Tuolumne, Merced, and San Joaquin rivers and oth-
erwise consistent with subsection (c) until after the 
expiration of the term of the Settlement, December 
31, 2025, or the expiration of the designation made 
pursuant to subsection (b), whichever ends first. 
(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall preclude the Secretary of Commerce 
from imposing prescriptions pursuant to section 18 
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) solely for 
other anadromous fish species because those pre-
scriptions provide incidental benefits to such reintro-
duced California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook 
salmon. 
(f) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section is 
intended or shall be construed— 
(1) to modify the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.); or 
(2) to establish a precedent with respect to any 
other application of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.). 
SEC. 112. OFFSETTING RECEIPTS. 
(a) CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES FEE FOR NON-
PRODUCING FEDERAL OIL
AND GAS LEASES
IN
THE 
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GULF OF MEXICO.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior by 
regulation shall establish a conservation of resources fee 
for nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf 
of Mexico. 
(b) NONPRODUCING LEASE FEE TERMS.—The fee 
under subsection (a)— 
(1) subject to paragraph (3), shall apply to 
leases that are nonproducing leases; 
(2) shall be set at $3.75 per acre per year in 
2005 dollars; and 
(3) shall apply on and after October 1, 2006. 
(c) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—Amounts received 
by the United States as fees under this section shall be 
treated as offsetting receipts. 
TITLE II—STUDY TO DEVELOP 
WATER PLAN; REPORT 
SEC. 201. STUDY TO DEVELOP WATER PLAN; REPORT. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) GRANT.—To the extent that funds are 
made available in advance for this purpose, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, shall provide direct financial assistance 
to the California Water Institute, located at Cali-
fornia State University, Fresno, California, to con-
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duct a study regarding the coordination and integra-
tion of sub-regional integrated regional water man-
agement plans into a unified Integrated Regional 
Water Management Plan for the subject counties in 
the hydrologic basins that would address issues re-
lated to— 
(A) water quality; 
(B) water supply (both surface, ground-
water banking, and brackish water desalina-
tion); 
(C) water conveyance; 
(D) water reliability; 
(E) flood control; 
(F) water resource-related environmental 
enhancement; and 
(G) population growth. 
(2) STUDY AREA.—The study area referred to 
in paragraph (1) is the proposed study area of the 
San Joaquin River Hydrologic Region and Tulare 
Lake Hydrologic Region, as defined by California 
Department of Water Resources Bulletin 160–05, 
Volume 3, Chapters 7 and 8, including Kern, 
Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, 
and San Joaquin counties in California. 
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(b) USE OF PLAN.—The Integrated Regional Water 
Management Plan developed for the 2 hydrologic basins 
under subsection (a) shall serve as a guide for the 8 coun-
ties in the study area described in subsection (a)(2) to use 
as a mechanism to address and solve long-term water 
needs in a sustainable and equitable manner. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall ensure that a re-
port containing the results of the Integrated Regional 
Water Management Plan for the hydrologic regions is sub-
mitted to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 24 
months after financial assistance is made available to the 
California Water Institute under subsection (a)(1). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 to remain available until expended. 
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