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Temporary Urgency Change in License and Permit 
Terms in Response to Drought Conditions’’, effec-
tive on January 31, 2014 (or a successor order); and 
(B) design, implement, and evaluate those real- 
time monitoring capabilities to enable effective real- 
time operations of the cross-channel in order effi-
ciently to meet the objectives described in subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) with respect to the operation of the Delta 
cross-channel gates described in paragraph (1), col-
lect data on the impact of that operation on— 
(A) species listed as threatened or endan-
gered under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(B) water quality; and 
(C) water supply benefits; 
(3) collaborate with the California Department 
of Water Resources to install a deflection barrier at 
Georgiana Slough and the Delta cross-channel gate 
to protect migrating salmonids, consistent with 
knowledge gained from related activities carried out 
during 2014 and 2015; 
(4) not later than May 15, 2016, submit to the 
Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
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the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives a notice and explanation regard-
ing the extent to which the gates are able to remain 
open pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3); 
(5) implement turbidity control strategies that 
may allow for increased water deliveries while avoid-
ing jeopardy to adult Delta smelt due consistent 
with the smelt biological opinion; 
(6) adopt a 1:1 inflow-to-export ratio for the in-
crement of increased flow, as measured as a 3-day 
running average at Vernalis during the period begin-
ning on April 1 and ending on May 31, that results 
from the voluntary sale, transfer, or exchange, un-
less the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce 
determine in writing that the ratio will cause addi-
tional adverse effects on any salmonid listed fish 
species beyond the range of effects anticipated to 
occur to the listed fish species for the duration of 
the salmonid biological opinion using the best sci-
entific and commercial data available and subject to 
the condition that any individual sale, transfer, or 
exchange using that ratio may only proceed if— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior deter-
mines that the environmental effects of the pro-
posed sale, transfer, or exchange are consistent 
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with effects permitted under applicable law (in-
cluding the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), and the Por-
ter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Cali-
fornia Water Code 13000 et seq.)); 
(B) Delta conditions are suitable to allow 
movement of the acquired, transferred, or ex-
changed water through the Delta, in accordance 
with existing Central Valley Project and State 
Water Project permitted water rights and the 
requirements of section 3405(a)(1)(H) of the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public 
Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4711); and 
(C) the voluntary sale, transfer, or ex-
change of water results in flow that is in addi-
tion to flow that otherwise would occur in the 
absence of the voluntary sale, transfer, or ex-
change; 
(7)(A) issue all necessary permit decisions 
under the authority of the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Commerce by not later than 60 days after the 
date of receipt of a completed application by the 
State of California to place and use temporary bar-
riers or operable gates in Delta channels to improve 
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water quantity and quality for State Water Project 
and Central Valley Project south-of-Delta water con-
tractors and other water users, which barriers or 
gates shall provide benefits for species protection 
and in-Delta water user water quality, subject to the 
condition that the barriers or gates shall be designed 
so that, if practicable, formal consultations under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1536) are not necessary; or 
(B) take a longer period to issue the permit de-
cisions described in subparagraph (A) only if the 
Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce determine 
in writing that an environmental impact statement is 
needed for the proposal to comply with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.); 
(8) allow and facilitate, consistent with existing 
priorities, water transfers through the C.W. ‘‘Bill’’ 
Jones Pumping Plant or the Harvey O. Banks 
Pumping Plant during the period beginning on April 
1 and ending on November 30, subject to the condi-
tion that the transfers— 
(A) are consistent with applicable Federal 
and State laws (including regulations), includ-
ing the California Environmental Quality Act 
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(California Public Resources Code 21000– 
21177); and 
(B) are consistent with the smelt biological 
opinion and the salmonid biological opinion; 
(9) require the Director and the Commis-
sioner— 
(A)(i) to determine whether a written 
transfer proposal is complete by not later than 
30 days after the date of submission of the pro-
posal; and 
(ii) if the proposal is determined to be in-
complete, to State with specificity what shall be 
supplemented or revised to complete the pro-
posal; and 
(B)(i) complete all requirements under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) nec-
essary to make final permit decisions on water 
transfer requests in the State of California 
by— 
(I) not later than 30 days after deem-
ing the application complete pursuant to 
subparagraph (A); or 
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(II) such later date as the Director or 
the Commissioner determines to be nec-
essary, only if the Director or the Commis-
sioner determines in writing that an envi-
ronmental impact statement is needed for 
the proposal to comply with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(ii) approve any water transfer request de-
scribed in clause (i) to maximize the quantity of 
water supplies, subject to the condition that ac-
tions associated with the water transfer comply 
with applicable Federal and State laws (includ-
ing regulations) and are consistent with— 
(I) existing permitted water rights; 
and 
(II) 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
3405(a)(1)(H) 
of 
the 
Central 
Valley 
Project Improvement Act (Public Law 
102–575; 106 Stat. 4711); 
(10) in coordination with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, enter into an agreement with the National 
Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive 
study, to be completed not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, on the effective-
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ness and environmental impacts of saltcedar biologi-
cal control efforts on increasing water supplies and 
improving riparian habitats of the Colorado River 
and its principal tributaries, in the State of Cali-
fornia and elsewhere; 
(11) pursuant to the research and adaptive 
management provisions of the smelt biological opin-
ion and the salmonid biological opinion— 
(A) use all available scientific tools to iden-
tify any changes to real-time operations of Bu-
reau of Reclamation, State of California, or 
local water projects that could result in the 
availability of additional water supplies; and 
(B) determine whether alternative oper-
ational or other management measures would 
meet applicable regulatory requirements for list-
ed species while maximizing water supplies and 
water supply reliability; and 
(12) continue to vary the averaging period of 
the maximum percent of Delta Inflow Diverted 
(Delta export-inflow ratio), to the extent consistent 
with any applicable California Water Resources Con-
trol Board orders under decision D–1641 (which 
sets water quality objectives for the San Francisco 
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Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary) to op-
erate— 
(A) to a ratio using a 3-day averaging pe-
riod on the rising limb of a Delta inflow 
hydrograph; and 
(B) to a 14-day averaging period on the 
falling limb of the Delta inflow hydrograph. 
(c) OTHER AGENCIES.—To the extent that a Federal 
department or agency other than the Department of the 
Interior or the Department of Commerce has a role in ap-
proving a project described in subsection (a) or (b), this 
section shall apply to the Federal department or agency. 
(d) ACCELERATED PROJECT DECISION AND ELE-
VATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On request of the Governor 
of California, the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Commerce shall use the expedited procedures under 
this subsection to make final decisions relating to 
Federal or federally approved projects or operational 
changes proposed pursuant to subsections (a) and 
(b) to provide additional water supplies or otherwise 
address emergency drought conditions. 
(2) REQUEST FOR RESOLUTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On request of the Gov-
ernor of California, the Secretaries of the Inte-
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rior and Commerce or the head of another Fed-
eral department or agency responsible for car-
rying out a review of a project, as applicable, 
shall convene a final project decision meeting 
with the heads of all relevant Federal agencies 
to decide whether to approve a project to pro-
vide emergency water supplies or otherwise ad-
dress emergency drought conditions. 
(B) MEETING.—A meeting under subpara-
graph (A) shall convene not later than 7 days 
after the date of receipt of the meeting request. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—On receipt of a request for 
a meeting under this subsection, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall notify the heads of all relevant Federal 
departments and agencies of the request, including 
a description of— 
(A) the project to be reviewed; and 
(B) the date for the meeting. 
(4) DECISION.—Not later than 10 days after 
the date on which a meeting is requested under 
paragraph (2), the head of the relevant Federal 
agency shall issue a final decision on the project. 
(5) MEETING CONVENED BY SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary of the Interior may convene a final project 
decision meeting under this subsection at any time, 
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at the discretion of the Secretary, regardless of 
whether a meeting is requested under paragraph (2). 
(6) LIMITATION.—The expedited procedures 
under this subsection apply only— 
(A) to proposed new Federal projects or 
operational changes pursuant to subsection (a) 
or (b); and 
(B) to the extent the procedures are con-
sistent with applicable laws (including regula-
tions). 
(e) DROUGHT PLAN.—For any year during which 
this section is in effect, the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Commerce, in consultation with appropriate State offi-
cials, shall develop a drought operations plan that is con-
sistent with this Act and other applicable Federal and 
State laws, including provisions intended to provide addi-
tional water supplies that could be of assistance during 
the drought in existence on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 303. TEMPORARY OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO CAP-
TURE PEAK FLOWS FROM WINTER STORMS. 
