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(G) the condition of school facilities af-
fected by natural disasters; 
(H) the effect that projects carried out 
with covered funds have on the communities in 
which such projects are conducted, including 
the vitality, jobs, population, and economy of 
such communities; and 
(I) the ability of building envelopes and in-
teriors of public school facilities to protect occu-
pants from natural elements and human 
threats; 
(2) an explanation of any differences observed 
with respect to the factors described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (1); and 
(3) a cost estimate for bringing school facilities 
to a state of good repair, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 70203. DEVELOPMENT OF DATA STANDARDS. 
(a) DATA STANDARDS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this division, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the officials described in sub-
section (b), shall— 
(1) identify the data that States should collect 
and include in the databases developed under section 
70102(a)(2)(A)(ii); 
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(2) develop standards for the measurement of 
such data; and 
(3) issue guidance to States concerning the col-
lection and measurement of such data. 
(b) OFFICIALS.—The officials described in this sub-
section are— 
(1) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; 
(2) the Secretary of Energy; 
(3) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; and 
(4) the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health. 
SEC. 70204. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this division, the Secretary shall 
establish a clearinghouse to disseminate information on 
Federal programs and financing mechanisms that may be 
used to assist schools in initiating, developing, and financ-
ing— 
(1) energy efficiency projects; 
(2) distributed generation projects; and 
(3) energy retrofitting projects. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall— 
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(1) consult with the officials described in sec-
tion 70203(b) to develop a list of Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms to be included in the 
clearinghouse; and 
(2) coordinate with such officials to develop a 
collaborative education and outreach effort to 
streamline communications and promote the Federal 
programs and financing mechanisms included in the 
clearinghouse, which may include the development 
and maintenance of a single online resource that in-
cludes contact information for relevant technical as-
sistance that may be used by States, outlying areas, 
local educational agencies, and Bureau-funded 
schools effectively access and use such Federal pro-
grams and financing mechanisms. 
SEC. 70205. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPPORTUNITY ZONES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Opportunity Zones were championed by 
prominent leaders of both parties as an innovative 
way to tackle longstanding challenges. 
(2) As of December 2018, 8,763 low-income 
communities had been designated as Opportunity 
Zones, representing all 50 States, the District of Co-
lumbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa. 
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(3) Schools are integral parts of communities, 
and a key part of communities’ economic and work 
force development efforts could be modernizing 
school facilities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—lt is the sense of the Con-
gress that opportunity zones, when combined with public 
infrastructure investment, can provide an innovative ap-
proach to capital financing that has the potential to un-
leash creativity and help local communities rebuild schools, 
rebuild economics, and get people back to work. 
TITLE III—IMPACT AID 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 70301. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR IM-
PACT AID CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 7014(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of carrying 
out section 7007, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024.’’. 
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TITLE IV—ASSISTANCE FOR RE-
PAIR OF SCHOOL FOUNDA-
TIONS 
AFFECTED 
BY 
PYRRHOTITE 
SEC. 70401. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this division, the 
Secretary shall carry out a program under which the Sec-
retary makes allocations to States to pay the Federal 
share of the costs of making grants to local educational 
agencies under section 70402. 
(b) WEBSITE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this division, the Secretary shall pub-
lish, on a publicly accessible website of the Department 
of Education, instructions describing how a State may re-
ceive an allocation under this section. 
SEC. 70402. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts allocated to a 
State under section 70401(a) and contributed by the State 
under subsection (e)(2), the State shall award grants to 
local educational agencies— 
(1) to pay the future costs of repairing concrete 
school foundations damaged by the presence of 
pyrrhotite; or 
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(2) to reimburse such agencies for costs in-
curred by the agencies in making such repairs in the 
5-year period preceding the date of enactment of 
this division. 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS FOR FUTURE RE-
PAIRS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under sub-
section (a)(1), a local educational agency shall— 
(A) with respect to each school for which 
the agency seeks to use grant funds, dem-
onstrate to the State that— 
(i) the school is a pyrrhotite-affected 
school; and 
(ii) any laboratory tests, core tests, 
and visual inspections of the school’s foun-
dation used to determine that the school is 
a pyrrhotite-affected school were con-
ducted— 
(I) by a professional engineer li-
censed in the State in which the 
school is located; and 
(II) in accordance with applicable 
State standards or standards ap-
proved by any independent, non-prof-
it, or private entity authorized by the 
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State to oversee construction, testing, 
or financial relief efforts for damaged 
building foundations; and 
(B) provide an assurance that— 
(i) the local educational agency will 
use the grant only for the allowable uses 
described in subsection (f)(1); and 
(ii) all work funded with the grant 
will be conducted by a qualified contractor 
or architect licensed in the State. 
(2) 
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
REIMBURSEMENT 
GRANTS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a)(2), a local educational agency shall 
demonstrate that it met the requirements of para-
graph (1) at the time it carried out the project for 
which the agency seeks reimbursement. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 
that seeks a grant under this section shall submit to 
the State an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the State 
may require, which upon approval by the State 
under subsection (d)(1)(A), the State shall submit to 
the 
Secretary 
for 
approval 
under 
subsection 
(d)(1)(B). 
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(2) CONTENTS.—At minimum, each application 
shall include— 
(A) information and documentation suffi-
cient to enable the State to determine if the 
local educational agency meets the eligibility 
criteria under subsection (b); 
(B) in the case of an agency seeking a 
grant under subsection (a)(1), an estimate of 
the costs of carrying out the activities described 
in subsection (f); 
(C) in the case of an agency seeking a 
grant under subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) an itemized explanation of— 
(I) the costs incurred by the 
agency in carrying out any activities 
described subsection (f); 
(II) any amounts contributed 
from other Federal, State, local, or 
private sources for such activities; and 
(ii) the amount for which the local 
educational agency seeks reimbursement; 
and 
(D) the percentage of any costs described 
in subparagraph (B) or (C) that are covered by 
an insurance policy. 
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(d) APPROVAL AND DISBURSEMENT.— 
(1) APPROVAL.— 
(A) STATE.—The State shall approve the 
application of each local educational agency for 
submission to the Secretary that— 
(i) submits a complete and correct ap-
plication under subsection (c); and 
(ii) meets the criteria for eligibility 
under subsection (b). 
(B) SECRETARY.—Not later than 60 days 
after receiving an application of a local edu-
cational agency submitted by a State under 
subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall— 
(i) approve such application, in a case 
in which the Secretary determines that 
such application meets the requirements of 
subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) deny such application, in the case 
of an application that does not meet such 
requirements. 
(2) DISBURSEMENT.— 
(A) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall 
disburse an allocation to a State not later than 
60 days after the date on which the Secretary 
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approves 
an 
application 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B). 
(B) GRANT.—The State shall disburse 
grant funds to a local educational agency not 
later than 60 days after the date on which the 
State receives an allocation under subparagraph 
(A). 
(e) FEDERAL AND STATE SHARE.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
each grant under this section shall be an amount 
that is not more than 50 percent of the total cost 
of the project for which the grant is awarded. 
(2) STATE SHARE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the State share of each grant under 
this section shall be an amount that is not less 
than 40 percent of the total cost of the project 
for which the grant is awarded, which the State 
shall contribute from non-Federal sources. 
(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR REIMBURSEMENT 
GRANTS.—In the case of a reimbursement grant 
made to a local educational agency under sub-
section (a)(2) a State shall be treated as meet-
ing the requirement of subparagraph (A) if the 
State demonstrates that it contributed, from 
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non-Federal sources, not less than 40 percent 
of the total cost of the project for which the re-
imbursement grant is awarded. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall use such grant only for costs associated 
with— 
(A) the repair or replacement of the con-
crete foundation or other affected areas of a 
pyrrhotite-affected school in the jurisdiction of 
such agency to the extent necessary— 
(i) to restore the structural integrity 
of the school to the safety and health 
standards established by the professional 
licensed engineer or architect associated 
with the project; and 
(ii) to restore the school to the condi-
tion it was in before the school’s founda-
tion was damaged due to the presence of 
pyrrhotite; and 
(B) engineering reports, architectural de-
sign, core tests, and other activities directly re-
lated to the repair or replacement project. 
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(2) PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a grant under this sec-
tion may not use the grant for any costs associated 
with— 
(A) work done to outbuildings, sheds, or 
barns, swimming pools (whether in-ground or 
above-ground), playgrounds or ballfields, or any 
ponds or water features; 
(B) the purchase of items not directly as-
sociated with the repair or replacement of the 
school building or its systems, including items 
such as desks, chairs, electronics, sports equip-
ment, or other school supplies; or 
(C) any other activities not described in 
paragraph (1). 
(g) LIMITATION.—A local educational agency may 
not, for the same project, receive a grant under both— 
(1) this section; and 
(2) title I. 
SEC. 70403. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
PYRRHOTITE-AFFECTED
SCHOOL.—The 
term ‘‘pyrrhotite-affected school’’ means an elemen-
tary school or a secondary school that meets the fol-
lowing criteria: 
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(A) The school has a concrete foundation. 
(B) Pyrrhotite is present in the school’s 
concrete foundation, as demonstrated by a 
petrographic or other type of laboratory core 
analysis or core inspection. 
(C) A visual inspection of the school’s con-
crete foundation indicates that the presence of 
pyrrhotite is causing the foundation to deterio-
rate at an unsafe rate. 
(D) A qualified engineer determined that 
the deterioration of the school’s foundation, due 
to the presence of pyrrhotite— 
(i) caused the school to become struc-
turally unsound; or 
(ii) will result in the school becoming 
structurally unsound within the next five 
years. 
(2) 
QUALIFIED
CONTRACTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified contractor’’ means a contractor who is 
qualified under State law, or approved by any State 
agency or other State-sanctioned independent or 
nonprofit entity, to repair or replace residential or 
commercial building foundations that are deterio-
rating due to the presence of pyrrhotite. 
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SEC. 70404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
DIVISION 
L—PUBLIC 
LANDS, 
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND 
RESILIENT NATURAL INFRA-
STRUCTURE 
SEC. 80000. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this division is as follows: 
DIVISION L—PUBLIC LANDS, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND 
RESILIENT NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 80000. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Water Settlements Infrastructure 
Sec. 81101. Reclamation water settlements fund. 
Sec. 81102. Conveyance capacity correction project. 
Sec. 81103. Funding parity for water management goals and restoration goals. 
Subtitle B—FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency 
Sec. 81201. Short title. 
Sec. 81202. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 81211. Competitive grant program for the funding of water recycling and 
reuse projects. 
Sec. 81212. Storage project development reports to congress. 
Sec. 81213. Funding for storage and supporting projects. 
Sec. 81214. Extension of existing requirements for grandfathered storage 
projects. 
Sec. 81215. Desalination project development. 
Sec. 81216. Assistance for disadvantaged communities without adequate drink-
ing water. 
CHAPTER 2—IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY AND DATA 
Sec. 81221. Reauthorization of water availability and use assessment program. 
Sec. 81222. Renewal of advisory committee on water information. 
Sec. 81223. Desalination technology development. 
Sec. 81224. X-prize for water technology breakthroughs. 
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Sec. 81225. Study examining sediment transport. 
Sec. 81226. Determination of water supply allocations. 
Sec. 81227. Federal priority streamgages. 
Sec. 81228. Study examining climate vulnerabilities at federal dams. 
Sec. 81229. Innovative technology adoption. 
CHAPTER 3—ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORATION 
Sec. 81231. Waterbird habitat creation program. 
Sec. 81232. Cooperative watershed management program. 
Sec. 81233. Competitive grant program for the funding of watershed health 
projects. 
Sec. 81234. Support for refuge water deliveries. 
Sec. 81235. Drought planning and preparedness for critically important fish-
eries. 
Sec. 81236. Aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
Sec. 81237. Reauthorization of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitiga-
tion Act of 2000. 
Sec. 81238. Report on fish that inhabit waters that contain perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
CHAPTER 4—WATER JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION 
Sec. 81241. Water resource education. 
