Title: FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Furthering Underutilized Technologies and Unleashing Responsible Expenditures for Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act or the FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act
This bill addresses water-related resources and infrastructure.
Among other provisions, the bill
The Department of the Interior must, within 10 years, make certain streamgages operational. (Streamgages are fixed structures at streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs that measure water level and related streamflow.)
The bill establishes programs related to ecosystem protection and restoration, including programs to (1) incentivize farmers to keep fields flooded during appropriate periods for waterbird habitat creation and maintenance, and (2) prepare drought plans to sustain critically important fisheries.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3404 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3404

 To provide drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability 
                             to the Nation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2021

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. 
 DeSaulnier, Mr. Vargas, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
  Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and 
  Technology, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
  Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability 
                             to the Nation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 ``Furthering 
Underutilized Technologies and Unleashing Responsible Expenditures for 
Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act'' or the 
``FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
                  TITLE I--INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 101. Competitive grant program for the funding of water recycling 
                            and reuse projects.
Sec. 102. Storage project development reports to Congress.
Sec. 103. Funding for storage and supporting projects.
Sec. 104. Extension of existing requirements for grandfathered storage 
                            projects.
Sec. 105. Desalination project development.
Sec. 106. Assistance for disadvantaged communities without adequate 
                            drinking water.
Sec. 107. Water infrastructure fund.
                 TITLE II--IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY AND DATA

Sec. 201. Reauthorization of water availability and use assessment 
                            program.
Sec. 202. Modifications to income exclusion for conservation subsidies.
Sec. 203. X-prize for water technology breakthroughs.
Sec. 204. Study examining sediment transport.
Sec. 205. Federal priority streamgages.
Sec. 206. Study examining climate vulnerabilities at Federal dams.
Sec. 207. Innovative technology adoption.
Sec. 208. Forecast-informed water control manual updates.
            TITLE III--ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORATION

Sec. 301. Waterbird habitat creation program.
Sec. 302. Competitive grant program for the funding of watershed health 
                            projects.
Sec. 303. Support for refuge water deliveries.
Sec. 304. Drought planning and preparedness for critically important 
                            fisheries.
Sec. 305. Reauthorization of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation 
                            Mitigation Act of 2000.
Sec. 306. Combating water theft for illegal marijuana cultivation.
Sec. 307. Sustaining biodiversity during droughts.
               TITLE IV--WATER JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Sec. 401. Water resource education.
Sec. 402. Water sector career grant programs.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Offset.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) As expressed in the Water Supply Act of 1958, Congress 
        has recognized the primary responsibilities of the States and 
        local interests in developing water supplies for domestic, 
        municipal, industrial, and other purposes, and that the Federal 
        Government should participate and cooperate in these projects.
            (2) There is a long and robust legal precedent of Federal 
        deference to State primacy in water law and the legal system 
        that States establish for resolving disputes over water use, 
        with the Supreme Court finding in Kansas v. Colorado that 
        ``Congress cannot enforce either rule upon any State'' in 
        matters of the right regulation of water rights.
            (3) The entire American West and Southwest are facing 
        forecasts of prolonged droughts that will leave States facing 
        major water shortages and catastrophic wildfires.
            (4) Recent periods of drought in the American West have 
        also occurred with higher temperatures and reduced snowpack and 
        led to what climate scientists recently concluded was possibly 
        the most severe drought in California in over 1,200 years.
            (5) The Colorado River has been under drought conditions 
        since 2000, and the chances of a ``megadrought'' striking the 
        Southwest and central Great Plains are on the rise according to 
        forecasts from climate scientists.
            (6) Addressing water shortages today and in the future will 
        require action from the Federal Government that respects State, 
        local, and Tribal law, and that the policies that respond to 
        droughts should not pit State against State, region against 
        region, or stakeholders against one another.
            (7) Congress recognizes the range of separate, distinct 
        Federal agencies with authorities and resources that play a 
        role in water supply, including treatment and remediation of 
        groundwater, surface water storage, water recycling and reuse, 
        and other clean water infrastructure, and to avoid duplication 
        and ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of these various 
        Federal roles, there is a need for improved coordination, 
        streamlining, and collaboration, both among Federal agencies 
        and with drought-impacted States and localities.
            (8) It is the policy of the United States to respect 
        California's coequal goals, established by the Delta Reform Act 
        of 2009, of providing a more reliable water supply for 
        California and protecting, restoring, and enhancing the Delta 
        ecosystem, and these coequal goals shall be achieved in a 
        manner that protects and enhances the unique cultural, 
        recreational, natural resource, and agricultural values of the 
        Delta as an evolving place.
            (9) The State of California, in CA Water Code section 
        85021, has established a policy to reduce reliance on the Delta 
        in meeting California's future water supply needs through a 
        statewide strategy of investing in improved regional supplies, 
        conservation, and water use efficiency; California law directs 
        each region that depends on water from the Delta watershed to 
        improve its regional self-reliance for water through investment 
        in water use efficiency, water recycling, advanced water 
        technologies, local and regional water supply projects, and 
        improved regional coordination of local and regional water 
        supply efforts; and it is the intent of Congress to ensure that 
        Federal programs, policies, and investments respect and 
        compliment, and do not undermine or conflict with, California's 
        policy of reducing reliance on Delta diversions.
            (10) Federal agencies should operate the Bureau of 
        Reclamation's Central Valley Project in California in 
        compliance with all Federal and State laws, including 
        biological opinions, while working with the State to maximize 
        operational flexibility in order to deliver as much water as 
        reasonably possible to drought-impacted areas and minimize the 
        harm suffered by fish and wildlife as a result of drought.
            (11) The Reclamation Fund was established in 1902 with the 
        express purpose of providing for the construction and 
        maintenance of water infrastructure for the economic 
        development of the Western States and territories, with 
        revenues deposited into the fund out of public land sales 
        within these Western States and territories.
            (12) Since 1902, the Reclamation Fund has been supplemented 
        with additional revenues from Federal water resources 
        development and mineral and natural resource leases on Federal 
        lands, such that the surplus within the Reclamation Fund now 
        exceeds $17,000,000,000.
            (13) The Reclamation Fund represents a transfer of a 
        portion of receipts from Federal lands and Federal natural 
        resources in the West back to the West for water development, 
        and the Reclamation Fund's surplus should be used to assist the 
        West in meeting its water needs for public health and safety, 
        for expanding water recycling, reuse, and reclamation, and for 
        meeting the emergency needs of communities impacted by drought.
            (14) The Federal funding provided in this Act will support 
        near-term and long-term water supply reliability for the 
        Western States, including through the use of the Reclamation 
        Fund surplus to support long-term water infrastructure 
        investment.
            (15) The Federal funding authorized in title I of this Act 
        can help provide additional water supplies to the Western 
        States in the near-term, including 650,000 acre-feet per year 
        in additional average yield through water reuse projects, 
        350,000 acre-feet per year in additional average yield through 
        water storage projects, and 100,000 acre-feet per year in 
        additional average yield through water desalination projects.
            (16) Robust Federal investment and support is needed to 
        assist the Western States in developing future drought 
        resiliency in the face of climate change, which will continue 
        to exacerbate existing water supply challenges in an already 
        arid region of the country.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant 
        committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate.
            (2) Reclamation state.--The term ``Reclamation State'' 
        means a State or territory described in the first section of 
        the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 
        391).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, unless otherwise defined in a particular 
        provision.
            (4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).

                  TITLE I--INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 101. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING OF WATER RECYCLING 
              AND REUSE PROJECTS.

    (a) Competitive Grant Program for the Funding of Water Recycling 
and Reuse Projects.--Section 1602(f) of the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102-575; 
43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Priority.--When funding projects under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall give funding priority to projects that meet 
        one or more of the following criteria:
                    ``(A) Projects that are likely to provide a more 
                reliable water supply for States and local governments.
                    ``(B) Projects that are likely to increase the 
                water management flexibility and reduce impacts on 
                environmental resources from projects operated by 
                Federal and State agencies.
                    ``(C) Projects that are regional in nature.
                    ``(D) Projects with multiple stakeholders.
                    ``(E) Projects that provide multiple benefits, 
                including water supply reliability, eco-system 
                benefits, groundwater management and enhancements, and 
                water quality improvements.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1602(g) of the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (title 
XVI of Public Law 102-575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2025''; and
            (2) by striking ``if enacted appropriations legislation 
        designates funding to them by name,''.
    (c) Duration.--Section 4013 of the WIIN Act (43 U.S.C. 390b(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) section 4009(c).''.
    (d) Limitation on Funding.--Section 1631(d) of the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h-
13(d)) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 (October 1996 prices)'' and 
inserting ``$30,000,000 (January 2019 prices)''.

