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Union Calendar No. 390
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3597
[Report No. 108–646] 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, to conduct a feasibility study on the Alder Creek water storage 
and conservation project in El Dorado County, California, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. DOOLITTLE 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 November 21, 2003] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on 
the Alder Creek water storage and conservation project 
in El Dorado County, California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—Pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 
(32 Stat. 388) and Acts amendatory thereof and supple-
mental thereto, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), through the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, and in consultation and cooperation with the El 
Dorado Irrigation District, is authorized to conduct a study 
to determine the feasibility of constructing a project on 
Alder Creek in El Dorado County, California, to store water 
and provide water supplies during dry and critically dry 
years for consumptive use, recreation, in-stream flows, irri-
gation, and power production. 
(b) REPORT.—
(1) TRANSMISSION.—Upon completion of the 
study authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
transmit to the Committee on Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing 
the results of the study. 
(2) CONTENTS
OF
REPORT.—The report shall 
contain appropriate cost sharing options for the im-
plementation of the project based upon the use and 
possible allocation of any stored water. 
(3) USE OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS.—In devel-
oping the report under this section, the Secretary
shall use reports and any other relevant information 
supplied by the El Dorado Irrigation District. 
(c) COST SHARE.—
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
costs of the feasibility study authorized by this section 
shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the 
study. 
(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.—The Secretary may accept as part of the 
non-Federal cost share the contribution such in-kind 
services by the El Dorado Irrigation District as the 
Secretary determines will contribute to the conduct 
and completion of the study. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this 
section.
Union Calendar No. 390
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3597
[Report No. 108–646] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasi-
bility study on the Alder Creek water storage and 
conservation project in El Dorado County, Cali-
fornia, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed