(b) CLARIFICATION.—No provision of State law shall 
preclude or otherwise prevent any public water agency, in-
cluding a public agency of the State, that contracts for the 
delivery of CVP water from assisting or cooperating with, 
whether by loan, grant, license, or otherwise, the planning 
and construction of any project undertaken by the Bureau 
of Reclamation to enlarge Shasta Dam. 
TITLE IV—CVPIA ACTIONS 
SEC. 401. CVPIA RESTORATION ACTIONS. 
(a) REFUGE WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall complete the refuge water 
supply program under section 3406(d) of the Central Valley 
Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102– 
575; 106 Stat. 4722) and shall, within that 2-year period, 
give priority to completing the refuge water supply pro-
gram when making funding decisions from the Central Val-
ley Project Restoration Fund established under section 3407 
of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 
4726), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117–25), the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
(Public Law 88–578), and other sources of funding. 
(b) RESTORATION ACTIONS DEEMED COMPLETE.— 
Upon completion of the refuge water supply program pur-
suant to subsection (a), or September 30, 2025, whichever 
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occurs first, the Secretary of the Interior shall deem com-
plete the fish, wildlife, and habitat mitigation and restora-
tion actions mandated under section 3406 of the Central 
Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 
102–575; 106 Stat. 4714). 
TITLE V—WATER SUPPLY PER-
MITTING COORDINATION ACT 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Water Supply Permit-
ting Coordination Act’’. 
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
(2) COOPERATING AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘cooper-
ating agency’’ means a Federal agency with jurisdic-
tion over a review, analysis, opinion, statement, per-
mit, license, or other approval or decision required for 
a qualifying project under applicable Federal laws 
and regulations, or a State agency subject to section 
503(c). 
(3) QUALIFYING PROJECTS.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying projects’’ means new surface water storage 
projects in the States covered under the Act of June 
17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts sup-
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plemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
371 et seq.) constructed on lands administered by the 
Department of the Interior or the Department of Ag-
riculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, 
lease, or any private holding, if the project applicant 
or sponsor elects to participate in the process author-
ized by this title. Such term shall also include State- 
led projects (as defined in section 4007(a)(2) of the 
WIIN Act) for new surface water storage projects in 
the States covered under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 
Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to 
and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) 
constructed on lands administered by the Department 
of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, ex-
clusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any 
private holding, unless the project applicant elects not 
to participate in the process authorized by this title. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 503. ESTABLISHMENT OF LEAD AGENCY AND COOPER-
ATING AGENCIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEAD AGENCY.—The Bureau 
is established as the lead agency for purposes of coordi-
nating all reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, 
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licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under Fed-
eral law to construct qualifying projects. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
AND ESTABLISHMENT
OF CO-
OPERATING AGENCIES.—The Commissioner of the Bureau 
shall— 
(1) identify, as early as practicable upon receipt 
of an application for a qualifying project, any Fed-
eral agency that may have jurisdiction over a review, 
analysis, opinion, statement, permit, license, ap-
proval, or decision required for a qualifying project 
under applicable Federal laws and regulations; and 
(2) notify any such agency, within a reasonable 
timeframe, that the agency has been designated as a 
cooperating agency in regards to the qualifying 
project unless that agency responds to the Bureau in 
writing, within a timeframe set forth by the Bureau, 
notifying the Bureau that the agency— 
(A) has no jurisdiction or authority with 
respect to the qualifying project; 
(B) has no expertise or information relevant 
to the qualifying project or any review, analysis, 
opinion, statement, permit, license, or other ap-
proval or decision associated therewith; or 
(C) does not intend to submit comments on 
the qualifying project or conduct any review of 
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such a project or make any decision with respect 
to such project in a manner other than in co-
operation with the Bureau. 
(c) STATE AUTHORITY.—A State in which a quali-
fying project is being considered may choose, consistent 
with State law— 
(1) to participate as a cooperating agency; and 
(2) to make subject to the processes of this title 
all State agencies that— 
(A) have jurisdiction over the qualifying 
project; 
(B) are required to conduct or issue a re-
view, analysis, or opinion for the qualifying 
project; or 
(C) are required to make a determination 
on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the 
qualifying project. 
SEC. 504. BUREAU RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The principal responsibilities of the 
Bureau under this title are— 
(1) to serve as the point of contact for appli-
cants, State agencies, Indian Tribes, and others re-
garding proposed qualifying projects; 
(2) to coordinate preparation of unified environ-
mental documentation that will serve as the basis for 
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