CHAPTER 5—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 81251. Offset. 
Sec. 81252. Delayed water project recommendations. 
Sec. 81253. Continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use 
power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water 
Users Irrigation District. 
Subtitle C—Western Water Security 
Sec. 81301. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER MANAGEMENT 
IMPROVEMENT 
Sec. 81311. Watersmart extension and expansion. 
Sec. 81312. Emergency drought funding. 
Sec. 81313. Rio Grande Pueblo Irrigation Infrastructure Reauthorization. 
Sec. 81314. Puerto Rico WaterSMART Grants Eligibility. 
CHAPTER 2—GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 81321. Reauthorization and expansion of the Transboundary Aquifer As-
sessment Program. 
Sec. 81322. Groundwater management assessment and improvement. 
Sec. 81323. Surface and groundwater water availability and the energy nexus. 
CHAPTER 3—WATER CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION 
Sec. 81331. Definitions. 
Sec. 81332. Water acquisition program. 
Sec. 81333. Middle Rio Grande Water Conservation. 
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Sec. 81334. Sustaining biodiversity during droughts. 
Sec. 81335. Reauthorization of cooperative watershed management program. 
CHAPTER 4—EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW 
Sec. 81341. Effect on existing law. 
Subtitle D—Water Resources Research Amendments 
Sec. 81411. Water Resources Research Act amendments. 
Subtitle E—Ground Water Recharge Planning 
Sec. 81511. Ground water recharge planning. 
Subtitle F—Tribal Water Infrastructure 
Sec. 81611. Finding. 
Sec. 81612. Indian Health Services Sanitation Facilities Construction Program 
funding. 
Subtitle G—Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement 
Sec. 81711. Purposes. 
Sec. 81712. Definitions. 
Sec. 81713. Ratification of agreement. 
Sec. 81714. Navajo water rights. 
Sec. 81715. Navajo trust accounts. 
Sec. 81716. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 81717. Conditions precedent. 
Sec. 81718. Waivers and releases. 
Sec. 81719. Miscellaneous provisions. 
Sec. 81720. Relation to allottees. 
Sec. 81721. Antideficiency. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC LANDS 
Subtitle A—Public Lands Telecommunications 
Sec. 82101. Definitions. 
Sec. 82102. Collection and retention of rental fees associated with communica-
tions use authorizations on Federal lands and Federal land 
management agency support for communication site programs. 
Sec. 82103. Cooperative agreement authority. 
Subtitle B—Outdoors for All 
Sec. 82201. Definitions. 
Sec. 82202. Grants authorized. 
Sec. 82203. Eligible uses. 
Sec. 82204. National park service requirements. 
Sec. 82205. Reporting. 
Sec. 82206. Revenue sharing. 
Subtitle C—Updated Borrowing Authority 
Sec. 82301. Presidio Trust borrowing authority. 
Subtitle D—Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program 
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Sec. 82401. Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program. 
Subtitle E—Long Bridge 
Sec. 82501. Authorization of National Park Service conveyances. 
Subtitle F—Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge 
Sec. 82601. Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge. 
Sec. 82602. Purpose. 
Sec. 82603. Notification of establishment. 
Sec. 82604. Boundaries. 
Sec. 82605. Administration. 
Sec. 82606. Acquisition and transfers of lands and waters for wildlife refuge. 
Subtitle G—Tribal Land to Trust 
Sec. 82701. Lands to be taken into trust. 
TITLE III—OCEANS AND WILDLIFE 
Subtitle A—Coastal and Great Lakes Resiliency and Restoration 
Sec. 83101. Shovel-Ready Restoration and Resiliency Grant Program. 
Sec. 83102. Living Shoreline Grant Program. 
Subtitle B—Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act 
Sec. 83201. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL LAND 
AND WATER 
Sec. 83211. National wildlife corridors. 
Sec. 83212. Administrative designation of national wildlife corridors. 
Sec. 83213. Management of national wildlife corridors. 
CHAPTER 2—WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONSERVATION 
SUBCHAPTER A—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL LAND 
AND WATER 
Sec. 83311. Collaboration and coordination. 
Sec. 83312. Effect. 
SUBCHAPTER B—TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS 
Sec. 83321. Tribal Wildlife Corridors. 
Sec. 83322. Protection of Indian Tribes. 
SUBCHAPTER C—WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM ON NON-FEDERAL 
LAND AND WATER 
Sec. 83331. Wildlife movements grant program. 
Sec. 83332. National Coordination Committee. 
Sec. 83333. Regional wildlife movement councils. 
SUBCHAPTER D—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE 
Sec. 83341. National wildlife corridors database. 
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CHAPTER 3—FUNDING 
Sec. 83401. Wildlife corridors stewardship fund. 
Sec. 83402. Authorization of appropriations. 
CHAPTER 4—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SUBCHAPTER A—NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AND RESTORATION 
Sec. 83511. Short title. 
Sec. 83512. Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount. 
Sec. 83513. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 83514. Savings clause. 
SUBCHAPTER B—NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRIBAL WILDLIFE 
CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 
Sec. 83521. Indian Tribes. 
CHAPTER 5—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 83601 Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay gateways and watertrails net-
work. 
TITLE IV—ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Establishment of Federal Orphaned Well Remediation Program 
Sec. 84101. Establishment of federal orphaned well remediation program. 
Sec. 84102. Federal bonding reform. 
Subtitle B—Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments 
Sec. 84201. Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund. 
Sec. 84202. Emergency Powers. 
Sec. 84203. Reclamation fee. 
Subtitle C—Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging 
Local Activities and Investing More 
Sec. 84301. Economic revitalization for coal country. 
Sec. 84302. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 84303. Minimum State payments. 
Sec. 84304. GAO study of use of funds. 
Sec. 84305. Payments to certified States not affected. 
Subtitle D—Public Land Renewable Energy Development 
Sec. 84401. Definitions. 
Sec. 84402. Land use planning; supplements to programmatic environmental 
impact statements. 
Sec. 84403. Environmental review on covered land. 
Sec. 84404. Program to improve renewable energy project permit coordination. 
Sec. 84405. Increasing economic certainty. 
Sec. 84406. Limited grandfathering. 
Sec. 84407. Renewable energy goal. 
Sec. 84408. Disposition of revenues. 
Sec. 84409. Promoting and enhancing development of geothermal energy. 
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Sec. 84410. Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas 
leases. 
Sec. 84411. Noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for development of geo-
thermal resources. 
Sec. 84412. Savings clause. 
Subtitle E—Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity 
Sec. 84501. Offshore Wind Career Training Grant Program. 
Subtitle F—Community Reclamation Partnerships 
Sec. 84601. Reference. 
Sec. 84602. State memoranda of understanding for certain remediation. 
Sec. 84603. Clarifying State liability for mine drainage projects. 
Sec. 84604. Conforming amendments. 
Subtitle G—Sinkhole Hazard Identification 
Sec. 84701. Sinkhole hazard identification. 
TITLE V—LABOR STANDARDS 
Sec. 85101. Labor Standards. 
TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Water Settlements 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 81101. RECLAMATION WATER SETTLEMENTS FUND. 
Section 10501 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and for 
fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal year thereafter’’ 
after ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2034’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal 
year thereafter’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘for 
any authorized use’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘for any use authorized under paragraph (2).’’; 
and 
(3) by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 
81102. 
CONVEYANCE 
CAPACITY 
CORRECTION 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior, $200,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2020 through 2023, in the aggregate, for the 
acceleration and completion of repairs to water conveyance 
facilities at transferred works in Reclamation States. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A project eligible for funding 
under this section is a project where— 
(1) repairs are major, non-recurring mainte-
nance of a mission critical asset; 
(2) the Secretary determines that the project 
has lost 50 percent or more of its designed carrying 
capacity along some portion of the facility; and 
(3) the additional water made available for con-
veyance through the project would be used primarily 
for groundwater recharge to assist in meeting 
groundwater sustainability goals defined under State 
law. 
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(c) COST SHARING.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity described in this 
section shall not be more than 50 percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of carrying out an activity de-
scribed in the section— 
(A) shall be not less than 50 percent; and 
(B) may be provided in cash or in-kind. 
(d) RESTRICTIONS.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated under this section may not be used to build new 
surface storage, raise existing reservoirs, or enlarge the 
carrying capacity of a canal beyond the project’s capacity 
as previously constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out 
projects under this section, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, in-
cluding— 
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969; 
(2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and 
(3) other applicable State law. 
(f) SAVINGS.—Federal funds provided under this sec-
tion shall be in addition to any and all Federal funding 
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authorized in statute for such purposes and shall be non- 
reimbursable. 
SEC. 81103. FUNDING PARITY FOR WATER MANAGEMENT 
GOALS AND RESTORATION GOALS. 
In addition to the funding authorized in section 
10009 of Public Law 111–11, there are authorized to be 
appropriated an additional $200,000,000 (at October 
2019 price levels) to implement the Restoration Goal of 
the Settlement described in section 10004 of Public Law 
111–11. 
Subtitle 
B—FUTURE 
Western 
Water 
Infrastructure 
and 
Drought Resiliency 
SEC. 81201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Furthering Under-
utilized Technologies and Unleashing Responsible Expend-
itures for Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Re-
siliency Act’’ or the ‘‘FUTURE Western Water Infra-
structure and Drought Resiliency Act’’. 
SEC. 81202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘relevant committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
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(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) RECLAMATION
STATE.—The term ‘‘Rec-
lamation State’’ means a State or territory described 
in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 
Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 391). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, unless otherwise de-
fined in a particular provision. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). 
CHAPTER 1—INFRASTRUCTURE 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 81211. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE 
FUNDING OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUND-
ING OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECTS.—Sec-
tion 1602(f) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Ground-
water Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 
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102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—When funding projects under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give funding pri-
ority to projects that meet one or more of the fol-
lowing criteria: 
‘‘(A) Projects that are likely to provide a 
more reliable water supply for States and local 
governments. 
‘‘(B) Projects that are likely to increase 
the water management flexibility and reduce 
impacts 
on 
environmental 
resources 
from 
projects operated by Federal and State agen-
cies. 
‘‘(C) Projects that are regional in nature. 
‘‘(D) Projects with multiple stakeholders. 
‘‘(E) Projects that provide multiple bene-
fits, including water supply reliability, eco-sys-
tem benefits, groundwater management and en-
hancements, and water quality improvements.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1602(g) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102– 
575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2025’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘if enacted appropriations legis-
lation designates funding to them by name,’’. 
(c) DURATION.—Section 4013 of the WIIN Act (43 
U.S.C. 390b(2)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) section 4009(c).’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—Section 1631(d) of 
the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$20,000,000 (October 1996 prices)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$30,000,000 (January 2019 prices)’’. 
SEC. 81212. STORAGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT REPORTS 
TO CONGRESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
NON-FEDERAL
INTEREST.—The 
term 
‘‘Non-Federal interest’’ means an eligible entity or a 
qualified partner (as defined in section 81213(a)). 
(2) PROJECT REPORT.—The term ‘‘project re-
port’’ means the following documents prepared for a 
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Federal storage project or major federally assisted 
storage project (as defined in section 81213(a)): 
(A) A feasibility study carried out pursu-
ant to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, 
chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and 
amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) 
including any feasibility or equivalent studies 
prepared for a project pursuant to section 
81213(c)(7)(B) or section 81213(d)(7)(B)(i) of 
this subtitle. 
(B) The Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
Act report described in section 81213(g) of this 
subtitle prepared for a project. 
(C) Any final document prepared for a 
project pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(D) A brief description of any completed 
environmental permits, approvals, reviews, or 
studies required for a project under any Fed-
eral law other than the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(E) A description of any determinations 
made 
by 
the 
Secretary 
under 
section 
81213(d)(7)(A)(ii) for each project and the 
basis for such determinations. 
