To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes.

To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes. 1. Land withdrawal and reservation (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Agreement The term Agreement (2) Association The term Association (3) Covered land The term covered land (4) District The term District (5) Map The term Map (6) SRP The term SRP (A) the District; and (B) the Association. (b) Reservation of covered land Subject to valid existing rights, the covered land is reserved to the United States, through the Secretary of the Interior, for the exclusive right to use the covered land and interests in the covered land for the development, generation, and transmission of electrical power and energy for the use and benefit of the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project pursuant to the Agreement. (c) Withdrawal of covered land The covered land is permanently withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (d) Facilities With respect to facilities constructed by SRP on the covered land for the development, generation, and transmission of electrical power and energy— (1) the design and specifications shall conform to Bureau of Reclamation standards, and final designs shall be subject to review and approval by the Secretary of the Interior; (2) all construction work shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Secretary of the Interior; (3) upon a determination of substantial completion of such facilities, the Secretary of the Interior shall accept title on behalf of the United States as part of the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project pursuant to— (A) section 6 of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 389, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 498 (B) the Agreement; and (4) SRP shall be responsible for the care, operation, and maintenance pursuant to the Agreement. (e) Map (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a map depicting the boundary of the covered land. (2) Availability The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Reclamation. (f) Management of covered land Management of the covered lands shall be in accordance with the Management Memorandum among the District, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation, dated April 27, 1979, as amended. (g) Relation to other law (1) Compliance with environmental laws The Secretary of the Interior is directed to carry out all necessary environmental compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 16 U.S.C. 1531 (2) Lead agency The Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead agency with respect to environmental compliance. (3) Withdrawal not major Federal action The withdrawal of the covered land shall not constitute a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 (4) Antideficiency The United States shall not be liable for failure to carry out any obligation or activity authorized to be carried out under this title (including any such obligation or activity under the Agreement) if adequate appropriations are not provided by Congress expressly to carry out the purposes of this Act. November 3, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill transfers National Forest System land near the Salt River in Arizona to the Bureau of Reclamation to expand the area used for generating electric power for the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project. Any facilities on the covered land constructed by the Salt River Project are owned by Reclamation, but the Salt River Project is responsible for the facilities' operation and maintenance.