SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Madera Water Supply 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) The term ‘‘District’’ means the Madera Irrigation 
District, Madera, California. 
(b) The term ‘‘Project’’ means the ‘‘Madera Water 
Supply and Enhancement Project’’. 
(c) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the 
United States Department of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.— Pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 
1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts amendatory thereof and 
supplemental thereto, the Secretary, acting through the 
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, and in con-
sultation and cooperation with the District, is authorized 
to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of con-
structing the Project. 
(b) REPORT.—
(1) TRANSMISSION.—Upon completion of the 
study authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall transmit to the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
containing the results of the study, together with
recommendations regarding any recommendation to 
construct the project. 
(2) USE OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS.—In devel-
oping the report under this section, the Secretary 
shall make use of reports and any other relevant in-
formation supplied by the District. 
(3) DEADLINE.—No later than December 30, 
2006, the Secretary shall complete the report and 
transmit the report to Congress pursuant to sub-
section (b)(2). 
(c) COST SHARE.—
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs of the feasibility study authorized by this 
section shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost 
of the study. 
(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.—The Secretary may accept as part of the 
non-Federal cost share the contribution of such in-
kind services by the District as the Secretary deter-
mines will contribute to the conduct and completion 
of the study. 
SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. 
All planning, design, and construction of the Project 
authorized by this Act shall be undertaken in accordance 
with a cooperative agreement between the Secretary and
the District for the Project. Such cooperative agreement 
shall set forth in a manner acceptable to the Secretary 
and the District the responsibilities of the District for par-
ticipating in the study and related environmental review, 
including, but not limited to: 
(1) preparation of an assessment of the need 
for the project; 
(2) preparation of feasibility and reconnaissance 
studies; 
(3) environmental review; 
(4) engineering and design; 
(5) construction; and 
(6) the administration of contracts pertaining 
to any of the foregoing. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MADERA WATER SUPPLY 
AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION.—Upon sub-
mission of feasibility report described in section 3 and a 
statement by the Secretary that the project is feasible, the 
Secretary, acting pursuant to the Federal reclamation 
laws (Act of June 17, 1902; 32 Stat. 388), and Acts 
amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, as far as 
those laws are not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
Act, is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement