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Calendar No. 533 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2693 

[Report No. 117–182] 

To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 

1992 to authorize additional projects related to the Salton Sea, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 10, 2021 

Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. KELLY, and Ms. SINEMA) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 18, 2022 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of October 14, 2022, by 

Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize additional projects 

related to the Salton Sea, 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 ‘‘Salton Sea Projects 

3 Improvements Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RESEARCH PROJECT. 

5 Section 1101 of the Reclamation Projects Authoriza6 tion and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 

7 106 Stat. 4661) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

9 as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PROJECT AUTHORITIES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte14 rior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclama15 tion, may provide grants and enter into contracts 

16 and cooperative agreements to carry out projects lo17 cated in the area of the Salton Sea in southern Cali18 fornia to improve air quality, fish and wildlife habi19 tat, recreational opportunities, and water quality, in 

20 partnership with— 

21 ‘‘(A) State, Tribal, and local governments; 

22 ‘‘(B) water districts; 

23 ‘‘(C) joint powers authorities, including the 

24 Salton Sea Authority; 

25 ‘‘(D) nonprofit organizations; and 

26 ‘‘(E) institutions of higher education. 


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1 ‘‘(2) INCLUDED ACTIVITIES.—The projects de2 scribed in paragraph (1) may include— 

3 ‘‘(A) construction, operation, maintenance, 

4 permitting, and design activities required for 

5 the projects; and 

6 ‘‘(B) dust suppression projects.’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by 

8 striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 

10 (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 

11 striking ‘‘project referred to in subsection (a)’’ and in12 serting ‘‘projects referred to in subsections (a) and 

13 (b)’’; and 

14 (4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by 

15 striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 

16 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DEADLINES RELATING TO 

17 PILOT PROJECTS TO INCREASE COLORADO 

18 RIVER SYSTEM WATER TO ADDRESS EFFECTS 

19 OF HISTORIC DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

20 Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and 

21 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 

22 note; Public Law 113–235), is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘additional’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘the Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘2022’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in6 serting ‘‘2027’’. 


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Calendar No. 533 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2693 

[Report No. 117–182] 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization 

other purposes. tional projects related to the Salton Sea, and for and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize addiOCTOBER 18, 2022 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of 

October 14, 2022, with an amendment 


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