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(3) PROJECT STUDY.— 
(A) FEDERAL
STORAGE
PROJECT.—With 
respect to a Federal storage project (as defined 
in section 81213(a)), the term ‘‘project study’’ 
means a feasibility study carried out pursuant 
to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, 
chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and 
amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) 
including a feasibility study prepared pursuant 
to section 81213(c)(7)(B) of this subtitle. 
(B) MAJOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED STOR-
AGE PROJECT.—With respect to a major feder-
ally assisted storage project (as defined in sec-
tion 81213(a)), the term ‘‘project study’’ means 
the feasibility or equivalent studies prepared 
pursuant to section 81213(d)(7)(B)(i) of this 
subtitle. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than February 1 
of each year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to 
the relevant committees of Congress an annual report, to 
be entitled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Storage Project 
Development’’, that identifies the following: 
(1) PROJECT
REPORTS.—Each project report 
that meets the criteria established in subsection 
(d)(1)(A). 
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(2) PROPOSED
PROJECT
STUDIES.—Any pro-
posed project study submitted to the Secretary by a 
non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (c) that 
meets 
the 
criteria 
established 
in 
subsection 
(d)(1)(A). 
(3) PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.—Any proposed 
modification to an authorized project or project 
study that meets the criteria established in sub-
section (d)(1)(A) that— 
(A) is submitted to the Secretary by a non- 
Federal interest pursuant to subsection (c); or 
(B) is identified by the Secretary for au-
thorization. 
(c) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—Not later than May 1 of 
each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
Register a notice requesting proposals from non- 
Federal interests for project reports, proposed 
project studies, and proposed modifications to au-
thorized projects and project studies to be included 
in the annual report. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR REQUESTS.—The Secretary 
shall include in each notice required by this sub-
section a requirement that non-Federal interests 
submit to the Secretary any proposals described in 
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paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days after the 
date of publication of the notice in the Federal Reg-
ister in order for the proposals to be considered for 
inclusion in the annual report. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—On the date of publication 
of each notice required by this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) make the notice publicly available, in-
cluding on the internet; and 
(B) provide written notification of the pub-
lication to the relevant committees of Congress. 
(d) CONTENTS.— 
(1) PROJECT
REPORTS, PROPOSED
PROJECT 
STUDIES, AND PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) CRITERIA
FOR
INCLUSION
IN
RE-
PORT.—The Secretary shall include in the an-
nual report only those project reports, proposed 
project studies, and proposed modifications to 
authorized projects and project studies that— 
(i) are related to the missions and au-
thorities of the Department of the Interior; 
(ii) require specific congressional au-
thorization, including by an Act of Con-
gress; 
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(iii) have not been congressionally au-
thorized; 
(iv) have not been included in any 
previous annual report; and 
(v) if authorized, could be carried out 
by the Department of the Interior or a 
non-Federal entity eligible to carry out a 
major federally assisted storage project 
under section 81213. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF BENEFITS.— 
(i) 
DESCRIPTION.—The 
Secretary 
shall describe in the annual report, to the 
extent applicable and practicable, for each 
proposed project study and proposed modi-
fication to an authorized project or project 
study included in the annual report, the 
benefits, as described in clause (ii), of each 
such study or proposed modification. 
(ii) BENEFITS.—The benefits (or ex-
pected benefits, in the case of a proposed 
project study) described in this clause are 
benefits to— 
(I) water supply and water man-
agement; 
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(II) the environment, including 
fish and wildlife benefits estimated 
under section 81213(g) for a project 
report or proposed modification to an 
authorized project; 
(III) the protection of human life 
and property; 
(IV) the national economy; or 
(V) the national security inter-
ests of the United States. 
(C) IDENTIFICATION
OF
OTHER
FAC-
TORS.—The Secretary shall identify in the an-
nual report, to the extent practicable— 
(i) for each proposed project study in-
cluded in the annual report, the non-Fed-
eral interest that submitted the proposed 
project study pursuant to subsection (c); 
and 
(ii) for each proposed project study 
and proposed modification to a project or 
project study included in the annual re-
port, whether the non-Federal interest has 
demonstrated— 
(I) that local support exists for 
the proposed project study or pro-
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posed modification to an authorized 
project or project study (including the 
project that is the subject of the pro-
posed project study or the proposed 
modification to an authorized project 
study); and 
(II) the financial ability to pro-
vide the required non-Federal cost 
share. 
(2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the annual report, for each project report, 
proposed project study, and proposed modification to 
a project or project study included under paragraph 
(1)(A)— 
(A) the name of the associated non-Fed-
eral interest, including the name of any non- 
Federal interest that has contributed, or is ex-
pected to contribute, a non-Federal share of the 
cost of— 
(i) the project report; 
(ii) the proposed project study; 
(iii) the authorized project study for 
which the modification is proposed; or 
(iv) construction of— 
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(I) the project that is the subject 
of— 
(aa) the project report; 
(bb) the proposed project 
study; or 
(cc) the authorized project 
study for which a modification is 
proposed; or 
(II) the proposed modification to 
a project; 
(B) a letter or statement of support for the 
project report, proposed project study, or pro-
posed modification to a project or project study 
from each associated non-Federal interest; 
(C) the purpose of the project report, pro-
posed project study, or proposed modification to 
a project or project study; 
(D) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs 
of— 
(i) the proposed modification to an 
authorized project study; and 
(ii) construction of— 
(I) the project that is the subject 
of— 
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(aa) the project report; or 
(bb) the authorized project 
study for which a modification is 
proposed, with respect to the 
change in costs resulting from 
such modification; or 
(II) the proposed modification to 
an authorized project; and 
(E) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of— 
(i) the project that is the subject of— 
(I) the project report; or 
(II) the authorized project study 
for which a modification is proposed, 
with respect to the benefits of such 
modification; or 
(ii) the proposed modification to an 
authorized project. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the annual report a certification stating 
that each project report, proposed project study, and 
proposed modification to a project or project study 
included in the annual report meets the criteria es-
tablished in paragraph (1)(A). 
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(4) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall include in 
the annual report an appendix listing the proposals 
submitted under subsection (c) that were not in-
cluded in the annual report under paragraph (1)(A) 
and a description of why the Secretary determined 
that those proposals did not meet the criteria for in-
clusion under such paragraph. 
(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR INITIAL ANNUAL REPORT.— 
Notwithstanding any other deadlines required by this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a notice required by subsection (c)(1); and 
(2) include in such notice a requirement that 
non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any 
proposals described in subsection (c)(1) by not later 
than 120 days after the date of publication of such 
notice in the Federal Register in order for such pro-
posals to be considered for inclusion in the first an-
nual report developed by the Secretary under this 
section. 
(f) PUBLICATION.—Upon submission of an annual 
report to Congress, the Secretary shall make the annual 
report publicly available, including through publication on 
the Internet. 
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(g) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall confer with the 
relevant committees of Congress before submitting each 
annual report prepared under subsection (b). 
(h) SUBMISSION
OF
INDIVIDUAL
PROJECT
RE-
PORTS.—Upon completion, project reports, including all 
required documents and reports under subsection (b), 
shall— 
(1) be submitted to the relevant committees of 
Congress; and 
(2) include discussion of the following findings 
by the Secretary— 
(A) whether the project is deemed to be 
feasible in accordance with the applicable feasi-
bility standards under section 81213 and the 
reclamation laws; 
(B) The degree to which the project will 
provide benefits (or expected benefits, in the 
case of a proposed project study) as described 
in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii) and other benefits 
under the reclamation laws; and 
(C) whether the project complies with Fed-
eral, State, and local laws. 
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SEC. 81213. FUNDING FOR STORAGE AND SUPPORTING 
PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DESIGN; STUDY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘design’’ 
and ‘‘study’’ include any design, permitting, 
study (including a feasibility study), materials 
engineering 
or 
testing, 
surveying, 
or 
preconstruction activity relating to a Federal 
storage project, a major federally assisted stor-
age project, a natural water storage project, or 
a standard federally assisted storage project as 
defined in this subsection. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The terms ‘‘design’’ 
and ‘‘study’’ do not include an appraisal study 
or other preliminary review intended to deter-
mine whether further study is appropriate for a 
Federal storage project, a major federally as-
sisted storage project, a natural water storage 
project, or a standard federally assisted storage 
project as defined in this subsection. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) any State, political subdivision of a 
State, department of a State, or public agency 
organized pursuant to State law; 
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(B) an Indian Tribe or an entity controlled 
by an Indian Tribe; 
(C) a water users’ association; 
(D) an agency established by an interstate 
compact; and 
(E) an agency established under State law 
for the joint exercise of powers. 
(3) FEDERAL
STORAGE
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘Federal storage project’’ means— 
(A) any project in a Reclamation State 
that involves the construction, expansion, up-
grade, or capital repair of a water storage facil-
ity or a facility conveying water to or from a 
surface or groundwater storage facility— 
(i) to which the United States holds 
title; and 
(ii) that was authorized to be con-
structed, operated, and maintained pursu-
ant to— 
(I) the reclamation laws; or 
(II) the Act of August 11, 1939 
(commonly known as the Water Con-
servation and Utilization Act (16 
U.S.C. 590y et seq.)); or 
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(B) an ecosystem restoration project for 
watershed function, including a forest or water-
shed restoration project, that reduces the risk 
of water storage loss by reducing the risk of 
erosion or sediment loading into a water storage 
facility in a Reclamation State— 
(i) to which the United States holds 
title; and 
(ii) that was authorized to be con-
structed, operated, and maintained pursu-
ant to— 
(I) the reclamation laws; or 
(II) the Act of August 11, 1939 
(commonly known as the Water Con-
servation and Utilization Act (16 
U.S.C. 590y et seq.)). 
(4) FISH AND WILDLIFE BENEFITS.—The term 
‘‘fish and wildlife benefits’’ means overall benefits or 
improvements to aquatic ecosystems and native fish 
and wildlife within a Reclamation State, including 
benefits for a wildlife refuge, that are in excess of— 
(A) existing fish and wildlife mitigation or 
compliance obligations under— 
(i) the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
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(ii) the Fish and Wildlife Coordina-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.); 
(iii) the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 
100 Stat. 4082); 
(iv) the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(v) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(vi) any other Federal law, State law 
or other existing requirement in regula-
tions, permits, contracts, licenses, grants, 
or orders and decisions from courts or 
State or Federal agencies; or 
(B) existing environmental mitigation or 
compliance obligations as defined in section 
6001(a)(32) of title 23 of the California Code 
of Regulations, with respect to benefits and im-
provements to aquatic ecosystems and native 
fish and wildlife within the State of California, 
in recognition of the State of California’s exist-
ing prohibitions against the use of public funds 
for environmental mitigation required under 
Federal and State law. 
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(5) MAJOR
FEDERALLY
ASSISTED
STORAGE 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘major federally assisted stor-
age project’’ means any project in a Reclamation 
State that— 
(A) involves the construction, expansion, 
upgrade, or capital repair by an eligible entity 
or qualified partner of— 
(i) a surface or groundwater storage 
facility that is not federally owned; or 
(ii) a facility that is not federally 
owned conveying water to or from a sur-
face or groundwater storage facility; or 
(B) is an ecosystem restoration project for 
watershed function, including a forest or water-
shed restoration project, that reduces the risk 
of water storage loss by reducing the risk of 
erosion or sediment loading for a project de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) provides benefits described in section 
81212(d)(1)(B)(ii); and 
(D) has a total estimated cost of more 
than $250,000,000. 
(6) NATURAL WATER STORAGE PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘natural water storage project’’ means a single 
project, a number of distributed projects across a 
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watershed, or the redesign and replacement, or re-
moval, of built infrastructure to incorporate ele-
ments, where the project or elements have the fol-
lowing characteristics: 
(A) Uses primarily natural materials ap-
propriate to the specific site and landscape set-
ting. 
(B) Largely relies on natural riverine, wet-
land, hydrologic, or ecological processes. 
(C) Results in aquifer recharge, transient 
floodplain water retention, or reconnection of 
historic floodplains to their stream channels 
with water retention benefits within a Reclama-
tion State. 
(D) Is designed to produce two or more of 
the following environmental benefits: 
(i) Stream flow changes beneficial to 
watershed health. 
(ii) Fish and wildlife habitat or migra-
tion corridor restoration. 
(iii) Floodplain reconnection and inun-
dation. 
(iv) Riparian or wetland restoration 
and improvement. 
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(7) STANDARD FEDERALLY ASSISTED STORAGE 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘standard federally assisted 
storage project’’ means any project in a Reclamation 
State that— 
(A) involves the construction, expansion, 
upgrade, or capital repair by an eligible entity 
or qualified partner of— 
(i) a surface or groundwater storage 
facility that is not federally owned; or 
(ii) a facility that is not federally 
owned conveying water to or from a sur-
face or groundwater storage facility; or 
(B) is an ecosystem restoration project for 
watershed function, including a forest or water-
shed restoration project, that reduces the risk 
of water storage loss by reducing the risk of 
erosion or sediment loading for a project de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
(C) provides benefits described in section 
81212(d)(1)(B)(ii); and 
(D) 
has 
a 
total 
estimated 
cost 
of 
$250,000,000 or less. 
(8) QUALIFIED PARTNER.—The term ‘‘qualified 
partner’’ means a non-profit organization operating 
in a Reclamation State. 
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(9) RECLAMATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘reclama-
tion laws’’ means Federal reclamation law (the Act 
of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388; chapter 1093)), and 
Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act. 
(b) STORAGE PROJECT FUNDING.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated a total of $750 million for use 
by the Secretary through fiscal year 2026 to advance— 
(1) Federal storage projects within a Reclama-
tion State in accordance with subsection (c); 
(2) major federally assisted storage projects 
within a Reclamation State in accordance with sub-
section (d); 
(3) natural water storage projects within a Rec-
lamation State in accordance with subsection (e); 
(4) standard federally assisted storage projects 
within a Reclamation State in accordance with sub-
section (f); or 
(5) grandfathered storage projects in accord-
ance with section 81214. 
(c) FEDERAL STORAGE PROJECTS.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—On request of an eligible 
entity or qualified partner and in accordance with 
this subsection, the Secretary may negotiate and 
enter into an agreement on behalf of the United 
States for the design, study, construction, expansion, 
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upgrade, or capital repair of a Federal storage 
project located in a Reclamation State. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—Subject to the require-
ments of this subsection, the Secretary may fund up 
to 50 percent of the design and study costs of a 
Federal storage project and up to 50 percent of the 
construction costs of a Federal storage project. 
(3) CONDITIONS
FOR
FEDERAL
DESIGN
AND 
STUDY
FUNDING.—Funding provided under this 
subsection may be made available for the design and 
study of a Federal storage project if— 
(A) the Secretary secures a cost share 
agreement for design and study costs providing 
sufficient upfront funding to pay the non-Fed-
eral share of the design and study costs of the 
Federal storage project; and 
(B) the feasibility study for the Federal 
storage project is congressionally authorized by 
reference to the annual Report to Congress on 
Future Storage Project Development prepared 
under section 81212. 
(4) CONDITIONS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION 
FUNDING.—Funding provided under this subsection 
for the construction of a Federal storage project 
may be made available to a project if— 
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(A) the project has been authorized by 
name in a Federal statute; 
(B) the project is a multi-benefit project 
that would, at a minimum, provide water supply 
reliability benefits (including additional storage, 
conveyance, or new firm yield) and fish and 
wildlife benefits as determined by the final esti-
mate prepared pursuant to subsection (g); 
(C) construction funding for the project is 
congressionally approved by reference to the an-
nual Report to Congress on Future Storage 
Project Development prepared under section 
81212; 
(D) the Secretary secures an agreement 
providing sufficient upfront funding to pay the 
non-Federal share of the construction costs of 
the Federal storage project; and 
(E) The Secretary determines— 
(i) the project is technically and finan-
cially feasible; 
(ii) the project provides water supply 
reliability benefits for a State or local gov-
ernment and fish and wildlife benefits; and 
(iii) in return for the Federal cost- 
share investment in the project, at least a 
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proportionate share of the project benefits 
are for— 
(I) fish and wildlife benefits as 
determined under subsection (g); or 
(II) non-reimbursable expenses 
authorized under the reclamation laws 
other than fish and wildlife expenses. 
(5) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the relevant committees of Congress and 
make publicly available on the internet a written no-
tification of the Secretary’s determinations regarding 
the satisfaction of the requirements under para-
graphs (3) and (4) by not later than 30 days after 
the date of the determinations. 
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.—In participating 
in a Federal storage project under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall comply with all applicable Fed-
eral environmental laws, including the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), and all State environmental laws of the Rec-
lamation State in which the project is located involv-
ing the construction, expansion or operation of a 
water storage project or fish and wildlife protection, 
provided that no law or regulation of a State or po-
litical subdivision of a State relieve the Secretary of 
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any Federal requirement otherwise applicable under 
this section. 
(7) ADDITIONAL
GUIDELINES
FOR
RESTORA-
TION PROJECTS THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF WATER 
STORAGE LOSSES.— 
(A) 
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
restoration 
project described in section 81213(a)(3)(B) 
that receives funding under this subsection 
must— 
(i) have the potential to reduce the 
risk of water storage losses for a Federal 
storage project described in subsection 
(a)(3)(A) by reducing the risk of erosion or 
sediment loading; and 
(ii) be designed to result in fish and 
wildlife benefits. 
(B) DRAFT
FEASIBILITY
STUDY.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue draft 
requirements for feasibility studies for Federal 
storage 
projects 
described 
in 
section 
81213(a)(3)(B). 
(C) 
FEASIBILITY
STUDY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The draft feasibility study require-
ments issued under subparagraph (B) shall be 
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consistent with requirements for a title XVI 
Feasibility Study Report, including the eco-
nomic analysis, contained in the Reclamation 
Manual Directives and Standards numbered 
WTR 11–01, subject to any additional require-
ments necessary to provide sufficient informa-
tion for making determinations under this sec-
tion. 
(D) FINAL FEASIBILITY STUDY REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall finalize the feasi-
bility study requirements under subparagraph 
(C) by not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(E) ELIGIBLE
PARTNER.—The Secretary 
is authorized to participate in a restoration 
project described in subsection (a)(3)(B) with a 
partner that is— 
(i) an eligible entity as defined in sub-
section (a)(2); or 
(ii) a qualified partner as defined in 
subsection (a)(8). 
(d) 
MAJOR
FEDERALLY
ASSISTED
STORAGE 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sub-
section, the Secretary shall establish a competitive 
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grant program to participate in the design, study, 
construction, expansion, upgrade, or capital repair of 
a major federally assisted storage project on request 
of an eligible entity or qualified partner. The com-
petitive grant program established under this para-
graph shall— 
(A) allow any project sponsor of a major 
federally assisted storage project to apply for 
funding for the design, study, construction, ex-
pansion, upgrade, or capital repair of a major 
federally assisted storage project; 
(B) include the issuance of annual solicita-
tions for major federally assisted storage 
project sponsors to apply for funding for the 
design, study, construction, expansion, upgrade, 
or capital repair of a major federally assisted 
storage project; and 
(C) permit the Secretary to fund up to 25 
percent of the design and study costs of a 
major federally assisted storage project and up 
to 25 percent of the construction costs of a 
major federally assisted storage project. 
(2) FUNDING
PRIORITY
FOR
MULTI-BENEFIT 
PROJECTS.—In making grants under this subsection, 
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the Secretary shall give funding priority to multi- 
benefit projects that provide greater— 
(A) water supply reliability benefits for 
States and local governments; and 
(B) fish and wildlife benefits. 
(3) CONDITIONS
FOR
FEDERAL
DESIGN
AND 
STUDY FUNDING.—The Secretary may fund a design 
or study activity for a major federally assisted stor-
age project under this subsection if— 
(A) the Governor of the State in which the 
major federally assisted storage project is lo-
cated provides written concurrence for the de-
sign and study activities; 
(B) the Secretary secures an agreement for 
design and study costs providing sufficient up-
front funding to pay the non-Federal share of 
the design and study costs of the major feder-
ally assisted storage project; and 
(C) the feasibility study for the major fed-
erally assisted storage project is congressionally 
authorized by reference to the annual Report to 
Congress on Future Storage Project Develop-
ment prepared under section 81212. 
(4) CONDITIONS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION 
FUNDING.—Funding provided under this subsection 
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for the construction of a major federally assisted 
storage project may be made available to a project 
if— 
(A) the project has been authorized by 
name in a Federal statute; 
(B) the project is a multi-benefit project 
that would, at a minimum, provide water supply 
reliability benefits (including additional storage, 
conveyance, or new firm yield) and fish and 
wildlife benefits as determined by the estimate 
prepared pursuant to subsection (g); 
(C) the Governor of the State in which the 
major federally assisted storage project is lo-
cated has requested Federal participation at the 
time construction is initiated; 
(D) the Secretary secures an agreement 
committing to pay the non-Federal share of the 
capital costs of the major federally assisted 
storage project; and 
(E) the Secretary determines— 
(i) the project is technically and finan-
cially feasible; 
(ii) the project provides water supply 
reliability benefits for a State or local gov-
ernment and fish and wildlife benefits; and 
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(iii) in return for the Federal cost- 
share investment in the project, at least a 
proportionate share of the project benefits 
are for— 
(I) fish and wildlife benefits as 
determined under subsection (g); or 
(II) other non-reimbursable ex-
penses authorized under the reclama-
tion laws other than fish and wildlife 
expenses. 
(5) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the relevant committees of Congress and 
make publicly available on the internet a written no-
tification of the Secretary’s determinations regarding 
the satisfaction of the requirements under para-
graphs (3) and (4) by not later than 30 days after 
the date of the determinations. 
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.—In participating 
in a major federally assisted storage project under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall comply with all 
applicable Federal environmental laws, including the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and all State environmental 
laws of the Reclamation State in which the project 
is located involving the construction, expansion or 
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operation of a water storage project or fish and wild-
life protection, provided that no law or regulation of 
a State or political subdivision of a State relieve the 
Secretary of any Federal requirement otherwise ap-
plicable under this section. 
(7) INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In participating in a 
major federally assisted storage project under 
this subsection, the Secretary— 
(i) may consider the use of feasibility 
or equivalent studies prepared by the spon-
sor of the major federally assisted storage 
project; but 
(ii) shall retain responsibility for de-
termining whether the feasibility or equiva-
lent studies satisfy the requirements of re-
ports prepared by the Secretary. 
(B) GUIDELINES.— 
(i) DRAFT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue draft guidelines 
for feasibility or equivalent studies for 
major federally assisted storage projects 
prepared by a project sponsor that shall be 
consistent with requirements for a title 
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XVI Feasibility Study Report, including 
the economic analysis, contained in the 
Reclamation Manual Directives and Stand-
ards numbered WTR 11–01, subject to— 
(I) any additional requirements 
necessary to provide sufficient infor-
mation for making any determinations 
or assessments under paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4); and 
(II) the condition that the Bu-
reau of Reclamation shall not bear re-
sponsibility for the technical adequacy 
of any design, cost estimate, or con-
struction relating to a major federally 
assisted storage project. 
(ii) FINAL.—The Secretary shall final-
ize the guidelines under clause (i) by not 
later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(C) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
FEASI-
BILITY STUDIES.— 
(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the 
request of an eligible entity or qualified 
partner, the Secretary shall provide to the 
eligible entity or qualified partner technical 
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assistance relating to any aspect of a feasi-
bility study carried out by the eligible enti-
ty or qualified partner under this sub-
section if the eligible entity or qualified 
partner contracts with the Secretary to pay 
all costs of providing the technical assist-
ance. 
(ii) IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In 
providing technical assistance under clause 
(i), the Secretary shall ensure that the use 
of funds accepted from an eligible entity or 
qualified partner will not affect the impar-
tial decisionmaking responsibilities of the 
Secretary, either substantively or proce-
durally. 
(iii) EFFECT OF TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—The provision of technical assist-
ance by the Secretary under clause (i) shall 
not be considered to be an approval or en-
dorsement of a feasibility study. 
(8) ELIGIBLE PARTNER.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to participate in a restoration project de-
scribed in subsection (a)(4)(B) with a partner that 
is— 
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(A) an eligible entity as defined in sub-
section (a)(2); or 
(B) a qualified partner as defined in sub-
section (a)(8). 
(e) NATURAL WATER STORAGE PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sub-
section, the Secretary shall establish a competitive 
grant program to participate in the design, study, 
construction, expansion, upgrade, or capital repair of 
a natural water storage project in a Reclamation 
State on request of an eligible entity or qualified 
partner. The competitive grant program established 
under this paragraph shall— 
(A) allow any project sponsor of a natural 
water storage project to apply for funding for 
the design, study, construction, expansion, up-
grade, or capital repair of a natural water stor-
age project; and 
(B) include the issuance of annual solicita-
tions for natural water storage project sponsors 
to apply for funding for the design, study, con-
struction, expansion, upgrade, or capital repair 
of a natural water storage project. 
(2) FUNDING
PRIORITY
FOR
MULTI-BENEFIT 
PROJECTS.—In making grants under this subsection, 
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quested Federal participation at the time con-
struction was initiated; 
(B) the Secretary determines or the appli-
cable non-Federal sponsor determines through 
the preparation of a feasibility or equivalent 
study prepared in accordance to paragraph (9), 
and the Secretary concurs, that— 
(i) the project is technically and finan-
cially feasible; 
(ii) the project provides water supply 
reliability benefits for a State or local gov-
ernment and fish and wildlife benefits; and 
(iii) in return for the Federal cost- 
share investment in the project, at least a 
proportionate share of the project benefits 
are for non-reimbursable expenses author-
ized under the reclamation laws or for fish 
and wildlife benefits as defined in this sec-
tion, which shall be considered a fully non- 
reimbursable Federal expenditure; and 
(C) the Secretary secures an agreement 
committing to pay the non-Federal share of the 
construction costs of the project. 
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.—In participating 
in a natural water storage project under this sub-
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section, the Secretary shall comply with all applica-
ble Federal environmental laws, including the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), and all State environmental laws of 
the Reclamation State in which the project is located 
involving the construction, expansion or operation of 
a water storage project or fish and wildlife protec-
tion, provided that no law or regulation of a State 
or political subdivision of a State relieve the Sec-
retary of any Federal requirement otherwise applica-
ble under this section. 
(7) INFORMATION.—In participating in a nat-
ural water storage project under this subsection, the 
Secretary— 
(A) may consider the use of feasibility or 
equivalent studies prepared by the sponsor of 
the natural water storage project if the sponsor 
elects to prepare such reports; but 
(B) shall retain responsibility for deter-
mining whether the feasibility or equivalent 
studies satisfy the requirements of studies pre-
pared by the Secretary. 
(8) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the relevant committees of Congress and 
make publicly available on the internet a written no-
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tification of the Secretary’s determinations regarding 
the satisfaction of the requirements under para-
graphs (4) and (5) by not later than 30 days after 
the date of the determinations. 
(9) GUIDELINES.— 
(A) DRAFT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall issue draft guidelines for feasi-
bility or equivalent studies for natural water 
storage projects prepared by a project sponsor 
that shall be consistent with this subsection, 
provided that the Department of the Interior 
shall not bear responsibility for the technical 
adequacy of any design, cost estimate, or con-
struction relating to a natural water storage 
project. 
(B) FINAL.—The Secretary shall finalize 
the guidelines under subparagraph (A) by not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(C) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
FEASI-
BILITY STUDIES.— 
(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the 
request of an eligible entity or qualified 
partner, the Secretary shall provide to the 
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eligible entity or qualified partner technical 
assistance relating to any aspect of a feasi-
bility study carried out by an eligible entity 
or qualified partner under this subsection 
if the eligible entity or qualified partner 
contracts with the Secretary to pay all 
costs of providing the technical assistance. 
(ii) IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In 
providing technical assistance under clause 
(i), the Secretary shall ensure that the use 
of funds accepted from an eligible entity or 
qualified partner will not affect the impar-
tial decisionmaking responsibilities of the 
Secretary, either substantively or proce-
durally. 
(iii) EFFECT OF TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—The provision of technical assist-
ance by the Secretary under clause (i) shall 
not be considered to be an approval or en-
dorsement of a feasibility study. 
(f) STANDARD
FEDERALLY
ASSISTED
STORAGE 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sub-
section, the Secretary shall establish a competitive 
grant program to participate in the design, study, 
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construction, expansion, upgrade, or capital repair of 
a standard federally assisted storage project on re-
quest of an eligible entity or qualified partner. The 
competitive grant program established under this 
paragraph shall— 
(A) allow any project sponsor of a stand-
ard federally assisted storage project to apply 
for funding for the design, study, construction, 
expansion, upgrade, or capital repair of a feder-
ally assisted storage project; 
(B) include the issuance of annual solicita-
tions for standard federally assisted storage 
project sponsors to apply for funding for the 
design, study, construction, expansion, upgrade 
or capital repair of a standard federally assisted 
storage project; and 
(C) permit the Secretary to fund up to 25 
percent of the total cost of a federally assisted 
storage project. 
(2) SELECTION
OF
PROJECTS.—In making 
grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
funding priority to projects that— 
(A) provide greater water supply reliability 
benefits for States and local governments, in-
cluding through aquifer storage and recovery 
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wells, in-lieu recharge activities that could be 
effectuated or expanded through additional in-
frastructure investments including interties, 
and the establishment and use of recharge 
ponds, including in an urban environment; 
(B) provide greater fish and wildlife bene-
fits; and 
(C) cost not more than $30,000,000 to 
allow greater participation and wider distribu-
tion of funds and program benefits. 
(3) CONDITIONS
FOR
FEDERAL
DESIGN
AND 
STUDY FUNDING.—The Secretary may fund a design 
or study activity for a standard federally assisted 
storage project under this subsection if the Governor 
of the State in which the federally assisted storage 
project is located provides written concurrence for 
design and study activities. 
(4) CONDITIONS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION 
FUNDING.—Funding provided under this subsection 
for the construction of a standard federally assisted 
storage project may be made available to a project 
if— 
(A) the Governor of the State in which the 
federally assisted storage project is located has 
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requested Federal participation at the time con-
struction was initiated; and 
(B) the Secretary determines or the appli-
cable non-Federal sponsor determines through 
the preparation of a feasibility or equivalent 
study prepared in accordance with paragraph 
(7), and the Secretary concurs, that— 
(i) the standard federally assisted 
storage project is technically and finan-
cially feasible; 
(ii) the standard federally assisted 
storage project provides water supply reli-
ability benefits for a State or local govern-
ment and fish and wildlife benefits; and 
(iii) in return for the Federal cost- 
share investment in the project, at least a 
proportionate share of the project benefits 
are for non-reimbursable expenses author-
ized under the reclamation laws or for fish 
and wildlife benefits as defined in this sec-
tion, which shall be considered a fully non- 
reimbursable Federal expenditure; and 
(C) the Secretary secures an agreement 
committing to pay the non-Federal share of the 
construction costs of the project. 
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(5) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the relevant committees of Congress and 
make publicly available on the internet a written no-
tification of the Secretary’s determinations regarding 
the satisfaction of the requirements under para-
graphs (3) and (4) by not later than 30 days after 
the date of the determinations. 
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.—In participating 
in a standard federally assisted storage project 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall comply 
with all applicable Federal environmental laws, in-
cluding the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and all State envi-
ronmental laws of the Reclamation State in which 
the project is located involving the construction, ex-
pansion or operation of a water storage project or 
fish and wildlife protection, provided that no law or 
regulation of a State or political subdivision of a 
State relieve the Secretary of any Federal require-
ment otherwise applicable under this section. 
(7) INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In participating in a 
standard federally assisted storage project 
under this subsection, the Secretary— 
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(i) may consider the use of feasibility 
or equivalent studies prepared by the spon-
sor of the standard federally assisted stor-
age project; but 
(ii) shall retain responsibility for de-
termining whether the feasibility or equiva-
lent studies satisfy the requirements of re-
ports prepared by the Secretary. 
(B) GUIDELINES.— 
(i) DRAFT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue draft guidelines 
for feasibility or equivalent studies for 
standard federally assisted storage projects 
prepared by a project sponsor that shall be 
consistent with requirements for a title 
XVI Feasibility Study Report, including 
the economic analysis, contained in the 
Reclamation Manual Directives and Stand-
ards numbered WTR 11–01, subject to— 
(I) any additional requirements 
necessary to provide sufficient infor-
mation for making any determinations 
or assessments under paragraphs (2), 
(3) and (4); and 
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(II) the condition that the De-
partment of the Interior shall not 
bear responsibility for the technical 
adequacy of any design, cost estimate, 
or construction relating to a standard 
federally assisted storage project. 
(ii) FINAL.—The Secretary shall final-
ize the guidelines under clause (i) by not 
later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(C) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
FEASI-
BILITY STUDIES.— 
(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the 
request of an eligible entity or qualified 
partner, the Secretary shall provide to the 
eligible entity or qualified partner technical 
assistance relating to any aspect of a feasi-
bility study carried out by an eligible entity 
or qualified partner under this subsection 
if the eligible entity or qualified partner 
contracts with the Secretary to pay all 
costs of providing the technical assistance. 
(ii) IMPARTIAL DECISIONMAKING.—In 
providing technical assistance under clause 
(i), the Secretary shall ensure that the use 
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of funds accepted from an eligible entity or 
qualified partner will not affect the impar-
tial decisionmaking responsibilities of the 
Secretary, either substantively or proce-
durally. 
(iii) EFFECT OF TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—The provision of technical assist-
ance by the Secretary under clause (i) shall 
not be considered to be an approval or en-
dorsement of a feasibility study. 
(8) COMMITTEE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—No appropriation shall 
be made for a standard federally assisted stor-
age project under this subsection, the total esti-
mated cost of which exceeds $100,000,000, if 
such project has not been approved by a resolu-
tion adopted by the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURING CON-
SIDERATION.—For the purposes of securing 
consideration of approval under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall provide to a committee 
referred to in subparagraph (A) such informa-
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tion as the committee requests and the non- 
Federal sponsor shall provide to the committee 
information on the costs and relative needs for 
the federally assisted storage project. 
(9) ELIGIBLE PARTNER.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to participate in a restoration project de-
scribed in subsection (a)(7)(B) with a partner that 
is— 
(A) an eligible entity as defined in sub-
section (a)(2); or 
(B) a qualified partner as defined in sub-
section (a)(8). 
(g) FISH AND WILDLIFE LOSSES AND BENEFITS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) The term ‘‘Best available scientific in-
formation and data’’ means the use of the high- 
value information and data, specific to the deci-
sion being made and the time frame available 
for making that decision, to inform and assist 
management and policy decisions; 
(B) The term ‘‘Director’’ means— 
(i) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service; or 
(ii) the United States Secretary of 
Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
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Administrator of the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, if a determination or 
fish and wildlife estimate made under this 
subsection is for an anadromous species or 
catadromous species. 
(C) The term ‘‘major water storage 
project’’ means a major federally assisted stor-
age project or Federal storage project as de-
fined under section 81212. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this sub-
section are the following: 
(A) To reverse widespread fish and wildlife 
species decline in the Reclamation States. 
(B) To help fund and assist in the prepa-
ration of reports required under the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act for proposed water 
development projects. 
(C) To instruct the Director to prepare a 
report described in section 2(b) of the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 662(b)) 
for each major water storage project that in-
cludes an estimate of fish and wildlife losses 
and fish and wildlife benefits derived from each 
such project, based on the best available sci-
entific information and data. 
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(D) To direct Federal funds to major 
water storage projects that provide demon-
strable, measurable fish and wildlife benefits 
and associated ecosystem services benefits for 
taxpayers based on objective data and the ex-
pertise of the primary Federal agency with ju-
risdiction over the management of fish and 
wildlife resources. 
(E) To ensure that Federal funds provided 
for fish and wildlife purposes under this section 
are used effectively in a manner that maximizes 
positive outcomes for fish and wildlife and asso-
ciated ecosystem services benefits for taxpayers, 
including benefits related to the domestic sea-
food supply and the enhancement and expan-
sion of hunting, fishing, and other fish and 
wildlife related outdoor recreation opportunities 
within the Reclamation States. 
(3) ESTIMATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE BENE-
FITS AND LOSSES UNDER THE FISH AND WILDLIFE 
COORDINATION ACT.—The Director shall prepare a 
report described in section 2(b) of the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 662(b)), for 
each major water storage project that— 
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(A) is based on the best available scientific 
information and data available; and 
(B) includes an estimate of fish and wild-
life losses and fish and wildlife benefits derived 
from a major water storage project determined 
in accordance with this subsection. 
(4) DRAFT ESTIMATE.— 
(A) USE OF BEST AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC 
INFORMATION AND DATA AVAILABLE.—The Di-
rector shall include in the Fish and Wildlife Co-
ordination Act report prepared under paragraph 
(3) a draft estimate of fish and wildlife losses 
and fish and wildlife benefits derived from a 
major water storage project. 
(B) COORDINATION.—A draft estimate re-
quired under subparagraph (A) shall be pre-
pared in coordination with the head of the State 
agency with jurisdiction over the fish and wild-
life resources of the State in which the major 
water storage project is proposed to be carried 
out. 
(C) APPLICABLE LAW; REQUIREMENTS.— 
The draft estimate prepared under this para-
graph shall— 
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(i) meet all the evaluation require-
ments of section 2(b) of the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 
662(b)) unless otherwise specified in this 
subsection; 
(ii) quantify and estimate the fish and 
wildlife benefits and any losses to native 
fish and wildlife from the proposed major 
water storage project; and 
(iii) estimate whether the fish and 
wildlife benefits derived from the proposed 
major water storage project are likely to 
exceed the adverse fish and wildlife im-
pacts. 
(D) REVIEW; AVAILABILITY.—The Direc-
tor shall ensure that any draft estimate pre-
pared under this paragraph is— 
(i) made available for peer review by 
an independent group of scientific experts; 
and 
(ii) made available for a public review 
and comment period of not less than 30 
days. 
(5) FINAL ESTIMATE.—Using the best available 
scientific information and data, the Director shall 
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prepare a final estimate of fish and wildlife benefits 
for each proposed major water storage project based 
on the applicable draft estimate prepared under 
paragraph (4), after considering the results of the 
independent scientific peer review and public com-
ment processes under paragraph (4)(D). 
(6) TRANSMISSION; AVAILABILITY.—A final es-
timate prepared under paragraph (5) shall be— 
(A) transmitted to— 
(i) the project applicant; and 
(ii) the relevant State agency; and 
(B) made available to the public. 
(7) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If a final estimate 
under paragraph (5) determines that the proposed 
major water storage project fails to provide fish and 
wildlife benefits, the final estimate may identify po-
tential recommendations to enable the project to 
provide fish and wildlife benefits or to reduce the 
project’s adverse fish and wildlife impacts. 
(8) IMPORTATION
OF
REVIEW
STANDARDS.— 
Sections 207(i) and 207(j) of the Reclamation 
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 
(Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4709) shall apply 
to a final estimate prepared under paragraph (5), 
except that— 
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(A) any reference contained in those sec-
tions to the Secretary shall be considered to be 
a reference to the Director as defined in this 
subsection; 
(B) any reference contained in those sec-
tions to determination or determinations shall 
be considered to be a reference to estimate or 
estimates described in this subsection; 
(C) any reference contained in those sec-
tions to subsection (b), (f)(1), or (g) shall be 
considered to be a reference to paragraph (5) of 
this subsection; and 
(D) any reference contained in those sec-
tions to ‘‘this subsection’’ shall be considered to 
be a reference to section 81213(g) of the Mov-
ing Forward Act. 
(9) FUNDING FOR ESTIMATES.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 through fis-
cal year 2026 for the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service to prepare draft estimates under para-
graph (4) and final estimates under paragraph (5). 
(10) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ESTIMATES.— 
The authority under section 662(e) of the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 662(b)) to 
transfer funds from the Bureau of Reclamation to 
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the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for Fish 
and Wildlife Coordination Act reports for proposed 
water development projects shall be deemed to ex-
tend to the preparation of a draft or final estimate 
prepared under paragraph (4) or (5), provided that 
any transfer of funds generally adheres to the 1981 
Transfer Funding Agreement between the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of 
Reclamation or any successor agreement, to the ex-
tent that any such agreement is consistent with the 
requirements of this subsection. 
(11) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The respon-
sibility for preparing a draft and final estimate 
under this subsection shall reside with the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service and may not be del-
egated to another entity, including another Federal 
agency or bureau, except for the United States Sec-
retary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, for the preparation of a draft or final esti-
mate for anadromous species or catadromous spe-
cies. 
(12) USE OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ESTIMATES 
TO
INFORM
FEDERAL
SPENDING
FOR
FISH
AND 
WILDLIFE
PURPOSES.—With respect to a major 
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water storage project considered for Federal funding 
under this section, the Director shall determine costs 
allocated to the specific purpose of providing fish 
and wildlife benefits, based on the fish and wildlife 
benefits estimate for the applicable project or the 
best available scientific information and data avail-
able at the time a cost allocation determination is 
made. In determining a cost allocation under this 
paragraph, the Director shall consult with the Com-
missioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and may 
make a cost allocation determination for fish and 
wildlife benefits in accordance with existing cost allo-
cation procedures, to the extent that such proce-
dures are consistent with the requirements of this 
subsection. Cost allocation determinations for all 
other non-reimbursable or reimbursable project pur-
poses for a major water storage project advanced 
under this section shall be determined in accordance 
with existing cost allocation procedures under the 
reclamation laws. 
(h) PRELIMINARY STUDIES.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (b), not more than 25 percent 
shall be provided for appraisal studies, feasibility studies, 
or other preliminary studies. 
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(i) PROVIDING GREATER FEDERAL FUNDING AND 
SUPPORT FOR MULTI-BENEFIT STORAGE PROJECTS.— 
Notwithstanding any non-Federal cost share requirement 
under the reclamation laws for water development 
projects, any cost allocated to a water storage project 
under this section for the sole purpose of providing fish 
and wildlife benefits, determined in accordance with all ap-
plicable requirements under this section, shall be consid-
ered a 100 percent non-reimbursable Federal cost. 
(j) CALFED REAUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Title I of Public Law 
108–361 (118 Stat. 1681; 123 Stat. 2860; 128 Stat. 
164; 128 Stat. 2312; 129 Stat. 2407; 130 Stat. 
1866) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(2) CALFED
DESCRIPTION
OF
ACTIVITIES.— 
Subparagraph 103(f)(1)(A) of Public Law 108–361 
(118 Stat. 1694) is amended by striking ‘‘, except 
that’’ and all that follows through the end of the 
subparagraph. 
(k) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section is intended to 
authorize Federal funds made available under subsection 
(b) for a project led by a non-profit organization, as de-
scribed in subsection (a)(7), except for a project that is 
a natural water storage project or forest restoration, wa-
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tershed restoration or other restoration project that re-
duces the risk of water storage loss described in subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 81214. EXTENSION OF EXISTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
GRANDFATHERED STORAGE PROJECTS. 
(a) PURPOSE; DEFINITION.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 
to establish an expedited project advancement proc-
ess for certain water storage projects that have al-
ready received some degree of evaluation under the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322) or under certain State 
water storage project evaluations. 
(2) DEFINITION OF GRANDFATHERED STORAGE 
PROJECT.—In this section, the term ‘‘grandfathered 
storage project’’ means a storage project that has al-
ready been recommended for funding made available 
under section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Im-
provements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 
322) by the Secretary or a State governor prior to 
June 1, 2020, except for any project within the 
State of California that— 
(A) has been evaluated for State storage 
funding awards by the California Water Com-
mission pursuant to the California Water Qual-
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ity, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement 
Act, approved by California voters on November 
4, 2014, and failed to receive a maximum con-
ditional eligibility determination of at least 
$200 million; or 
(B) is an on-stream storage project that 
has not been evaluated for State storage fund-
ing awards by the California Water Commission 
pursuant to the California Water Quality, Sup-
ply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, ap-
proved by California voters on November 4, 
2014. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other re-
quirements of this subtitle, grandfathered storage projects 
shall be eligible to receive funding authorized under sec-
tion 81213(b) of this subtitle in accordance with this sub-
section. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IMPORTATION
OF
WIIN
ACT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The following requirements shall apply to 
grandfathered storage projects: sections 4007(c)(1) 
through 4007(c)(4), section 4007(f), and section 
4007(h)(2) of the Water Infrastructure Improve-
ments for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322), ex-
cept that any reference contained in those sections 
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to State-led storage projects shall be considered to 
be a reference to grandfathered storage projects. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall give 
funding 
priority 
among 
grandfathered 
storage 
projects to those that provide greater and more reli-
able water supply benefits to wildlife refuges, species 
listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), or to commercially har-
vested salmon species. 
(d) APPLICABILITY
OF WIIN ACT DEADLINES.— 
Storage project deadlines described in section 4007(i) and 
section 4013(2) of the Water Infrastructure Improve-
ments for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322) shall not 
apply to any grandfathered storage project under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 81215. DESALINATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) DESALINATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION.— 
Section 4(a) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended by 
striking the second paragraph (1) (relating to projects) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) 
ELIGIBLE
DESALINATION 
PROJECT.—The term ‘eligible desalination 
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project’ means any project located in a 
Reclamation State that— 
‘‘(I) involves an ocean or brack-
ish water desalination facility— 
‘‘(aa) constructed, operated, 
and maintained by a State, In-
dian Tribe, municipality, irriga-
tion district, water district, or 
other organization with water or 
power delivery authority; or 
‘‘(bb) sponsored or funded 
by a State, department of a 
State, political subdivision of a 
State, 
municipality 
or 
public 
agency organized pursuant to 
State law, including through— 
‘‘(AA) direct sponsor-
ship or funding; or 
‘‘(BB) indirect sponsor-
ship or funding, such as by 
paying for the water pro-
vided by the facility; and 
‘‘(II) provides a Federal benefit 
in accordance with the reclamation 
laws. 
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‘‘(ii) 
RURAL
DESALINATION 
PROJECT.—The term ‘rural desalination 
project’ means an eligible desalination 
project that is designed to serve a commu-
nity or group of communities, each of 
which has a population of not more than 
40,000 inhabitants. 
‘‘(iii) 
DESIGNATED
DESALINATION 
PROJECT.—The term ‘designated desalina-
tion project’ means an eligible desalination 
project that— 
‘‘(I) is an ocean desalination 
project that uses a subsurface intake; 
‘‘(II) has a total estimated cost 
of $80,000,000 or less; and 
‘‘(III) is designed to serve a com-
munity or group of communities that 
collectively import more than 75 per-
cent of their water supplies. 
‘‘(B) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the re-
quirements of this subsection and notwith-
standing section 7, the Federal share of an 
eligible desalination project carried out 
under this subsection shall be— 
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‘‘(I) not more than 25 percent of 
the total cost of the eligible desalina-
tion project; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a rural de-
salination project or a designated de-
salination project, the applicable per-
centage determined in accordance 
with clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) RURAL DESALINATION PROJECTS 
AND
DESIGNATED
DESALINATION 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(I) 
COST-SHARING
REQUIRE-
MENT
FOR
APPRAISAL
STUDIES.—In 
the case of a rural desalination project 
carried out under this subsection, the 
Federal share of the cost of appraisal 
studies for the rural desalination 
project shall be— 
‘‘(aa) 100 percent of the 
total costs of the appraisal stud-
ies, up to $200,000; and 
‘‘(bb) if the total costs of 
the appraisal studies are more 
than $200,000, 50 percent of any 
amounts over $200,000. 
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‘‘(II) COST-SHARING
REQUIRE-
MENT FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—In 
the case of a rural desalination project 
carried out under this subsection, the 
Federal share of the cost of feasibility 
studies for the rural desalination 
project shall be not more than 50 per-
cent. 
‘‘(III) COST-SHARING
REQUIRE-
MENT FOR CONSTRUCTION COSTS.—In 
the case of a rural desalination project 
or a designated desalination project 
carried out under this subsection, the 
Federal share of the cost of construc-
tion of the rural desalination project 
shall not exceed the greater of— 
‘‘(aa) 35 percent of the total 
cost of construction, up to a Fed-
eral cost of $20,000,000; or 
‘‘(bb) 25 percent of the total 
cost of construction. 
‘‘(C) STATE ROLE.—Participation by the 
Secretary in an eligible desalination project 
under this paragraph shall not occur unless— 
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‘‘(i)(I) the eligible desalination project 
is included in a State-approved plan; or 
‘‘(II) the participation has been 
requested by the Governor of the 
State in which the eligible desalination 
project is located; and 
‘‘(ii) the State or local sponsor of the 
eligible desalination project determines, 
and the Secretary concurs, that— 
‘‘(I) 
the 
eligible 
desalination 
project— 
‘‘(aa) is technically and fi-
nancially feasible; 
‘‘(bb) provides a Federal 
benefit in accordance with the 
reclamation laws; and 
‘‘(cc) is consistent with ap-
plicable State laws, State regula-
tions, State coastal zone manage-
ment plans and other State plans 
such as California’s Water Qual-
ity Control Plan for the Ocean 
Waters in California; 
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‘‘(II) sufficient non-Federal fund-
ing is available to complete the eligible 
desalination project; and 
‘‘(III) the eligible desalination 
project sponsors are financially sol-
vent; and 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary submits to Con-
gress a written notification of the deter-
minations under clause (ii) by not later 
than 30 days after the date of the deter-
minations. 
‘‘(D) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—In partici-
pating in an eligible desalination project under 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall comply with 
all applicable environmental laws, including, but 
not limited to, the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
State laws implementing the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act. 
‘‘(E) INFORMATION.—In participating in 
an eligible desalination project under this sub-
section, the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) may consider the use of reports 
prepared by the sponsor of the eligible de-
salination project, including feasibility or 
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equivalent studies, environmental analyses, 
and other pertinent reports and analyses; 
but 
‘‘(ii) shall retain responsibility for 
making the independent determinations de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(F) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this paragraph 
$260,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
2021 through 2025, to remain available 
until expended, of which not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available dur-
ing that period for rural desalination 
projects. 
‘‘(ii) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL INI-
TIALLY REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Each initial 
award under this paragraph for de-
sign and study or for construction of 
an eligible desalination project shall 
be approved by an Act of Congress. 
‘‘(II) 
RECLAMATION
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—The Commissioner 
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of Reclamation shall submit rec-
ommendations regarding the initial 
award of preconstruction and con-
struction funding for consideration 
under subclause (I) to— 
‘‘(aa) the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; 
‘‘(bb) the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(cc) the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(dd) the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(iii) 
SUBSEQUENT
FUNDING 
AWARDS.—After approval by Congress of 
an initial award of preconstruction or con-
struction funding for an eligible desalina-
tion project under clause (ii), the Commis-
sioner of Reclamation may award addi-
tional 
preconstruction 
or 
construction 
funding, respectively, for the eligible desali-
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nation project without further congres-
sional approval. 
‘‘(G) TOTAL DOLLAR CAP.—The Secretary 
shall not impose a total dollar cap on Federal 
contributions 
for 
individual 
desalination 
projects receiving funding under this para-
graph.’’. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION FOR PROJECTS.—Section 4 of 
the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 
note; Public Law 104–298) is amended by striking sub-
section (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out demonstra-
tion and development activities under this section, the Sec-
retary and the Commissioner of Reclamation shall each 
prioritize projects— 
‘‘(1) for the benefit of drought-stricken States 
and communities; 
‘‘(2) for the benefit of States that have author-
ized funding for research and development of desali-
nation technologies and projects; 
‘‘(3) that demonstrably reduce a reliance on im-
ported water supplies that have an impact on species 
listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
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‘‘(4) that, in a measurable and verifiable man-
ner, reduce a reliance on imported water supplies 
from imperiled ecosystems such as the Sacramento- 
San Joaquin River Delta; 
‘‘(5) that demonstrably leverage the experience 
of international partners with considerable expertise 
in desalination, such as the state of Israel; 
‘‘(6) that maximize use of renewable energy to 
power desalination facilities; 
‘‘(7) that maximize energy efficiency so that the 
lifecycle energy demands of desalination are mini-
mized; 
‘‘(8) located in regions that have employed 
strategies to increase water conservation and the 
capture and recycling of wastewater and stormwater; 
and 
‘‘(9) that meet the following criteria if they are 
ocean desalination facilities— 
‘‘(A) utilize a subsurface intake or, if a 
subsurface intake is not technologically feasible, 
an intake that uses the best available site, de-
sign, technology, and mitigation measures to 
minimize the mortality of all forms of marine 
life and impacts to coastal dependent resources; 
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‘‘(B) are sited and designed to ensure that 
the disposal of wastewaters including brine 
from the desalination process— 
‘‘(i) are not discharged in a manner 
that increases salinity levels in impaired 
bodies of water, or State or Federal Ma-
rine Protected Areas; and 
‘‘(ii) achieve ambient salinity levels 
within a reasonable distance from the dis-
charge point; 
‘‘(C) are sited, designed, and operated in a 
manner that maintains indigenous marine life 
and a healthy and diverse marine community; 
‘‘(D) do not cause significant unmitigated 
harm to aquatic life; and 
‘‘(E) include a construction and operation 
plan designed to minimize loss of coastal habi-
tat as well as aesthetic, noise, and air quality 
impacts.’’. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS.—In deter-
mining project recommendations to Congress under sec-
tion 4(a)(2)(F)(ii)(II) of the Water Desalination Act of 
1996, the Commissioner of Reclamation shall establish a 
priority scoring system that assigns priority scores to each 
project evaluated based on the prioritization criteria of 
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section 4(c) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298). 
SEC. 81216. ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMU-
NITIES 
WITHOUT 
ADEQUATE 
DRINKING 
WATER. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants within the Reclamation States to assist eligible ap-
plicants in planning, designing, or carrying out projects 
to help disadvantaged communities address a significant 
decline in the quantity or quality of drinking water. 
(b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit an 
application to the Secretary that includes a proposal of 
the project or activity in subsection (c) to be planned, de-
signed, constructed, or implemented, the service area of 
which— 
(1) shall not be located in any city or town with 
a population of more than 60,000 residents; and 
(2) has a median household income of less than 
100 percent of the nonmetropolitan median house-
hold income of the State. 
(c) ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Projects eligible for 
grants under this program may be used for— 
(1) emergency water supplies; 
(2) distributed treatment facilities; 
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(3) construction of new wells and connections to 
existing water source systems; 
(4) water distribution facilities; 
(5) connection fees to existing systems; 
(6) assistance to households to connect to water 
facilities; 
(7) local resource sharing, including voluntary 
agreements between water systems to jointly con-
tract for services or equipment, or to study or imple-
ment the physical consolidation of two or more water 
systems; 
(8) technical assistance, planning, and design 
for any of the activities described in paragraphs (1) 
through (7); or 
(9) any combination of activities described in 
paragraphs (1) through (8). 
(d) PRIORITIZATION.—In determining priorities for 
funding projects, the Secretary shall take into consider-
ation— 
(1) where the decline in the quantity or quality 
of water poses the greatest threat to public health 
and safety; 
(2) the degree to which the project provides a 
long-term solution to the water needs of the commu-
nity; and 
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(3) whether the applicant has the ability to 
qualify for alternative funding sources. 
(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant pro-
vided under this section may be up to 100 percent of costs, 
including— 
(1) initial operation costs incurred for startup 
and testing of project facilities; 
(2) costs of components to ensure such facilities 
and components are properly operational; and 
(3) costs of operation or maintenance incurred 
subsequent to placing the facilities or components 
into service. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(g) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to identify opportunities to improve the 
efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of activities carried 
out under this section to help disadvantaged communities 
address a significant decline in the quantity or quality of 
drinking water. 
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(h) REPORT ON AFFORDABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, 
AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND DATA COLLEC-
TION.— 
(1) STUDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall conduct a study 
on water and sewer services, in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(B) AFFORDABILITY.—In conducting the 
study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller 
shall study water affordability nationwide, in-
cluding— 
(i) rates for water and sewer services, 
increases in such rates during the ten-year 
period preceding such study, and water 
service disconnections due to unpaid water 
service charges; and 
(ii) the effectiveness of funding under 
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act and under section 601 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act for promoting 
affordable, equitable, transparent, and reli-
able water and sewer service. 
(C) DISCRIMINATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS.— 
In conducting the study under paragraph (1), 
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the Comptroller, in collaboration with the Civil 
Rights Division of the Department of Justice, 
shall study— 
(i) discriminatory practices of water 
and sewer service providers; and 
(ii) violations by such service pro-
viders that receive Federal assistance of 
civil rights under title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 with regard to equal 
access to water and sewer services. 
(D) DATA
COLLECTION.—In conducting 
the study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller 
shall collect information, assess the availability 
of information, and evaluate the methodologies 
used to collect information, related to— 
(i) people living without water or 
sewer services; 
(ii) water service disconnections due 
to unpaid water service charges, including 
disconnections experienced by households 
containing children, elderly persons, dis-
abled persons, chronically ill persons, or 
other vulnerable populations; and 
(iii) disparate effects, on the basis of 
race, gender, or socioeconomic status, of 
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water service disconnections and the lack 
of public water service. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
shall submit to Congress a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a)(1); and 
(B) recommendations for utility companies, 
Federal agencies, and States relating to such 
results. 
CHAPTER 2—IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY 
AND DATA 
SEC. 81221. REAUTHORIZATION OF WATER AVAILABILITY 
AND USE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 9508 of Public Law 111–11 (42 U.S.C. 
10368) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2)(A)(ii)(VII); 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by adding at the end of paragraph 
(2)(A) the following: 
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‘‘(iv) water supplies made available 
through water reuse and seawater and 
brackish desalination;’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DATA INTEGRATION.—In carrying out the 
assessment program, the Secretary shall, to the 
greatest extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) integrate available data from new 
technologies where appropriate including data 
made available from drones and emerging re-
mote sensing technologies; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate with relevant Federal 
agencies and bureaus to develop common data 
requirements for— 
‘‘(i) Federal water data programs and 
efforts; and 
‘‘(ii) geospatial data programs that 
can inform assessments of water avail-
ability and use under the assessment pro-
gram.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘State 
water resource’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘State or Tribal water resource’’; 
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(B) in the heading of paragraph (2), by 
striking ‘‘CRITERIA’’ and inserting ‘‘STATE CRI-
TERIA’’; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following (and redesignating the succeeding 
paragraph accordingly): 
‘‘(3) TRIBAL CRITERIA.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under paragraph (1), a Tribal water 
resource agency shall demonstrate to the Secretary 
that the water use and availability dataset proposed 
to be established or integrated by the Tribal water 
resource agency— 
‘‘(A) is in compliance with each quality 
and conformity standard established by the Sec-
retary to ensure that the data will be capable 
of integration with any national dataset; and 
‘‘(B) will enhance the ability of the offi-
cials of the Tribe or the Tribal water resource 
agency to carry out water management respon-
sibilities. 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL WATER RESOURCE AGENCY DEFI-
NITION.—For the purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘Tribal water resource agency’ means any 
agency of an Indian Tribe responsible for water re-
source planning and management.’’; and 
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(D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or Tribal water re-
source agency’’ after ‘‘State water resource 
agency’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘within any 5-year 
period’’ after ‘‘$250,000’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘2009 
through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2021 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 81222. RENEWAL OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
WATER INFORMATION. 
(a) ADVISORY COMMITTEE RENEWED.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall renew the Advisory Committee 
on Water Information established by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget Memorandum No. M–92–01, the 
charter for which was renewed by the Secretary on June 
29, 2018. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee re-
newed under this section shall not terminate except as pro-
vided by an Act of Congress. 
SEC. 81223. DESALINATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. 
The Water Desalination Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–298; 42 U.S.C. 10301 note) is amended— 
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(1) in section 4(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, including 
modules specifically designed for brine management’’ 
after ‘‘and concepts’’; and 
(2) in section 8(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘20,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2017 through 2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2021 through 2026, in addition to 
the authorization of appropriations for projects 
in section 4(a)(2)(F)’’. 
SEC. 81224. X-PRIZE FOR WATER TECHNOLOGY BREAK-
THROUGHS. 
(a) WATER TECHNOLOGY AWARD PROGRAM ESTAB-
LISHED.—The Secretary, working through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, shall establish a program to award prizes to 
eligible persons described in subsection (b) for achieve-
ment in one or more of the following applications of water 
technology: 
(1) Demonstration of wastewater and industrial 
process water purification for reuse or desalination 
of brackish water or seawater with significantly less 
energy than current municipally and commercially 
adopted technologies. 
(2) Demonstration of portable or modular de-
salination units that can process 1 to 5,000,000 gal-
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lons per day that could be deployed for temporary 
emergency uses in coastal communities or commu-
nities with brackish groundwater supplies. 
(3) Demonstration of significant advantages 
over current municipally and commercially adopted 
reverse osmosis technologies as determined by the 
board established under subsection (c). 
(4) Demonstration of significant improvements 
in the recovery of residual or waste energy from the 
desalination process. 
(5) Reducing open water evaporation. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—An eligible person described 
in this subsection is— 
(1) an individual who is— 
(A) a citizen or legal resident of the 
United States; or 
(B) a member of a group that includes 
citizens or legal residents of the United States; 
(2) an entity that is incorporated and maintains 
its primary place of business in the United States; 
or 
(3) a public water agency. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a board to administer the program established under 
subsection (a). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The board shall be com-
posed of not less than 15 and not more than 21 
members appointed by the Secretary, of whom not 
less than 2 shall— 
(A) be a representative of the interests of 
public water districts or other public organiza-
tions with water delivery authority; 
(B) be a representative of the interests of 
academic organizations with expertise in the 
field of water technology, including desalination 
or water reuse; 
(C) be representative of a non-profit con-
servation organization; 
(D) have expertise in administering award 
competitions; and 
(E) be a representative of the Bureau of 
Reclamation of the Department of the Interior 
with expertise in the deployment of desalination 
or water reuse. 
(d) AWARDS.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the board established under subsection (c) may 
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make awards under the program established under sub-
section (a) as follows: 
(1) FINANCIAL PRIZE.—The board may hold a 
financial award competition and award a financial 
award in an amount determined before the com-
mencement of the competition to the first competitor 
to meet such criteria as the board shall establish. 
(2) RECOGNITION PRIZE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The board may recog-
nize an eligible person for superlative achieve-
ment in 1 or more applications described in 
subsection (a). 
(B) NO FINANCIAL REMUNERATION.—An 
award under this paragraph shall not include 
any financial remuneration. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) 
CONTRACTING.—The 
board 
established 
under subsection (c) may contract with a private or-
ganization to administer a financial award competi-
tion described in subsection (d)(1). 
(2) SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—A member of 
the board or any administering organization with 
which the board has a contract under paragraph (1) 
may solicit gifts from private and public entities to 
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be used for a financial award under subsection 
(d)(1). 
(3) LIMITATION
ON
PARTICIPATION
OF
DO-
NORS.—The board may allow a donor who is a pri-
vate person described in paragraph (2) to participate 
in the determination of criteria for an award under 
subsection (d), but such donor may not solely deter-
mine the criteria for such award. 
(4) NO ADVANTAGE FOR DONATION.—A donor 
who is a private person described in paragraph (3) 
shall not be entitled to any special consideration or 
advantage with respect to participation in a financial 
award competition under subsection (d)(1). 
(f) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—The Federal Gov-
ernment may not acquire an intellectual property right in 
any product or idea by virtue of the submission of such 
product or idea in any competition under subsection 
(d)(1). 
(g) LIABILITY.—The board established under sub-
section (c) may require a competitor in a financial award 
competition under subsection (d)(1) to waive liability 
against the Federal Government for injuries and damages 
that result from participation in such competition. 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each year, the board estab-
lished under subsection (c) shall submit to the relevant 
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committees of Congress a report on the program estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated sums for the program established 
under subsection (a) as follows: 
(A) For administration of prize competi-
tions under subsection (d), $750,000 for each 
fiscal year through fiscal year 2026. 
(B) For the awarding of a financial prize 
award under subsection (d)(1), in addition to 
any amounts received under subsection (e)(2), 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year through fiscal 
year 2026. 
(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated 
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(j) WATER TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary, acting through the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, shall establish a program, pursuant 
to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–575, title XVI), the 
Water Desalination Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–298), 
and other applicable laws, to promote the expanded use 
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of technology for improving availability and resiliency of 
water supplies and power deliveries, which shall include— 
(1) investments to enable expanded and acceler-
ated deployment of desalination technology; and 
(2) investments to enable expanded and acceler-
ated use of recycled water. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fis-
cal year through fiscal year 2026 for the Secretary to 
carry out the purposes and provisions of subsection (j). 
SEC. 81225. STUDY EXAMINING SEDIMENT TRANSPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
make appropriate arrangements with the National Acad-
emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘National Academies’’) under which 
the National Academies shall conduct a study that— 
(1) examines existing science and management 
guidance related to methods for managing sediment 
transport from dam removal; 
(2) includes case studies where diverse inter-
ests, including hydroelectric, agricultural, conserva-
tion, and industry stakeholders work jointly with 
Tribal, State, and Federal government agencies to 
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implement collaborative projects requiring sediment 
transport; and 
(3) identifies future research opportunities, re-
quirements, and recommendations related to the 
science and management guidance examined under 
paragraph (1), including research opportunities, re-
quirements, and recommendations related to mod-
eling and quantifying sediment flows. 
(b) REPORT.—In entering into an arrangement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall request that the Na-
tional Academies transmit to the Secretary and to Con-
gress a report not later than 36 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act that— 
(1) includes the results of the study and rel-
evant interpretations of the results; 
(2) provides recommendations for applying 
science in management and mitigation decisions re-
lating to dam removal; and 
(3) provides recommendations for improving fu-
ture research on the beneficial and adverse environ-
mental impacts of sediment transport from dam re-
moval and appropriate actions to mitigate such im-
pacts. 
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SEC. 81226. DETERMINATION OF WATER SUPPLY ALLOCA-
TIONS. 
(a) SNOWPACK MEASUREMENT DATA.—When deter-
mining water supply allocations, the Secretary, acting 
through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, 
shall incorporate to the greatest extent practicable infor-
mation from emerging technologies for snowpack measure-
ment such as— 
(1) synthetic aperture radar; 
(2) laser altimetry; or 
(3) any other emerging technologies that can 
provide more accurate or timely snowpack measure-
ment data as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary may coordinate data use and collection ef-
forts with other Federal agencies and bureaus that cur-
rently use or may benefit from the use of emerging tech-
nologies for snowpack measurement. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 
to carry out this section. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2022, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report summarizing 
the use of emerging technologies pursuant to this section 
and describe any benefits derived from the use of such 
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technologies related to the environment and increased 
water supply reliability. 
SEC. 81227. FEDERAL PRIORITY STREAMGAGES. 
(a) FEDERAL PRIORITY STREAMGAGES.—The Sec-
retary shall make every reasonable effort to make oper-
ational all streamgages identified as Federal Priority 
Streamgages by the United States Geological Survey not 
later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) COLLABORATION WITH STATES.—The Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, seek to leverage 
Federal investments in Federal Priority Streamgages 
through collaborative partnerships with States and local 
agencies that invest non-Federal funds to maintain and 
enhance gage networks to improve both environmental 
quality and water supply reliability. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $45,000,000 to carry 
out this section for each fiscal year through fiscal year 
2026. 
SEC. 81228. STUDY EXAMINING CLIMATE VULNERABILITIES 
AT FEDERAL DAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
make appropriate arrangements with the National Acad-
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ization list under this subsection an appendix 
that— 
(i) identifies each Reclamation project 
included on the interim deauthorization list 
under subsection (c) that is not included 
on the preliminary final deauthorization 
list; and 
(ii) describes the reasons why each 
Reclamation project identified under clause 
(i) is not included on the preliminary final 
deauthorization list. 
(3) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS; 
PUBLICA-
TION.—Not later than 120 days after the date of ex-
piration of the public comment period under sub-
section (c)(2)(A), the Secretary shall— 
(A) submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives the preliminary final de-
authorization list and the appendix required 
under this subsection; and 
(B) publish the preliminary final deauthor-
ization list and appendix in the Federal Reg-
ister. 
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(e) DEAUTHORIZATION; CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.— 
Effective beginning on the date that is 180 days after the 
date of submission to Congress of the preliminary final 
deauthorization list under subsection (d)(3)(A), each Rec-
lamation project included on that list is deauthorized, un-
less— 
(1) the Reclamation project is designated as 
‘‘subject to deauthorization’’ pursuant to subsection 
(d)(2)(B); or 
(2) Congress has enacted a joint resolution dis-
approving the preliminary final deauthorization list. 
(f) UPDATED FINAL DEAUTHORIZATION LIST.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—Not later than the date 
that is 2 years after the date of publication of the 
preliminary final deauthorization list under sub-
section (d)(3)(B), the Secretary shall publish an up-
dated final deauthorization list. 
(2) PROJECTS
SUBJECT
TO
DEAUTHORIZA-
TION.—On the updated final deauthorization list 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall describe 
any Reclamation project designated as ‘‘subject to 
deauthorization’’ on the preliminary final deauthor-
ization list pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(B) as— 
(A) authorized, if the Secretary has re-
ceived evidence that the sponsor of the Rec-
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mentation, and management of National Wildlife 
Corridors; and 
(3) to develop a timeline for the implementation 
of National Wildlife Corridors. 
SEC. 83212. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDORS.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retaries, pursuant to the land, water, and resource 
management planning and conservation authorities 
of the Secretaries, shall establish a process, by regu-
lation, for the designation and management of Na-
tional Wildlife Corridors on Federal land or water 
under the respective jurisdictions of the Secretaries. 
Where a National Wildlife Corridor crosses federal 
land or water under the jurisdiction of several secre-
taries, then the Secretary must obtain concurrence 
from the applicable Secretaries before a National 
Wildlife Corridor may be designated. 
(2) FEDERAL
LAND
AND
WATER
MANAGE-
MENT.—The Secretaries shall consider the designa-
tion of National Wildlife Corridors in any process re-
lating to the issuance, revision, or modification of a 
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(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes by’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘Indian tribes— 
‘‘(1) by’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) for the purposes of determining whether 
the land use plans for land in the National Forest 
System would provide additional connectivity to ben-
efit the purposes of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor estab-
lished under section 83321(a)(1) of the Wildlife Cor-
ridors Conservation Act of 2020.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—On the estab-
lishment of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor under section 
83321(a)(1) of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 
2020, the Secretary shall conduct a meaningful consulta-
tion with the Indian tribe that administers the Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor to determine whether, through the revi-
sion of one or more existing land use plans, the Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor can— 
‘‘(1) be expanded into public lands; or 
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