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MANDATE.—The 
Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce shall take no 
action pursuant to this Act that would cause additional 
adverse effects on the listed fish species beyond the range 
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of effects anticipated to occur to the listed fish species for 
the duration of the applicable biological opinion, using the 
best scientific and commercial data available. 
(b) REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT TO ACHIEVE MUL-
TIPLE GOALS.—Pursuant to the adaptive management 
provisions of the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid 
biological opinion, the Secretaries of the Interior and Com-
merce shall monitor in real time to determine the location 
and densities of listed fish species relative to the pumps 
and Delta conditions, in order to identify— 
(1) opportunities to increase water pumping 
without violating the standard in subsection (a) or 
other environmental laws and regulations; and 
(2) circumstances where it is necessary to de-
crease water pumping to protect listed fish species. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—When consistent with the envi-
ronmental protection mandate in subsection (a) and other 
environmental protections under subsection (f), the Secre-
taries of the Interior and Commerce, through the drought 
contingency plans, shall evaluate and may authorize the 
Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, com-
bined, to operate at levels that result in daily average 
OMR flows more negative than ¥5,000 cubic feet per sec-
ond (based on United States Geological Survey gauges on 
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OMR) to capture peak flows during storm-related events, 
in accordance with subsections (d), (e), and (f). 
(d) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In determining 
additional adverse effects on any listed fish species beyond 
the range of effects anticipated to occur to the listed fish 
species for the duration of the smelt biological opinion or 
salmonid biological opinion, using the best scientific and 
commercial data available, the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Commerce may consider the following factors: 
(1) The real-time distribution of listed species. 
(2) Relevant physical parameters including pro-
jected inflows, turbidity, salinities, and tidal cycles. 
(3) Any other factor under the relevant biologi-
cal opinion. 
(e) OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS.— 
(1) STATE
LAW.—The actions of the Secre-
taries of the Interior and Commerce pursuant to this 
section shall be consistent with applicable regulatory 
requirements under State law. 
(2) FIRST SEDIMENT FLUSH.—During the first 
flush of sediment out of the Delta during each water 
year, based on objective evidence and notwith-
standing the other provisions of this subsection, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall manage OMR flow 
pursuant to the portion of the smelt biological opin-
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ion that protects adult Delta smelt from the first 
flush if required to do so by the smelt biological 
opinion. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—This section on cap-
turing peak flows from winter storms shall not 
affect the application of the salmonid biological 
opinion during the period beginning on April 1 
and ending on May 31, unless the Secretary of 
Commerce determines that this section can be 
applied during part or all of that time period to 
provide emergency water supply relief without 
resulting in additional adverse effects beyond 
those anticipated to occur for the duration the 
salmonid biological opinion. 
(B) 
THROUGH-DELTA
WATER
TRANS-
FERS.—In addition to any other actions to ben-
efit water supply, the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Commerce shall consider allowing through- 
Delta water transfers to occur during the pe-
riod referred to in subparagraph (A), in accord-
ance with section 302(b)(8). 
(4) MONITORING.—In implementing this sec-
tion, the Commissioner, in coordination with the Di-
rector, the Assistant Administrator, and the Cali-
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fornia Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall carry 
out a monitoring program and other data gathering 
activities— 
(A) to ensure incidental take levels are not 
exceeded; and 
(B) to identify potential negative impacts, 
if any. 
(f) EFFECT OF HIGH OUTFLOWS.—When exercising 
their authorities pursuant to drought contingency plans 
to capture peak flows pursuant to subsection (c), the Sec-
retaries of the Interior and Commerce shall not count any 
day during that period toward the 5-day or 14-day run-
ning averages of tidally filtered daily OMR flow require-
ments under the smelt biological opinion or the salmonid 
biological opinion unless doing so is required to avoid addi-
tional adverse effects on listed fish species beyond the 
range of effects anticipated to occur to the listed fish spe-
cies for the duration of the biological opinions, using the 
best scientific and commercial data available. 
SEC. 304. EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. 
