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Union Calendar No. 393 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4045 

[Report No. 108–649] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility study 

with respect to the Mokelumne River, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 25, 2004 

Mr. POMBO 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 March 25, 2004] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a 

feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, 

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. AUTHORIZATION OF MOKELUMNE RIVER RE2 GIONAL WATER STORAGE AND CONJUNCTIVE 

3 USE PROJECT STUDY. 

4 Pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 

5 388) and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental there6 to, the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act re7 ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to prepare a fea8 sibility study entitled the ‘‘Mokelumne River Regional 

9 Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study’’ for a 

10 project to provide additional water supply and improve 

11 water management flexibility through the development of 

12 new water storage and conjunctive use programs. 

13 SEC. 2. USE OF REPORTS AND OTHER INFORMATION. 

14 In developing the Mokelumne River Regional Water 

15 Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study, the Secretary 

16 shall use, as appropriate, reports and any other relevant 

17 information supplied by the Mokelumne River Water and 

18 Power Authority, the East Bay Municipal Utility District 

19 and other stakeholders. 

20 SEC. 3. DEADLINE. 

21 The Secretary shall complete the Mokelumne River Re22 gional Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study 

23 and provide copies of that study to the Committee on Re24 sources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

25 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate not later 

26 than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 4. COST SHARES. 

2 (a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs 

3 of the Mokelumne River Regional Water Storage and Con4 junctive Use Project Study shall not exceed 50 percent of 

5 the total cost of the study. 

6 (b) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary shall ac7 cept, as appropriate, such in-kind contributions of goods 

8 or services from the Mokelumne River Water and Power Au9 thority as the Secretary determines will contribute to the 

10 conduct and completion of the Mokelumne River Regional 

11 Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study. Goods 

12 and services accepted under this section shall be counted 

13 as part of the non-federal cost share for that study. 

14 SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS. 

15 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to invalidate, 

16 preempt, or create any exception to State water law, State 

17 water rights, or Federal or State permitted activities or 

18 agreements. 

19 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

21 $3,000,000 for the Federal cost share of the Mokelumne 

22 River Regional Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project 

23 Study. 
Union Calendar No. 393 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4045 

[Report No. 108–649] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to preMokelumne River, and for other purposes. pare a feasibility study with respect to the 

SEPTEMBER 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,