I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5217 
To affirm ‘‘The Agreement Between the United States and Westlands Water 
District’’ dated September 15, 2015, ‘‘The Agreement Between the 
United States, San Luis Water District, Panoche Water District and 
Pacheco Water District’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2016 
Mr. COSTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To affirm ‘‘The Agreement Between the United States and 
Westlands Water District’’ dated September 15, 2015, 
‘‘The Agreement Between the United States, San Luis 
Water District, Panoche Water District and Pacheco 
Water District’’, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) NORTHERLY DISTRICTS AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘Northerly Districts Agreement’’ means the 
Agreement dated lllll between the Secretary 
and San Luis Water District, Panoche Water Dis-
trict, and Pacheco Water District. 
(2) NORTHERLY SAN LUIS UNIT DISTRICTS.— 
The term ‘‘Northerly San Luis Unit Districts’’ 
means San Luis Water District, Panoche Water Dis-
trict, and Pacheco Water District. 
(3) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means the 
Central Valley Project owned by the United States 
and managed by the Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
(4) PROJECT
WATER.—The term ‘‘Project 
Water’’ means all water that is developed, diverted, 
stored, or delivered by the Secretary in accordance 
with the statutes authorizing the Project and in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions of water 
rights acquired pursuant to California law. 
(5) SAN LUIS ACT.—The term ‘‘San Luis Act’’ 
means the Act of June 3, 1960, Public Law No. 86– 
488 and all Acts amendatory thereof and supple-
mentary thereto. 
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(6) SAN
LUIS
UNIT.—The term ‘‘San Luis 
Unit’’ means those lands identified in section 1 of 
the Act of June 3, 1960 (Public Law 86–488, 74 
Stat. 156). 
(7) SAN LUIS UNIT CONTRACTORS.—As used 
herein, the term ‘‘San Luis Unit Contractors’’ 
means 
Westlands 
Water 
District 
(including 
Broadview Water District lands annexed within 
Westlands Water District), San Luis Water District, 
Panoche Water District, and Pacheco Water Dis-
trict. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(9) 
WETLANDS
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Westlands Agreement’’ means the ‘‘Agreement be-
tween the United States and Westlands Water Dis-
trict August 2015’’ signed September 15, 2015. 
(10) CONTRACTING OFFICER.—The term ‘‘Con-
tracting Officer’’ means ‘‘Contracting Officer’’ as 
that term is defined in existing San Luis Unit water 
service contracts. 
(11) CONDITION
OF
SHORTAGE.—The term 
‘‘Condition of Shortage’’ means ‘‘Condition of Short-
age’’ as that term is defined in existing San Luis 
Unit water service contracts. 
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(12) CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT 
ACT
OF
1992
DEFINITIONS.—As used herein, the 
terms ‘‘repayment contractor,’’ ‘‘repayment con-
tracts,’’ ‘‘water service contractor,’’ ‘‘water service 
contracts,’’ ‘‘exchange contractor,’’ ‘‘exchange con-
tracts,’’ 
‘‘water 
rights 
settlement 
contractor,’’ 
‘‘water rights settlement contracts,’’ ‘‘refuge con-
tractor,’’ and ‘‘refuge contracts’’ shall have the same 
meanings respectively as each of those terms has in 
title XXXIV of the Central Valley Project Improve-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4705). 
SEC. 3. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless 
otherwise specified herein, the Secretary is hereby directed 
to implement the terms and conditions of the Westlands 
and Northerly Districts Agreements. 
SEC. 4. RELIEF FROM DRAINAGE OBLIGATION. 
The San Luis Act is amended as follows: 
(1) In the second sentence of section 1(a) strike 
the words ‘‘distribution systems, drains.’’ 
(2) In the sixth sentence of section 1(a), by in-
serting a period following the phrase ‘‘and the terms 
and conditions of this Act’’ and striking all that fol-
lows. 
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