SEC. 102. STORAGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Non-federal interest.--The term ``Non-Federal 
        interest'' means an eligible entity or a qualified partner (as 
        defined in section 103(a)).
            (2) Project report.--The term ``project report'' means the 
        following documents prepared for a Federal storage project or 
        major federally assisted storage project (as defined in section 
        103(a)):
                    (A) A feasibility study carried out pursuant to 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.) including any feasibility or 
                equivalent studies prepared for a project pursuant to 
                section 103(c)(7)(B) or section 103(d)(7)(B)(i) of this 
                Act.
                    (B) The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act report 
                described in section 103(g) of this Act prepared for a 
                project.
                    (C) Any final document prepared for a project 
                pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 
                1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
                    (D) A brief description of any completed 
                environmental permits, approvals, reviews, or studies 
                required for a project under any Federal law other than 
                the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
                U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
                    (E) A description of any determinations made by the 
                Secretary under section 103(d)(7)(A)(ii) for each 
                project and the basis for such determinations.
            (3) Project study.--
                    (A) Federal storage project.--With respect to a 
                Federal storage project (as defined in section 103(a)), 
                the term ``project study'' means a feasibility study 
                carried out pursuant to 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.) 
                including a feasibility study prepared pursuant to 
                section 103(c)(7)(B) of this Act.
                    (B) Major federally assisted storage project.--With 
                respect to a major federally assisted storage project 
                (as defined in section 103(a)), the term ``project 
                study'' means the feasibility or equivalent studies 
                prepared pursuant to section 103(d)(7)(B)(i) of this 
                Act.
    (b) Annual Reports.--Not later than February 1 of each year, the 
Secretary shall develop and submit to the relevant committees of 
Congress an annual report, to be entitled ``Report to Congress on 
Future Storage Project Development'', that identifies the following:
            (1) Project reports.--Each project report that meets the 
        criteria established in subsection (d)(1)(A).
            (2) Proposed project studies.--Any proposed project study 
        submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant 
        to subsection (c) that meets the criteria established in 
        subsection (d)(1)(A).
            (3) Proposed modifications.--Any proposed modification to 
        an authorized project or project study that meets the criteria 
        established in subsection (d)(1)(A) that--
                    (A) is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal 
                interest pursuant to subsection (c); or
                    (B) is identified by the Secretary for 
                authorization.
    (c) Requests for Proposals.--
            (1) Publication.--Not later than May 1 of each year, the 
        Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice 
        requesting proposals from non-Federal interests for project 
        reports, proposed project studies, and proposed modifications 
        to authorized projects and project studies to be included in 
        the annual report.
            (2) Deadline for requests.--The Secretary shall include in 
        each notice required by this subsection a requirement that non-
        Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals 
        described in paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days after the 
        date of publication of the notice in the Federal Register in 
        order for the proposals to be considered for inclusion in the 
        annual report.
            (3) Notification.--On the date of publication of each 
        notice required by this subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) make the notice publicly available, including 
                on the internet; and
                    (B) provide written notification of the publication 
                to the relevant committees of Congress.
    (d) Contents.--
            (1) Project reports, proposed project studies, and proposed 
        modifications.--
                    (A) Criteria for inclusion in report.--The 
                Secretary shall include in the annual report only those 
                project reports, proposed project studies, and proposed 
                modifications to authorized projects and project 
                studies that--
                            (i) are related to the missions and 
                        authorities of the Department of the Interior;
                            (ii) require specific congressional 
                        authorization, including by an Act of Congress;
                            (iii) have not been congressionally 
                        authorized;
                            (iv) have not been included in any previous 
                        annual report; and
                            (v) if authorized, could be carried out by 
                        the Department of the Interior or a non-Federal 
                        entity eligible to carry out a major federally 
                        assisted storage project under section 103.
                    (B) Description of benefits.--
                            (i) Description.--The Secretary shall 
                        describe in the annual report, to the extent 
                        applicable and practicable, for each proposed 
                        project study and proposed modification to an 
                        authorized project or project study included in 
                        the annual report, the benefits, as described 
                        in clause (ii), of each such study or proposed 
                        modification.
                            (ii) Benefits.--The benefits (or expected 
                        benefits, in the case of a proposed project 
                        study) described in this clause are benefits 
                        to--
                                    (I) water supply and water 
                                management;
                                    (II) the environment, including 
                                fish and wildlife benefits estimated 
                                under section 103(g) for a project 
                                report or proposed modification to an 
                                authorized project;
                                    (III) the protection of human life 
                                and property;
                                    (IV) the national economy; or
                                    (V) the national security interests 
                                of the United States.
                    (C) Identification of other factors.--The Secretary 
                shall identify in the annual report, to the extent 
                practicable--
                            (i) for each proposed project study 
                        included in the annual report, the non-Federal 
                        interest that submitted the proposed project 
                        study pursuant to subsection (c); and
                            (ii) for each proposed project study and 
                        proposed modification to a project or project 
                        study included in the annual report, whether 
                        the non-Federal interest has demonstrated--
                                    (I) that local support exists for 
                                the proposed project study or proposed 
                                modification to an authorized project 
                                or project study (including the project 
                                that is the subject of the proposed 
                                project study or the proposed 
                                modification to an authorized project 
                                study); and
                                    (II) the financial ability to 
                                provide the required non-Federal cost 
                                share.
            (2) Transparency.--The Secretary shall include in the 
        annual report, for each project report, proposed project study, 
        and proposed modification to a project or project study 
        included under paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) the name of the associated non-Federal 
                interest, including the name of any non-Federal 
                interest that has contributed, or is expected to 
                contribute, a non-Federal share of the cost of--
                            (i) the project report;
                            (ii) the proposed project study;
                            (iii) the authorized project study for 
                        which the modification is proposed; or
                            (iv) construction of--
                                    (I) the project that is the subject 
                                of--
                                            (aa) the project report;
                                            (bb) the proposed project 
                                        study; or
                                            (cc) the authorized project 
                                        study for which a modification 
                                        is proposed; or
                                    (II) the proposed modification to a 
                                project;
                    (B) a letter or statement of support for the 
                project report, proposed project study, or proposed 
                modification to a project or project study from each 
                associated non-Federal interest;
                    (C) the purpose of the project report, proposed 
                project study, or proposed modification to a project or 
                project study;
                    (D) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the 
                Federal, non-Federal, and total costs of--
                            (i) the proposed modification to an 
                        authorized project study; and
                            (ii) construction of--
                                    (I) the project that is the subject 
                                of--
                                            (aa) the project report; or
                                            (bb) the authorized project 
                                        study for which a modification 
                                        is proposed, with respect to 
                                        the change in costs resulting 
                                        from such modification; or
                                    (II) the proposed modification to 
                                an authorized project; and
                    (E) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the 
                monetary and nonmonetary benefits of--
                            (i) the project that is the subject of--
                                    (I) the project report; or
                                    (II) the authorized project study 
                                for which a modification is proposed, 
                                with respect to the benefits of such 
                                modification; or
                            (ii) the proposed modification to an 
                        authorized project.
            (3) Certification.--The Secretary shall include in the 
        annual report a certification stating that each project report, 
        proposed project study, and proposed modification to a project 
        or project study included in the annual report meets the 
        criteria established in paragraph (1)(A).
            (4) Appendix.--The Secretary shall include in the annual 
        report an appendix listing the proposals submitted under 
        subsection (c) that were not included in the annual report 
        under paragraph (1)(A) and a description of why the Secretary 
        determined that those proposals did not meet the criteria for 
        inclusion under such paragraph.
    (e) Special Rule for Initial Annual Report.--Notwithstanding any 
other deadlines required by this section, the Secretary shall--
            (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, publish in the Federal Register a notice required 
        by subsection (c)(1); and
            (2) include in such notice a requirement that non-Federal 
        interests submit to the Secretary any proposals described in 
        subsection (c)(1) by not later than 120 days after the date of 
        publication of such notice in the Federal Register in order for 
        such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the first 
        annual report developed by the Secretary under this section.
    (f) Publication.--Upon submission of an annual report to Congress, 
the Secretary shall make the annual report publicly available, 
including through publication on the Internet.
    (g) Consultation.--The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner 
of Reclamation, shall confer with the relevant committees of Congress 
before submitting each annual report prepared under subsection (b).
    (h) Submission of Individual Project Reports.--Upon completion, 
project reports, including all required documents and reports under 
subsection (b), shall--
            (1) be submitted to the relevant committees of Congress; 
        and
            (2) include discussion of the following findings by the 
        Secretary--
                    (A) whether the project is deemed to be feasible in 
                accordance with the applicable feasibility standards 
                under section 103 and the reclamation laws;
                    (B) the degree to which the project will provide 
                benefits (or expected benefits, in the case of a 
                proposed project study) as described in subsection 
                (d)(1)(B)(ii) and other benefits under the reclamation 
                laws; and
                    (C) whether the project complies with Federal, 
                State, and local laws.

SEC. 103. FUNDING FOR STORAGE AND SUPPORTING PROJECTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Design; study.--
                    (A) In general.--The terms ``design'' and ``study'' 
                include any design, permitting, study (including a 
                feasibility study), materials engineering or testing, 
                surveying, or preconstruction activity relating to a 
                Federal storage project, a major federally assisted 
                storage project, a natural water storage project, or a 
                standard federally assisted storage project as defined 
                in this subsection.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The terms ``design'' and ``study'' 
                do not include an appraisal study or other preliminary 
                review intended to determine whether further study is 
                appropriate for a Federal storage project, a major 
                federally assisted storage project, a natural water 
                storage project, or a standard federally assisted 
                storage project as defined in this subsection.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) any State, political subdivision of a State, 
                department of a State, or public agency organized 
                pursuant to State law;
                    (B) an Indian Tribe or an entity controlled by an 
                Indian Tribe;
                    (C) a water users' association;
                    (D) an agency established by an interstate compact; 
                and
                    (E) an agency established under State law for the 
                joint exercise of powers.
            (3) Federal storage project.--The term ``Federal storage 
        project'' means--
                    (A) any project in a Reclamation State that 
                involves the construction, expansion, upgrade, or 
                capital repair of a water storage facility or a 
                facility conveying water to or from a surface or 
                groundwater storage facility--
                            (i) to which the United States holds title; 
                        and
                            (ii) that was authorized to be constructed, 
                        operated, and maintained pursuant to--
                                    (I) the reclamation laws; or
                                    (II) the Act of August 11, 1939 
                                (commonly known as the Water 
                                Conservation and Utilization Act (16 
                                U.S.C. 590y et seq.)); or
                    (B) an ecosystem restoration project for watershed 
                function, including a forest or watershed restoration 
                project, that, consistent with maintaining and 
                enhancing long-term ecological and hydrological 
                function and resilience, benefits the quality, timing, 
                and other qualities of water available for release on a 
                long-term basis from a water storage facility in a 
                Reclamation State--
                            (i) to which the United States holds title; 
                        and
                            (ii) that was authorized to be constructed, 
                        operated, and maintained pursuant to--
                                    (I) the reclamation laws; or
                                    (II) the Act of August 11, 1939 
                                (commonly known as the Water 
                                Conservation and Utilization Act (16 
                                U.S.C. 590y et seq.)).
            (4) Fish and wildlife benefits.--The term ``fish and 
        wildlife benefits'' means overall benefits or improvements to 
        aquatic ecosystems and native fish and wildlife within a 
        Reclamation State, including benefits for a wildlife refuge, 
        that are in excess of--
                    (A) existing fish and wildlife mitigation or 
                compliance obligations under--
                            (i) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
                        (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                            (ii) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);
                            (iii) the Water Resources Development Act 
                        of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4082);
                            (iv) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
                        U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
                            (v) the National Environmental Policy Act 
                        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
                            (vi) any other Federal law, State law or 
                        other existing requirement in regulations, 
                        permits, contracts, licenses, grants, or orders 
                        and decisions from courts or State or Federal 
                        agencies; or
                    (B) existing environmental mitigation or compliance 
                obligations as defined in section 6001(a)(32) of title 
                23 of the California Code of Regulations, with respect 
                to benefits and improvements to aquatic ecosystems and 
                native fish and wildlife within the State of 
                California, in recognition of the State of California's 
                existing prohibitions against the use of public funds 
                for environmental mitigation required under Federal and 
                State law.
            (5) Major federally assisted storage project.--The term 
        ``major federally assisted storage project'' means any project 
        in a Reclamation State that--
                    (A) involves the construction, expansion, upgrade, 
                or capital repair by an eligible entity or qualified 
                partner of--
                            (i) a surface or groundwater storage 
                        facility that is not federally owned; or
                            (ii) a facility that is not federally owned 
                        conveying water to or from a surface or 
                        groundwater storage facility;
                    (B) is an ecosystem restoration project for 
                watershed function, including a forest or watershed 
                restoration project, that, on a long-term basis, 
                benefits the quality, timing, and other qualities of 
                water available for release from a project described in 
                subparagraph (A) consistent with maintaining and 
                enhancing long-term ecological and hydrological 
                function and resilience in a Reclamation State;
                    (C) provides benefits described in section 
                102(d)(1)(B)(ii); and
                    (D) has a total estimated cost of more than 
                $250,000,000.
            (6) Natural water storage project.--The term ``natural 
        water storage project'' means a single project, a number of 
        distributed projects across a watershed, or the redesign and 
        replacement, or removal, of built infrastructure to incorporate 
        elements, where the project or elements have the following 
        characteristics:
                    (A) Uses primarily natural materials appropriate to 
                the specific site and landscape setting.
                    (B) Largely relies on natural riverine, wetland, 
                hydrologic, or ecological processes.
                    (C) Results in aquifer recharge, transient 
                floodplain water retention, reconnection of historic 
                floodplains to their stream channels with water 
                retention benefits within a Reclamation State, or 
                results in improved ecological forest watershed 
                condition if it is a project located within the State 
                of California.
                    (D) Is designed to produce two or more of the 
                following environmental benefits:
                            (i) Stream flow changes beneficial to 
                        watershed health.
                            (ii) Fish and wildlife habitat or migration 
                        corridor restoration.
                            (iii) Floodplain reconnection and 
                        inundation.
                            (iv) Riparian or wetland restoration and 
                        improvement.
            (7) Standard federally assisted storage project.--The term 
        ``standard federally assisted storage project'' means any 
        project in a Reclamation State that--
                    (A) involves the construction, expansion, upgrade, 
                or capital repair by an eligible entity or qualified 
                partner of--
                            (i) a surface or groundwater storage 
                        facility that is not federally owned; or
                            (ii) a facility that is not federally owned 
                        conveying water to or from a surface or 
                        groundwater storage facility;
                    (B) is an ecosystem restoration project for 
                watershed function, including a forest or watershed 
                restoration project, that, on a long-term basis, 
                benefits the quality, timing, and other qualities of 
                water available for release from a project described in 
                subparagraph (A) consistent with maintaining and 
                enhancing long-term ecological and hydrological 
                function and resilience in a Reclamation State;
                    (C) provides benefits described in section 
                102(d)(1)(B)(ii); and
                    (D) has a total estimated cost of $250,000,000 or 
                less.
            (8) Qualified partner.--The term ``qualified partner'' 
        means a non-profit organization operating in a Reclamation 
        State.
            (9) Reclamation laws.--The term ``reclamation laws'' means 
        Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 
        388; chapter 1093)), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of 
        that Act.
    (b) Storage Project Funding.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated a total of $750 million for use by the Secretary through 
fiscal year 2026 to advance--
            (1) Federal storage projects within a Reclamation State in 
        accordance with subsection (c);
            (2) major federally assisted storage projects within a 
        Reclamation State in accordance with subsection (d);
            (3) natural water storage projects within a Reclamation 
        State in accordance with subsection (e);
            (4) standard federally assisted storage projects within a 
        Reclamation State in accordance with subsection (f); or
            (5) grandfathered storage projects in accordance with 
        section 104.
    (c) Federal Storage Projects.--
            (1) Agreements.--On request of an eligible entity or 
        qualified partner and in accordance with this subsection, the 
        Secretary may negotiate and enter into an agreement on behalf 
        of the United States for the design, study, construction, 
        expansion, upgrade, or capital repair of a Federal storage 
        project located in a Reclamation State.
            (2) Federal share.--Subject to the requirements of this 
        subsection, the Secretary may fund up to 50 percent of the 
        design and study costs of a Federal storage project and up to 
        50 percent of the construction costs of a Federal storage 
        project.
            (3) Conditions for federal design and study funding.--
        Funding provided under this subsection may be made available 
        for the design and study of a Federal storage project if--
                    (A) the Secretary secures a cost share agreement 
                for design and study costs providing sufficient upfront 
                funding to pay the non-Federal share of the design and 
                study costs of the Federal storage project; and
                    (B) the feasibility study for the Federal storage 
                project is congressionally authorized by reference to 
                the annual Report to Congress on Future Storage Project 
                Development prepared under section 102.
            (4) Conditions for federal construction funding.--Funding 
        provided under this subsection for the construction of a 
        Federal storage project may be made available to a project if--
                    (A) the project has been authorized by name in a 
                Federal statute;
                    (B) the project is a multi-benefit project that 
                would, at a minimum, provide water supply reliability 
                benefits (including additional storage, conveyance, or 
                new firm yield) and fish and wildlife benefits as 
                determined by the final estimate prepared pursuant to 
                subsection (g);
                    (C) construction funding for the project is 
                congressionally approved by reference to the annual 
                Report to Congress on Future Storage Project 
                Development prepared under section 102;
                    (D) the Secretary secures an agreement providing 
                sufficient upfront funding to pay the non-Federal share 
                of the construction costs of the Federal storage 
                project; and
                    (E) The Secretary determines--
                            (i) the project is technically and 
                        financially feasible;
                            (ii) the project provides water supply 
                        reliability benefits for a State or local 
                        government and fish and wildlife benefits; and
                            (iii) in return for the Federal cost-share 
                        investment in the project, at least a 
                        proportionate share of the project benefits are 
                        for--
                                    (I) fish and wildlife benefits as 
                                determined under subsection (g); or
                                    (II) non-reimbursable expenses 
                                authorized under the reclamation laws 
                                other than fish and wildlife expenses.
            (5) Notification.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
        relevant committees of Congress and make publicly available on 
        the internet a written notification of the Secretary's 
        determinations regarding the satisfaction of the requirements 
        under paragraphs (3) and (4) by not later than 30 days after 
        the date of the determinations.
            (6) Environmental laws.--In participating in a Federal 
        storage project under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
        comply with all applicable Federal environmental laws, 
        including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and all State environmental laws of the 
        Reclamation State in which the project is located involving the 
        construction, expansion or operation of a water storage project 
        or fish and wildlife protection, provided that no law or 
        regulation of a State or political subdivision of a State 
        relieve the Secretary of any Federal requirement otherwise 
        applicable under this section.
            (7) Additional guidelines for restoration projects that 
        reduce the risk of water storage losses.--
                    (A) Requirements.--A restoration project described 
                in section 103(a)(3)(B) that receives funding under 
                this subsection must--
                            (i) have the potential to reduce the risk 
                        of water storage losses for a Federal storage 
                        project described in subsection (a)(3)(A) by 
                        reducing the risk of erosion or sediment 
                        loading; and
                            (ii) be designed to result in fish and 
                        wildlife benefits.
                    (B) Draft feasibility study.--Not later than 180 
                days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
                Secretary shall issue draft requirements for 
                feasibility studies for Federal storage projects 
                described in section 103(a)(3)(B).
                    (C) Feasibility study requirements.--The draft 
                feasibility study requirements issued under 
                subparagraph (B) shall be consistent with requirements 
                for a title XVI Feasibility Study Report, including the 
                economic analysis, contained in the Reclamation Manual 
                Directives and Standards numbered WTR 11-01, subject to 
                any additional requirements necessary to provide 
                sufficient information for making determinations under 
                this section.
                    (D) Final feasibility study requirements.--The 
                Secretary shall finalize the feasibility study 
                requirements under subparagraph (C) by not later than 1 
                year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (E) Eligible partner.--The Secretary is authorized 
                to participate in a restoration project described in 
                subsection (a)(3)(B) with a partner that is--
                            (i) an eligible entity as defined in 
                        subsection (a)(2); or
                            (ii) a qualified partner as defined in 
                        subsection (a)(8).
    (d) Major Federally Assisted Storage Projects.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to 
        participate in the design, study, construction, expansion, 
        upgrade, or capital repair of a major federally assisted 
        storage project on request of an eligible entity or qualified 
        partner. The competitive grant program established under this 
        paragraph shall--
                    (A) allow any project sponsor of a major federally 
                assisted storage project to apply for funding for the 
                design, study, construction, expansion, upgrade, or 
                capital repair of a major federally assisted storage 
                project;
                    (B) include the issuance of annual solicitations 
                for major federally assisted storage project sponsors 
                to apply for funding for the design, study, 
                construction, expansion, upgrade, or capital repair of 
                a major federally assisted storage project; and
                    (C) permit the Secretary to fund up to 25 percent 
                of the design and study costs of a major federally 
                assisted storage project and up to 25 percent of the 
                construction costs of a major federally assisted 
                storage project.
            (2) Funding priority for multi-benefit projects.--In making 
        grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give funding 
        priority to multi-benefit projects that provide greater--
                    (A) water supply reliability benefits for States 
                and local governments; and
                    (B) fish and wildlife benefits.
            (3) Conditions for federal design and study funding.--The 
        Secretary may fund a design or study activity for a major 
        federally assisted storage project under this subsection if--
                    (A) the Governor of the State in which the major 
                federally assisted storage project is located provides 
                written concurrence for the design and study 
                activities;
                    (B) the Secretary secures an agreement for design 
                and study costs providing sufficient upfront funding to 
                pay the non-Federal share of the design and study costs 
                of the major federally assisted storage project; and
                    (C) the feasibility study for the major federally 
                assisted storage project is congressionally authorized 
                by reference to the annual Report to Congress on Future 
                Storage Project Development prepared under section 102.
            (4) Conditions for federal construction funding.--Funding 
        provided under this subsection for the construction of a major 
        federally assisted storage project may be made available to a 
        project if--
                    (A) the project has been authorized by name in a 
                Federal statute;
                    (B) the project is a multi-benefit project that 
                would, at a minimum, provide water supply reliability 
                benefits (including additional storage, conveyance, or 
                new firm yield) and fish and wildlife benefits as 
                determined by the estimate prepared pursuant to 
                subsection (g);
                    (C) the Governor of the State in which the major 
                federally assisted storage project is located has 
                requested Federal participation at the time 
                construction is initiated;
                    (D) the Secretary secures an agreement committing 
                to pay the non-Federal share of the capital costs of 
                the major federally assisted storage project; and
                    (E) the Secretary determines--
                            (i) the project is technically and 
                        financially feasible;
                            (ii) the project provides water supply 
                        reliability benefits for a State or local 
                        government and fish and wildlife benefits; and
                            (iii) in return for the Federal cost-share 
                        investment in the project, at least a 
                        proportionate share of the project benefits are 
                        for--
                                    (I) fish and wildlife benefits as 
                                determined under subsection (g); or
                                    (II) other non-reimbursable 
                                expenses authorized under the 
                                reclamation laws other than fish and 
                                wildlife expenses.
            (5) Notification.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
        relevant committees of Congress and make publicly available on 
        the internet a written notification of the Secretary's 
        determinations regarding the satisfaction of the requirements 
        under paragraphs (3) and (4) by not later than 30 days after 
        the date of the determinations.
            (6) Environmental laws.--In participating in a major 
        federally assisted storage project under this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall comply with all applicable Federal 
        environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy 
        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and all State 
        environmental laws of the Reclamation State in which the 
        project is located involving the construction, expansion or 
        operation of a water storage project or fish and wildlife 
        protection, provided that no law or regulation of a State or 
        political subdivision of a State relieve the Secretary of any 
        Federal requirement otherwise applicable under this section.
            (7) Information.--
                    (A) In general.--In participating in a major 
                federally assisted storage project under this 
                subsection, the Secretary--
                            (i) may consider the use of feasibility or 
                        equivalent studies prepared by the sponsor of 
                        the major federally assisted storage project; 
                        but
                            (ii) shall retain responsibility for 
                        determining whether the feasibility or 
                        equivalent studies satisfy the requirements of 
                        reports prepared by the Secretary.
                    (B) Guidelines.--
                            (i) Draft.--Not later than 180 days after 
                        the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
                        Secretary shall issue draft guidelines for 
                        feasibility or equivalent studies for major 
                        federally assisted storage projects prepared by 
                        a project sponsor that shall be consistent with 
                        requirements for a title XVI Feasibility Study 
                        Report, including the economic analysis, 
                        contained in the Reclamation Manual Directives 
                        and Standards numbered WTR 11-01, subject to--
                                    (I) any additional requirements 
                                necessary to provide sufficient 
                                information for making any 
                                determinations or assessments under 
                                paragraphs (2), (3), and (4); and
                                    (II) the condition that the Bureau 
                                of Reclamation shall not bear 
                                responsibility for the technical 
                                adequacy of any design, cost estimate, 
                                or construction relating to a major 
                                federally assisted storage project.
                            (ii) Final.--The Secretary shall finalize 
                        the guidelines under clause (i) by not later 
                        than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
                        this Act.
                    (C) Technical assistance for feasibility studies.--
                            (i) Technical assistance.--At the request 
                        of an eligible entity or qualified partner, the 
                        Secretary shall provide to the eligible entity 
                        or qualified partner technical assistance 
                        relating to any aspect of a feasibility study 
                        carried out by the eligible entity or qualified 
                        partner under this subsection if the eligible 
                        entity or qualified partner contracts with the 
                        Secretary to pay all costs of providing the 
                        technical assistance.
                            (ii) Impartial decisionmaking.--In 
                        providing technical assistance under clause 
                        (i), the Secretary shall ensure that the use of 
                        funds accepted from an eligible entity or 
                        qualified partner will not affect the impartial 
                        decisionmaking responsibilities of the 
                        Secretary, either substantively or 
                        procedurally.
                            (iii) Effect of technical assistance.--The 
                        provision of technical assistance by the 
                        Secretary under clause (i) shall not be 
                        considered to be an approval or endorsement of 
                        a feasibility study.
            (8) Eligible partner.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        participate in a restoration project described in subsection 
        (a)(4)(B) with a partner that is--
                    (A) an eligible entity as defined in subsection 
                (a)(2); or
                    (B) a qualified partner as defined in subsection 
                (a)(8).
    (e) Natural Water Storage Projects.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to 
        participate in the design, study, construction, expansion, 
        upgrade, or capital repair of a natural water storage project 
        in a Reclamation State on request of an eligible entity or 
        qualified partner. The competitive grant program established 
        under this paragraph shall--
                    (A) allow any project sponsor of a natural water 
                storage project to apply for funding for the design, 
                study, construction, expansion, upgrade, or capital 
                repair of a natural water storage project; and
                    (B) include the issuance of annual solicitations 
                for natural water storage project sponsors to apply for 
                funding for the design, study, construction, expansion, 
                upgrade, or capital repair of a natural water storage 
                project.
            (2) Funding priority for multi-benefit projects.--In making 
        grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give funding 
        priority to multi-benefit projects that provide greater--
                    (A) water supply reliability benefits for States 
                and local governments; and
                    (B) fish and wildlife benefits.
            (3) Federal share.--Subject to the requirements of this 
        subsection, the Secretary may provide funding to an eligible 
        entity or qualified partner for the design, study, 
        construction, expansion, upgrade, or capital repair of a 
        natural water storage project in an amount equal to not more 
        than 80 percent of the total cost of the natural water storage 
        project.