To minimize the time spent carrying out environ-
mental reviews and quickly to deliver water that is needed 
to address emergency drought conditions in the State of 
California, the head of each applicable Federal department 
or agency shall, in carrying out this title, consult with the 
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Council on Environmental Quality in accordance with sec-
tion 1506.11 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations), to develop alternative arrange-
ments to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) during the emer-
gency. The Council on Environmental Quality shall exer-
cise its authority in a timely manner and with an outcome 
consistent with the need to address the emergency drought 
conditions in the State of California. 
SEC. 305. LEVEL OF DETAIL REQUIRED FOR ANALYSIS. 
In articulating the determinations and demonstra-
tions required under this title and title I, the Secretaries 
of the Interior and Commerce shall— 
(1) fully satisfy the requirements of this title 
addressing both supporting and countervailing evi-
dence using such quantity of written supporting de-
tail as is reasonable within the timeframe permitted 
for timely decisionmaking in response to changing 
conditions in the Delta; and 
(2) make the decision document available on a 
publicly accessible Internet website. 
TITLE IV—WATER RIGHTS 
SEC. 401. OFFSET FOR STATE WATER PROJECT. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION IMPACTS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall confer with the California Department 
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plies for any Central Valley Project authorized uses or 
contractors to make available to the State Water Project 
that additional yield, such reductions shall be applied pro-
portionately to those uses or contractors that benefit from 
that increased yield. 
(c) NOTIFICATION RELATED
TO ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTIONS.—The Secretaries of the Interior and Com-
merce shall— 
(1) notify the Director of the California Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife regarding any changes in 
the manner in which the smelt biological opinion or 
the salmonid biological opinion is implemented; and 
(2) confirm that those changes are consistent 
with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(d) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this section shall have any 
effect on the application of the California Endangered 
Species Act (California Fish and Game Code sections 
2050 through 2116). 
SEC. 402. AREA OF ORIGIN AND WATER RIGHTS PROTEC-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, the Sec-
retaries of the Interior and Commerce shall not take any 
action that— 
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(1) diminishes, impairs, or otherwise affects in 
any manner any area of origin, watershed of origin, 
county of origin, or any other water rights protec-
tion, including rights to water appropriated before 
December 19, 1914, provided under California law; 
(2) limits, expands, or otherwise affects the ap-
plication of section 10505, 10505.5, 11128, 11460, 
11461, 11462, 11463, or 12200 through 12220 of 
the California Water Code or any other provision of 
California water rights law, without respect to 
whether such a provision is specifically referred to in 
this Act; or 
(3) diminishes, impairs, or otherwise affects in 
any manner any water rights or water rights prior-
ities under applicable law. 
(b) EFFECT OF ACT.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) affects or modifies any obligation of the 
Secretary of the Interior under section 8 of the Act 
of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 390, chapter 1093); or 
(2) diminishes, impairs, or otherwise affects in 
any manner any project purposes or priorities for 
the allocation, delivery, or use of water under appli-
cable law, including the project purposes and prior-
ities established under sections 3402 and section 
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3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act 
(Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706). 
SEC. 403. NO REDIRECTED ADVERSE IMPACTS. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the Inte-
rior and Commerce shall not carry out any specific 
action pursuant to this Act that will directly or, 
through State agency action, indirectly result in the 
involuntary reduction of water supply to an indi-
vidual, district, or agency that has in effect a con-
tract for water with the State Water Project or the 
Central Valley Project, including settlement and ex-
change contracts, operating contracts, refuge con-
tracts, and Friant Division contracts, as compared 
to the water supply that would be provided in the 
absence of action under this Act. 
(2) EFFECT
OF
ACT.—Nothing in this Act 
modifies, amends, or affects any right or obligation 
of any party to a contract described in paragraph 
(1). 
(b) ACTION ON DETERMINATION.—If, after exploring 
all options, the Secretary makes a final determination that 
a proposed action under this Act cannot be carried out 
in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary— 
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(1) shall document that determination in writ-
ing with regard to that action, including a statement 
of the facts relied on, and an explanation of the 
basis, for the decision; and 
(2) is subject to applicable law, including the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 404. ALLOCATIONS FOR SACRAMENTO VALLEY WATER 
SERVICE CONTRACTORS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EXISTING CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT AGRI-
CULTURAL
WATER
SERVICE
CONTRACTOR
WITHIN 
SACRAMENTO RIVER WATERSHED.—The term ‘‘exist-
ing Central Valley Project agricultural water service 
contractor within the Sacramento River Watershed’’ 
means any water service contractor within the Shas-
ta, Trinity, or Sacramento River Division of the 
Central Valley Project that has in effect a water 
service contract on the date of enactment of this Act 
that provides water for irrigation. 
