October 2006 price levels) to implement this title 
and the Settlement, to be available until expended; 
provided however, that the Secretary is authorized to 
spend such additional appropriations only in 
amounts equal to the amount of funds deposited in 
the San Joaquin River Restoration Fund (not in-
cluding payments under subsection (c)(1)(B) and 
proceeds under subsection (c)(1)(C)), the amount of 
in-kind contributions, and other non-Federal pay-
ments actually committed to the implementation of 
this title or the Settlement. 
(2) USE OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT 
RESTORATION FUND.—The Secretary is authorized 
to use monies from the Central Valley Project Res-
toration Fund created under section 3407 of the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment 
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4727) 
for purposes of this title in an amount not to exceed 
$2,000,000 (October 2006 price levels) in any fiscal 
year. 
(c) FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established 
within the Treasury of the United States a fund, to 
be known as the San Joaquin River Restoration 
Fund, into which the following funds shall be depos-
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ited and used solely for the purpose of implementing 
the Settlement except as otherwise provided in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 303: 
(A) All payments received pursuant to sec-
tion 3406(c)(1) of the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 
(Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4721). 
(B) The construction cost component (not 
otherwise needed to cover operation and main-
tenance costs) of payments made by Friant Di-
vision, Hidden Unit, and Buchanan Unit long- 
term contractors pursuant to long-term water 
service contracts or pursuant to repayment con-
tracts, including repayment contracts executed 
pursuant to section 110. The construction cost 
repayment obligation assigned such contractors 
under such contracts shall be reduced by the 
amount paid pursuant to this paragraph and 
the appropriate share of the existing Federal 
investment in the Central Valley Project to be 
recovered by the Secretary pursuant to Public 
Law 99–546 (100 Stat. 3050) shall be reduced 
by an equivalent sum. 
(C) Proceeds from the sale of water pursu-
ant to the Settlement, or from the sale of prop-
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erty or interests in property as provided in sec-
tion 105. 
(D) Any non-Federal funds, including 
State cost-sharing funds, contributed to the 
United States for implementation of the Settle-
ment, which the Secretary may expend without 
further appropriation for the purposes for 
which contributed. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—All funds deposited into 
the Fund pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C) of paragraph (1) are authorized for appropria-
tion to implement the Settlement and this title, in 
addition to the authorization provided in subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 303, except that $88,000,000 
of such funds are available for expenditure without 
further appropriation; provided that after October 1, 
2019, all funds in the Fund shall be available for ex-
penditure without further appropriation. 
(d) LIMITATION
ON
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Payments 
made by long-term contractors who receive water from the 
Friant Division and Hidden and Buchanan Units of the 
Central Valley Project pursuant to sections 3406(c)(1) 
and 3407(d)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization 
and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 
Stat. 4721, 4727) and payments made pursuant to para-
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graph 16(b)(3) of the Settlement and subsection (c)(1)(B) 
shall be the limitation of such entities’ direct financial con-
tribution to the Settlement, subject to the terms and con-
ditions of paragraph 21 of the Settlement. 
(e) NO ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES REQUIRED.— 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to require a Fed-
eral official to expend Federal funds not appropriated by 
Congress, or to seek the appropriation of additional funds 
by Congress, for the implementation of the Settlement. 
(f) REACH 4B.— 
(1) STUDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the 
Settlement and the memorandum of under-
standing executed pursuant to paragraph 6 of 
the Settlement, the Secretary shall conduct a 
study that specifies— 
(i) the costs of undertaking any work 
required under paragraph 11(a)(3) of the 
Settlement to increase the capacity of 
reach 4B prior to reinitiation of Restora-
tion Flows; 
(ii) the impacts associated with re-
initiation of such flows; and 
(iii) measures that shall be imple-
mented to mitigate impacts. 
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(B) DEADLINE.—The study under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be completed prior to res-
toration of any flows other than Interim Flows. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall file 
a report with Congress not later than 90 days 
after issuing a determination, as required by 
the Settlement, on whether to expand channel 
conveyance capacity to 4500 cubic feet per sec-
ond in reach 4B of the San Joaquin River, or 
use an alternative route for pulse flows, that— 
(i) explains whether the Secretary has 
decided to expand Reach 4B capacity to 
4500 cubic feet per second; and 
(ii) addresses the following matters: 
(I) The basis for the Secretary’s 
determination, whether set out in en-
vironmental review documents or oth-
erwise, as to whether the expansion of 
Reach 4B would be the preferable 
means to achieve the Restoration Goal 
as provided in the Settlement, includ-
ing how different factors were as-
sessed such as comparative biological 
and 
habitat 
benefits, 
comparative 
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