            (4) Conditions for federal design and study funding.--The 
        Secretary may fund a design or study activity for a natural 
        water storage project under this subsection if the Governor of 
        the State in which the natural water storage project is located 
        provides written concurrence for design and study activities.
            (5) Conditions for federal construction funding.--Funding 
        provided under this subsection for the construction of a 
        natural water storage project may be made available to a 
        project if--
                    (A) the Governor of the State in which the natural 
                water storage project is located has requested Federal 
                participation at the time construction was initiated;
                    (B) the Secretary determines or the applicable non-
                Federal sponsor determines through the preparation of a 
                feasibility or equivalent study prepared in accordance 
                to paragraph (9), and the Secretary concurs, that--
                            (i) the project is technically and 
                        financially feasible;
                            (ii) the project provides water supply 
                        reliability benefits for a State or local 
                        government and fish and wildlife benefits; and
                            (iii) in return for the Federal cost-share 
                        investment in the project, at least a 
                        proportionate share of the project benefits are 
                        for non-reimbursable expenses authorized under 
                        the reclamation laws or for fish and wildlife 
                        benefits as defined in this section, which 
                        shall be considered a fully non-reimbursable 
                        Federal expenditure; and
                    (C) the Secretary secures an agreement committing 
                to pay the non-Federal share of the construction costs 
                of the project.
            (6) Environmental laws.--In participating in a natural 
        water storage project under this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall comply with all applicable Federal environmental laws, 
        including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and all State environmental laws of the 
        Reclamation State in which the project is located involving the 
        construction, expansion or operation of a water storage project 
        or fish and wildlife protection, provided that no law or 
        regulation of a State or political subdivision of a State 
        relieve the Secretary of any Federal requirement otherwise 
        applicable under this section.
            (7) Information.--In participating in a natural water 
        storage project under this subsection, the Secretary--
                    (A) may consider the use of feasibility or 
                equivalent studies prepared by the sponsor of the 
                natural water storage project if the sponsor elects to 
                prepare such reports; but
                    (B) shall retain responsibility for determining 
                whether the feasibility or equivalent studies satisfy 
                the requirements of studies prepared by the Secretary.
            (8) Notification.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
        relevant committees of Congress and make publicly available on 
        the internet a written notification of the Secretary's 
        determinations regarding the satisfaction of the requirements 
        under paragraphs (4) and (5) by not later than 30 days after 
        the date of the determinations.
            (9) Guidelines.--
                    (A) Draft.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
                draft guidelines for feasibility or equivalent studies 
                for natural water storage projects prepared by a 
                project sponsor that shall be consistent with this 
                subsection, provided that the Department of the 
                Interior shall not bear responsibility for the 
                technical adequacy of any design, cost estimate, or 
                construction relating to a natural water storage 
                project.
                    (B) Final.--The Secretary shall finalize the 
                guidelines under subparagraph (A) by not later than 1 
                year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (C) Technical assistance for feasibility studies.--
                            (i) Technical assistance.--At the request 
                        of an eligible entity or qualified partner, the 
                        Secretary shall provide to the eligible entity 
                        or qualified partner technical assistance 
                        relating to any aspect of a feasibility study 
                        carried out by an eligible entity or qualified 
                        partner under this subsection if the eligible 
                        entity or qualified partner contracts with the 
                        Secretary to pay all costs of providing the 
                        technical assistance.
                            (ii) Impartial decisionmaking.--In 
                        providing technical assistance under clause 
                        (i), the Secretary shall ensure that the use of 
                        funds accepted from an eligible entity or 
                        qualified partner will not affect the impartial 
                        decisionmaking responsibilities of the 
                        Secretary, either substantively or 
                        procedurally.
                            (iii) Effect of technical assistance.--The 
                        provision of technical assistance by the 
                        Secretary under clause (i) shall not be 
                        considered to be an approval or endorsement of 
                        a feasibility study.
    (f) Standard Federally Assisted Storage Projects.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to 
        participate in the design, study, construction, expansion, 
        upgrade, or capital repair of a standard federally assisted 
        storage project on request of an eligible entity or qualified 
        partner. The competitive grant program established under this 
        paragraph shall--
                    (A) allow any project sponsor of a standard 
                federally assisted storage project to apply for funding 
                for the design, study, construction, expansion, 
                upgrade, or capital repair of a federally assisted 
                storage project;
                    (B) include the issuance of annual solicitations 
                for standard federally assisted storage project 
                sponsors to apply for funding for the design, study, 
                construction, expansion, upgrade or capital repair of a 
                standard federally assisted storage project; and
                    (C) permit the Secretary to fund up to 25 percent 
                of the total cost of a federally assisted storage 
                project.
            (2) Selection of projects.--In making grants under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall give funding priority to 
        projects that--
                    (A) provide greater water supply reliability 
                benefits for States and local governments, including 
                through aquifer storage and recovery wells, in-lieu 
                recharge activities that could be effectuated or 
                expanded through additional infrastructure investments 
                including interties, and the establishment and use of 
                recharge ponds, including in an urban environment;
                    (B) provide greater fish and wildlife benefits; and
                    (C) cost not more than $30,000,000 to allow greater 
                participation and wider distribution of funds and 
                program benefits.
            (3) Conditions for federal design and study funding.--The 
        Secretary may fund a design or study activity for a standard 
        federally assisted storage project under this subsection if the 
        Governor of the State in which the federally assisted storage 
        project is located provides written concurrence for design and 
        study activities.
            (4) Conditions for federal construction funding.--Funding 
        provided under this subsection for the construction of a 
        standard federally assisted storage project may be made 
        available to a project if--
                    (A) the Governor of the State in which the 
                federally assisted storage project is located has 
                requested Federal participation at the time 
                construction was initiated; and
                    (B) the Secretary determines or the applicable non-
                Federal sponsor determines through the preparation of a 
                feasibility or equivalent study prepared in accordance 
                with paragraph (7), and the Secretary concurs, that--
                            (i) the standard federally assisted storage 
                        project is technically and financially 
                        feasible;
                            (ii) the standard federally assisted 
                        storage project provides water supply 
                        reliability benefits for a State or local 
                        government and fish and wildlife benefits; and
                            (iii) in return for the Federal cost-share 
                        investment in the project, at least a 
                        proportionate share of the project benefits are 
                        for non-reimbursable expenses authorized under 
                        the reclamation laws or for fish and wildlife 
                        benefits as defined in this section, which 
                        shall be considered a fully non-reimbursable 
                        Federal expenditure; and
                    (C) the Secretary secures an agreement committing 
                to pay the non-Federal share of the construction costs 
                of the project.
            (5) Notification.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
        relevant committees of Congress and make publicly available on 
        the internet a written notification of the Secretary's 
        determinations regarding the satisfaction of the requirements 
        under paragraphs (3) and (4) by not later than 30 days after 
        the date of the determinations.
            (6) Environmental laws.--In participating in a standard 
        federally assisted storage project under this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall comply with all applicable Federal 
        environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy 
        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and all State 
        environmental laws of the Reclamation State in which the 
        project is located involving the construction, expansion or 
        operation of a water storage project or fish and wildlife 
        protection, provided that no law or regulation of a State or 
        political subdivision of a State relieve the Secretary of any 
        Federal requirement otherwise applicable under this section.
            (7) Information.--
                    (A) In general.--In participating in a standard 
                federally assisted storage project under this 
                subsection, the Secretary--
                            (i) may consider the use of feasibility or 
                        equivalent studies prepared by the sponsor of 
                        the standard federally assisted storage 
                        project; but
                            (ii) shall retain responsibility for 
                        determining whether the feasibility or 
                        equivalent studies satisfy the requirements of 
                        reports prepared by the Secretary.
                    (B) Guidelines.--
                            (i) Draft.--Not later than 180 days after 
                        the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
                        Secretary shall issue draft guidelines for 
                        feasibility or equivalent studies for standard 
                        federally assisted storage projects prepared by 
                        a project sponsor that shall be consistent with 
                        requirements for a title XVI Feasibility Study 
                        Report, including the economic analysis, 
                        contained in the Reclamation Manual Directives 
                        and Standards numbered WTR 11-01, subject to--
                                    (I) any additional requirements 
                                necessary to provide sufficient 
                                information for making any 
                                determinations or assessments under 
                                paragraphs (2), (3) and (4); and
                                    (II) the condition that the 
                                Department of the Interior shall not 
                                bear responsibility for the technical 
                                adequacy of any design, cost estimate, 
                                or construction relating to a standard 
                                federally assisted storage project.
                            (ii) Final.--The Secretary shall finalize 
                        the guidelines under clause (i) by not later 
                        than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
                        this Act.
                    (C) Technical assistance for feasibility studies.--
                            (i) Technical assistance.--At the request 
                        of an eligible entity or qualified partner, the 
                        Secretary shall provide to the eligible entity 
                        or qualified partner technical assistance 
                        relating to any aspect of a feasibility study 
                        carried out by an eligible entity or qualified 
                        partner under this subsection if the eligible 
                        entity or qualified partner contracts with the 
                        Secretary to pay all costs of providing the 
                        technical assistance.
                            (ii) Impartial decisionmaking.--In 
                        providing technical assistance under clause 
                        (i), the Secretary shall ensure that the use of 
                        funds accepted from an eligible entity or 
                        qualified partner will not affect the impartial 
                        decisionmaking responsibilities of the 
                        Secretary, either substantively or 
                        procedurally.
                            (iii) Effect of technical assistance.--The 
                        provision of technical assistance by the 
                        Secretary under clause (i) shall not be 
                        considered to be an approval or endorsement of 
                        a feasibility study.
            (8) Committee resolution procedure.--
                    (A) In general.--No appropriation shall be made for 
                a standard federally assisted storage project under 
                this subsection, the total estimated cost of which 
                exceeds $100,000,000, if such project has not been 
                approved by a resolution adopted by the Committee on 
                Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
                Senate.
                    (B) Requirements for securing consideration.--For 
                the purposes of securing consideration of approval 
                under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to 
                a committee referred to in subparagraph (A) such 
                information as the committee requests and the non-
                Federal sponsor shall provide to the committee 
                information on the costs and relative needs for the 
                federally assisted storage project.
            (9) Eligible partner.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        participate in a restoration project described in subsection 
        (a)(7)(B) with a partner that is--
                    (A) an eligible entity as defined in subsection 
                (a)(2); or
                    (B) a qualified partner as defined in subsection 
                (a)(8).
    (g) Fish and Wildlife Losses and Benefits.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    (A) The term ``Best available scientific 
                information and data'' means the use of the high-value 
                information and data, specific to the decision being 
                made and the time frame available for making that 
                decision, to inform and assist management and policy 
                decisions;
                    (B) The term ``Director'' means--
                            (i) the Director of the United States Fish 
                        and Wildlife Service; or
                            (ii) the United States Secretary of 
                        Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
                        Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries 
                        Service, if a determination or fish and 
                        wildlife estimate made under this subsection is 
                        for an anadromous species or catadromous 
                        species.
                    (C) The term ``major water storage project'' means 
                a major federally assisted storage project or Federal 
                storage project as defined under section 102.
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of this subsection are the 
        following:
                    (A) To reverse widespread fish and wildlife species 
                decline in the Reclamation States.
                    (B) To help fund and assist in the preparation of 
                reports required under the Fish and Wildlife 
                Coordination Act for proposed water development 
                projects.
                    (C) To instruct the Director to prepare a report 
                described in section 2(b) of the Fish and Wildlife 
                Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 662(b)) for each major 
                water storage project that includes an estimate of fish 
                and wildlife losses and fish and wildlife benefits 
                derived from each such project, based on the best 
                available scientific information and data.
                    (D) To direct Federal funds to major water storage 
                projects that provide demonstrable, measurable fish and 
                wildlife benefits and associated ecosystem services 
                benefits for taxpayers based on objective data and the 
                expertise of the primary Federal agency with 
                jurisdiction over the management of fish and wildlife 
                resources.
                    (E) To ensure that Federal funds provided for fish 
                and wildlife purposes under this section are used 
                effectively in a manner that maximizes positive 
                outcomes for fish and wildlife and associated ecosystem 
                services benefits for taxpayers, including benefits 
                related to the domestic seafood supply and the 
                enhancement and expansion of hunting, fishing, and 
                other fish and wildlife related outdoor recreation 
                opportunities within the Reclamation States.
            (3) Estimation of fish and wildlife benefits and losses 
        under the fish and wildlife coordination act.--The Director 
        shall prepare a report described in section 2(b) of the Fish 
        and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 662(b)), for each 
        major water storage project that--
                    (A) is based on the best available scientific 
                information and data available; and
                    (B) includes an estimate of fish and wildlife 
                losses and fish and wildlife benefits derived from a 
                major water storage project determined in accordance 
                with this subsection.
            (4) Draft estimate.--
                    (A) Use of best available scientific information 
                and data available.--The Director shall include in the 
                Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act report prepared 
                under paragraph (3) a draft estimate of fish and 
                wildlife losses and fish and wildlife benefits derived 
                from a major water storage project.
                    (B) Coordination.--A draft estimate required under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be prepared in coordination with 
                the head of the State agency with jurisdiction over the 
                fish and wildlife resources of the State in which the 
                major water storage project is proposed to be carried 
                out.
                    (C) Applicable law; requirements.--The draft 
                estimate prepared under this paragraph shall--
                            (i) meet all the evaluation requirements of 
                        section 2(b) of the Fish and Wildlife 
                        Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 662(b)) unless 
                        otherwise specified in this subsection;
                            (ii) quantify and estimate the fish and 
                        wildlife benefits and any losses to native fish 
                        and wildlife from the proposed major water 
                        storage project; and
                            (iii) estimate whether the fish and 
                        wildlife benefits derived from the proposed 
                        major water storage project are likely to 
                        exceed the adverse fish and wildlife impacts.
                    (D) Review; availability.--The Director shall 
                ensure that any draft estimate prepared under this 
                paragraph is--
                            (i) made available for peer review by an 
                        independent group of scientific experts; and
                            (ii) made available for a public review and 
                        comment period of not less than 30 days.
            (5) Final estimate.--Using the best available scientific 
        information and data, the Director shall prepare a final 
        estimate of fish and wildlife benefits for each proposed major 
        water storage project based on the applicable draft estimate 
        prepared under paragraph (4), after considering the results of 
        the independent scientific peer review and public comment 
        processes under paragraph (4)(D).
            (6) Transmission; availability.--A final estimate prepared 
        under paragraph (5) shall be--
                    (A) transmitted to--
                            (i) the project applicant; and
                            (ii) the relevant State agency; and
                    (B) made available to the public.
            (7) Recommendations.--If a final estimate under paragraph 
        (5) determines that the proposed major water storage project 
        fails to provide fish and wildlife benefits, the final estimate 
        may identify potential recommendations to enable the project to 
        provide fish and wildlife benefits or to reduce the project's 
        adverse fish and wildlife impacts.
            (8) Importation of review standards.--Sections 207(i) and 
        207(j) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment 
        Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-575; 106 Stat. 4709) shall apply to 
        a final estimate prepared under paragraph (5), except that--
                    (A) any reference contained in those sections to 
                the Secretary shall be considered to be a reference to 
                the Director as defined in this subsection;
                    (B) any reference contained in those sections to 
                determination or determinations shall be considered to 
                be a reference to estimate or estimates described in 
                this subsection;
                    (C) any reference contained in those sections to 
                subsection (b), (f)(1), or (g) shall be considered to 
                be a reference to paragraph (5) of this subsection; and
                    (D) any reference contained in those sections to 
                ``this subsection'' shall be considered to be a 
                reference to section 103(g) of the FUTURE Western Water 
                Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act.
            (9) Funding for estimates.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated $10,000,000 through fiscal year 2026 for the 
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare draft 
        estimates under paragraph (4) and final estimates under 
        paragraph (5).
            (10) Additional funding for estimates.--The authority under 
        section 662(e) of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 
        U.S.C. 662(b)) to transfer funds from the Bureau of Reclamation 
        to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for Fish and 
        Wildlife Coordination Act reports for proposed water 
        development projects shall be deemed to extend to the 
        preparation of a draft or final estimate prepared under 
        paragraph (4) or (5), provided that any transfer of funds 
        generally adheres to the 1981 Transfer Funding Agreement 
        between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the 
        Bureau of Reclamation or any successor agreement, to the extent 
        that any such agreement is consistent with the requirements of 
        this subsection.
            (11) Agency responsibilities.--The responsibility for 
        preparing a draft and final estimate under this subsection 
        shall reside with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        and may not be delegated to another entity, including another 
        Federal agency or bureau, except for the United States 
        Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
        Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, for the 
        preparation of a draft or final estimate for anadromous species 
        or catadromous species.
            (12) Use of fish and wildlife estimates to inform federal 
        spending for fish and wildlife purposes.--With respect to a 
        major water storage project considered for Federal funding 
        under this section, the Director shall determine costs 
        allocated to the specific purpose of providing fish and 
        wildlife benefits, based on the fish and wildlife benefits 
        estimate for the applicable project or the best available 
        scientific information and data available at the time a cost 
        allocation determination is made. In determining a cost 
        allocation under this paragraph, the Director shall consult 
        with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and may make 
        a cost allocation determination for fish and wildlife benefits 
        in accordance with existing cost allocation procedures, to the 
        extent that such procedures are consistent with the 
        requirements of this subsection. Cost allocation determinations 
        for all other non-reimbursable or reimbursable project purposes 
        for a major water storage project advanced under this section 
        shall be determined in accordance with existing cost allocation 
        procedures under the reclamation laws.
    (h) Preliminary Studies.--Of the amounts made available under 
subsection (b), not more than 25 percent shall be provided for 
appraisal studies, feasibility studies, or other preliminary studies.
    (i) Providing Greater Federal Funding and Support for Multi-Benefit 
Storage Projects.--Notwithstanding any non-Federal cost share 
requirement under the reclamation laws for water development projects, 
any cost allocated to a water storage project under this section for 
the sole purpose of providing fish and wildlife benefits, determined in 
accordance with all applicable requirements under this section, shall 
be considered a 100 percent non-reimbursable Federal cost.
    (j) Calfed Reauthorization.--
            (1) Reauthorization.--Title I of Public Law 108-361 (118 
        Stat. 1681; 123 Stat. 2860; 128 Stat. 164; 128 Stat. 2312; 129 
        Stat. 2407; 130 Stat. 1866; 133 Stat. 2669), as amended by 
        section 204 of the Energy and Water Development and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), is 
        amended by striking ``2021'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``2026''.
            (2) Calfed description of activities.--Subparagraph 
        103(f)(1)(A) of Public Law 108-361 (118 Stat. 1694) is amended 
        by striking ``, except that'' and all that follows through the 
        end of the subparagraph.
    (k) Effect.--Nothing in this section is intended to authorize 
Federal funds made available under subsection (b) for a project led by 
a non-profit organization, as described in subsection (a)(7), except 
for a project that is a natural water storage project or forest 
restoration, watershed restoration or other restoration project that 
reduces the risk of water storage loss described in subsection (a).

SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF EXISTING REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANDFATHERED STORAGE 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Purpose; Definition.--
            (1) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
        an expedited project advancement process for certain water 
        storage projects that have already received some degree of 
        evaluation under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the 
        Nation Act (Public Law 114-322) or under certain State water 
        storage project evaluations.
            (2) Definition of grandfathered storage project.--In this 
        section, the term ``grandfathered storage project'' means a 
        storage project that has already been recommended for funding 
        made available under section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure 
        Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322) by the 
        Secretary or a State governor prior to June 1, 2020, except for 
        any project within the State of California that--
                    (A) has been evaluated for State storage funding 
                awards by the California Water Commission pursuant to 
                the California Water Quality, Supply, and 
                Infrastructure Improvement Act, approved by California 
                voters on November 4, 2014, and failed to receive a 
                maximum conditional eligibility determination of at 
                least $200 million; or
                    (B) is an on-stream storage project that has not 
                been evaluated for State storage funding awards by the 
                California Water Commission pursuant to the California 
                Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement 
                Act, approved by California voters on November 4, 2014.
    (b) In General.--Notwithstanding any other requirements of this 
Act, grandfathered storage projects shall be eligible to receive 
funding authorized under section 103(b) of this Act in accordance with 
this section.
    (c) Requirements.--
            (1) Importation of wiin act requirements.--The following 
        requirements shall apply to grandfathered storage projects: 
        sections 4007(c)(1) through 4007(c)(4), section 4007(f), and 
        section 4007(h)(2) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for 
        the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322), except that any reference 
        contained in those sections to State-led storage projects shall 
        be considered to be a reference to grandfathered storage 
        projects.
            (2) Prioritization.--The Secretary shall give funding 
        priority among grandfathered storage projects to those that 
        provide greater and more reliable water supply benefits to 
        wildlife refuges, species listed under the Endangered Species 
        Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), or to commercially 
        harvested salmon species.
    (d) Applicability of WIIN Act Deadlines.--Storage project deadlines 
described in section 4007(i) and section 4013(2) of the Water 
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322) 
shall not apply to any grandfathered storage project under this 
section.

