In the Senate of the United States, 
December 11, 2014. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2640) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to 
provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and 
for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Crooked River Collabo-
rative Water Security and Jobs Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER; CROOKED, OREGON. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (72) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(72) CROOKED, OREGON.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The 14.75-mile segment 
from the National Grassland boundary to Dry 
Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior in the following classes: 
‘‘(i) The 7-mile segment from the Na-
tional Grassland boundary to River Mile 8 
south of Opal Spring, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(ii) The 7.75-mile segment from a 
point 1⁄4-mile downstream from the center 
crest of Bowman Dam, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(B) HYDROPOWER.—In any license or 
lease of power privilege application relating to 
non-Federal hydropower development (including 
turbines and appurtenant facilities) at Bowman 
Dam, the applicant, in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management, 
shall— 
‘‘(i) analyze any impacts to the scenic, 
recreational, and fishery resource values of 
the Crooked River from the center crest of 
Bowman Dam to a point 1⁄4-mile down-
stream that may be caused by the proposed 
hydropower development, including the fu-
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ture need to undertake routine and emer-
gency repairs; 
‘‘(ii) propose measures to minimize 
and mitigate any impacts analyzed under 
clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) propose designs and measures to 
ensure that any access facilities associated 
with hydropower development at Bowman 
Dam shall not impede the free-flowing na-
ture of the Crooked River below Bowman 
Dam.’’. 
SEC. 3. CITY OF PRINEVILLE WATER SUPPLY. 
Section 4 of the Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1058; 
73 Stat. 554; 78 Stat. 954) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 4. In order’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4. CITY OF PRINEVILLE WATER SUPPLY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order’’; 
(2) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by strik-
ing ‘‘during those months’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘purpose of the project’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL RELEASE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Without further action by 
the Secretary of the Interior, beginning on the date of
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enactment of the Crooked River Collaborative Water 
Security and Jobs Act of 2014, 5,100 acre-feet of 
water shall be annually released from the project to 
serve as mitigation for City of Prineville groundwater 
pumping, pursuant to and in a manner consistent 
with Oregon State law, including any shaping of the 
release of the water. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS.—The City of Prineville shall 
make payments to the Secretary of the Interior for the 
water released under paragraph (1), in accordance 
with applicable Bureau of Reclamation policies, di-
rectives, and standards. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES.—Consistent with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and other applicable Federal laws, the 
Secretary of the Interior may contract exclusively with the 
City of Prineville for additional quantities of water, at the 
request of the City of Prineville.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
The Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1058; 73 Stat. 
554; 78 Stat. 954), is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
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‘‘SEC. 6. FIRST FILL STORAGE AND RELEASE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Other than the 10 cubic feet per 
second release provided for in section 4, and subject to com-
pliance with the flood curve requirements of the Corps of 
Engineers, the Secretary shall, on a ‘first fill’ priority basis, 
store in and when called for in any year release from 
Prineville Reservoir, whether from carryover, infill, or a 
combination of both, the following: 
‘‘(1) Not more than 68,273 acre-feet of water an-
nually to fulfill all 16 Bureau of Reclamation con-
tracts existing as of January 1, 2011. 
‘‘(2) Not more than 2,740 acre-feet of water an-
nually to supply the McKay Creek land, in accord-
ance with section 5 of the Crooked River Collaborative 
Water Security and Jobs Act of 2014. 
‘‘(3) Not more than 10,000 acre-feet of water an-
nually, to be made available first to the North Unit 
Irrigation District, and subsequently to any other 
holders of Reclamation contracts existing as of Janu-
ary 1, 2011 (in that order) pursuant to Temporary 
Water Service Contracts, on the request of the North 
Unit Irrigation District or the contract holders, con-
sistent with the same terms and conditions as prior 
such contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation 
and District or contract holders, as applicable.
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‘‘(4) Not more than 5,100 acre-feet of water an-
nually to mitigate the City of Prineville groundwater 
pumping under section 4, with the release of this 
water to occur not based on an annual call, but in-
stead pursuant to section 4 and the release schedule 
developed pursuant to section 7(b). 
