ural disaster under section 321(a) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1961(a)) or for the same purposes for 
counties that are contiguous to a designated 
natural disaster area; and 
(B) to carry out any other activities the 
Secretary determines necessary as a result of 
the 2014 drought, such as activities relating to 
wildfire damage. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this subsection the funds 
transferred under paragraph (1), without further ap-
propriation. 
(b) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LIVE-
STOCK, HONEYBEES, AND FARM-RAISED FISH.—Notwith-
standing any other applicable limitations under law, the 
Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
the emergency assistance program for livestock, honey-
bees, and farm-raised fish under section 531(e) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(e)) for each 
fiscal year during the period in which the State’s emer-
gency drought designation is in effect, to provide assist-
ance to agricultural producers for losses due to drought. 
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(c) FEMA PREDISASTER
HAZARD
MITIGATION 
GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, as soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain avail-
able until the end of the period during which the 
State’s emergency drought designation is in effect, 
for mitigation activities related to drought and wild-
fire hazards. 
(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall 
use to carry out this subsection the funds trans-
ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro-
priation. 
(d) EMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law— 
(A) as soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, out of any funds in the 
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Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec-
retary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to re-
main available until the end of the period dur-
ing which the State’s emergency drought des-
ignation is in effect, to provide emergency com-
munity water assistance grants under section 
306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a) to address im-
pacts of drought; 
(B) the maximum amount of a grant pro-
vided under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 
2014 shall be $1,000,000; and 
(C) for fiscal year 2014, a community 
whose population is less than 50,000 shall be 
eligible for a grant under this paragraph. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this subsection the funds 
transferred under paragraph (1), without further ap-
propriation. 
(e) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, as soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in 
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the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Inspector 
General 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
Agriculture 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain available 
until the end of the period during which the State’s 
emergency drought designation is in effect, for over-
sight of activities carried out by the Department re-
lating to drought. 
(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Inspector 
General of the Department of Agriculture shall be 
entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
carry out this subsection the funds transferred 
under paragraph (1), without further appropriation. 
(f) EMERGENCY GRANTS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME 
MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, as soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec-
retary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain 
available until the end of the period during which 
the State’s emergency drought designation is in ef-
fect, to provide emergency grants to assist low-in-
come migrant and seasonal farmworkers under sec-
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tion 2281 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5177a) to ad-
dress impacts of drought upon declaration of a nat-
ural disaster under section 321(a) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1961(a)) or for the same purposes in counties that 
are contiguous to a designated natural disaster area. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this subsection the funds 
transferred under paragraph (1), without further ap-
propriation. 
(g) 
EMERGENCY
FOREST
RESTORATION
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, as soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec-
retary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain 
available until the end of the period during which 
the State’s emergency drought designation is in ef-
fect, for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program 
under section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206) to address impacts of 
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drought or wildfire upon declaration of a natural 
disaster under section 321(a) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1961(a)) or for the same purposes in counties that 
are contiguous to a designated natural disaster area. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this subsection the funds 
transferred under paragraph (1), without further ap-
propriation. 
SEC. 12. ILLEGAL WATER DIVERSION FOR MARIJUANA CUL-
TIVATION. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of National Drug Control Policy, in collaboration with 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall determine the 
amount of water diverted for marijuana cultivation in each 
of the high intensity drug trafficking areas (as designated 
under section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706)) 
within the State of California. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Using existing funds, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall assign 1 addi-
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tional member of the Criminal Investigation Division of 
the Environmental Protection Agency to each of the 3 
high intensity drug trafficking areas determined under 
subsection (a) to have the largest amount of water di-
verted for marijuana cultivation within the State of Cali-
fornia. 
SEC. 13. EFFECT ON STATE LAWS. 
Nothing in this Act preempts any State law, includ-
ing area of origin and other water rights protections. 
SEC. 14. EFFECT ON NATIVE WATER AND FISHING RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act is intended to in any way dimin-
ish the water, fishing, or other rights of Indian tribes as 
confirmed by treaty, Executive order, water rights settle-
ment, or other judicial, administrative, or legislative au-
thority, or to diminish the obligations of the Secretary of 
the Interior on behalf of the United States to assert and 
protect such rights. 
SEC. 15. TREATMENT OF DROUGHT UNDER THE ROBERT T. 
STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMER-
GENCY ASSISTANCE ACT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the term ‘‘major disaster’’ (as defined in 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) 
includes drought, yet no drought in the 30 years 
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preceding the date of enactment of this Act has been 
declared by the President to be a major disaster in 
any of the States in accordance with section 401 of 
that Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); 
(2) a major drought shall be eligible to be de-
clared a major disaster or state of emergency by the 
President on the request of the Governor of any 
State; 
(3) droughts are natural disasters that do 
occur, and while of a different type of impact, the 
scale of the impact of a major drought can be equiv-
alent to other disasters that have been declared by 
the President to be a major disaster under the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and 
(4) droughts have wide-ranging and long-term 
impacts on ecosystem health, agriculture production, 
permanent crops, forests, waterways, air quality, 
public health, wildlife, employment, communities, 
State and national parks, and other natural re-
sources of a State and the people of that State that 
have significant value. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 502(a) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5192(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) provide disaster unemployment assistance 
in accordance with section 410; 
‘‘(10) provide emergency nutrition assistance in 
accordance with section 412; and 
‘‘(11) provide crisis counseling assistance in ac-
cordance with section 416.’’. 
SEC. 16. KLAMATH BASIN WATER SUPPLY. 
The Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act 
of 2000 (Public Law 106–498; 114 Stat. 2221) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating sections 4 through 6 as 
sections 5 through 7, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 3 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4. WATER MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to engage in activities, 
including entering into agreements and contracts or other-
wise making financial assistance available, to reduce water 
consumption or demand, or to restore ecosystems in the 
Klamath Basin watershed, including tribal fishery re-
sources held in trust, consistent with collaborative agree-
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ments for environmental restoration and settlements of 
water rights claims.’’. 
SEC. 17. DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS FOR FISHERIES. 
(a) SALMON DROUGHT PLAN.—Not later than Janu-
ary 1, 2016, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
shall, in consultation with the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of 
Engineers, and the California Department of Fish and 
Wildlife, prepare a California salmon drought plan. The 
plan shall investigate options to protect salmon popu-
lations originating in the State of California, contribute 
to the recovery of populations listed under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and con-
tribute to the goals of the Central Valley Project Improve-
ment Act (Public Law 102–575). The plan shall focus on 
actions that can aid salmon populations during the driest 
years. Strategies investigated shall include— 
(1) relocating the release location and timing of 
hatchery fish to avoid predation and temperature 
impacts; 
(2) barging of hatchery release fish to improve 
survival and reduce straying; 
(3) coordinating with water users, the Bureau 
of Reclamation, and the California Department of 
Water Resources regarding voluntary water trans-
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fers, to determine if water released upstream to 
meet the needs of downstream or South-of-Delta 
water users can be managed in a way that provides 
additional benefits for salmon; 
(4) hatchery management modifications, such 
as expanding hatchery production of listed fish dur-
ing the driest years, if appropriate; and 
(5) increasing rescue operations of upstream 
migrating fish. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—There is hereby appropriated 
for fiscal year 2014, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, a total amount of $3,000,000, to 
remain available until the end of the period during which 
the State’s emergency drought designation is in effect, for 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for urgent 
fish, stream, and hatchery activities related to extreme 
drought conditions, including work with the National Ma-
rine Fisheries Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the 
Army Corps of Engineers, the California Department of 
Fish and Wildlife, or a qualified tribal government. 
(c) QUALIFIED
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT
DEFINI-
TION.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘quali-
fied tribal government’’ means any government of an In-
dian tribe that the Secretary of the Interior determines— 
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(1) is involved in salmon management and re-
covery activities under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(2) has the management and organizational ca-
pability to maximize the benefits of assistance pro-
vided under this section. 
SEC. 18. WATER STORAGE-INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER 
MANAGEMENT, RECLAMATION, AND RECY-
CLING PROJECTS. 
Subtitle F of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10361 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
9511. 
WATER 
STORAGE-INTEGRATED 
REGIONAL 
WATER MANAGEMENT, RECLAMATION, AND 
RECYCLING PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
enter into cost-shared financial assistance agreements 
with non-Federal entities in Reclamation States and Ha-
waii for the planning, design, and construction of perma-
nent water storage and conveyance facilities used solely 
to regulate and maximize water supplies arising from 
projects deemed eligible for assistance under this Act or 
authorized under any other provision of law to— 
‘‘(1) recycle impaired surface water and ground 
water; or 
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‘‘(2) use integrated and coordinated water man-
agement on a watershed or regional scale. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In providing financial assistance 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to stor-
age and conveyance components that— 
‘‘(1) ensure the efficient and beneficial use of 
water or reuse of the recycled water; 
‘‘(2) consistent with Secretarial Order No. 3297 
issued by the Secretary of the Interior on February 
22, 2010, support— 
‘‘(A) sustainable water management prac-
tices; and 
‘‘(B) the water sustainability objectives of 
one or more bureaus of the Department of the 
Interior or other Federal agencies, including the 
Department of Agriculture, the Department of 
Commerce, the Department of Energy, and the 
Environmental Protection Agency; 
‘‘(3) increase the availability of usable water 
supplies in a watershed or region to benefit people, 
the economy, and the environment and include 
adaptive measures needed to address climate change 
and future demands; 
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‘‘(4) where practicable, provide flood control or 
recreation benefits and include the development of 
incremental hydroelectric power generation; 
‘‘(5) include partnerships that go beyond polit-
ical and institutional jurisdictions to support the ef-
ficient use of the limited water resources of a region 
and the Nation; and 
‘‘(6) generate environmental benefits, such as 
benefits to fisheries, wildlife, wildlife habitats, and 
water quality, water-dependent ecological systems, 
and water supply benefits to agricultural and urban 
water users. 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project authorized in subsection (a) shall be 
the lesser of 50 percent of total costs or $15,000,000 (ad-
justed for inflation) and shall be nonreimbursable. 
‘‘(d) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of a project authorized in subsection (a) 
may include ‘in-kind’ contributions to the planning, de-
sign, and construction of a project. 
‘‘(e) 
TITLE; 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE 
COSTS.—The non-Federal entity entering into such finan-
cial assistance agreements shall hold title to any and all 
facilities constructed under this section, and shall be solely 
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responsible for the costs of operating and maintaining 
such facilities.’’. 
SEC. 19. EMERGENCY PLANNING. 
(a) CATASTROPHIC DROUGHT PLAN.—Not later than 
120 days after the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall update the National Response Plan and the National 
Disaster Recovery Framework to include a plan for cata-
strophic drought that calls on the capabilities of all appli-
cable Federal agencies and departments including the pre- 
positioning of Federal resources to provide emergency 
clean water supplies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion— 
(1) the term ‘‘National Response Plan’’ means 
the National Response Plan or any successor plan 
prepared under section 502(a)(6) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002; and 
(2) the term ‘‘National Disaster Recovery 
Framework’’ means the National Disaster Recovery 
Framework or any successor document prepared 
under section 682 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006. 
SEC. 20. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITIES. 
The authorities under sections 3, 4, 7, 8, and 12 ex-
pire on the date on which the Governor of the State sus-
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pends the state of drought emergency declaration or the 
end of 2016, whichever is earlier. 
Æ 
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