SEC. 105. DESALINATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Desalination Projects Authorization.--Section 4(a) of the Water 
Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104-298) is 
amended by striking the second paragraph (1) (relating to projects) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(2) Projects.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Eligible desalination project.--The 
                        term `eligible desalination project' means any 
                        project located in a Reclamation State that--
                                    ``(I) involves an ocean or brackish 
                                water desalination facility--
                                            ``(aa) constructed, 
                                        operated, and maintained by a 
                                        State, Indian Tribe, 
                                        municipality, irrigation 
                                        district, water district, or 
                                        other organization with water 
                                        or power delivery authority; or
                                            ``(bb) sponsored or funded 
                                        by a State, department of a 
                                        State, political subdivision of 
                                        a State, municipality or public 
                                        agency organized pursuant to 
                                        State law, including through--

                                                    ``(AA) direct 
                                                sponsorship or funding; 
                                                or

                                                    ``(BB) indirect 
                                                sponsorship or funding, 
                                                such as by paying for 
                                                the water provided by 
                                                the facility; and

                                    ``(II) provides a Federal benefit 
                                in accordance with the reclamation 
                                laws.
                            ``(ii) Rural desalination project.--The 
                        term `rural desalination project' means an 
                        eligible desalination project that is designed 
                        to serve a community or group of communities, 
                        each of which has a population of not more than 
                        40,000 inhabitants.
                            ``(iii) Designated desalination project.--
                        The term `designated desalination project' 
                        means an eligible desalination project that--
                                    ``(I) is an ocean desalination 
                                project that uses a subsurface intake;
                                    ``(II) has a total estimated cost 
                                of $80,000,000 or less; and
                                    ``(III) is designed to serve a 
                                community or group of communities that 
                                collectively import more than 75 
                                percent of their water supplies.
                    ``(B) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to the 
                        requirements of this subsection and 
                        notwithstanding section 7, the Federal share of 
                        an eligible desalination project carried out 
                        under this subsection shall be--
                                    ``(I) not more than 25 percent of 
                                the total cost of the eligible 
                                desalination project; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of a rural 
                                desalination project or a designated 
                                desalination project, the applicable 
                                percentage determined in accordance 
                                with clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Rural desalination projects and 
                        designated desalination projects.--
                                    ``(I) Cost-sharing requirement for 
                                appraisal studies.--In the case of a 
                                rural desalination project carried out 
                                under this subsection, the Federal 
                                share of the cost of appraisal studies 
                                for the rural desalination project 
                                shall be--
                                            ``(aa) 100 percent of the 
                                        total costs of the appraisal 
                                        studies, up to $200,000; and
                                            ``(bb) if the total costs 
                                        of the appraisal studies are 
                                        more than $200,000, 50 percent 
                                        of any amounts over $200,000.
                                    ``(II) Cost-sharing requirement for 
                                feasibility studies.--In the case of a 
                                rural desalination project carried out 
                                under this subsection, the Federal 
                                share of the cost of feasibility 
                                studies for the rural desalination 
                                project shall be not more than 50 
                                percent.
                                    ``(III) Cost-sharing requirement 
                                for construction costs.--In the case of 
                                a rural desalination project or a 
                                designated desalination project carried 
                                out under this subsection, the Federal 
                                share of the cost of construction of 
                                the rural desalination project shall 
                                not exceed the greater of--
                                            ``(aa) 35 percent of the 
                                        total cost of construction, up 
                                        to a Federal cost of 
                                        $20,000,000; or
                                            ``(bb) 25 percent of the 
                                        total cost of construction.
                    ``(C) State role.--Participation by the Secretary 
                in an eligible desalination project under this 
                paragraph shall not occur unless--
                            ``(i)(I) the eligible desalination project 
                        is included in a State-approved plan; or
                                    ``(II) the participation has been 
                                requested by the Governor of the State 
                                in which the eligible desalination 
                                project is located; and
                            ``(ii) the State or local sponsor of the 
                        eligible desalination project determines, and 
                        the Secretary concurs, that--
                                    ``(I) the eligible desalination 
                                project--
                                            ``(aa) is technically and 
                                        financially feasible;
                                            ``(bb) provides a Federal 
                                        benefit in accordance with the 
                                        reclamation laws; and
                                            ``(cc) is consistent with 
                                        applicable State laws, State 
                                        regulations, State coastal zone 
                                        management plans and other 
                                        State plans such as 
                                        California's Water Quality 
                                        Control Plan for the Ocean 
                                        Waters in California;
                                    ``(II) sufficient non-Federal 
                                funding is available to complete the 
                                eligible desalination project; and
                                    ``(III) the eligible desalination 
                                project sponsors are financially 
                                solvent; and
                            ``(iii) the Secretary submits to Congress a 
                        written notification of the determinations 
                        under clause (ii) by not later than 30 days 
                        after the date of the determinations.
                    ``(D) Environmental laws.--In participating in an 
                eligible desalination project under this paragraph, the 
                Secretary shall comply with all applicable 
                environmental laws, including, but not limited to, the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                4321 et seq.) and State laws implementing the Coastal 
                Zone Management Act.
                    ``(E) Information.--In participating in an eligible 
                desalination project under this subsection, the 
                Secretary--
                            ``(i) may consider the use of reports 
                        prepared by the sponsor of the eligible 
                        desalination project, including feasibility or 
                        equivalent studies, environmental analyses, and 
                        other pertinent reports and analyses; but
                            ``(ii) shall retain responsibility for 
                        making the independent determinations described 
                        in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(F) Funding.--
                            ``(i) Authorization of appropriations.--
                        There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
                        out this paragraph $260,000,000 for the period 
                        of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain 
                        available until expended, of which not less 
                        than $15,000,000 shall be made available during 
                        that period for rural desalination projects.
                            ``(ii) Congressional approval initially 
                        required.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Each initial 
                                award under this paragraph for design 
                                and study or for construction of an 
                                eligible desalination project shall be 
                                approved by an Act of Congress.
                                    ``(II) Reclamation 
                                recommendations.--The Commissioner of 
                                Reclamation shall submit 
                                recommendations regarding the initial 
                                award of preconstruction and 
                                construction funding for consideration 
                                under subclause (I) to--
                                            ``(aa) the Committee on 
                                        Appropriations of the Senate;
                                            ``(bb) the Committee on 
                                        Energy and Natural Resources of 
                                        the Senate;
                                            ``(cc) the Committee on 
                                        Appropriations of the House of 
                                        Representatives; and
                                            ``(dd) the Committee on 
                                        Natural Resources of the House 
                                        of Representatives.
                            ``(iii) Subsequent funding awards.--After 
                        approval by Congress of an initial award of 
                        preconstruction or construction funding for an 
                        eligible desalination project under clause 
                        (ii), the Commissioner of Reclamation may award 
                        additional preconstruction or construction 
                        funding, respectively, for the eligible 
                        desalination project without further 
                        congressional approval.
                    ``(G) Total dollar cap.--The Secretary shall not 
                impose a total dollar cap on Federal contributions for 
                individual desalination projects receiving funding 
                under this paragraph.''.
    (b) Prioritization for Projects.--Section 4 of the Water 
Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104-298) is 
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Prioritization.--In carrying out demonstration and 
development activities under this section, the Secretary and the 
Commissioner of Reclamation shall each prioritize projects--
            ``(1) for the benefit of drought-stricken States and 
        communities;
            ``(2) for the benefit of States that have authorized 
        funding for research and development of desalination 
        technologies and projects;
            ``(3) that demonstrably reduce a reliance on imported water 
        supplies that have an impact on species listed under the 
        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
            ``(4) that, in a measurable and verifiable manner, reduce a 
        reliance on imported water supplies from imperiled ecosystems 
        such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta;
            ``(5) that demonstrably leverage the experience of 
        international partners with considerable expertise in 
        desalination, such as the State of Israel;
            ``(6) that maximize use of renewable energy to power 
        desalination facilities;
            ``(7) that maximize energy efficiency so that the lifecycle 
        energy demands of desalination are minimized;
            ``(8) located in regions that have employed strategies to 
        increase water conservation and the capture and recycling of 
        wastewater and stormwater; and
            ``(9) that meet the following criteria if they are ocean 
        desalination facilities--
                    ``(A) utilize a subsurface intake or, if a 
                subsurface intake is not technologically feasible, an 
                intake that uses the best available site, design, 
                technology, and mitigation measures to minimize the 
                mortality of all forms of marine life and impacts to 
                coastal dependent resources;
                    ``(B) are sited and designed to ensure that the 
                disposal of wastewaters including brine from the 
                desalination process--
                            ``(i) are not discharged in a manner that 
                        increases salinity levels in impaired bodies of 
                        water, or State or Federal Marine Protected 
                        Areas; and
                            ``(ii) achieve ambient salinity levels 
                        within a reasonable distance from the discharge 
                        point;
                    ``(C) are sited, designed, and operated in a manner 
                that maintains indigenous marine life and a healthy and 
                diverse marine community;
                    ``(D) do not cause significant unmitigated harm to 
                aquatic life; and
                    ``(E) include a construction and operation plan 
                designed to minimize loss of coastal habitat as well as 
                aesthetic, noise, and air quality impacts.''.
    (c) Recommendations to Congress.--In determining project 
recommendations to Congress under section 4(a)(2)(F)(ii)(II) of the 
Water Desalination Act of 1996, the Commissioner of Reclamation shall 
establish a priority scoring system that assigns priority scores to 
each project evaluated based on the prioritization criteria of section 
4(c) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; 
Public Law 104-298).

SEC. 106. ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WITHOUT ADEQUATE 
              DRINKING WATER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants within the 
Reclamation States to assist eligible applicants in planning, 
designing, or carrying out projects to help disadvantaged communities 
address a significant decline in the quantity or quality of drinking 
water.
    (b) Eligible Applicants.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an applicant shall submit an application to the Secretary 
that includes a proposal of the project or activity in subsection (c) 
to be planned, designed, constructed, or implemented, the service area 
of which--
            (1) shall not be located in any city or town with a 
        population of more than 60,000 residents; and
            (2) has a median household income of less than 100 percent 
        of the nonmetropolitan median household income of the State.
    (c) Eligible Projects.--Projects eligible for grants under this 
program may be used for--
            (1) emergency water supplies;
            (2) distributed treatment facilities;
            (3) construction of new wells and connections to existing 
        water source systems;
            (4) water distribution facilities;
            (5) connection fees to existing systems;
            (6) assistance to households to connect to water 
        facilities;
            (7) local resource sharing, including voluntary agreements 
        between water systems to jointly contract for services or 
        equipment, or to study or implement the physical consolidation 
        of two or more water systems;
            (8) technical assistance, planning, and design for any of 
        the activities described in paragraphs (1) through (7); or
            (9) any combination of activities described in paragraphs 
        (1) through (8).
    (d) Prioritization.--In determining priorities for funding 
projects, the Secretary shall take into consideration--
            (1) where the decline in the quantity or quality of water 
        poses the greatest threat to public health and safety;
            (2) the degree to which the project provides a long-term 
        solution to the water needs of the community; and
            (3) whether the applicant has the ability to qualify for 
        alternative funding sources.
    (e) Maximum Amount.--The amount of a grant provided under this 
section may be up to 100 percent of costs, including--
            (1) initial operation costs incurred for startup and 
        testing of project facilities;
            (2) costs of components to ensure such facilities and 
        components are properly operational; and
            (3) costs of operation or maintenance incurred subsequent 
        to placing the facilities or components into service.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.
    (g) Coordination Required.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to identify 
opportunities to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of 
activities carried out under this section to help disadvantaged 
communities address a significant decline in the quantity or quality of 
drinking water.

SEC. 107. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund, to be known as the Bureau of Reclamation 
Infrastructure Fund (referred to in this section as the ``Fund''), 
consisting of--
            (1) such amounts as are deposited in the Fund under 
        subsection (b); and
            (2) any interest earned on investment of amounts in the 
        Fund under subsection (c)(1)(B).
    (b) Deposits to Fund.--
            (1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2032 through 
        2062, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund 
        $300,000,000 of the revenues that would otherwise be deposited 
        for the fiscal year in the reclamation fund established by the 
        first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388; 
        chapter 1093), of which--
                    (A) $100,000,000 shall be expended by the Secretary 
                for water reclamation and reuse projects authorized 
                under title XVI of Public Law 102-575 or section 4009 
                of Public Law 114-322;
                    (B) $100,000,000 shall be expended by the Secretary 
                for grants authorized under sections 6002 and 9504 of 
                the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 
                U.S.C. 1015a and 42 U.S.C. 10364); and
                    (C) $100,000,000 shall be expended by the Secretary 
                to perform modifications to preserve the structural 
                safety of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related 
                facilities to ensure that Reclamation facilities do not 
                present unreasonable risks to public safety, property, 
                or the environment, provided that Federal expenditures 
                made under this section--
                            (i) account for no more than 85 percent of 
                        the total costs for any dam safety project; and
                            (ii) are made in accordance with section 3 
                        of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978.
            (2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts deposited in the Fund 
        under this section shall--
                    (A) be made available in accordance with this 
                section, without further appropriation; and
                    (B) be in addition to amounts appropriated for such 
                purposes under any other provision of law.
    (c) Expenditures From Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), for each of 
        fiscal years 2032 through 2062, the Secretary may expend from 
        the Fund, in accordance with this section, not more than an 
        amount equal to the sum of--
                    (A) the amounts deposited in the Fund that year 
                under subsection (b); and
                    (B) the amount of interest accrued in the Fund for 
                the fiscal year in which the expenditures are made.
            (2) Additional expenditures.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may expend more in 
                any fiscal year than the amounts described in 
                subsection (a) if the additional amounts are available 
                in the Fund as a result of a failure of the Secretary 
                to expend all of the amounts available under subsection 
                (a) in 1 or more prior fiscal years.
                    (B) Retention in accounts.--Any additional amounts 
                referred to in paragraph (1) shall--
                            (i) accrue interest in accordance with this 
                        section; and
                            (ii) only be expended for the purposes for 
                        which expenditures from the Fund are 
                        authorized.

