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(A) have jurisdiction over the project; 
(B) be required by law to conduct or issue 
a review, analysis, opinion, or statement for the 
project study; or 
(C) be required to make a determination 
on issuing a permit, license, or other approval 
or decision for the project study; and 
(3) take all steps necessary to provide informa-
tion that will enable required reviews and analyses 
related to the project to be conducted by other agen-
cies in a thorough and timely manner. 
(e) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and make publicly 
available a report that describes— 
(1) the status of the implementation of the 
planning process under this section, including the 
number of participating projects; 
(2) a review of project delivery schedules, in-
cluding a description of any delays on those studies 
initiated prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
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(3) any recommendations for additional author-
ity necessary to support efforts to expedite the 
project. 
(f) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate and make publicly available 
a report that describes— 
(1) the status of the implementation of this sec-
tion, including a description of each project study 
subject to the requirements of this section; 
(2) the amount of time taken to complete each 
project study; and 
(3) any recommendations for additional author-
ity necessary to support efforts to expedite the 
project study process, including an analysis of 
whether the limitation established by subsection 
(a)(2) needs to be adjusted to address the impacts 
of inflation. 
SEC. 804. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORTS. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) expedite the completion of any ongoing 
project study initiated before the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
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(2) if the Secretary determines that the project 
is justified in a completed report, proceed directly to 
preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of 
the project in accordance with the Reclamation Act 
of 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory 
thereof or supplementary thereto. 
SEC. 805. PROJECT ACCELERATION. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall apply to— 
(A) each project study that is initiated 
after the date of enactment of this Act and for 
which an environmental impact statement is 
prepared under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) the extent determined appropriate by 
the Secretary, to other project studies initiated 
before the date of enactment of this Act and for 
which an environmental review process docu-
ment is prepared under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.); and 
(C) any project study for the development 
of a non-federally owned and operated surface 
water storage project for which the Secretary 
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determines there is a demonstrable Federal in-
terest and the project— 
(i) is located in a river basin where 
other 
Bureau 
of 
Reclamation 
water 
projects are located; 
(ii) will create additional water sup-
plies that support Bureau of Reclamation 
water projects; or 
(iii) will become integrated into the 
operation of Bureau of Reclamation water 
projects. 
(2) 
FLEXIBILITY.—Any 
authority 
granted 
under this section may be exercised, and any re-
quirement established under this section may be sat-
isfied, for the conduct of an environmental review 
process for a project study, a class of project stud-
ies, or a program of project studies. 
(3) LIST OF PROJECT STUDIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall an-
nually prepare, and make publicly available, a 
list of all project studies that the Secretary has 
determined— 
(i) meets the standards described in 
paragraph (1); and 
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(ii) does not have adequate funding to 
make substantial progress toward the com-
pletion of the project study. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude for each project study on the list under 
subparagraph (A) a description of the estimated 
amounts necessary to make substantial progress 
on the project study. 
(b) PROJECT REVIEW PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
and implement a coordinated environmental review 
process for the development of project studies. 
(2) COORDINATED
REVIEW.—The coordinated 
environmental review process described in paragraph 
(1) shall require that any review, analysis, opinion, 
statement, permit, license, or other approval or deci-
sion issued or made by a Federal, State, or local 
governmental agency or an Indian tribe for a project 
study described in subsection (b) be conducted, to 
the maximum extent practicable, concurrently with 
any other applicable governmental agency or Indian 
tribe. 
(3) TIMING.—The coordinated environmental 
review process under this subsection shall be com-
pleted not later than the date on which the Sec-
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retary, in consultation and concurrence with the 
agencies identified under section 805(d), establishes 
with respect to the project study. 
(c) LEAD AGENCIES.— 
(1) JOINT LEAD AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the require-
ments of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the 
requirements of section 1506.8 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions), including the concurrence of the pro-
posed joint lead agency, a project sponsor may 
serve as the joint lead agency. 
(B) PROJECT
SPONSOR
AS
JOINT
LEAD 
AGENCY.—A project sponsor that is a State or 
local governmental entity may— 
(i) with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary, serve as a joint lead agency with 
the Federal lead agency for purposes of 
preparing any environmental document 
under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(ii) prepare any environmental review 
process document under the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
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