(d) GROUNDWATER BANKING FEASIBILITY INVES-
TIGATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds may be expended
for construction of a project under this section
until—
(A) the Secretary completes, or the non-
Federal sponsor of the project submits to the
Secretary, a final report on the feasibility of the
project in accordance with the requirements of
section 201(g) of this title;
(B) the Secretary and non-Federal sponsor
have entered into an agreement for sharing the
construction costs of the project in accordance
with subsection (e); and
(C) the Secretary determines that the non-
Federal project sponsor is financially capable of
funding the non-Federal share of the project
construction costs.
(e) COST SHARING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to in paragraph (2),
the Federal share of the cost of any project under
this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost of the project.
(2) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—The Federal share
of the cost of any feasibility study under this section
shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the
study.
(3) MAXIMUM FEDERAL COST.—The maximum
amount of Federal funds that may be expended for
a project under this section is $50,000,000.
(f) RESTRICTION ON FUNDS FOR OPERATION OR
MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary shall not provide funds
for operation or maintenance of any project for which Fed-
eral funds are expended under this section.
SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary—
(1) to carry out section 202, $50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004; and
(3) to carry out section 204, $50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under
this title shall remain available until expended.
TITLE III—ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION PROGRAM
SEC. 301. REQUIREMENT TO CARRY OUT PROGRAM.
The Secretary shall—
(1) develop and implement, in consultation with
other Federal agencies, the State, local government
agencies, nongovernmental agencies, and the general
public, a formal environmental restoration program
as generally outlined in the Record of Decision;
(2) define measurable performance objectives
for the environmental restoration program; and
(3) develop and comply with a timeline for im-
plementation of the environmental restoration pro-
gram.
SEC. 302. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR FISH AND WILD-
LIFE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the
environmental restoration program in a manner that will
meet performance objectives for attaining self-sustaining
fish and wildlife populations within watersheds of the Sac-
ramento and San Joaquin Rivers, within 10 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary
shall, by not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act—
(1) develop the performance objectives required
by subsection (a); and
(2) submit to the Congress a report that de-
scribes those objectives.
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall report
annually to the Congress on the progress made in meeting
the performance objectives required by subsection (a).
SEC. 303. FUNDING.
(a) ENSURING REVENUES FROM LOCAL SOURCES.—
The Secretary may cooperate with the State in estab-
lishing and implementing a program that will ensure con-
tinued revenues from local sources to support the attain-
ment of the objectives of the environmental restoration
program.
(b) ENSURING LONG-TERM FUNDING.—The Sec-
retary and the head of each Federal agency shall cooperate
with the State in developing a set of recommendations for
additional funding mechanisms that will ensure long-term
funding for the environmental restoration program.
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary, in consultation with the
State and other Federal agencies, shall, by not later than
June 30, 2005, submit to the Congress a report proposing
a plan to provide sustainable funding for the environ-
mental restoration program, including recommendations
for obtaining and achieving such funding.
SEC. 304. TIMING OF WATER EXPORTS FROM SACRAMENTO-
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA.
The Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal
agencies and the State, shall manage the timing and quan-
tities of water exports from the Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta to minimize the entrainment of and harm to estua-
rine and anadromous fish in accordance with the best
available science, as determined by a multiagency team
consisting of representatives of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service,
and the California Department of Fish and Game.
SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this title $200,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
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