                 TITLE II--IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY AND DATA

SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF WATER AVAILABILITY AND USE ASSESSMENT 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 9508 of Public Law 111-11 (42 U.S.C. 10368) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (2)(A)(ii)(VII);
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by adding ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (C) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) the 
                following:
                            ``(iv) water supplies made available 
                        through water reuse and seawater and brackish 
                        desalination;''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Data integration.--In carrying out the assessment 
        program, the Secretary shall, to the greatest extent 
        practicable--
                    ``(A) integrate available data from new 
                technologies where appropriate including data made 
                available from drones and emerging remote sensing 
                technologies; and
                    ``(B) coordinate with relevant Federal agencies and 
                bureaus to develop common data requirements for--
                            ``(i) Federal water data programs and 
                        efforts; and
                            ``(ii) geospatial data programs that can 
                        inform assessments of water availability and 
                        use under the assessment program.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``State water 
                resource'' each place it appears and inserting ``State 
                or Tribal water resource'';
                    (B) in the heading of paragraph (2), by striking 
                ``criteria'' and inserting ``State criteria'';
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
                (and redesignating the succeeding paragraph 
                accordingly):
            ``(3) Tribal criteria.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under paragraph (1), a Tribal water resource agency shall 
        demonstrate to the Secretary that the water use and 
        availability dataset proposed to be established or integrated 
        by the Tribal water resource agency--
                    ``(A) is in compliance with each quality and 
                conformity standard established by the Secretary to 
                ensure that the data will be capable of integration 
                with any national dataset; and
                    ``(B) will enhance the ability of the officials of 
                the Tribe or the Tribal water resource agency to carry 
                out water management responsibilities.
            ``(4) Tribal water resource agency definition.--For the 
        purposes of this subsection, the term `Tribal water resource 
        agency' means any agency of an Indian Tribe responsible for 
        water resource planning and management.''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or Tribal water resource 
                        agency'' after ``State water resource agency''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by inserting ``within any 5-year 
                        period'' after ``$250,000''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``2009 through 2013'' 
        and inserting ``2022 through 2026''.

SEC. 202. MODIFICATIONS TO INCOME EXCLUSION FOR CONSERVATION SUBSIDIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 136(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``any subsidy provided'' and inserting any 
        subsidy--
            ``(1) provided'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
        comma; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) provided (directly or indirectly) by a public utility 
        to a customer, or by a State or local government to a resident 
        of such State or locality, for the purchase or installation of 
        any water conservation or efficiency measure;
            ``(3) provided (directly or indirectly) by a storm water 
        management provider to a customer, or by a State or local 
        government to a resident of such State or locality, for the 
        purchase or installation of any storm water management measure; 
        or
            ``(4) provided (directly or indirectly) by a State or local 
        government to a resident of such State or locality for the 
        purchase or installation of any wastewater management measure, 
        but only if such measure is with respect to the taxpayer's 
        principal residence.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Definition of water conservation or efficiency measure 
        and storm water management measure.--Section 136(c) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Energy Conservation Measure'' in 
                the heading thereof and inserting ``Definitions'';
                    (B) by striking ``In general'' in the heading of 
                paragraph (1) and inserting ``Energy conservation 
                measure''; and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5) 
                and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Water conservation or efficiency measure.--For 
        purposes of this section, the term `water conservation or 
        efficiency measure' means any evaluation of water use, or any 
        installation or modification of property, the primary purpose 
        of which is to reduce consumption of water or to improve the 
        management of water demand with respect to one or more dwelling 
        units.
            ``(3) Storm water management measure.--For purposes of this 
        section, the term `storm water management measure' means any 
        installation or modification of property primarily designed to 
        reduce or manage amounts of storm water with respect to one or 
        more dwelling units.
            ``(4) Wastewater management measure.--For purposes of this 
        section, the term `wastewater management measure' means any 
        installation or modification of property primarily designed to 
        manage wastewater (including septic tanks and cesspools) with 
        respect to one or more dwelling units.''.
            (2) Definitions.--Section 136(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(C)) is amended 
        by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Public utility.--The term `public utility' 
                means a person engaged in the sale of electricity, 
                natural gas, or water to residential, commercial, or 
                industrial customers for use by such customers.
                    ``(C) Storm water management provider.--The term 
                `storm water management provider' means a person 
                engaged in the provision of storm water management 
                measures to the public.
                    ``(D) Person.--For purposes of subparagraphs (B) 
                and (C), the term `person' includes the Federal 
                Government, a State or local government or any 
                political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality 
                of any of the foregoing.''.
            (3) Clerical amendments.--
                    (A) The heading for section 136 of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                            (i) by inserting ``and water'' after 
                        ``energy''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``provided by public 
                        utilities''.
                    (B) The item relating to section 136 in the table 
                of sections of part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                            (i) by inserting ``and water'' after 
                        ``Energy''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``provided by public 
                        utilities''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts received after December 31, 2018.
    (d) No Inference.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by 
this Act shall be construed to create any inference with respect to the 
proper tax treatment of any subsidy received directly or indirectly 
from a public utility, a storm water management provider, or a State or 
local government for any water conservation measure or storm water 
management measure before January 1, 2022.

SEC. 203. X-PRIZE FOR WATER TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGHS.

    (a) Water Technology Award Program Established.--The Secretary, 
working through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall establish a program to 
award prizes to eligible persons described in subsection (b) for 
achievement in one or more of the following applications of water 
technology:
            (1) Demonstration of wastewater and industrial process 
        water purification for reuse or desalination of brackish water 
        or seawater with significantly less energy than current 
        municipally and commercially adopted technologies.
            (2) Demonstration of portable or modular desalination units 
        that can process 1 to 5,000,000 gallons per day that could be 
        deployed for temporary emergency uses in coastal communities or 
        communities with brackish groundwater supplies.
            (3) Demonstration of significant advantages over current 
        municipally and commercially adopted reverse osmosis 
        technologies as determined by the board established under 
        subsection (c).
            (4) Demonstration of significant improvements in the 
        recovery of residual or waste energy from the desalination 
        process.
            (5) Reducing open water evaporation.
    (b) Eligible Person.--An eligible person described in this 
subsection is--
            (1) an individual who is--
                    (A) a citizen or legal resident of the United 
                States; or
                    (B) a member of a group that includes citizens or 
                legal residents of the United States;
            (2) an entity that is incorporated and maintains its 
        primary place of business in the United States; or
            (3) a public water agency.
    (c) Establishment of Board.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a board to 
        administer the program established under subsection (a).
            (2) Membership.--The board shall be composed of not less 
        than 15 and not more than 21 members appointed by the 
        Secretary, of whom not less than 2 shall--
                    (A) be a representative of the interests of public 
                water districts or other public organizations with 
                water delivery authority;
                    (B) be a representative of the interests of 
                academic organizations with expertise in the field of 
                water technology, including desalination or water 
                reuse;
                    (C) be representative of a non-profit conservation 
                organization;
                    (D) have expertise in administering award 
                competitions; and
                    (E) be a representative of the Bureau of 
                Reclamation of the Department of the Interior with 
                expertise in the deployment of desalination or water 
                reuse.
    (d) Awards.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
board established under subsection (c) may make awards under the 
program established under subsection (a) as follows:
            (1) Financial prize.--The board may hold a financial award 
        competition and award a financial award in an amount determined 
        before the commencement of the competition to the first 
        competitor to meet such criteria as the board shall establish.
            (2) Recognition prize.--
                    (A) In general.--The board may recognize an 
                eligible person for superlative achievement in 1 or 
                more applications described in subsection (a).
                    (B) No financial remuneration.--An award under this 
                paragraph shall not include any financial remuneration.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) Contracting.--The board established under subsection 
        (c) may contract with a private organization to administer a 
        financial award competition described in subsection (d)(1).
            (2) Solicitation of funds.--A member of the board or any 
        administering organization with which the board has a contract 
        under paragraph (1) may solicit gifts from private and public 
        entities to be used for a financial award under subsection 
        (d)(1).
            (3) Limitation on participation of donors.--The board may 
        allow a donor who is a private person described in paragraph 
        (2) to participate in the determination of criteria for an 
        award under subsection (d), but such donor may not solely 
        determine the criteria for such award.
            (4) No advantage for donation.--A donor who is a private 
        person described in paragraph (3) shall not be entitled to any 
        special consideration or advantage with respect to 
        participation in a financial award competition under subsection 
        (d)(1).
    (f) Intellectual Property.--The Federal Government may not acquire 
an intellectual property right in any product or idea by virtue of the 
submission of such product or idea in any competition under subsection 
(d)(1).
    (g) Liability.--The board established under subsection (c) may 
require a competitor in a financial award competition under subsection 
(d)(1) to waive liability against the Federal Government for injuries 
and damages that result from participation in such competition.
    (h) Annual Report.--Each year, the board established under 
subsection (c) shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a 
report on the program established under subsection (a).
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        sums for the program established under subsection (a) as 
        follows:
                    (A) For administration of prize competitions under 
                subsection (d), $750,000 for each fiscal year through 
                fiscal year 2026.
                    (B) For the awarding of a financial prize award 
                under subsection (d)(1), in addition to any amounts 
                received under subsection (e)(2), $5,000,000 for each 
                fiscal year through fiscal year 2026.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) 
        shall remain available until expended.
    (j) Water Technology Investment Program Established.--The 
Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall establish a 
program, pursuant to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI), the Water 
Desalination Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-298), and other applicable 
laws, to promote the expanded use of technology for improving 
availability and resiliency of water supplies and power deliveries, 
which shall include--
            (1) investments to enable expanded and accelerated 
        deployment of desalination technology; and
            (2) investments to enable expanded and accelerated use of 
        recycled water.
    (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2026 
for the Secretary to carry out the purposes and provisions of 
subsection (j).

SEC. 204. STUDY EXAMINING SEDIMENT TRANSPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make appropriate 
arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine (referred to in this section as the ``National Academies'') 
under which the National Academies shall conduct a study that--
            (1) examines existing science and management guidance 
        related to methods for managing sediment transport from dam 
        removal;
            (2) includes case studies where diverse interests, 
        including hydroelectric, agricultural, conservation, and 
        industry stakeholders work jointly with Tribal, State, and 
        Federal government agencies to implement collaborative projects 
        requiring sediment transport; and
            (3) identifies future research opportunities, requirements, 
        and recommendations related to the science and management 
        guidance examined under paragraph (1), including research 
        opportunities, requirements, and recommendations related to 
        modeling and quantifying sediment flows.
    (b) Report.--In entering into an arrangement under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall request that the National Academies transmit to the 
Secretary and to Congress a report not later than 36 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act that--
            (1) includes the results of the study and relevant 
        interpretations of the results;
            (2) provides recommendations for applying science in 
        management and mitigation decisions relating to dam removal; 
        and
            (3) provides recommendations for improving future research 
        on the beneficial and adverse environmental impacts of sediment 
        transport from dam removal and appropriate actions to mitigate 
        such impacts.

SEC. 205. FEDERAL PRIORITY STREAMGAGES.

    (a) Federal Priority Streamgages.--The Secretary shall make every 
reasonable effort to make operational all streamgages identified as 
Federal Priority Streamgages by the United States Geological Survey not 
later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Collaboration With States.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, seek to leverage Federal investments in Federal 
Priority Streamgages through collaborative partnerships with States and 
local agencies that invest non-Federal funds to maintain and enhance 
gage networks to improve both environmental quality and water supply 
reliability.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $45,000,000 to carry out this section for each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2026.

SEC. 206. STUDY EXAMINING CLIMATE VULNERABILITIES AT FEDERAL DAMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make appropriate 
arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine (referred to in this section as the ``National Academies'') 
under which the National Academies shall conduct an independent study 
to--
            (1) examine the projected impact of climate change on the 
        safety of Bureau of Reclamation dams; and
            (2) evaluate and list the Bureau of Reclamation dams that 
        are most vulnerable to climate change related safety risks 
        based on an assessment of climate change related impacts on--
                    (A) the frequency of heavy precipitation events; 
                and
                    (B) other factors that influence the magnitude and 
                severity of flooding events including snow cover and 
                snowmelt, vegetation, and soil moisture.
    (b) Report.--In entering into an arrangement under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall request that the National Academies--
            (1) transmit to the Secretary and to the relevant 
        committees of Congress a report not later than 24 months after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act that includes the results 
        of the study; and
            (2) consider any previous studies or evaluations conducted 
        or completed by the Bureau of Reclamation or local water 
        agencies on climate change impacts to dams, facilities, and 
        watersheds as a reference and source of information during the 
        development of the independent study.