(2) YEAR TERMS.—The terms ‘‘Above Normal’’, 
‘‘Below Normal’’, ‘‘Dry’’, and ‘‘Wet’’, with respect to 
a year, have the meanings given those terms in the 
Sacramento Valley Water Year Type (40–30–30) 
Index. 
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(b) ALLOCATIONS OF WATER.— 
(1) ALLOCATIONS.—Subject to subsection (c), 
the Secretary of the Interior shall make every rea-
sonable effort in the operation of the Central Valley 
Project to allocate water provided for irrigation pur-
poses to each existing Central Valley Project agricul-
tural water service contractor within the Sacramento 
River Watershed in accordance with the following: 
(A) Not less than 100 percent of the con-
tract quantity shall be allocated to the Central 
Valley Project agricultural water service con-
tractor within the Sacramento River Watershed 
in a Wet year. 
(B) Not less than 100 percent of the con-
tract quantity shall be allocated to the Central 
Valley Project agricultural water service con-
tractor within the Sacramento River Watershed 
in an Above Normal year. 
(C) Not less than 100 percent of the con-
tract quantity shall be allocated to the Central 
Valley Project agricultural water service con-
tractor within the Sacramento River Watershed 
in a Below Normal year that is preceded by an 
Above Normal or Wet year. 
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(D) Not less than 50 percent of the con-
tract quantity shall be allocated to the existing 
Central Valley Project agricultural water service 
contractor within the Sacramento River Water-
shed in a Dry year that is preceded by a Below 
Normal, Above Normal, or Wet year. 
(E) Subject to paragraph (2), in any other 
year not identified in any of subparagraphs (A) 
through (D), the Secretary shall allocate not 
less than twice the allocation percentage to 
south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricul-
tural water service contractors, up to 100 per-
cent. 
(2) EFFECT OF SUBPARAGRAPH.—In the event 
of anomalous circumstances, nothing in paragraph 
(1)(E) precludes an allocation to an existing Central 
Valley Project agricultural water service contractor 
within the Sacramento River Watershed that is 
greater than twice the allocation percentage to a 
south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural 
water service contractor. 
(c) PROTECTION
OF ENVIRONMENT, MUNICIPAL, 
AND
INDUSTRIAL
SUPPLIES
AND
OTHER
CONTRAC-
TORS.— 
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(1) ENVIRONMENT.—Nothing in subsection (b) 
shall adversely affect any protections for the envi-
ronment, including— 
(A) the cold water pool behind Shasta 
Dam or any other Central Valley Project res-
ervoir; 
(B) the obligation of the Secretary of the 
Interior to make water available to managed 
wetlands pursuant to section 3406(d) of the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public 
Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4722); or 
(C) any obligation— 
(i) of the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Commerce under the smelt biological 
opinion, the salmonid biological opinion, or 
any other applicable biological opinion; or 
(ii) under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Cen-
tral Valley Project Improvement Act (Pub-
lic Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706), or any 
other applicable State or Federal law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(2) MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES.— 
Nothing in subsection (b) shall— 
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tract over water service or repayment contrac-
tors; 
(B) affect the obligation of the United 
States to make a substitute supply of water 
available to the San Joaquin River exchange 
contractors; 
(C) result in the involuntary reduction in 
water allocations to refuge contractors; 
(D) affect the allocation of water to Friant 
Division contractors of the Central Valley 
Project; 
(E) result in the involuntary reduction in 
contract water allocations to individuals or enti-
ties with contracts to receive water from the 
Friant Division; or 
(F) authorize any actions inconsistent with 
State water rights law. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZED SERVICE AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The service area of the Central 
Valley Project, as authorized by the Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706), 
shall include the area within the boundaries of the 
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Kettleman City Community Services District of California, 
as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) LONG-TERM CONTRACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Central 
Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102– 
575; 106 Stat. 4706) and subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the 
reclamation laws, shall enter into a long-term con-
tract with the Kettleman City Community Services 
District of California, under terms and conditions 
mutually agreeable to the parties, for the delivery of 
up to 900 acre-feet of Central Valley Project water 
for municipal and industrial use. 
