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Union Calendar No. 390

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3597

[Report No. 108–646] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on the Alder Creek water storage 

and conservation project in El Dorado County, California, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2003

Mr. DOOLITTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 21, 2003] 

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on 

the Alder Creek water storage and conservation project 

in El Dorado County, California, 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. STUDY AND REPORT. 

2 (a) STUDY.—Pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 

3 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts amendatory thereof and supple4 mental thereto, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 

5 this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), through the Bureau of Rec6 lamation, and in consultation and cooperation with the El 

7 Dorado Irrigation District, is authorized to conduct a study 

8 to determine the feasibility of constructing a project on 

9 Alder Creek in El Dorado County, California, to store water 

10 and provide water supplies during dry and critically dry 

11 years for consumptive use, recreation, in-stream flows, irri12 gation, and power production. 

13 (b) REPORT.—

14 (1) TRANSMISSION.—Upon completion of the 

15 study authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

16 transmit to the Committee on Resources of the House 

17 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

18 Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing 

19 the results of the study. 

20 (2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall 

21 contain appropriate cost sharing options for the im22 plementation of the project based upon the use and 

23 possible allocation of any stored water. 

24 (3) USE OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS.—In devel25 oping the report under this section, the Secretary 
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1 shall use reports and any other relevant information 

2 supplied by the El Dorado Irrigation District. 

3 (c) COST SHARE.—

4 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

5 costs of the feasibility study authorized by this section 

6 shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the 

7 study. 

8 (2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR NON-FEDERAL

9 SHARE.—The Secretary may accept as part of the 

10 non-Federal cost share the contribution such in-kind 

11 services by the El Dorado Irrigation District as the 

12 Secretary determines will contribute to the conduct 

13 and completion of the study. 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this 

16 section. 
Union Calendar No. 390

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3597

[Report No. 108–646] 

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through 

fornia, and for other purposes. conservation project in El Dorado County, Calibility study on the Alder Creek water storage and the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasiSEPTEMBER 7, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,