I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5752 
To provide for restoration of the original carrying capacity of water 
conveyance facilities impacted by land subsidence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2020 
Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. COX of California, and Mr. HARDER of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for restoration of the original carrying capacity 
of water conveyance facilities impacted by land subsid-
ence, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Conveyance Capacity 
Correction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE CAPACITY CORRECTION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide fund-
ing to States and joint powers authorities for the initi-
ation, acceleration, and completion of repairs to— 
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(1) water conveyance facilities at transferred 
works located in a Reclamation State; or 
(2) water conveyance facilities that distribute 
irrigation water and untreated municipal water sup-
plies from water storage facilities that are owned by 
the United States under the jurisdiction of the Bu-
reau of Reclamation and operated by a State entity. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A project eligible for funding 
under this section is a project where— 
(1) damage caused by land subsidence has re-
sulted in the need to undertake non-recurring re-
pairs on a conveyance facility that conveys water 
from an estuary to a joint powers authority or public 
water agency; 
(2) the Secretary has determined that the con-
veyance facilities have lost 10 percent or more of 
their designed carrying capacity along some portion 
of the facility; or 
(3) restoring carrying capacity of a conveyance 
facility would assist in meeting groundwater sustain-
ability goals defined under State law. 
(c) INELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—On-farm conveyance fa-
cilities and conveyance facilities that serve only one water 
district are not eligible for funding under this Act. 
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(d) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give funding pri-
ority to projects that— 
(1) are located in both— 
(A) a State that has been identified by the 
United States Drought Monitor as experiencing 
severe, extreme, or exceptional drought during 
some or all of at least 7 calendar years during 
the 10-year period ending immediately before 
such funds are made available; and 
(B) an area that has been identified by the 
United States Drought Monitor as experiencing 
exceptional drought during some or all of at 
least 4 calendar years during the 10-year period 
ending immediately before such funds are made 
available; 
(2) restore conveyance capacity lost as a result 
of subsidence; 
(3) have commenced an appraisal or feasibility 
level analysis in consultation with the Bureau of 
Reclamation or performed by a State; or 
(4) support water supply benefits, including 
through groundwater recharge, to disadvantaged 
communities. 
(e) COST SHARING.— 
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(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out a project 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 a project described 
in the section— 
(A) shall be not less than 50 percent; and 
(B) may be provided in cash or in kind. 
(f) SAVINGS.—Federal funds provided under this sec-
tion shall be— 
(1) in addition to any and all Federal funds au-
thorized by statute for such purposes; and 
(2) non-reimbursable. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $400,000,000 to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) RECLAMATION FACILITY.—The term ‘‘Rec-
lamation facility’’ means each of the infrastructure 
assets that are owned by the Bureau of Reclamation 
at a Reclamation project. 
(2) RECLAMATION
STATE.—The term ‘‘Rec-
lamation State’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 4014(8) of the Water Infrastructure Im-
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provements for the Nation Act (43 U.S.C. 390b 
note; Public Law 114–322). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) TRANSFERRED WORKS.—The term ‘‘trans-
ferred works’’ means a Reclamation facility at which 
operations and maintenance of the facility is carried 
out by a non-Federal entity under the provisions of 
a formal operations and maintenance transfer con-
tract or other legal agreement with the Bureau of 
Reclamation. 
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