licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under 
Federal law to allow the Authority to construct the Sites 
Project as a non-Federal project. 
(d) COORDINATED OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized and directed to execute and im-
plement a long-term agreement between the United States 
of America and the Authority that shall provide for the 
coordination of operations of the Central Valley Project 
and the Sites Project to— 
(1) satisfy any contracts entered into in sub-
section (e) of this Act; 
(2) help meet any unmet needs for Sacramento 
Valley in-basin water uses; 
(3) help meet any unmet needs of existing Cen-
tral Valley Project repayment and water service con-
tracts; and 
(4) ensure that any surplus water supplies from 
the Sites Project are put to full and beneficial use. 
(e) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
enter into long-term contracts with the Authority to ac-
quire water supplies made available from the Sites Project 
for the purposes of meeting the requirements section 
3406(b)(3) and section 3408(j) of Public Law 102–575, 
the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and such 
other purposes as the Secretary may deem appropriate. 
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SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING. 
With respect to the Sites Project, the Bureau shall— 
(1) be the lead Federal agency for the purposes 
of all Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, state-
ments, permits, licenses, or other approvals or deci-
sions required under Federal law to allow either the 
Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites 
Project, including all requirements under— 
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(C) any other Federal law applicable to the 
construction of the Sites Project facilities by 
the Bureau or the Authority; and 
(2) take such steps as are necessary to ensure 
that all Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, state-
ments, permits, licenses, or other approvals or deci-
sions required under Federal law to allow either the 
Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites 
Project are completed on an expeditious basis and 
utilize the shortest applicable process. 
SEC. 8. POWER GENERATION. 
(a) PURCHASE OR MARKET POWER.—The Secretary 
of Energy, acting through the Western Area Power Ad-
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ministration, shall determine no later than June 30, 2015, 
if there is a Federal interest in— 
(1) providing power to the Sites Project; and 
(2) purchasing and marketing the power pro-
duced by the Sites Project. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE, MARKET
AND 
PURCHASE POWER.—If the Secretary of Energy deter-
mines there is a Federal interest in providing power to, 
and purchasing and marketing power from, the Sites 
Project, the Secretary of Energy is authorized and di-
rected to take such actions as are necessary to support 
that determination. 
(c) PERMIT LEAD AND MARKETING OF POWER IF 
WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION FORGOES PAR-
TICIPATION IN THE SITES PROJECT.—If the Sites Project 
is constructed as a non-Federal project by the Authority 
and the Secretary of Energy determines that there is no 
Federal interest in the Western Area Power Administra-
tion managing power provided to or emanating from the 
Sites Project, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau, is authorized and directed to provide such 
support as is necessary to enable the Authority market 
the energy produced by the Sites Project, including secur-
ing all permits associated with managing power used and 
produced by the Sites Project. 
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(d) DELIVERY
AND MANAGEMENT
OF WATER.— 
Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the deliv-
ery and management of water, as water used for hydro-
power generation shall be deemed incidental to uses of 
water for which the Sites Project is intended to serve. 
SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. 
Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations 
under— 
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or 
(2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt any 
existing State law, including but not limited to area of 
origin and other water rights protections. 
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