cated in various regions throughout the United 
States. 
(2) 
GENERAL
OPERATION.—Each 
center 
shall— 
(A) 
conduct 
research 
on 
innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure that is rel-
evant to the geographical region in which the 
center is located, including stormwater and 
sewer overflow reduction, other approaches to 
water resource enhancement, and other environ-
mental, economic, and social benefits; 
(B) develop manuals and establish industry 
standards on best management practices relat-
ing to State, tribal, local, and commercial inno-
vative stormwater control infrastructure for use 
by State, tribal, and local governments and the 
private sector; 
(C) develop and administer testing and 
evaluation protocols to measure and verify the 
performance of stormwater infrastructure prod-
ucts and practices; 
(D) provide information regarding research 
conducted under subparagraph (A), manuals 
developed under subparagraph (B), and testing 
and evaluation performed under subparagraph 
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(C) to the national electronic clearinghouse cen-
ter for publication on the Internet website es-
tablished under subsection (c) to provide to the 
Federal Government and State, tribal, and local 
governments and the private sector information 
regarding innovative stormwater control infra-
structure; 
(E) provide technical assistance to State, 
tribal, and local governments to assist with the 
construction, operation, and maintenance of in-
novative 
stormwater 
control 
infrastructure 
projects; 
(F) collaborate with institutions of higher 
education and private and public organizations 
in the geographical region in which the center 
is located on innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure research and technical assistance 
projects; 
(G) assist institutions of higher education, 
secondary schools, and vocational schools to de-
velop innovative stormwater control infrastruc-
ture curricula; 
(H) provide training regarding innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure to institutions 
of higher education and professional schools; 
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(I) evaluate regulatory and policy issues 
relating to innovative stormwater control infra-
structure; and 
(J) coordinate with the other centers to 
avoid duplication of efforts. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible institution shall prepare and 
submit to the Administrator an application at such a time, 
in such form, and containing such information as the Ad-
ministrator may require. 
(c) NATIONAL ELECTRONIC CLEARINGHOUSE CEN-
TER.—Of the centers established under subsection (a)(1), 
one shall— 
(1) be designated as the ‘‘national electronic 
clearinghouse center’’; and 
(2) in addition to the other functions of that 
center— 
(A) develop, operate, and maintain an 
Internet website and a public database that 
contain information relating to innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure; and 
(B) post to the website information from 
all centers. 
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SEC. 255. INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROJECT GRANTS. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall 
provide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to carry out innovative stormwater control infrastructure 
projects in accordance with this section. 
(b) INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 
(1) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 
The Administrator may make planning and develop-
ment grants under this section for the following 
projects: 
(A) Planning and designing innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure projects, in-
cluding engineering surveys, landscape plans, 
maps, and implementation plans. 
(B) Identifying and developing standards 
and revisions to local zoning, building, or other 
local codes necessary to accommodate innova-
tive stormwater control infrastructure projects. 
(C) Identifying and developing fee struc-
tures to provide financial support for design, in-
stallation, and operations and maintenance of 
innovative stormwater control infrastructure. 
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(D) Developing training and educational 
materials regarding innovative stormwater con-
trol infrastructure for distribution to— 
(i) individuals and entities with appli-
cable technical knowledge; and 
(ii) the public. 
(E) Developing an innovative stormwater 
control infrastructure portfolio standard pro-
gram described in section 6(e). 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Adminis-
trator may make implementation grants under this 
section for the following projects: 
(A) Installing innovative stormwater con-
trol infrastructure. 
(B) Protecting or restoring interconnected 
networks of natural areas that protect water 
quality. 
(C) Monitoring and evaluating the environ-
mental, economic, or social benefits of innova-
tive stormwater control infrastructure. 
(D) Implementing a best practices stand-
ard for an innovative stormwater control infra-
structure program. 
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(E) 
Implementing 
an 
innovative 
stormwater 
control 
infrastructure 
portfolio 
standard program described in section 6(e). 
