I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2764
To address certain matters related to Colorado River water management
and the Salton Sea by providing funding for habitat enhancement
projects at the Salton Sea, authorization and direction to the Secretary
of the Interior regarding Federal environmental compliance, and funding
for off-stream water management reservoirs and associated facilities near
the All American Canal.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 2001
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To address certain matters related to Colorado River water
management and the Salton Sea by providing funding
for habitat enhancement projects at the Salton Sea, au-
thorization and direction to the Secretary of the Interior
regarding Federal environmental compliance, and fund-
ing for off-stream water management reservoirs and as-
sociated facilities near the All American Canal.
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 ‘‘Colorado River Quan-
tification Settlement Facilitation Act’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To provide for environmental protection and
improved water management in the lower Colorado
River Basin through facilitation of the Quantifica-
tion Settlement Agreement, development of habitat
enhancement projects for species using the Salton
Sea, and development of off-stream water manage-
ment reservoirs near the All American Canal.
(2) To assist the State of California in reducing
its consumptive use of Colorado River water to the
State’s normal apportionment of 4,400,000 acre-feet
of water per year through water transfers pursuant
to the Quantification Settlement Agreement and the
California Colorado River Water Use Plan.
(3) To help assure stability in water use among
the 7 Colorado River Basin States and to avoid
water disputes and associated economic disruptions.
(4) To facilitate voluntary water conservation
and transfers by providing for necessary environ-
mental compliance and permits.
(5) To enhance river operations and water sup-
ply management by requiring the Secretary to con-
struct new off-stream facilities for the purposes of
furthering water conservation and hydropower gen-
eration, regulating flows, making scheduled water
deliveries, and preventing the loss of Lake Mead
storage.
(6) To improve the ability of Mexico to make
more effective use of its entitlement under the Mexi-
can Water Treaty of 1944 in coordination with the
International Boundary and Water Commission.
(7) To help facilitate the development of a reli-
able supply of water in satisfaction of requirements
of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settle-
ment Act (Public Law 100–675; 102 Stat. 4000 et
seq.)
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ALL
AMERICAN
CANAL.—The term ‘‘All
American Canal’’ means the main canal and appur-
tenant structures in Southern California authorized
by the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617
et seq.) for the delivery of water to the Imperial Irri-
gation District and the Coachella Valley Water Dis-
trict.
(2) CALIFORNIA COLORADO RIVER WATER USE
PLAN.—The term ‘‘California Colorado River Water
Use Plan’’ means that document dated May 2000,
prepared by the Colorado River Board of the State
of California and interested parties to address the
policies, programs, projects, actions, and other ac-
tivities dealing with safeguarding, protecting, and
optimizing California’s Colorado River resources.
(3) COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT OR
CVWD.—The term ‘‘Coachella Valley Water District’’
or ‘‘CVWD’’ means the county water district by that
name organized under the laws of the State of Cali-
fornia for the purpose of providing water supplies
and other services within the boundaries of that dis-
trict in the Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley,
California.
(4) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of the Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission.
(5) COVERED ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘Covered
Activities’’ means those activities and actions identi-
fied in the Habitat Conservation Plan as ‘‘activities
covered by the HCP’’ or ‘‘covered activities’’.
(6) COVERED
SPECIES.—The term ‘‘Covered
Species’’ means those species identified in the Habi-
tat Conservation Plan as ‘‘species covered by the
HCP’’ or ‘‘covered species’’.
(7) HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.—The term
‘‘Habitat Conservation Plan’’ means the conserva-
tion plan developed by the Imperial Irrigation Dis-
trict pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of section 10 of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1539(b)(2)) for the Quantification Settlement Agree-
ment water transfers and related actions.
(8) HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN AREA.—The
term ‘‘Habitat Conservation Plan Area’’ means the
‘‘HCP Area’’ as identified in the Habitat Conserva-
tion Plan.
(9) HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS.—The
term ‘‘Habitat Enhancement Projects’’ means those
projects and actions benefiting species using the
Salton Sea area that are identified in the Habitat
Conservation 
Plan 
as 
‘‘habitat 
enhancement
projects’’.
(10) IBWC.—The term ‘‘IBWC’’ means the
International Boundary and Water Commission.
(11) IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT OR IID.—
The term ‘‘Imperial Irrigation District’’ or ‘‘IID’’
means the irrigation district by that name organized
under the laws of the State of California for the pur-
pose of providing water supplies, electric power, and
other services within the boundaries and power serv-
ice area of that district in the Imperial Valley and
Coachella Valley, California.
(12) METROPOLITAN
WATER
DISTRICT
OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OR MWD.—The term ‘‘The
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’’
or ‘‘MWD’’ means the metropolitan water district by
that name organized under the laws of the State of
California for the purpose of supplying municipal,
industrial, and agricultural water to that area of
southern California within the boundaries of that
district.
(13) QUANTIFICATION
SETTLEMENT
AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘‘Quantification Settlement Agree-
ment’’ means the agreement of that title among the
Quantification Settlement Agreement Parties, the
provisions of which are substantially as described in
the draft Quantification Settlement Agreement dated
December 12, 2000, submitted for public review by
the Quantification Settlement Agreement Parties.
(14) QUANTIFICATION
SETTLEMENT
AGREE-
MENT PARTIES.—The term ‘‘Quantification Settle-
ment Agreement Parties’’ means IID, MWD, and
CVWD, and the State of California.
(15) SALTON
SEA
AUTHORITY.—The term
‘‘Salton Sea Authority’’ means the Joint Powers Au-