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Union Calendar No. 253 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1769 
[Report No. 115–349] 
To affirm an agreement between the United States and Westlands Water 
District dated September 15, 2015, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2017 
Mr. VALADAO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 16, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 28, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To affirm an agreement between the United States and 
Westlands Water District dated September 15, 2015, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San 
Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Approval of agreement. 
Sec. 4. Relief from drainage obligation. 
Sec. 5. Drainage implementation. 
Sec. 6. Water delivery contracts. 
Sec. 7. Repayment obligations. 
Sec. 8. Transfer of title to certain facilities. 
Sec. 9. Compliance with applicable law. 
Sec. 10. No water supply or financial impacts on other Central Valley Project 
contractors. 
Sec. 11. Restoration Fund payments by Westlands Water District. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CENTRAL
VALLEY
PROJECT
IMPROVEMENT 
ACT OF 1992 DEFINITIONS.—As used herein, the terms 
‘‘repayment contractor’’, ‘‘water service contractor’’, 
‘‘water service contract’’, ‘‘exchange contractor’’, ‘‘ex-
change contract’’, ‘‘water rights settlement con-
tractor’’, ‘‘water rights settlement contract’’, ‘‘refuge 
contractor’’, and ‘‘refuge contract’’ shall have the 
same meanings respectively as each of those terms has 
in title XXXIV of the Central Valley Project Improve-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4706). 
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(2) CONDITION OF SHORTAGE.—The term ‘‘Con-
dition of Shortage’’ means ‘‘Condition of Shortage’’ as 
that term is defined in existing San Luis Unit water 
service contracts. 
(3) CONTRACTING
OFFICER.—The term ‘‘Con-
tracting Officer’’ means ‘‘Contracting Officer’’ as that 
term is defined in existing San Luis Unit water serv-
ice contracts. 
(4) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means the 
Central Valley Project, owned by the United States 
and managed by the Department of the Interior, Bu-
reau of Reclamation. 
(5) PROJECT WATER.—The term ‘‘Project Water’’ 
means all water that is developed, diverted, stored, or 
delivered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
statutes authorizing the Project and in accordance 
with the terms and conditions of water rights ac-
quired pursuant to California law. 
(6) REPAYMENT CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘repay-
ment contract’’ means the repayment contract con-
verted under section 6(a). 
(7) SAN LUIS ACT.—The term ‘‘San Luis Act’’ 
means the Act of June 3, 1960 (Public Law 86–488), 
and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary 
thereto. 
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(8) SAN LUIS UNIT.—The term ‘‘San Luis Unit’’ 
means those lands identified in section 1 of the San 
Luis Act. 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(10) 
WESTLANDS
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Westlands Agreement’’ means the ‘‘Agreement be-
tween the United States and Westlands Water Dis-
trict August 2015’’, signed September 15, 2015. 
(11) WESTLANDS.—The term ‘‘Westlands’’ means 
the Westlands Water District (including Broadview 
Water District lands annexed within Westlands Water 
District) located in Fresno and Kings Counties, Cali-
fornia. 
SEC. 3. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless 
otherwise specified herein, the Westlands Agreement is ap-
proved and the Secretary is hereby directed to implement 
the terms and conditions of the Westlands Agreement. 
SEC. 4. RELIEF FROM DRAINAGE OBLIGATION. 
The San Luis Act is amended as follows: 
(1) In the second sentence of section 1(a) after 
the words ‘‘related facilities,’’, strike ‘‘but’’ and add 
‘‘but such features do not include distribution systems 
or drains within Westlands, and’’. 
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(2) In the sixth sentence of section 1(a), by in-
serting the following at the end of the sentence before 
the period: ‘‘, except that the provision of drainage or 
drainage service under section 1(a) shall not apply to 
lands within Westlands’’. 
(3) In section 5, by striking the first sentence 
and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall have no 
duty to provide drainage or drainage service to 
Westlands. Westlands shall be responsible for the man-
agement of drainage water within its boundaries, in 
accordance with Federal and California law con-
sistent with the ‘Agreement between the United States 
and Westlands Water District August 2015’, signed 
September 15, 2015.’’. 
(4) In the first sentence of section 8 by striking 
the words ‘‘other than distribution systems and 
drains,’’. 
(5) In the third sentence of section 8, strike ev-
erything between the word ‘‘required’’ through and in-
cluding ‘‘(b)’’, inserting a period following the word 
‘‘unit’’, and striking the remainder of the proviso in 
section 8. 
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SEC. 5. DRAINAGE IMPLEMENTATION. 
Upon enactment of this Act, and as provided in the 
Westlands Agreement, Westlands shall assume all legal re-
sponsibility for the management of drainage water within 
its boundaries in accordance with Federal and California 
law, provided that Westlands shall not discharge drainage 
water outside of its boundaries. 
SEC. 6. WATER DELIVERY CONTRACTS. 
(a) CONTRACT CONVERSION.—The Secretary shall con-
vert Westlands’ existing long-term or interim renewal water 
service contracts entered into under section 9(e) of the Act 
of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1196), to a repayment contract 
under sections 9(d) and 9(c)(1) of the Act of August 4, 1939 
(53 Stat. 1195, 1194), consistent with the Westlands Agree-
ment. Such contract shall continue so long as Westlands 
fulfills its obligations under the contract. 
(b) ALLOCATION DECISIONS.— 
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and as pro-
vided in the Westlands Agreement, the Secretary shall 
make allocation decisions in the Project affecting 
Westlands consistent with the requirements of all cur-
rent or future enacted Federal law including, but not 
limited, to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Reclamation law, and all deci-
sions of the California State Water Resources Control 
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Board establishing conditions on applicable licenses 
and permits for the Central Valley Project. 
(2) Conversion of Westlands’ contracts in sub-
section (a) shall not afford Westlands a greater or 
lesser right to an annual allocation of Project Water 
than it had prior to the conversion of its contract 
under this Act. 
(3) If there is a Condition of Shortage in the 
amount of water available for delivery to Westlands 
because of errors in physical operations of the Project, 
drought, other physical causes beyond the control of 
the Contracting Officer or actions taken by the Con-
tracting Officer to meet legal obligations, no liability 
shall accrue against the United States or any of its 
officers, agents or employees for any damage, direct or 
indirect, arising therefrom. 
(c) WATER SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LEMOORE NAVAL 
AIR STATION.— 
(1) The Secretary shall enter into a contract 
under section 9(d) and 9(c)(1) of the Act of August 
4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1195, 1194), with the Secretary of 
the Navy for the delivery of Project Water to the 
Lemoore Naval Air Station to meet the needs, as de-
termined under paragraph (2), of Lemoore Naval Air 
Station, and all associated remaining repayment ob-
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ligations owing to the United States on the date of 
enactment of this Act are discharged, and the Sec-
retary shall certify that the lands within the Lemoore 
Naval Air Station are free from the ownership and 
full cost pricing limitations of Federal Reclamation 
law. Such contract shall continue so long as the Sec-
retary of the Navy pays all applicable charges con-
sistent with applicable law. 
(2) The contract amount of Project Water made 
available to the Lemoore Naval Air Station under the 
contract entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
be determined by the Secretary through technical 
analysis in cooperation with the Lemoore Naval Air 
Station. 
(3) In any year in which there may occur a 
Condition of Shortage in the amount of water avail-
able for delivery, the Contracting Officer shall allocate 
the available Project Water to Lemoore Naval Air 
Station in the same percentage as allocated to munic-
ipal and industrial water service contractors in the 
San Luis Unit of the Project. 
SEC. 7. REPAYMENT OBLIGATIONS. 
(a) SUSPENSION OF CAPITAL OBLIGATION.—Upon en-
actment of this Act, Westlands’ capital repayment obliga-
tion and payments under its existing water service con-
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tracts and the April 1, 1965, repayment contract between 
the United States and Westlands (contract numbered 14– 
06–200–2020–A) as further defined in subsection (d), shall 
be suspended until the execution of the section 9(d) repay-
ment contract referenced in section 6(a) of this Act, and 
upon execution of the section 9(d) repayment contract, 
Westlands shall receive a credit against future operation 
and maintenance costs payable to the United States in the 
amount of the capital costs under the existing water service 
contracts and the 1965 Repayment Contract paid by 
Westlands between the date of the Westlands Agreement and 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) COSTS.—Costs incurred by the United States for 
purposes of re-evaluating, planning, or providing drainage 
service to Westlands shall be non-reimbursable as set forth 
in paragraph (9)(C)(iv) of the Westlands Agreement. 
(c) RELIEF OF CAPITAL REPAYMENT OBLIGATIONS.— 
(1) Upon the date of execution of the section 9(d) 
repayment contracts referenced in section 6(a) of this 
Act, and as set forth in the Westlands Agreement, 
Westlands shall be relieved of— 
(A) its capital repayment obligations under 
the June 5, 1963, water service contract between 
the United States and Westlands (contract num-
ber 14–06–200–495–A) providing for water serv-
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ice, or any renewals thereof, and any water serv-
ice contracts assigned to Westlands, Westlands 
Distribution District No. 1, and Westlands Dis-
tribution District No. 2 existing as of the date 
of execution of the Westlands Agreement; and 
(B) Westlands shall be relieved of any re-
maining repayment obligation under the April 
1, 1965, repayment contract between the United 
States and Westlands (contract numbered 14– 
06–200–2020–A). 