(c) APPLICATION.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, 
an eligible entity shall prepare and submit to the Adminis-
trator an application at such time, in such form, and con-
taining such information as the Administrator may re-
quire, including, as applicable— 
(1) a description of the innovative stormwater 
control infrastructure project; 
(2) a plan for monitoring the impacts of the in-
novative stormwater control infrastructure project 
on the water quality and quantity; 
(3) an evaluation of other environmental, eco-
nomic, and social benefits of the innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure project; and 
(4) a plan for the long-term operation and 
maintenance of the innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure project. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT
FOR INNOVATIVE 
STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO 
STANDARD PROJECT.—In addition to an application 
under subsection (c), a State or Indian tribe applying for 
a grant for an innovative stormwater control infrastruc-
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ture portfolio standard program described in section 6(e) 
shall prepare and submit to the Administrator a schedule 
of increasing minimum percentages of the annual water 
to be managed using innovative stormwater control infra-
structure under the program. 
(e) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, 
the Administrator shall give priority to applications sub-
mitted on behalf of— 
(1) a community that— 
(A) has combined storm and sanitary sew-
ers in the collection system of the community; 
or 
(B) is a low-income or disadvantaged com-
munity, as determined by the Administrator; or 
(2) an eligible entity that will use not less than 
10 percent of the grant to provide service to a low- 
income or disadvantaged community, as determined 
by the Administrator. 
(f) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.— 
(1) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 
(A) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a sin-
gle planning and development grant provided 
under this section shall be not more than 
$200,000. 
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(B) 
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount of all planning and development grants 
provided under this section for a fiscal year 
shall be not more than 1⁄3 of the total amount 
made available to carry out this section. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(A) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a sin-
gle implementation grant provided under this 
section shall be not more than $3,000,000. 
(B) 
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount of all implementation grants provided 
under this section for a fiscal year shall be not 
more than 2⁄3 of the total amount made avail-
able to carry out this section. 
(g) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Federal share of a grant provided 
under this section shall not exceed 65 percent of the 
total project cost. 
(2) CREDIT FOR IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
The Administrator shall credit toward the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of an implementation project 
carried out under this section the cost of planning, 
design, and construction work completed for the 
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project using funds other than funds provided under 
this Act. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may waive 
the Federal share limitation under paragraph (1) for 
an eligible entity that has adequately demonstrated 
financial need. 
SEC. 256. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INNOVA-
TIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROMOTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that the Office of Water, the Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance, the Office of Research and Development, and 
the Office of Policy of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy promote the use of innovative stormwater control infra-
structure in and coordinate the integration of innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure into permitting pro-
grams, planning efforts, research, technical assistance, 
and funding guidance. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Administrator shall ensure that 
the Office of Water— 
(1) promotes the use of innovative stormwater 
control infrastructure in the programs of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency; 
(2) supports establishing public-private partner-
ships and other innovative financing mechanisms in 
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the implementation of innovative stormwater control 
infrastructure; and 
(3) coordinates efforts to increase the use of in-
novative stormwater control infrastructure with— 
(A) other Federal departments and agen-
cies; 
(B) State, tribal, and local governments; 
and 
(C) the private sector. 
(c) REGIONAL INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROMOTION.—The Administrator shall 
direct each regional office of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, as appropriate based on local factors, to promote 
and integrate the use of innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure within the region that includes— 
(1) a plan for monitoring, financing, mapping, 
and designing the innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure; 
(2) outreach and training regarding innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure implementation 
for State, tribal, and local governments, tribal com-
munities, and the private sector; and 
(3) the incorporation of innovative stormwater 
control infrastructure into permitting and other reg-
ulatory programs, codes, and ordinance development, 
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including the requirements under consent decrees 
and settlement agreements in enforcement actions. 