‘‘(b) CARRYOVER.—Except for water that may be 
called for and released after the end of the irrigation season 
(either as City of Prineville groundwater pumping mitiga-
tion or as a voluntary release, in accordance with section 
4 of this Act and section 6(c) of the Crooked River Collabo-
rative Water Security and Jobs Act of 2014, respectively), 
any water stored under this section that is not called for 
and released by the end of the irrigation season in a given 
year shall be— 
‘‘(1) carried over to the subsequent water year, 
which, for accounting purposes, shall be considered to 
be the 1-year period beginning October 1 and ending 
September 30, consistent with Oregon State law; and 
‘‘(2) accounted for as part of the ‘first fill’ stor-
age quantities of the subsequent water year, but not 
to exceed the maximum ‘first fill’ storage quantities 
described in subsection (a).
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‘‘SEC. 7. STORAGE AND RELEASE OF REMAINING STORED 
WATER QUANTITIES. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall store in 
and release from Prineville Reservoir sufficient quan-
tities of remaining stored quantities to be released 
pursuant to the annual release schedule under sub-
section (b) and to provide instream flows consistent, 
to the maximum extent practicable, with the rec-
ommendations for in-channel strategies in the plan 
prepared by the Northwest Power and Conservation 
Council entitled ‘Deschutes Subbasin Plan’ and dated 
March 24, 2005, for flow between Bowman Dam and 
Lake Billy Chinook. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In calculating the quan-
tity of released water under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) comply with the flood curve require-
ments of the Corps of Engineers; and 
‘‘(B) credit toward the requirements of 
paragraph (1) the instream flow benefits pro-
vided by— 
‘‘(i) the quantities released under sec-
tion 4; 
‘‘(ii) the ‘first fill’ quantities released 
under section 6; and
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‘‘(iii) any quantities released to com-
ply with the flood curve requirements of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(3) USE OF UNCONTRACTED WATER.—If a con-
sultation conducted under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or an order of 
a court in a proceeding under that Act requires re-
leases of stored water from Prineville Reservoir for 
fish and wildlife downstream of Bowman Dam, the 
Secretary shall use uncontracted water under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(4) STATE
WATER
LAW.—All releases and 
downstream uses authorized under paragraph (1) 
shall be in accordance with Oregon State water law. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL RELEASE SCHEDULE.—The Commis-
sioner of Reclamation, in consultation with the Assistant 
Administrator of Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries 
Service and the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, shall develop annual release schedules for 
the remaining stored water quantities (including the quan-
tities described in subsection (a) and the water serving as 
mitigation for City of Prineville groundwater pumping 
pursuant to section 4) that maximizes, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, benefits to downstream fish and wildlife.
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‘‘(c) CARRYOVER.—Any water stored under subsection 
(a) in 1 water year that is not released during the water 
year— 
‘‘(1) shall be carried over to the subsequent water 
year; and 
‘‘(2)(A) may be released for downstream fish and 
wildlife resources, consistent with subsection (b), until 
the reservoir reaches maximum capacity in the subse-
quent water year; and 
‘‘(B) once the reservoir reaches maximum capac-
ity under subparagraph (A), shall be credited to the 
‘first fill’ storage quantities, but not to exceed the 
maximum ‘first fill’ storage quantities described in 
section 6(a). 
‘‘(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the au-
thority of the Commissioner of Reclamation to perform all 
other traditional and routine activities associated with the 
Crooked River Project. 
‘‘SEC. 8. RESERVOIR LEVELS. 
‘‘The Commissioner of Reclamation shall— 
‘‘(1) project reservoir water levels over the course 
of the year; and 
‘‘(2) make the projections under paragraph (1) 
available to—
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‘‘(A) the public (including fisheries groups, 
recreation interests, and municipal and irriga-
tion stakeholders); 
‘‘(B) the Assistant Administrator of Fish-
eries of the National Marine Fisheries Service; 
and 
‘‘(C) the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service. 
‘‘SEC. 9. EFFECT. 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided in this Act, nothing in 
this Act— 
‘‘(1) modifies contractual rights that may exist 
between contractors and the United States under Rec-
lamation contracts; 
‘‘(2) amends or reopens contracts referred to in 
paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(3) modifies any rights, obligations, or require-
ments that may be provided or governed by Federal 
or Oregon State law.’’. 
SEC. 5. OCHOCO IRRIGATION DISTRICT. 
