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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1945 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 9, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 

on the feasibility and suitability of constructing a storage 

reservoir, outlet works, and a delivery system for the 

Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation 

in the State of California to provide a water supply 

for domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tule River Tribe 

5 Water Development Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WATER SUPPLY FOR TRIBE. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 

10 Commissioner of Reclamation. 

11 (2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Tule 

12 River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation in 

13 the State of California. 

14 (b) STUDY AND REPORT ON ALTERNATIVES.— 

15 (1) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the 

16 date on which funds are made available under para17 graph (3), the Secretary shall complete a feasibility 

18 study to evaluate alternatives (including alternatives 

19 for phase I reservoir storage of a quantity of water 

20 of not more than 5,000 acre-feet) for the provision 

21 of a domestic, commercial, municipal, industrial, and 

22 irrigation water supply for the Tribe. 

23 (2) REPORT.—On completion of the study 

24 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 

25 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 


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1 of Representatives and the Committees on Energy 

2 and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs of the 

3 Senate a report describing the results of the study. 

4 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec6 retary $3,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 

7 (c) CONDITIONS FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—No project constructed relat9 ing to the feasibility study under subsection (b) shall 

10 provide any water supply for— 

11 (A) the casino of the Tule River Tribe, as 

12 in existence on the date of enactment of this 

13 Act; 

14 (B) any expansion of that casino; 

15 (C) any other tribal casino; or 

16 (D) any current or future lodging, dining, 

17 entertainment, meeting space, parking, or other 

18 similar facility in support of a gaming activity. 

19 (2) AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLIES.—A 

20 water supply provided by a project constructed relat21 ing to the feasibility study under subsection (b) shall 

22 be available to serve— 

23 (A) the domestic, municipal, and govern24 mental (including firefighting) needs of the 

25 Tribe and members of the Tribe; and 


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1 (B) other commercial, agricultural, and in2 dustrial needs not related to a gaming activity. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2009. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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