(d) INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRA-
STRUCTURE INFORMATION-SHARING.—The Administrator 
shall promote innovative stormwater control infrastructure 
information-sharing, including through an Internet 
website, to share information with, and provide technical 
assistance to, State, tribal, and local governments, tribal 
communities, the private sector, and the public regarding 
innovative stormwater control infrastructure approaches 
for— 
(1) reducing water pollution; 
(2) protecting water resources; 
(3) complying with regulatory requirements; 
and 
(4) 
achieving 
other 
environmental, 
public 
health, and community goals. 
(e) INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRA-
STRUCTURE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.—The Administrator, 
in collaboration with State, tribal, and local water resource 
managers, shall establish voluntary measurable goals, to 
be known as the ‘‘innovative stormwater control infra-
structure portfolio standard’’, to increase the percentage 
of annual water managed by eligible entities that use inno-
vative stormwater control infrastructure. 
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SEC. 257. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than September 30, 2017, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report that includes, 
with respect to the period covered by the report— 
(1) a description of all grants provided under 
this Act; 
(2) a detailed description of— 
(A) the projects supported by those grants; 
and 
(B) the outcomes of those projects; 
(3) a description of the improvements in tech-
nology, environmental benefits, resources conserved, 
efficiencies, and other benefits of the projects funded 
under this Act; 
(4) recommendations for improvements to pro-
mote and support innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure for the centers, grants, and activities 
under this Act; and 
(5) a description of existing challenges con-
cerning the use of innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure. 
SEC. 258. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021. 
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TITLE 
III—IMPROVED 
INFRA-
STRUCTURE 
AND 
WATER 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle 
A—Restoring 
America’s 
Watersheds 
and 
Increasing 
Water Yields 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Amer-
ica’s Watersheds Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 302. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Watershed health and effective headwaters 
management can have multiple benefits for water 
supply reliability, water quality, and ecosystems. 
(2) Investments to restore meadows, forests, 
and 
watersheds 
will 
improve 
their 
critical 
hydrological functions and reduce wildfire impacts. 
(3) Proper ecosystem restoration could increase 
groundwater storage by 50,000 to 500,000 acre-feet 
per year just within the National Forest System 
lands in the Sierra bioregion of the State of Cali-
fornia. 
(4) Improved headwaters management would 
have a similarly significant impact on groundwater 
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storage within National Forest System lands across 
the western States. 
(5) Source watersheds are recognized and de-
fined as an integral part of federally funded water 
systems. 
SEC. 303. WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
Subtitle A of title III of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 
1126) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3002. WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, 
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred 
to in this section as the ‘Secretary’), shall establish and 
maintain a Water Source Protection Program (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Program’) within the National For-
est System west of the 100th Meridian. 
‘‘(b) WATER
SOURCE
INVESTMENT
PARTNER-
SHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Secretary may enter into water source in-
vestment partnerships with end water users (includ-
ing States, political subdivisions, Indian tribes, utili-
ties, municipal water systems, irrigation districts, 
nonprofit organizations, and corporations) to protect 
and restore the condition of National Forest water-
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sheds that provide water to the non-Federal part-
ners. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—A partnership described in para-
graph (1) may take the form of memoranda of un-
derstanding, cost-share or collection agreements, 
long-term match funding commitments, or other ap-
propriate instruments. 
‘‘(c) WATER SOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Secretary may produce a water source 
management plan in cooperation with the water 
source investment partnership participants and 
State, local, and tribal governments. 
‘‘(2) FIREWOOD.—A water source management 
plan may give priority to projects that facilitate the 
gathering of firewood for personal use pursuant to 
section 223.5 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations). 
‘‘(3) ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS.—The Sec-
retary may conduct— 
‘‘(A) a single environmental impact state-
ment or similar analysis required under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for all or part of the res-
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toration projects in the water source manage-
ment plan; and 
‘‘(B) a statement or analysis described in 
subparagraph (A) as part of the development of 
the water source management plan or after the 
finalization of the plan. 
‘‘(4) ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.—In carrying 
out the Program, the Secretary may use the Manual 
on Adaptive Management of the Department of the 
Interior, including any associated guidance, for pur-
poses of fulfilling any requirements under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(5) FUNDS AND SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
Program, the Secretary may accept and use 
funding, services, and other forms of investment 
and assistance from water source investment 
partnership participants to implement the water 
source management plan. 
‘‘(B) MANNER
OF
USE.—The Secretary 
may accept and use investments described in 
subparagraph (A) directly or indirectly through 
the National Forest Foundation. 
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‘‘(C) 
WATER
SOURCE
PROTECTION 
FUND.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, the Secretary 
may establish a Water Source Protection 
Fund to match funds or in-kind support 
contributed by water source investment 
partnership participants under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(ii) 
USE
OF
APPROPRIATED 
FUNDS.—The Secretary may use funds ap-
propriated to carry out this subparagraph 
to make multiyear commitments, if nec-
essary, to implement 1 or more water 
source 
investment 
partnership 
agree-
ments.’’. 
SEC. 304. WATERSHED CONDITION FRAMEWORK. 
Subtitle A of title III of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 
1126) is amended by inserting after section 3002, as 
added by section 303, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3003. WATERSHED CONDITION FRAMEWORK. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, 
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred 
to in this section as the ‘Secretary’), shall establish and 
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maintain a Watershed Condition Framework within the 
National Forest System west of the 100th Meridian— 
‘‘(1) to evaluate and classify the condition of 
watersheds, taking into consideration— 
‘‘(A) water quality and quantity; 
‘‘(B) aquatic habitat and biota; 
‘‘(C) riparian and wetland vegetation; 
‘‘(D) the presence of roads and trails; 
‘‘(E) soil type and condition; 
‘‘(F) groundwater-dependent ecosystems; 
‘‘(G) relevant terrestrial indicators, such as 
fire regime, risk of catastrophic fire, forest and 
rangeland vegetation, invasive species, and in-
sects and disease; and 
‘‘(H) other significant factors, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) to identify for restoration up to 5 priority 
watersheds in each National Forest, and up to 2 pri-
ority watersheds in each national grassland, taking 
into consideration the impact of the condition of the 
watershed condition on— 
‘‘(A) wildfire behavior; 
‘‘(B) flood risk; 
‘‘(C) fish and wildlife; 
‘‘(D) drinking water supplies; 
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‘‘(E) irrigation water supplies; 
‘‘(F) forest-dependent communities; and 
‘‘(G) other significant impacts, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) to develop a watershed restoration action 
plan for each priority watershed that— 
‘‘(A) takes into account existing restora-
tion activities being implemented in the water-
shed; and 
‘‘(B) includes, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) the major stressors responsible 
for the impaired condition of the water-
shed; 
‘‘(ii) a set of essential projects that, 
once completed, will address the identified 
stressors and improve watershed condi-
tions; 
‘‘(iii) 
a 
proposed 
implementation 
schedule; 
‘‘(iv) potential partners and funding 
sources; and 
‘‘(v) a monitoring and evaluation pro-
gram; 
‘‘(4) to prioritize restoration activities for each 
watershed restoration action plan; 
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‘‘(5) to implement each watershed restoration 
action plan; and 
‘‘(6) to monitor the effectiveness of restoration 
actions and indicators of watershed health. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—Throughout the establishment 
and maintenance of the Watershed Condition Framework, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with interested non-Federal 
landowners and with State, tribal, and local govern-
ments within the relevant watershed; and 
‘‘(2) provide for an active and ongoing public 
engagement process. 
‘‘(c) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may identify a watershed 
as a priority for rehabilitation in the Watershed Condition 
Framework without using the process described in sub-
section (a), if the appropriate Forest Supervisor deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(1) a wildfire has significantly diminished the 
condition of the watershed; and 
‘‘(2) the emergency stabilization activities of the 
Burned Area Emergency Response Team are insuffi-
cient to return the watershed to proper function.’’. 
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SEC. 305. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE-
MEDIATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall establish and 
maintain a Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Reme-
diation Program (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Pro-
gram’’) within the National Forest System west of the 
100th Meridian— 
(1) to carry out critical maintenance and urgent 
repairs and improvements on National Forest Sys-
tem roads, trails, and bridges; 
(2) to restore fish and other aquatic organism 
passage by removing or replacing unnatural barriers 
to the passage of fish and other aquatic organisms; 
(3) to decommission unneeded roads and trails; 
and 
(4) to carry out associated activities. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In implementing the Program, the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects that protect or re-
store— 
(1) water quality; 
(2) watersheds that feed public drinking water 
systems; or 
(3) habitat for threatened, endangered, and 
sensitive fish and wildlife species. 
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(c) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—Except as author-
ized under section 323 of the Department of the Interior 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 
U.S.C. 1011a), all projects carried out under the Program 
shall be on National Forest System roads. 
(d) NATIONAL PROGRAM STRATEGY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop a national strategy for implementing 
the Program. 
SEC. 306. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE COLLABORATIVE 
FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION FUND. 
Section 4003(f)(6) of the Omnibus Public Land Man-
agement Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)(6)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2019, to remain available until expended’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2015, and $80,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2024, to remain available until ex-
pended’’. 
Subtitle B—Reservoir Operation 
Improvement 
SEC. 311. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Five Demonstra-
tions of Advancing Yields by Fixing Operations of Res-
ervoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science 
Trends Act’’. 
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SEC. 312. PROJECTS, PLANS, AND REPORTS. 
(a) SPECIFIC INFORMATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report including the following information for any State 
under a gubernatorial drought declaration during water 
year 2015: 
(1) A list of Army Corps and non-Army Corps 
(section 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (33 
U.S.C. 709)) projects that have a water control 
plan. 
(2) The year the original water control manual 
was approved. 
(3) The year for any subsequent revisions to 
the project’s water control plan and manual. 
(4) A list of projects in which operational devi-
ations for drought contingency have been requested 
or implemented and the status of the request. 
(5) How water conservation and water quality 
improvements were addressed. 
(6) A list of projects where permanent changes 
to storage allocations have been requested and the 
status of the request. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS.—Not later than 
60 days after completion of the report under subsection 
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(a), the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall 
identify any projects from the report that meet the fol-
lowing criteria: 
(1) Located in a State in which a drought 
emergency has been declared or was in effect during 
the 1-year period preceding the date of completion 
of the report by the Secretary under subsection (a). 
(2) Future revision of a water operations man-
ual, including flood control rule curves, based on the 
better use of improved weather forecasting or run- 
off forecasting methods, new watershed data, or 
changes to project operations, would be likely to en-
hance the existing authorized project purposes for 
water supply storage capacity and reliability, or 
flood control operations. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—In addition, not later 
than 60 days after completion of the report in subsection 
(a), the Secretary of the Army shall identify any non- 
Corps projects that meet the criteria in subsection (b) and 
the following 2 criteria: 
(1) The owner of the non-Corps project has 
submitted to the Secretary of the Army a formal re-
quest to review or revise the operations manual or 
flood control rule curves to accommodate new water-
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shed data or projected project modifications or oper-
ational changes. 
(2) The modifications or operational changes 
proposed by the owner of the non-Corps projects are 
likely to enhance water supply benefits and flood 
control operations. 
(d) PILOT PROJECTS.—Not later than 1 year after 
identification of the projects in subsections (b) and (c), 
if any, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
shall establish not more than 5 pilot projects to implement 
forecast-based reservoir operations. 