(2) LIMITATION.—A Central Valley Project 
water delivery under the contract entered into under 
paragraph (1) shall be limited to the minimal quan-
tity necessary to meet the immediate needs of the 
Kettleman City Community Services District, in the 
event that local supplies or State Water Project allo-
cations are insufficient to meet those needs. 
(c) PERMIT.—The Secretary shall apply to the State 
of California for a permit for a joint place of use for water 
deliveries under the contract entered into under subsection 
(b) with respect to the expanded service area under sub-
section (a), in accordance with State law. 
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(d) ADDITIONAL COSTS.—The applicable non-Fed-
eral entity shall pay the costs of any additional infrastruc-
ture, water treatment, or related costs are needed to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 502. OVERSIGHT OVER AND PUBLIC INPUT INTO RES-
TORATION FUND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 3407 of the Central Valley Project Improve-
ment Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4726) is 
amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) RESTORATION FUND FINANCIAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSPARENCY IN EXPENDITURES.—For 
the effective period of the California Emergency 
Drought Relief Act, the Secretary shall make avail-
able, on a publicly accessible Internet website, a re-
port describing a detailed work plan for the expendi-
ture of all amounts deposited in the Restoration 
Fund during the preceding fiscal year, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of all receipts to, and 
uses of, funds deposited in the Restoration 
Fund and the Restoration Account during the 
preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) a projection of the expected receipts 
to the Restoration Fund and Restoration Ac-
count for the following fiscal year; and 
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‘‘(C) an analysis of the effectiveness of 
each expenditure included in the report covering 
the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR PLANNED EX-
PENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall make available on a publicly 
accessible Internet website a proposed draft 
work plan for the following fiscal year regarding 
priorities and spending levels for projects and 
programs to be carried out under this title. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The draft work 
plan under this paragraph shall be made avail-
able for public comment for a period not less 
than 30 days.’’. 
SEC. 503. BASIN STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall— 
(1) expand opportunities and expedite comple-
tion of assessments under the Secure Water Act 
(section 9503(b) of Public Law 111–11 (42 U.S.C. 
10363(b)), together with non-Federal partners, of 
individual sub-basins and watersheds within major 
Reclamation river basins; and 
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(2) ensure prompt decisionmaking regarding, 
and expedited implementation of, adaptation and 
mitigation strategies developed through the special 
study process. 
(b) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.—The Secretary may ac-
cept and use contributions of funds from the non-Federal 
partners to carry out activities under the special studies 
consistent with the administration of basin studies pro-
gram criteria. 
SEC. 504. TECHNICAL AND MODELING ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the Interior 
and Commerce may provide technical and modeling assist-
ance on request to the State Water Resources Control 
Board during the drought emergency in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) DATA AVAILABILITY.—The Secretaries of the In-
terior and Commerce shall make publicly available on re-
quest any modeling and data provided under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 505. REPORT ON RESULTS OF WATER USAGE. 
The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Natural Re-
sources of the State of California, shall publish an annual 
report describing, with respect to the period covered by 
the report— 
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(1) instream flow releases from the Central Val-
ley Project and State Water Project; 
(2) the explicit purpose and authority of those 
releases; and 
(3) all measured environmental benefits as a re-
sult of the releases. 
SEC. 506. ADDITIONAL STORAGE AT NEW MELONES. 
(a) COORDINATION.—The Commissioner shall coordi-
nate with local water and irrigation districts in the 
Stanislaus River Basin to identify the quantity of water 
storage made available by the draft plan of operations in 
New Melones Reservoir (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘draft plan’’) for— 
(1) water conservation programs; 
(2) conjunctive use projects; 
(3) water transfers; 
(4) rescheduled project water; and 
(5) other projects to maximize water storage 
and ensure the beneficial use of the water resources 
in the Stanislaus River Basin. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The programs and projects de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be implemented in accord-
ance with applicable laws (including regulations). 
