H. R. 1607 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 
An Act 
To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage 
development, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAND WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the agree-
ment between the United States and the Association dated 
September 6, 1917, as amended. 
(2) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ means the Salt 
River Valley Water Users’ Association. 
(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 additional 2 miles from the Salt River at Roosevelt 
Dam to 18.25 river miles downstream, in the State of Arizona, 
not including the Superstition Mountain Wilderness 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permanently withdrawn from— 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 disposal 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.
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(d) FACILITIES.—With respect to facilities constructed by SRP 
on the covered land for the development, generation, and trans-
mission of electrical power and energy— 
(1) the design and specifications shall conform to Bureau 
of Reclamation standards, and final designs shall be subject 
to review and approval by the Secretary of the Interior; 
(2) all construction work shall be subject to inspection 
and approval by the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) upon a determination of substantial completion 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, operation, 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 Reclamation. 
(f) MANAGEMENT OF COVERED LAND.—Management of the cov-
ered lands shall be in accordance with the Management Memo-
randum among the District, United States Department of Agri-
culture, Forest Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation, dated April 
27, 1979, as amended. 
(g) RELATION TO OTHER LAW.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE
WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.—The Sec-
retary 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 regulations, prior to 
construction of facilities on the covered land for the develop-
ment, generation, and transmission of electrical power and 
energy. 
(2) LEAD AGENCY.—The Bureau of Reclamation shall be 
the lead agency with respect to environmental compliance. 
(3) WITHDRAWAL NOT MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.—The with-
drawal of the covered land shall not constitute a major Federal 
action under the National 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
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are not provided by Congress expressly to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.