(2) Repayment relief granted in paragraph (1) 
shall not extend to Westlands’ operation and mainte-
nance obligations, whether payable to the United 
States or to an operating non-Federal entity, or to 
construction costs or other capitalized costs not yet al-
located to or incurred by Westlands as of the date of 
the Westlands Agreement, respectively, including, but 
not limited to costs attributable to the Folsom Safety 
of Dams modifications, or the B.F. Sisk corrective ac-
tion study, or any Safety of Dams or to the repay-
ment of future capital costs incurred after the date of 
execution of the Westlands Agreement. 
(3) Central Valley Project construction costs or 
other capitalized costs allocated to Westlands after the 
date of the Westlands Agreement, and properly as-
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signable to Westlands, shall be repaid in not more 
than 5 years after notification of the allocation of 
such amount of less than $5,000,000. If such amount 
is $5,000,000 or greater, such cost shall be repaid as 
provided by applicable Reclamation law. Any addi-
tional costs that may have been assigned to Westlands 
pursuant to paragraph (9)(C)(iv) of the Westlands 
Agreement related to the Central Valley Project final 
cost allocation shall be non-reimbursable. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
(1) RECLAMATION
REFORM
ACT.—Upon dis-
charge of the capital repayment obligation as pro-
vided in subsection (c), the provisions of section 
213(a) and (b) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 
1982 (96 Stat. 1269) shall be deemed to apply to 
lands in Westlands, and the ownership and full cost 
pricing limitations in any provision of Federal rec-
lamation law shall not apply to lands in Westlands 
notwithstanding the subsequent allocation of construc-
tion costs or other capitalized costs to Westlands. 
These exemptions shall be carried out in accordance 
with the process set forth in the Westlands Agreement. 
(2) OTHER PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this Act is 
intended to relieve Westlands of any other obligations 
under Reclamation law including Restoration Fund 
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charges pursuant to section 3407(d) of Public Law 
102–575. 
SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF TITLE TO CERTAIN FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the execution of the section 
9(d) repayment contract, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall transfer to Westlands title to: 
(1) San Luis Canal System, excluding the main 
canal which is integrated with the California Aque-
duct. These appurtenant features include: 
(A) Internal water distribution system 
within 
Westlands, 
including 
approximately 
1,045 miles of buried pipeline. 
(B) Pumping plants within Westlands, in-
cluding: San Luis Canal Left and Right Bank 
pumping plants which includes but is not lim-
ited to, Pumping Plants P1 through P38 located 
at the head end of the gravity laterals to supply 
the head required for the ‘‘P’’ laterals; and 
pumping plants, tanks, reservoirs, and re-lift 
pumping plants to serve lands west of the San 
Luis Canal; and Pumping Plant 7.05 off Lateral 
7. 
(C) 
Related 
structures, 
appurtenances, 
pumping plants, pumps, motors, meters, valves, 
tanks, transformers and electrical equipment as 
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specifically identified through the title transfer 
process of federally owned facilities, equipment, 
and real property. 
(2) Mendota Pool diversion facilities operated by 
Westlands, including: 
(A) Inlet Canal from the Fresno Slough. 
(B) Pumping plants 6–1, 6–2, 7–1, 7–2. 
(C) 
Related 
structures, 
appurtenances, 
pumps, motors, meters, valves, tanks, trans-
formers and electrical equipment as specifically 
identified through the title transfer process of 
federally owned facilities, equipment, and real 
property. 
(3) Pleasant Valley System, including: 
(A) Intake canal and pipeline. 
(B) Pleasant Valley Pumping Plant. 
(C) Coalinga Canal, including related check 
structures, turnouts, and headworks. 
(D) Pleasant Valley distribution system and 
pumping plants along the Coalinga Canal. 
(E) 
Related 
structures, 
appurtenances, 
pumps, motors, meters, valves, tanks, trans-
formers and electrical equipment as specifically 
identified through the title transfer process of 
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federally owned facilities, equipment, and real 
property. 
(4) Drainage collection system, including: 
(A) Carrier and collector pipelines, sumps, 
and sump pumps. 
(B) San Luis Drain from Sta 6678+45 to 
Sta 8520+22.87 (Crossing with DMC to Laguna 
Ave. crossing). 
(C) 
Related 
structures, 
appurtenances, 
pumps, motors, meters, valves, tanks, trans-
formers, and electrical equipment as specifically 
identified through the title transfer process of 
federally owned facilities, equipment, and real 
property. 