(c) SOURCE OF WATER.—The source of water for any 
storage program carried out under this section at New 
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Melones Reservoir shall be made available under a valid 
water right, in accordance with— 
(1) the water transfer guidelines of the State of 
California; and 
(2) any other applicable State water law. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of identification of the quantity of storage made 
available under the draft plan that has been allocated 
under this section, the Commissioner shall submit to Con-
gress a report describing the implementation of this sec-
tion, including proposals received by the Commissioner 
from interested parties for purposes of this section. 
SEC. 507. CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DELTA RESEARCH STATION LEASES.—Notwith-
standing section 585 of title 40, United States Code, the 
Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce may enter di-
rectly into any lease of real property for the Delta Re-
search Station. 
(b) COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES.—Notwithstanding 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and 
applicable Federal acquisitions and contracting authori-
ties, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce may 
use the collaborative processes under the Collaborative 
Science Adaptive Management Program to enter into con-
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tracts with specific individuals or organizations directly or 
in conjunction with appropriate State agencies. 
SEC. 508. VOLUNTARY OPEN WATER DATA SYSTEM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘educational institution’’ means— 
(A) a public or private elementary or sec-
ondary school; 
(B) an institution of vocational, profes-
sional, or higher education (including a junior 
college or teachers’ college); and 
(C) an association of schools or institutions 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Geological Survey. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
and 
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(D) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(5) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘system’’ means the 
open water data system established under subsection 
(b). 
(b) SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall establish and 
maintain an open water data system within the United 
States Geological Survey to advance the availability, time-
ly distribution, and widespread use of water data and in-
formation for water management, education, research, as-
sessment, and monitoring purposes. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the system are— 
(1) to promote the voluntary sharing of water 
data and information among State, local, and tribal 
governments, communities, educational institutions, 
and the private sector; 
(2) to advance the quantification of the avail-
ability, use of, and risks to, water resources through-
out the United States; 
(3) to increase accessibility to, and expand the 
use of, water data and information in a standard, 
easy-to-use format by Federal, State, local, and trib-
al governments, communities, educational institu-
tions, and the private sector; and 
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(4) to facilitate the open exchange of water in-
formation particularly in the face of climate change 
and unprecedented drought. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall coordinate with the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration— 
(A) to integrate water data and informa-
tion into an interoperable, national, geospatially 
referenced water data framework; 
(B) identify new water data and informa-
tion needs, including data on surface and 
ground water quality and quantity, contami-
nated aquifers, sediment, erosion, transport, 
water chemistry, brackish water, precipitation, 
reservoir storage, water cycle, landscape vari-
ables, hydrography, climate and weather im-
pacts, soil moisture, and human use; 
(C) to leverage existing shared databases, 
infrastructure, and tools to provide a platform 
for water data and information innovation, 
modeling and data sharing, and solution devel-
opment; and 
(D) to support water data and information 
sharing, applied research, and educational pro-
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grams of State, local, and tribal governments, 
communities, educational institutions, and the 
private sector. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Any activity carried out 
pursuant to this section by the Secretary or a non- 
Federal participant shall be— 
(A) voluntary; and 
(B) carried out in accordance with all Fed-
eral and State privacy laws. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 
SEC. 509. SINGLE ANNUAL REPORT. 
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall combine into 1 report the annual reports 
required to be submitted under this Act to the Committees 
on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 
TITLE VI—OFFSETS 
SEC. 601. DEAUTHORIZATION OF INACTIVE PROJECTS. 
(a) PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section 
are— 
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(A) to identify Bureau of Reclamation 
projects and programs that are no longer fea-
sible due to— 
(i) a lack of local support; 
(ii) a lack of available Federal or non- 
Federal resources; or 
(iii) an authorized purpose that is no 
longer relevant or feasible; 
(B) to establish an efficient and trans-
parent process for deauthorizing Reclamation 
projects and programs that have failed to re-
ceive a minimum level of investment to ensure 
active projects can move forward while reducing 
the backlog of authorized projects; 
(C) to create an expedited and definitive 
process to deauthorize Reclamation projects and 
programs; 
(D) to allow the continued authorization of 
programs and projects that are feasible; and 
(E) to establish a process for identifying 
authorized Reclamation projects and programs 
that are no longer— 
(i) in the Federal interest; or 
(ii) feasible. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(A) RECLAMATION
PROJECT
OR
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘Reclamation project or pro-
gram’’ includes any project or program that is 
administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. 
