SECTION 1. LAND WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’ 
means the agreement between the United States and 
the Association dated September 6, 1917, as amend-
ed. 
(2) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 
means the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Associa-
tion. 
(3) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means the portion of the National Forest System 
land located on the south side of the Salt River from 
the March 9, 1903, 1-mile withdrawal area for the 
Bureau of Reclamation purposes extending an addi-
tional 2 miles from the Salt River at Roosevelt Dam 
to 18.25 river miles downstream, in the State of Ari-
zona, not including the Superstition Mountain Wil-
derness Area and the Tonto National Monument, as 
depicted on the Map. 
(4) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and 
Power District. 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map 
prepared under subsection (e)(1). 
(6) SRP.—The term ‘‘SRP’’ means— 
(A) the District; and
(B) the Association. 
(b) RESERVATION OF COVERED LAND.—Subject to 
valid existing rights, the covered land is reserved to the 
United States, through the Secretary of the Interior, for 
the exclusive right to use the covered land and interests 
in the covered land for the development, generation, and 
transmission of electrical power and energy for the use 
and benefit of the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project 
pursuant to the Agreement. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL OF COVERED LAND.—The covered 
land is permanently withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(d) FACILITIES.—With respect to facilities con-
structed by SRP on the covered land for the development, 
generation, and transmission of electrical power and en-
ergy— 
(1) the design and specifications shall conform 
to Bureau of Reclamation standards, and final de-
signs shall be subject to review and approval by the 
Secretary of the Interior;
(2) all construction work shall be subject to in-
spection and approval by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior; 
(3) upon a determination of substantial comple-
tion of such facilities, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall accept title on behalf of the United States as 
part of the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project 
pursuant to— 
(A) section 6 of the Act of June 17, 1902 
(32 Stat. 389, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 498); 
and 
(B) the Agreement; and 
(4) SRP shall be responsible for the care, oper-
ation, and maintenance pursuant to the Agreement. 
(e) MAP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall prepare a map depicting the 
boundary of the covered land. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Rec-
lamation. 
(f) MANAGEMENT
OF COVERED LAND.—Manage-
ment of the covered lands shall be in accordance with the
Management Memorandum among the District, United 
States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and the 
Bureau of Reclamation, dated April 27, 1979, as amend-
ed. 
(g) RELATION TO OTHER LAW.— 
(1) 
COMPLIANCE
WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAWS.—The Secretary of the Interior is directed to 
carry out all necessary environmental compliance 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and 
all other applicable environmental laws and regula-
tions, prior to construction of facilities on the cov-
ered land for the development, generation, and 
transmission of electrical power and energy. 
(2) LEAD AGENCY.—The Bureau of Reclama-
tion shall be the lead agency with respect to environ-
mental compliance. 
(3) WITHDRAWAL
NOT
MAJOR
FEDERAL
AC-
TION.—The withdrawal of the covered land shall not 
constitute a major Federal action under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321, et seq.). 
(4) ANTIDEFICIENCY.—The United States shall 
not be liable for failure to carry out any obligation
or activity authorized to be carried out under this 
title (including any such obligation or activity under 
the Agreement) if adequate appropriations are not 
provided by Congress expressly to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 6, 
2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1607 
AN ACT 
To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bu-
reau of Reclamation pumped storage develop-
ment, and for other purposes.