(5) Tranquillity Field Office, including: 
(A) Buildings at 32650 West Adams Ave-
nue, Tranquillity, CA 93668. 
(B) All related fixtures and furnishings as 
specifically identified through the title transfer 
process of federally owned facilities, equipment, 
and real property. 
(6) Huron Field Office, including: 
(A) Buildings at 32450 South Lassen Ave-
nue, Huron, CA 93234. 
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(B) All related fixtures and furnishings as 
specifically identified through the title transfer 
process of federally owned facilities, equipment, 
and real property. 
(7) All real property interests held by the United 
States in lands underlying or otherwise associated 
with the facilities and equipment listed in this sub-
section, including all fee title, easements, and rights 
of way. 
(b) TRANSFER OF TITLE.—Except as specifically pro-
vided in this Act, any transfer of title to the Pleasant Valley 
Pumping Plant, the Coalinga Canal, and any associated 
facilities shall not relieve any other Project Water service 
or repayment contractor of the requirement to pay any allo-
cated costs associated with those conveyance or pumping fa-
cilities that are properly allocated to those contractors 
under existing law and Project rate setting policies. 
(c) CONDITION OF TRANSFER.—Upon transfer of title 
to any facilities pursuant to this section, Westlands shall, 
as a condition to such transfer, formally agree that as of 
the date of transfer— 
(1) to hold the United States harmless and in-
demnify the United States for any and all claims, 
cost, damages, and judgments of any kind arising out 
of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the 
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transferred facilities, except for such claims, costs, 
damages arising from acts of negligence committed by 
the United States or by its employees, agents, or con-
tractors, prior to the date of title transfer, for which 
the United States is found liable under the Federal 
Tort Claims Act; and 
(2) the United States shall have no responsibility 
for correcting and financing any repairs or defi-
ciencies that may exist at the time of or following 
title transfer. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Secretary shall transfer 
title pursuant to this section consistent with all applicable 
Federal Reclamation policies and procedures. The Secretary 
and Westlands shall comply with all applicable require-
ments under Federal and California law before title to a 
facility is transferred pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. 
In implementing the measures authorized by this Act, 
the Secretary shall comply with all applicable Federal laws, 
rules, and regulations, including the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), as necessary. 
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SEC. 10. NO WATER SUPPLY OR FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON 
OTHER CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT CONTRAC-
TORS. 
Implementation of this Act and the Agreements au-
thorized thereunder shall not— 
(1) result in the involuntary reduction in the 
contract water allocation to any Project water service 
or repayment contractor, water rights settlement con-
tractor, exchange contractor, or refuge contractor in-
cluding contractors in the Friant Division of the 
Project; 
(2) modify, amend or affect any of the rights or 
obligations of the parties to any Project water service 
or repayment contract, water rights settlement con-
tract, exchange contract, or refuge contract, including 
contracts in the Friant Division of the Project; 
(3) alter the repayment obligation, if any, of any 
Project— 
(A) water service or repayment contractor; 
(B) settlement, refuge, or exchange con-
tractor; or 
(C) preference power contractor receiving 
water or power from the Project, or shift any 
costs to such contractors that would otherwise 
have been properly assignable to Westlands, in-
cluding operations and maintenance costs, con-
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struction costs, or other capitalized costs allo-
cated to Westlands after the date of this Act; 
(4) impair the ability of the United States to 
implement the Stipulation of Settlement approved by 
the district court in Natural Resources Defense Coun-
cil, et al. v. Rogers, et al. (Case No. CIV S–88–1658 
(LKK/GGH) E.D.Cal.), on October 23, 2006, as au-
thorized to be implemented by title X of Public Law 
111–11, including the Restoration Goal and Water 
Management Goal; and 
(5) diminish, impair, or otherwise affect in any 
manner any priorities for the allocation, delivery or 
use of water under applicable law, including any 
purposes of use and priorities established by sections 
3402 and 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improve-
ment Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706, 
4714). 
SEC. 11. RESTORATION FUND PAYMENTS BY WESTLANDS 
WATER DISTRICT. 
For any year in which the allocation of water for 
south-of-Delta Project long-term water irrigation service 
contractors or irrigation repayment contractors is greater 
than 75 percent, the Secretary shall calculate for Westlands 
a per acre foot Restoration Fund payment based on a pro-
jection that Westlands would take delivery of the full alloca-
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contractors or repayment contractors. 
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Union Calendar No. 253 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1769 
[Report No. 115–349] 
A BILL 
To affirm an agreement between the United States 
and Westlands Water District dated September 
15, 2015, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 16, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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