(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS.— 
(1) MINIMUM FUNDING LIST.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and make available on a publicly acces-
sible Internet website in a manner that is 
downloadable, searchable, and sortable, a list of— 
(A) Reclamation programs authorized, and 
for which funding was obligated, during the 
current fiscal year or any of the preceding 5 fis-
cal years; and 
(B)(i) Reclamation projects or separable 
elements of projects authorized for construction 
for which funding has been obligated during the 
current fiscal year or any of the 5 preceding fis-
cal years; 
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(ii) the amount of funding obligated for 
each such project or separable element per fis-
cal year; 
(iii) the current phase of each such project 
or separable element; and 
(iv) the amount required to complete the 
current phase of each such project or separable 
element. 
(2) BACKLOG REPORT.—Together with the re-
port under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives, and make 
available on a publicly accessible Internet website in 
a manner that is downloadable, searchable, and sort-
able, a list of— 
(A) Reclamation programs that are author-
ized and for which funding was not obligated 
during the current fiscal year or any of the pre-
ceding 5 fiscal years; and 
(B)(i) projects or separable elements that 
are authorized for construction but have not 
been completed; 
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(ii) the date of authorization of the project 
or separable element, including any subsequent 
modifications to the original authorization; 
(iii) the original budget authority for the 
project or separable element; 
(iv) a brief description of the project or 
separable element; 
(v) the estimated date of completion of the 
project or separable element; 
(vi) the estimated cost of completion of the 
project or separable element; and 
(vii) any amounts appropriated for the 
project or separable element that remain unobli-
gated. 
(c) INTERIM DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
an interim deauthorization list that identifies each 
authorized Reclamation program or project, or sepa-
rable element of a Reclamation program or project, 
for which Federal or non-Federal funds were not ob-
ligated for construction during— 
(A) the applicable fiscal year; or 
(B) any of the 5 preceding fiscal years. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PROJECTS RECEIVING 
FUNDS FOR POSTAUTHORIZATION STUDY.—A Rec-
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lamation project or separable element of a Reclama-
tion project may not be identified on the interim de-
authorization list, or on the final deauthorization list 
under subsection (d), if the Reclamation project or 
separable 
element 
received 
funding 
for 
a 
postauthorization study during— 
(A) the applicable fiscal year; or 
(B) any of the 5 preceding fiscal years. 
(3) PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSULTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall so-
licit comments from the public and the Gov-
ernors of each applicable State regarding the 
interim deauthorization list developed under 
paragraph (1). 
(B) COMMENT PERIOD.—The public com-
ment period under subparagraph (A) shall be 
90 days. 
(4) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS; 
PUBLICA-
TION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of sub-
mission of the list required under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) submit the interim deauthorization list 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on 
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Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(B) publish the interim deauthorization list 
in the Federal Register. 
(d) FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
a final deauthorization list of each Reclamation pro-
gram or project, or separable element of a Reclama-
tion program or project, described in subsection 
(c)(1) that is identified pursuant to this subsection. 
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS.— 
(A) SEQUENCING.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
identify Reclamation projects and sepa-
rable elements of Reclamation projects for 
inclusion on the final deauthorization list 
according to the order in which the Rec-
lamation projects and separable elements 
were authorized, beginning with the ear-
liest-authorized Reclamation projects and 
separable elements. 
(ii) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.— 
The Secretary may identify a Reclamation 
program, project, or separable element of a 
Reclamation program or project for exclu-
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sion from the final deauthorization list if 
the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case 
basis, that the Reclamation program, 
project, or separable element is critical for 
interests of the United States, based on 
the possible impact of the Reclamation 
program, project, or separable element 
on— 
(I) public health and safety; 
(II) the national economy; or 
(III) the environment. 
(iii) CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COM-
MENTS.—In making a determination under 
clause (i) or (ii), the Secretary shall take 
into consideration any comments received 
under subsection (c)(3). 
(B) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall in-
clude as part of the final deauthorization list an 
appendix that— 
(i) identifies each Reclamation pro-
gram, project, and separable element of a 
Reclamation program or project on the in-
terim deauthorization list developed under 
subsection (c) that is not included on the 
final deauthorization list; and 
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