(a) EARLY REPAYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 213 
of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390mm), any landowner within Ochoco Irrigation 
District, Oregon (referred to in this section as the
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‘‘district’’), may repay, at any time, the construction 
costs of the project facilities allocated to the land of 
the landowner within the district. 
(2) EXEMPTION FROM LIMITATIONS.—Upon dis-
charge, in full, of the obligation for repayment of the 
construction costs allocated to all land of the land-
owner in the district, the land shall not be subject to 
the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations of 
Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 
(32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental 
to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et 
seq.)). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon the request of a landowner 
who has repaid, in full, the construction costs of the project 
facilities allocated to the land of the landowner within the 
district, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide the cer-
tification described in section 213(b)(1) of the Reclamation 
Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm(b)(1)). 
(c) CONTRACT AMENDMENT.—On approval of the dis-
trict directors and notwithstanding project authorizing au-
thority to the contrary, the Reclamation contracts of the 
district are modified, without further action by the Sec-
retary of the Interior— 
(1) to authorize the use of water for instream 
purposes, including fish or wildlife purposes, in order
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(d) LIMITATION.—Except as otherwise provided in 
subsections (a) and (c), nothing in this section— 
(1) modifies contractual rights that may exist be-
tween the district and the United States under the 
Reclamation contracts of the district; 
(2) amends or reopens the contracts referred to 
in paragraph (1); or 
(3) modifies any rights, obligations, or relation-
ships that may exist between the district and any 
owner of land within the district, as may be provided 
or governed by Federal or Oregon State law. 
SEC. 6. DRY-YEAR MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND VOL-
UNTARY RELEASES. 
(a) PARTICIPATION IN DRY-YEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN-
NING MEETINGS.—The Bureau of Reclamation shall par-
ticipate in dry-year management planning meetings with 
the State of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm 
Springs Reservation of Oregon, municipal, agricultural, 
conservation, recreation, and other interested stakeholders 
to plan for dry-year conditions. 
(b) DRY-YEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Rec-
lamation shall develop a dry-year management plan
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in coordination with the participants referred to in 
subsection (a). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan developed under 
paragraph (1) shall only recommend strategies, meas-
ures, and actions that the irrigation districts and 
other Bureau of Reclamation contract holders volun-
tarily agree to implement. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in the plan devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall be mandatory or self- 
implementing. 
(c) VOLUNTARY RELEASE.—In any year, if North 
Unit Irrigation District or other eligible Bureau of Rec-
lamation contract holders have not initiated contracting 
with the Bureau of Reclamation for any quantity of the 
10,000 acre feet of water described in subsection (a)(3) of 
section 6 of the Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1058) (as 
added by section 4), by June 1 of any calendar year, with 
the voluntary agreement of North Unit Irrigation District 
and other Bureau of Reclamation contract holders referred 
to in that paragraph, the Secretary may release that quan-
tity of water for the benefit of downstream fish and wildlife 
as described in section 7 of that Act. 
SEC. 7. HYDROPOWER DECISION. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commissioner of Reclamation shall determine
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the applicability of the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of 
Reclamation to non-Federal hydropower development pur-
suant to— 
(1) the Memorandum of Understanding between 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the 
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, 
entitled ‘‘Establishment of Processes for the Early 
Resolution of Issues Related to the Timely Develop-
ment of Non-Federal Hydroelectric power at the Bu-
reau of Reclamation Facilities’’ and signed November 
6, 1992 (58 Fed. Reg. 3269); or 
(2) any memorandum of understanding that is 
subsequent or related to the memorandum of under-
standing described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 8. RELATION TO EXISTING LAWS AND STATUTORY OB-
LIGATIONS. 
Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this 
Act)— 
(1) provides to the Secretary the authority to 
store and release the ‘‘first fill’’ quantities provided 
for in section 6 of the Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 
1058) (as added by section 4) for any purposes other 
than the purposes provided for in that section, except 
for—
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(A) the potential instream use resulting 
from conserved water projects and temporary 
instream leasing as provided for in section 
5(c)(1); 
(B) the potential release of additional 
amounts that may result from voluntary actions 
agreed to through the dry-year management plan 
developed under section 6(b); and 
(C) the potential release of the 10,000 acre 
feet for downstream fish and wildlife as provided 
for in section 6(c); or 
(2) alters any responsibilities under Oregon 
State law or Federal law, including section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1536). 
Attest: 
Secretary.