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Union Calendar No. 692 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7938 
[Report No. 118–847] 
To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 
to provide the Secretary of the Interior with certain authorities with 
respect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin watershed, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2024 
Mr. BENTZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
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 April 11, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement 
Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary of the Interior 
with certain authorities with respect to projects affecting 
the Klamath Basin watershed, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Klamath Basin Water 
Agreement Support Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. KLAMATH PROJECT WATER AND POWER. 
(a) ADDRESSING WATER, POWER, AND FACILITIES 
MANAGEMENT FOR IRRIGATION.—Section 4 of the Klamath 
Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–498) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) 
RESTORATION
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(1) plan, design, construct, operate, and main-
tain projects in the Klamath Basin watershed, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) facilities to reduce fish entrainment; 
‘‘(B) projects that reduce or avoid impacts 
on aquatic resources of facilities involved in the 
storage or diversion of water for irrigation in the 
Klamath Project service area; and 
‘‘(C) projects that restore habitats in the 
Klamath Basin watershed, including Tribal fish-
ery resources held in trust; 
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‘‘(2) undertake studies, including feasibility 
studies, and improvements that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to implement this subsection; 
‘‘(3) in implementing this subsection, enter into 
contracts, memoranda of understanding, financial as-
sistance agreements, cost-sharing agreements, or other 
appropriate agreements with— 
‘‘(A) State, Tribal, and local governmental 
agencies; and 
‘‘(B) private parties; and 
‘‘(4) accept and expend non-Federal funds in 
order to facilitate implementation of this subsection. 
‘‘(e) GOALS.—The goals of activities under subsections 
(b) and (d) shall include, as applicable— 
‘‘(1) the short-term and long-term reduction and 
resolution of conflicts relating to water in the Klam-
ath Basin watershed; and 
‘‘(2) compatibility and utility for protecting nat-
ural resources throughout the Klamath Basin water-
shed, including the protection, preservation, and res-
toration of Klamath River Tribal fishery resources, 
particularly through collaboratively developed agree-
ments. 
‘‘(f) PUMPING PLANT D.—The Secretary may enter 
into 1 or more agreements with the Tulelake Irrigation Dis-
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trict to reimburse the Tulelake Irrigation District for not 
more than 69 percent of the cost incurred by the Tulelake 
Irrigation District for the operation and maintenance of 
Pumping Plant D, subject to the condition that the cost re-
sults in benefits to the United States. 
‘‘(g) INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) KENO AND LINK RIVER DAMS.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall comply with the terms of 
the agreement entitled ‘2016 Klamath Power and Fa-
cilities Agreement’(‘Agreement’), including Attach-
ment A to the Agreement. 
‘‘(2) REPLACEMENT OF C CANAL FLUME.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The replacement of the 
C Canal flume within the Klamath Project shall 
be considered to be, and shall receive the treat-
ment authorized for, qualified emergency ex-
traordinary operation and maintenance work in 
accordance with Federal reclamation law (the 
Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 
1093), and Acts supplemental to and amend-
atory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.)). 
‘‘(B) CONTRACT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of receipt of a request 
from the Klamath Irrigation District to 
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enter into a contract with that district to 
amend the contract numbered 16–WC–20– 
4838, the Secretary shall enter into a con-
tract with the Klamath Irrigation District 
providing that under the contract entered 
into under this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) 35 percent of the total repay-
ment obligation is nonreimbursable to 
the United States; and 
‘‘(II) 65 percent of the total re-
payment obligation shall be repaid to 
the United States over a period of 50 
years. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSION.—Although the Sec-
retary shall not condition the agreement to 
the contract entered into under subpara-
graph (A) on any other term, the contract 
may include other terms that are not less 
favorable to the contractor than contract 
numbered 16–WC–20–4838.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION; EFFECT.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE.—In implementing the amend-
ments made by this section, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall comply with— 
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(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(C) all other applicable laws. 
(2) EFFECT.—None of the amendments made by 
this section— 
(A) modify any authority or obligation of 
the United States with respect to any Tribal 
trust or treaty obligation of the United States; 
(B) create or determine any water right; or 
(C) affect any water right or water right 
claim in existence on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 692 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7938 
[Report No. 118–847] 
A BILL 
To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply En-
hancement Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary 
of the Interior with certain authorities with re-
spect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin 
watershed, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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