay-Delta Program; 

8 (2) a detailed accounting of all funds received 

9 and obligated by all Federal agencies and State agen10 cies responsible for implementing the Calfed Bay11 Delta Program during the previous fiscal year;

12 (3) a budget for the proposed projects (including 

13 a description of the project, authorization level, and 

14 project status) to be carried out in the upcoming fis15 cal year with the Federal portion of funds for activi16 ties under section 103(b); and 

17 (4) a listing of all projects to be undertaken in 

18 the upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion of 

19 funds for activities under section 103(b). 

20 SEC. 107. FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of im22 plementing the Calfed Bay-Delta Program for fiscal years 

23 2005 through 2008 in the aggregate, as set forth in the 

24 Record of Decision, shall not exceed 33.3 percent. 

25 (b) CALFED BAY-DELTA PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 

2 that all beneficiaries, including the environment, shall 

3 pay for benefits received from all projects or activities 

4 carried out under the Calfed Bay-Delta Program. 

5 This requirement shall not be limited to storage and 

6 conveyance projects and shall be implemented so as to 

7 encourage integrated resource planning. 

8 SEC. 108. USE OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES AND FUNDS. 

9 (a) GENERALLY.—The heads of the Federal agencies 

10 shall use the authority under existing authorities identified 

11 by the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this title. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act and annual thereafter, the Sec14 retary, in consultation with the heads of the Federal agen15 cies, shall transmit to Congress a report that describes the 

16 following: 

17 (1) A list of all existing authorities, including 

18 the authorities listed in subsection (a), under which 

19 the Secretary or the heads of the Federal agencies 

20 may carry out the purposes of this title. 

21 (2) A list of funds authorized in the previous fis22 cal year for the authorities listed under paragraph 

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1 (3) A list of the projects carried out with the 

2 funds listed in paragraph (2) and the amount of 

3 funds obligated and expended for each project. 

4 SEC. 109. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. 

5 Nothing in this title—

6 (1) invalidates or preempts State water law or 

7 an interstate compact governing water; 

8 (2) alters the rights of any State to any appro9 priated share of the waters of any body of surface or 

10 ground water, whether determined by past or future 

11 interstate compacts or final judicial allocations; 

12 (3) preempts or modifies any State or Federal 

13 law or interstate compact governing water quality or 

14 disposal; or 

15 (4) confers on any non-federal entity the ability 

16 to exercise any Federal right to the waters of any 

17 stream or to any ground water resource. 

18 SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION. 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec20 retary and the heads of the Federal agencies to pay the Fed21 eral share of the cost of carrying out the new and expanded 

22 authorities described in paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 

23 103(b), $389,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2005 

24 through 2008, to remain available until expended. 
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1 TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

2 CENTRALIZED REGULATORY 

3 COORDINATION OFFICES 

4 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES. 

5 For projects authorized by this Act and located within 

6 the State of California, the Secretary shall establish a cen7 tralized office in Sacramento, California, for the use of all 

8 Federal agencies and State agencies that are or will be in9 volved in issuing permits and preparing environmental 

10 documentation for such projects. The Secretary may, at the 

11 request of the Governor of any Reclamation State, establish 

12 additional centralized offices for the use of all Federal agen13 cies and State agencies that are or will be involved in 

14 issuing permits and preparing environmental documenta15 tion for projects authorized by this Act, or under any other 

16 authorized Act, and located within such States. 

17 SEC. 202. ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF CONTRIBU18 TIONS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept and ex20 pend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to co21 ordinate the preparation and review of permit applications 

22 and the preparation of environmental documentation for all 

23 projects authorized by this Act, or any other authorized Act, 

24 and to offset the Federal costs of processing such permit ap25 plications and environmental documentation. The Sec-
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1 retary shall allocate funds received under this section 

2 among Federal agencies with responsibility for the project 

3 under consideration and shall reimburse those agencies in 

4 accordance with the costs such agencies incur in processing 

5 permit applications and preparing environmental docu6 mentation. 

7 (b) PROTECTION OF IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In 

8 carrying out this section, the Secretary and the heads of 

9 Federal agencies receiving funds under this section shall en10 sure that the use of the funds accepted under this section 

11 will not impact impartial decisionmaking with respect to 

12 the issuance of permits or preparation of environmental 

13 documentation, either substantively or procedurally, or di14 minish, modify, or otherwise affect the statutory or regu15 latory authorities of such agencies. 

16 TITLE III—RURAL WATER 

17 SUPPLY PROGRAM 

18 SEC. 301. RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

20 study to determine the feasibility of constructing rural 

21 water systems in coordination with other Federal agencies 

22 with rural water programs, and in cooperation with non23 Federal project entities. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study referred to in sub25 section (a) shall consider each of the following: 
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1 (1) Appraisal investigations. 

2 (2) Feasibility studies. 

3 (3) Environmental reports. 

4 (4) Cost sharing responsibilities. 

5 (5) Responsibility for operation and mainte6 nance. 

7 (c) CRITERIA.—As part of the study referred to in sub8 section (a), the Secretary shall develop criteria for deter9 mining which projects are eligible for participation in the 

10 study referred to under this section. 

11 (d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall sub12 mit to Congress the study developed under this section. 

13 (e) RECLAMATION STATES.—The program established 

14 by this section shall be limited to Reclamation States. 

15 TITLE IV—SALTON SEA STUDY 

16 PROGRAM 

17 SEC. 401. SALTON SEA STUDY PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

19 study to determine the feasibility of reclaiming the Salton 

20 Sea. 

21 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study referred to in sub22 section (a) shall consider each of the following: 

23 (1) Appraisal investigations. 

24 (2) Feasibility studies. 

25 (3) Environmental Reports. 
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1 (4) Cost sharing responsibilities. 

2 (5) Responsibility for operation and mainte3 nance. 

4 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall sub5 mit to Congress the study developed under this section no 

6 later than 1 year after the date of enactment. 
Union Calendar No. 335

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2828

[Report No. 108–573, Part I] 

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to impledomestic water resources. programs aimed at increasing and diversifying ment water supply technology and infrastructure 

JUNE 25, 2004

Reported from the Committee on Resources with an 

amendment 

JUNE 25, 2004

Referral to the Committee on Transportation and InfraJune 25, 2004 structure extended for a period ending not later than 

JUNE 25, 2004

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

printed House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole