Project where the transfer, allocation, or reallocation is 
facilitated by the actions or non-actions of a qualifying 
entity with a contractual or other entitlement to water in-
volving the Bureau of Reclamation, upon such conditions 
of delivery, use, and payment as the Secretary and the 
qualifying entity may deem proper; Provided, that all pro-
ceeds and moneys derived from any such transfer shall 
be promptly remitted to the qualifying entity to pay the 
costs of safety improvements needed to— 
(1) help ensure that the East Park, Stony 
Gorge, Rainbow Diversion, and Northside Diversion 
Dams and their appurtenant structures of the 
Orland Project satisfy dam safety standards— 
(A) under the Federal Guidelines for Dam 
Safety issued by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency or the Interagency Committee 
on Dam Safety; and 
(B) required by the State of California 
under the California Water Code (Division 3, 
sections 6000 through 6612); 
(2) address any additional public safety con-
cerns identified by the qualifying entity, including 
any such concerns posed by uncovered irrigation ca-
nals of the Orland Project in the City of Orland, 
California; and 
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(3) repay, in whole or in part, the Federal safe-
ty of dams obligation by the qualifying entity to the 
Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to the Reclamation 
Safety of Dams Act of November 2, 1978 (43 
U.S.C. 506, et seq.). 
SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CONTRACTS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify any existing 
water service or other contract between the Federal Gov-
ernment and the qualifying entity to the extent necessary 
to comply with this Act. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL
RECLAMATION
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘Federal reclamation project’’ has the meaning 
given such term under section 8002(7) of Public 
Law 116–9 (43 U.S.C. 2902(7)). 
(2) ORLAND
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Orland 
Project’’ means the East Park and Stony Gorge 
dams, two diversion dams, approximately 17 miles of 
canals and 139 miles of laterals as generally de-
picted on the map entitled the ‘‘Orland Project Fa-
cilities’’ and dated November 2, 2020, and includes 
all interests in land, rights-of-way, easements, water 
rights, and appurtenant structures associated with 
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the Orland Project in existence on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, including the irrigation dis-
tribution system of the Orland Project, and the of-
fice building, maintenance yard, and appurtenant 
land used by the qualifying entity in operating and 
maintaining the Orland Project. 
(3) QUALIFYING
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying entity’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 8002(5) of Public Law 116–9 (43 U.S.C. 
2902(5)). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation. 
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