I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2085 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations with inter-
ested local water and power providers for the transfer of ownership, 
control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2015 
Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. NUNES) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotia-
tions with interested local water and power providers 
for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation 
of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSFER THE NEW MELONES UNIT, CENTRAL 
VALLEY 
PROJECT 
TO 
INTERESTED 
PRO-
VIDERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 
following terms apply: 
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Melones Unit, Central Valley Project to interested local 
water and power providers within the State of California. 
(c) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall transfer the 
New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project in accordance 
with an agreement reached pursuant to negotiations con-
ducted under subsection (b). 
SEC. 2. REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report that describes, in detail— 
(1) if an agreement is reached pursuant to ne-
gotiations conducted under section 1(b), the terms of 
that agreement; 
(2) the status of formal discussions with inter-
ested local water and power providers for the trans-
fer of ownership, control, and operation of the New 
Melones Unit, Central Valley Project to interested 
local water and power providers; 
(3) all unresolved issues regarding the negotia-
tions of an agreement for the transfer of ownership, 
control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, 
Central Valley Project; 
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(4) an analysis and review of studies, reports, 
discussions, hearing transcripts, negotiations, and 
other information about past and present formal dis-
cussions that— 
(A) have an impact on the progress of the 
formal discussions; 
(B) explain or provide information about 
the issues that prevent progress or finalization 
of formal discussions; or 
(C) are, in whole or in part, preventing 
execution of an agreement for the transfer; and 
(5) any actions the Secretary recommends that 
the United States should take to finalize an agree-
ment for that transfer. 
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