Reclamation surface water storage project as before 
the declaration described in this section; and 
(2) commenced within a 2-year period begin-
ning on the date of a declaration described in this 
subsection. 
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 of each 
year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate an annual report, to be entitled ‘‘Re-
port to Congress on Future Water Project Development’’, 
that identifies the following: 
(1) PROJECT
REPORTS.—Each project report 
that meets the criteria established in subsection 
(c)(1)(A). 
(2) PROPOSED
PROJECT
STUDIES.—Any pro-
posed project study submitted to the Secretary by a 
non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b) that 
meets 
the 
criteria 
established 
in 
subsection 
(c)(1)(A). 
(3) PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.—Any proposed 
modification to an authorized water project or 
project study that meets the criteria established in 
subsection (c)(1)(A) that— 
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(A) is submitted to the Secretary by a non- 
Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b); or 
(B) is identified by the Secretary for au-
thorization. 
(4) EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF REPORT AND 
DETERMINATIONS.—Any project study that was ex-
pedited and any Secretarial determinations under 
section 4 of this Act. 
(b) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—Not later than May 1 of 
each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
Register a notice requesting proposals from non- 
Federal interests for proposed project studies and 
proposed modifications to authorized projects and 
project studies to be included in the annual report. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR REQUESTS.—The Secretary 
shall include in each notice required by this sub-
section a requirement that non-Federal interests 
submit to the Secretary any proposals described in 
paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days after the 
date of publication of the notice in the Federal Reg-
ister in order for the proposals to be considered for 
inclusion in the annual report. 
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(3) NOTIFICATION.—On the date of publication 
of each notice required by this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) make the notice publicly available, in-
cluding on the Internet; and 
(B) provide written notification of the pub-
lication to the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(c) CONTENTS.— 
(1) PROJECT
REPORTS, PROPOSED
PROJECT 
STUDIES, AND PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) CRITERIA
FOR
INCLUSION
IN
RE-
PORT.—The Secretary shall include in the an-
nual report only those project reports, proposed 
project studies, and proposed modifications to 
authorized projects and project studies that— 
(i) are related to the missions and au-
thorities of the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(ii) require specific congressional au-
thorization, including by an Act of Con-
gress; 
(iii) have not been congressionally au-
thorized; 
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(iv) have not been included in any 
previous annual report; and 
(v) if authorized, could be carried out 
by the Bureau of Reclamation. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF BENEFITS.— 
(i) 
DESCRIPTION.—The 
Secretary 
shall describe in the annual report, to the 
extent applicable and practicable, for each 
proposed project study and proposed modi-
fication to an authorized water resources 
development project or project study in-
cluded in the annual report, the benefits, 
as described in clause (ii), of each such 
study or proposed modification. 
(ii) BENEFITS.—The benefits (or ex-
pected benefits, in the case of a proposed 
project study) described in this clause are 
benefits to— 
(I) the protection of human life 
and property; 
(II) improvement to domestic ir-
rigated water and power supplies; 
(III) the national economy; 
(IV) the environment; or 
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(V) the national security inter-
ests of the United States. 
(C) IDENTIFICATION
OF
OTHER
FAC-
TORS.—The Secretary shall identify in the an-
nual report, to the extent practicable— 
(i) for each proposed project study in-
cluded in the annual report, the non-Fed-
eral interest that submitted the proposed 
project study pursuant to subsection (b); 
and 
(ii) for each proposed project study 
and proposed modification to a project or 
project study included in the annual re-
port, whether the non-Federal interest has 
demonstrated— 
(I) that local support exists for 
the proposed project study or pro-
posed modification to an authorized 
project or project study (including the 
surface water storage development 
project that is the subject of the pro-
posed feasibility study or the proposed 
modification to an authorized project 
study); and 
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(II) the financial ability to pro-
vide the required non-Federal cost 
share. 
(2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the annual report, for each project report, 
proposed project study, and proposed modification to 
a project or project study included under paragraph 
(1)(A)— 
(A) the name of the associated non-Fed-
eral interest, including the name of any non- 
Federal interest that has contributed, or is ex-
pected to contribute, a non-Federal share of the 
cost of— 
(i) the project report; 
(ii) the proposed project study; 
(iii) the authorized project study for 
which the modification is proposed; or 
(iv) construction of— 
(I) the project that is the subject 
of— 
(aa) the water report; 
(bb) the proposed project 
study; or 
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(cc) the authorized project 
study for which a modification is 
proposed; or 
(II) the proposed modification to 
a project; 
(B) a letter or statement of support for the 
water report, proposed project study, or pro-
posed modification to a project or project study 
from each associated non-Federal interest; 
(C) the purpose of the feasibility report, 
proposed feasibility study, or proposed modi-
fication to a project or project study; 
(D) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs 
of— 
(i) the proposed modification to an 
authorized project study; and 
(ii) construction of— 
(I) the project that is the subject 
of— 
(aa) the project report; or 
(bb) the authorized project 
study for which a modification is 
proposed, with respect to the 
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change in costs resulting from 
such modification; or 
(II) the proposed modification to 
an authorized project; and 
(E) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of— 
(i) the project that is the subject of— 
(I) the project report; or 
(II) the authorized project study 
for which a modification is proposed, 
with respect to the benefits of such 
modification; or 
(ii) the proposed modification to an 
authorized project. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the annual report a certification stating 
that each feasibility report, proposed feasibility 
study, and proposed modification to a project or 
project study included in the annual report meets 
the criteria established in paragraph (1)(A). 
(4) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall include in 
the annual report an appendix listing the proposals 
submitted under subsection (b) that were not in-
cluded in the annual report under paragraph (1)(A) 
and a description of why the Secretary determined 
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that those proposals did not meet the criteria for in-
clusion under such paragraph. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR INITIAL ANNUAL REPORT.— 
Notwithstanding any other deadlines required by this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register 
a notice required by subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) include in such notice a requirement that 
non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any 
proposals described in subsection (b)(1) by not later 
than 120 days after the date of publication of such 
notice in the Federal Register in order for such pro-
posals to be considered for inclusion in the first an-
nual report developed by the Secretary under this 
section. 
(e) PUBLICATION.—Upon submission of an annual 
report to Congress, the Secretary shall make the annual 
report publicly available, including through publication on 
the Internet. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘project 
report’’ means a final feasibility report developed under 
the Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts 
amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. 
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SEC. 7. APPLICABILITY OF WIIN ACT. 
Sections 4007 and 4009 of the WIIN Act (Public 
Law 114–322) shall not apply to any project (as defined 
in section 2 of this Act). 
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