tion as part of the major rehabilitation and 
replacement of a project facility; and 
‘‘(iii) to conduct a financial analysis 
of— 
‘‘(I) the project; and 
‘‘(II) the transferred works oper-
ating entity or project beneficiary re-
sponsible for repayment of reimburs-
able costs. 
‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which an application period closes under 
paragraph (4)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on 
Natural Resources and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives a report that— 
‘‘(A) identifies each project eligible for 
funding and extended repayment under this 
subsection; 
‘‘(B) with respect to each eligible project 
identified under subparagraph (A), includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of— 
‘‘(I) the eligible project; 
‘‘(II) the anticipated cost and du-
ration of the eligible project; and 
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‘‘(III) any remaining engineering 
or environmental compliance that is 
required before the eligible project 
commences; 
‘‘(ii) an analysis of— 
‘‘(I) the repayment period pro-
posed in the application; and 
‘‘(II) 
if 
the 
Secretary 
rec-
ommends a minimum necessary repay-
ment period that is different than the 
repayment period proposed in the ap-
plication, the minimum necessary re-
payment period recommended by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(iii) an analysis of alternative non- 
Federal funding options; and 
‘‘(C) describes the balance of funds in the 
Account as of the date of the report. 
‘‘(6) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection affects— 
‘‘(A) any funding provided, or contracts 
entered into, under subsection (a) before the 
date of enactment of this subsection; or 
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‘‘(B) the use of funds otherwise made 
available to the Secretary to carry out sub-
section (a).’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
RECLAMATION SAFETY OF DAMS ACT OF 1978. 
Section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 
1978 (43 U.S.C. 509) is amended, in the first sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, and, effective October 1, 2019, not to ex-
ceed an additional $550,000,000 (October 1, 2019, price 
levels)’’ before ‘‘, plus or minus’’. 
SEC. 4. REVIEW OF FLOOD CONTROL RULE CURVES PILOT 
PROJECT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
(2) ELIGIBLE WORKS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
works’’ means a reserved works, or a trans-
ferred works for which— 
(i) the flood control rule curve has not 
been substantially adjusted during the 10- 
year period ending on the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(ii) the Secretary receives a request in 
accordance with subsection (c)(1)(A). 
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(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘eligible 
works’’ does not include— 
(i) any project authorized by the 
Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 
617 et seq.); 
(ii) any project authorized by the Act 
of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Colorado River Storage Project Act’’) (43 
U.S.C. 620 et seq.); or 
(iii) any project of the Pick-Sloan 
Missouri River Basin Program (authorized 
by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 
1944 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood 
Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 891, chap-
ter 665)). 
(3) PILOT PROJECT.—The term ‘‘pilot project’’ 
means the pilot project established under subsection 
(b). 
(4) RESPONSIBLE PARTY.—The term ‘‘respon-
sible party’’ means— 
(A) with respect to a reserved works— 
(i) a non-Federal water user or power 
contractor that has an active repayment, 
water service, or power service contract 
with the Bureau; 
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(ii) a power contractor that has an ac-
tive contract with a Federal power mar-
keting administration for energy, capacity, 
or energy and capacity, from a hydropower 
facility owned by the Bureau; or 
(iii) a non-Federal operating entity, 
including a joint powers authority or board 
of control, that has assumed responsibility 
on behalf of multiple water users, through 
a contract with the Bureau, for the oper-
ation and maintenance of the reserved 
works; and 
(B) with respect to a transferred works, 
the operating entity of the transferred works. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROJECT.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, 
shall establish within the Bureau a pilot project to adjust 
flood control rule curves in accordance with subsection (d). 
(c) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE WORKS.— 
(1) REQUEST.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In order for an eligible 
works to be selected for inclusion in the pilot 
project, a responsible party shall submit a writ-
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ten request to the Secretary seeking a flood 
control rule curve adjustment. 
(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives 
a request under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall notify— 
(i) each responsible party of that re-
quest, using lists maintained by the Bu-
reau; and 
(ii) if applicable, the appropriate Fed-
eral power marketing administration. 
(2) SELECTION.—Each year, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) select 1 or more eligible works for in-
clusion in the pilot project; and 
(B) submit a list of those eligible works 
to— 
(i) the Secretary of the Army; 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(iii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(3) EXCLUSION.—The Secretary shall not select 
an eligible works for inclusion in the pilot project 
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under paragraph (2)(A) if, not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the notice is provided to 
each responsible party under paragraph (1)(B)(i), a 
majority of the responsible parties submit to the 
Secretary an objection to the inclusion of the eligible 
works in the pilot project. 
(d) ADJUSTMENT OF A FLOOD CONTROL RULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The flood control rule curve 
of an eligible works shall be adjusted pursuant to 
section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 
U.S.C. 709), if the Secretary of the Army deter-
mines that the adjustment would enhance the au-
thorized purposes of the eligible works. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In the adjustment of a 
flood control rule curve under paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing factors shall be considered: 
(A) Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 
(B) Improved hydrologic forecasting for— 
(i) precipitation; 
(ii) snowpack; 
(iii) runoff; and 
(iv) soil moisture conditions. 
(C) Any new watershed data, including 
data provided by a responsible party for the eli-
gible works. 
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(3) CONSULTATION.—In the adjustment of a 
flood control rule curve under paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing entities shall be consulted: 
(A) Each responsible party for the eligible 
works. 
(B) In the case of an eligible works that 
produces power marketed by the Federal Gov-
ernment, the Federal power marketing adminis-
tration that markets the power. 
(C) The Secretary. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with the Secretary of the Army with respect to any action 
taken by the Secretary of the Army— 
(1) pursuant to section 7 of the Act of Decem-
ber 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709); and 
(2) that relates to the pilot project. 
(f) FUNDING.—The Secretary or the Secretary of the 
Army, as appropriate, may accept amounts from respon-
sible parties for eligible works to fund all or a portion of 
the cost of carrying out an adjustment of a flood control 
rule under subsection (d), including a review or revision 
of operational documents (including water control plans, 
water control manuals, water control diagrams, release 
schedules, rule curves, operational agreements with non- 
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Federal entities, and any associated environmental docu-
mentation). 
(g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) affects or modifies any existing authority to 
review or modify— 
(A) reservoir operations, including any ex-
isting forecast-informed reservoir operations at 
a facility of the Corps of Engineers, such as 
Coyote Dam; and 
(B) flood control operations; or 
(2) affects or modifies any authorized purpose 
of any project carried out by the Secretary. 
(h) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot project shall termi-
nate on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) EFFECT.—Termination of the pilot project 
under paragraph (1) shall not affect any flood con-
trol rule curve developed as part of the pilot project. 
Æ 
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