(e) COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL PROJECT 
SPONSOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If any of the projects identi-
fied in subsections (b) and (c) are non-Federal 
projects, the Secretary of the Army, prior to car-
rying out an activity under this section, shall consult 
with the non-Federal project sponsor and enter into 
a cooperative agreement, memorandum of under-
standing, or other agreement with the non-Federal 
project sponsor. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘non-Federal project sponsor’’ means an entity or a 
local government entity, including a municipal water 
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district, that currently manages (in whole or in part) 
an Army Corps of Engineers dam or reservoir. 
(f) 
FORECAST-BASED
RESERVOIR
OPERATIONS 
PLAN.—As part of the pilot project under subsection (d), 
the Secretary, in consultation with the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, in designing and imple-
menting a forecast-based reservoir operations plan, shall 
include the following: 
(1) The relationship between ocean and atmos-
pheric conditions, including the El Nin˜o and La 
Nin˜a cycles, and the potential for above normal, nor-
mal, and below normal rainfall for the coming water 
year. 
(2) The precipitation and runoff index specific 
to the basin and watershed of the relevant dam or 
reservoir, including incorporating information about 
hydrological and meteorological conditions that influ-
ence the timing and quantity of runoff. 
(3) Improved hydrologic forecasting for precipi-
tation, snowpack, streamflow, and soil moisture con-
ditions. 
(4) An adjustment of operational flood control 
rule curves to optimize water supply storage and re-
liability, hydropower production, environmental bene-
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fits for flows and temperature, and other authorized 
project benefits, without a reduction in flood safety. 
(5) Proactive management in response to 
changes in forecasts. 
(g) NON-FEDERAL
FUNDS.—Upon finalizing an 
agreement with a non-Federal project sponsor pursuant 
to subsection (e), the Secretary of the Army may accept 
non-Federal funds for all or a portion of the cost of car-
rying out a review or revision of water control manuals 
and flood control rule curves. 
(h) NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Revisions of the 
manuals referred to in subsection (b) shall not interfere 
with authorized purposes. Nothing in this Act authorizes 
the Secretary of the Army to carry out, at a Corps of En-
gineers dam or reservoir, any project for a purpose not 
otherwise authorized as of the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(i) CONSULTATION.—In implementing the pilot 
projects pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary of the 
Army may consult with other affected interests, including 
non-Federal entities responsible for operations and main-
tenance costs of a Corps facility, affected water rights 
holders, individuals and entities with storage entitlements, 
and local agencies with flood control responsibilities down-
stream of a Corps facility. 
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(V) possess such other qualifica-
tions as the Secretary determines are 
necessary; and 
(ii) using the requirements established 
under clause (i), determine whether a per-
son is qualified to be a bidder on a site of-
fered for lease under this subsection. 
(D) CREDIT FOR BID PREPARATION EX-
PENDITURES.—In the case of a site offered for 
lease under this subsection with respect to 
which more than one bid is submitted on the 
date of the lease sale of such site, the Secretary 
shall give credit to each person who submitted 
a bid with respect to such site for expenditures 
such person incurred in the preparation of such 
bid. 
(4) LEASE TERMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may es-
tablish such lease terms and conditions, includ-
ing the duration of the lease with respect to any 
site offered for lease under this subsection. 
(B) SHORT-TERM LEASES FOR DATA COL-
LECTION.—In carrying out this subsection, the 
Secretary shall— 
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(i) offer on a noncompetitive basis a 
short-term lease on not less than one site 
selected under paragraph (2) for purposes 
of data collection; and 
(ii) upon the expiration of the short- 
term lease, offer on a competitive basis a 
long-term lease, giving credit toward the 
bonus bid submitted with respect to the 
long-term lease to the holder of the short- 
term lease for any qualified expenditures 
made by such holder to collect data or to 
develop the site during such short-term 
lease. 
(5) REVENUES.—Subject to section 324, the 
Secretary may collect bonus bids, royalties, fees, or 
other payments (except rental payments) with re-
spect to sites offered for lease under this subsection. 
(6) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Secretary conducts the final lease 
sale under this subsection, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
on the results of each lease sale conducted under 
this subsection, including— 
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