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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4045

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 

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,

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MOKELUMNE RIVER RE4 GIONAL WATER STORAGE AND CONJUNCTIVE 

5 USE PROJECT STUDY. 

6 The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act 

7 referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to prepare 

8 a feasibility study entitled the ‘‘Mokelumne River Regional 

9 Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study’’, only 

10 after the Secretary determines through an appraisal study 
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1 (the costs of which shall be nonreimbursable) that there 

2 is a potentially feasible alternative by which 1 or more 

3 agencies within the Department of the Interior could pro4 vide additional water supply and water management flexi5 bility within the San Joaquin Valley, California, through 

6 the development of new water storage and conjunctive use 

7 programs. The Secretary is authorized to provide a grant 

8 to, or enter into a cooperative agreement to facilitate prep9 aration of, the appraisal study. 

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

11 In developing the Mokelumne River Regional Water 

12 Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study and the ap13 praisal study under section 1, the Secretary shall use, as 

14 appropriate, reports and any other relevant information 

15 supplied by the Mokelumne River Water and Power Au16 thority. 

17 SEC. 3. DEADLINE. 

18 After completion of the appraisal study under section 

19 1, the Secretary shall complete the Mokelumne River Re20 gional Water Storage and Conjunctive Use Project Study 

21 and provide copies of that study to the Committee on Re22 sources of the House of Representatives and the Com23 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

24 not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 

25 this Act. 
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1 SEC. 4. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. 

2 The Secretary shall accept, as appropriate, such in3 kind contributions of goods or services from the 

4 Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority as the Sec5 retary determines will contribute to the conduct and com6 pletion of the Mokelumne River Regional Water Storage 

7 and Conjunctive Use Project Study. Goods and services 

8 accepted under this section shall be counted as part of 

9 the non-Federal cost share for that study. 

10 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 (a) APPRAISAL STUDY.—There is authorized to be 

12 appropriated to the Secretary $300,000 for the prepara13 tion of the appraisal study described in section 1. 

14 (b) PROJECT STUDY.—There is authorized to be ap15 propriated to the Secretary $3,000,000 for the Federal 

16 cost share for the Mokelumne River Regional Water Stor17 age and Conjunctive Use Project Study.

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