SEC. 207. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION.

    The Secretary is directed to include as a priority for grants 
authorized under section 9504 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364), the Water Conservation Field Services 
Program, and other water conservation grant programs, as appropriate, 
that help foster the adoption of technologies that can--
            (1) identify losses from water conveyance facilities in a 
        non-destructive manner that--
                    (A) does not disrupt the conveyance of water 
                supplies; and
                    (B) provides comprehensive data on pipeline 
                integrity, including leak and gas pocket detection, for 
                all pipeline materials;
            (2) provide real-time monitoring of weather patterns and 
        reservoir operations to improve flexibility, protect natural 
        resources, increase resiliency, maintain temperature control, 
        and ensure water supply reliability;
            (3) provide real-time data acquisition and analysis to 
        improve predictive aquifer management, including the 
        improvement of recharge, storage, and stormwater management 
        capabilities;
            (4) implement the use of real time sensors and forecast 
        data to improve the management of other water infrastructure 
        assets, including the identification and prevention of 
        impairments from inadequately treated agricultural or municipal 
        wastewaters or stormwater; or
            (5) improve water use efficiency and conservation, 
        including through behavioral water efficiency, supervisory 
        control and data acquisition systems, or other system 
        modernizations.

SEC. 208. FORECAST-INFORMED WATER CONTROL MANUAL UPDATES.

    Not less than $10,000,000 annually shall be used by the Army Corps 
of Engineers out of appropriated Operations and Maintenance funds to 
prepare for and process Water Control Manual Updates for forecast-
informed water operations projects prioritizing regions impacted by 
Atmospheric Rivers and where improved forecast skill can improve water 
operations. Funds shall also be used to operationalize a forecast-
informed water operations compatible component of the Corps Water 
Management System to process ensemble and synthetic forecasts to ensure 
continuous implementation of improvements in forecast skill for water 
operations.

            TITLE III--ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORATION

SEC. 301. WATERBIRD HABITAT CREATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Habitat Creation Program.--The Secretary shall 
establish a program to incentivize farmers to keep fields flooded 
during appropriate time periods for the purposes of waterbird habitat 
creation and maintenance, including waterfowl and shorebird habitat 
creation and maintenance, provided that--
            (1) such incentives may not exceed $3,500,000 annually, 
        either directly or through credits against other contractual 
        payment obligations;
            (2) the holder of a water contract receiving payments under 
        this section pass such payments through to farmers 
        participating in the program, less reasonable contractor costs, 
        if any; and
            (3) the Secretary determines that habitat creation 
        activities receiving financial support under this section will 
        create new habitat that is not likely to be created without the 
        financial incentives provided under this section.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $3,500,000 for each fiscal year through 
fiscal year 2026 to carry out this section, to remain available until 
expended.
    (c) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2022, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report summarizing 
the environmental performance of activities that are receiving, or have 
received, assistance under the program authorized by this section.

SEC. 302. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING OF WATERSHED HEALTH 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and in accordance with this section, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant agencies, shall 
establish a competitive grant program to award grants to an eligible 
entity for habitat restoration projects that improve watershed health 
in a Reclamation State and accomplish one or more of the following 
benefits:
            (1) Ecosystem benefits.
            (2) Restoration of native species beyond existing or 
        planned measures necessary to meet State or Federal laws for 
        species recovery.
            (3) Protection against invasive species.
            (4) Restoration of aspects of the natural ecosystem.
            (5) Enhancement of commercial and recreational fishing.
            (6) Enhancement of river-based recreation such as kayaking, 
        canoeing, and rafting.
            (7) Mitigate against the impacts of climate change to fish 
        and wildlife habitats.
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--In awarding a grant under subsection (a), 
        the Secretary--
                    (A) shall give priority to a project that achieves 
                more than one of the benefits listed in subsection (a); 
                and
                    (B) may not provide a grant for a project that is 
                for the purpose of meeting existing environmental 
                mitigation or compliance obligations under State or 
                Federal law.
            (2) Compliance.--A project awarded a grant under subsection 
        (a) shall comply with all applicable Federal and State laws.
    (c) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term 
``eligible entity'' means a State, Indian Tribe, nonprofit conservation 
organization operating in a Reclamation State, irrigation district, 
water district, or other organization with water or power delivery 
authority.
    (d) Public Participation.--Before the establishment of the program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) provide notice of and, for a period of not less than 90 
        days, an opportunity for public comment on, any draft or 
        proposed version of the program requirements in accordance with 
        this section; and
            (2) consider public comments received in developing the 
        final program requirements.
    (e) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2023, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report summarizing 
the environmental performance of activities that are receiving, or have 
received, assistance under the program authorized by this section.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each fiscal 
year through fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 303. SUPPORT FOR REFUGE WATER DELIVERIES.

    (a) Report on Historic Refuge Water Deliveries.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the relevant committees of Congress and make publicly 
available a report that describes the following:
            (1) Compliance with section 3406(d)(1) and section 
        3406(d)(2) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (title 
        XXXIV of Public Law 102-575) in each of years 1992 through 
        2018, including an indication of the amount of water identified 
        as the Level 2 amount and incremental Level 4 amount for each 
        wetland area.
            (2) The difference between the mandated quantity of water 
        to be delivered to each wetland habitat area described in 
        section 3406(d)(2) and the actual quantity of water delivered 
        since October 30, 1992, including a listing of every year in 
        which the full delivery of water to wetland habitat areas was 
        achieved in accordance with Level 4 of the ``Dependable Water 
        Supply Needs'' table, described in section 3406(d)(2) of the 
        Central Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public 
        Law 102-575).
            (3) Which of the authorities granted to the Secretary under 
        Public Law 102-575 to achieve the full Level 4 deliveries of 
        water to wetland habitat areas was employed in achieving the 
        increment of water delivery above the Level 2 amount for each 
        wetland habitat area, including whether water conservation, 
        conjunctive use, water purchases, water leases, donations, 
        water banking, or other authorized activities have been used 
        and the extent to which such authorities have been used.
            (4) An assessment of the degree to which the elimination of 
        water transaction fees for the donation of water rights to 
        wildlife refuges would help advance the goals of the Central 
        Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102-
        575).
    (b) Priority Construction List.--The Secretary shall establish, 
through a public process and in consultation with the Interagency 
Refuge Water Management Team, a priority list for the completion of the 
conveyance construction projects at the wildlife habitat areas 
described in section 3406(d)(2) of the Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102-575), including the 
Mendota Wildlife Area, Pixley National Wildlife Refuge and Sutter 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    (c) Ecological Monitoring and Evaluation Program.--Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
shall design and implement an ecological monitoring and evaluation 
program, for all Central Valley wildlife refuges, that produces an 
annual report based on existing and newly collected information, 
including--
            (1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Animal 
        Health Lab disease reports;
            (2) mid-winter waterfowl inventories;
            (3) nesting and brood surveys;
            (4) additional data collected regularly by the refuges, 
        such as herptile distribution and abundance;
            (5) a new coordinated systemwide monitoring effort for at 
        least one key migrant species and two resident species listed 
        as threatened and endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species 
        Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (including one warm-
        blooded and one cold-blooded), that identifies population 
        numbers and survival rates for the 3 previous years; and
            (6) an estimate of the bioenergetic food production 
        benefits to migrant waterfowl, consistent with the methodology 
        used by the Central Valley Joint Venture, to compliment and 
        inform the Central Valley Joint Venture implementation plan.
    (d) Adequate Staffing for Refuge Water Delivery Objectives.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that adequate staffing is provided to advance 
the refuge water supply delivery objectives under the Central Valley 
Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102-575).
    (e) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to 
carry out subsections (a) through (d), which shall remain available 
until expended.
    (f) Effect on Other Funds.--Amounts authorized under this section 
shall be in addition to amounts collected or appropriated under the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102-
575).

SEC. 304. DROUGHT PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR CRITICALLY IMPORTANT 
              FISHERIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Critically important fisheries.--The term ``critically 
        important fisheries'' means--
                    (A) commercially and recreationally important 
                fisheries located within the Reclamation States;
                    (B) fisheries containing fish species that are 
                listed as threatened or endangered pursuant to the 
                Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
                within the Reclamation States; or
                    (C) fisheries used by Indian Tribes within the 
                Reclamation States for ceremonial, subsistence, or 
                commercial purposes.
            (2) Qualified tribal government.--The term ``qualified 
        Tribal Government'' means any government of an Indian Tribe 
        that the Secretary determines--
                    (A) is involved in fishery management and recovery 
                activities including under the Endangered Species Act 
                of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
                    (B) has the management and organizational 
                capability to maximize the benefits of assistance 
                provided under this section.
    (b) Drought Plan for Critically Important Fisheries.--Not later 
than January 1, 2022, and every three years thereafter, the Secretary, 
acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service shall, in consultation with the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, State 
fish and wildlife agencies, and affected Indian Tribes, prepare a plan 
to sustain the survival of critically important fisheries within the 
Reclamation States during future periods of extended drought. The plan 
shall focus on actions that can aid the survival of critically 
important fisheries during the driest years. In preparing such plan, 
the Director shall consider--
            (1) habitat restoration efforts designed to provide drought 
        refugia and increased fisheries resilience during droughts;
            (2) relocating the release location and timing of hatchery 
        fish to avoid predation and temperature impacts;
            (3) barging of hatchery release fish to improve survival 
        and reduce straying;
            (4) coordination with water users, the Bureau of 
        Reclamation, State fish and wildlife agencies, and interested 
        public water agencies regarding voluntary water transfers, 
        including through groundwater substitution activities, to 
        determine if water releases can be collaboratively managed in a 
        way that provides additional benefits for critically important 
        fisheries without negatively impacting wildlife habitat;
            (5) hatchery management modifications, such as expanding 
        hatchery production of fish during the driest years, if 
        appropriate for a particular river basin;
            (6) hatchery retrofit projects, such as the installation 
        and operation of filtration equipment and chillers, to reduce 
        disease outbreaks, egg mortality and other impacts of droughts 
        and high water temperatures;
            (7) increasing rescue operations of upstream migrating 
        fish;
            (8) improving temperature modeling and related forecasted 
        information to predict water management impacts to the habitat 
        of critically important fisheries with a higher degree of 
        accuracy than current models;
            (9) testing the potential for parentage-based tagging and 
        other genetic testing technologies to improve the management of 
        hatcheries;
            (10) programs to reduce predation losses at artificially 
        created predation hot spots; and
            (11) retrofitting existing water facilities to provide 
        improved temperature conditions for fish.
    (c) Public Comment.--The Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service shall provide for a public comment period of not less 
than 90 days before finalizing a plan under subsection (a).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations for Fish Recovery Efforts.--
There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022 for fish, stream, 
and hatchery activities related to fish recovery efforts, including 
work with the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bureau of 
Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, State fish and wildlife 
agencies, or a qualified Tribal Government.
    (e) Effect.--Nothing in this section is intended to expand, 
diminish, or affect any obligation under Federal or State environmental 
law.

SEC. 305. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FISHERIES RESTORATION AND IRRIGATION 
              MITIGATION ACT OF 2000.

    Section 10(a) of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation 
Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777 note; Public Law 106-502) is 
amended by striking ``$15 million through 2021'' and inserting 
``$25,000,000 through 2028''.

SEC. 306. COMBATING WATER THEFT FOR ILLEGAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION.

    (a) Policy Directive on Illegal Water Diversion for Marijuana 
Cultivation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, in 
collaboration with the Secretary and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall use the best available 
information to determine the amount of water diverted for marijuana 
cultivation in each of the high intensity drug trafficking areas (as 
designated under section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706)) within the State 
of California and other States frequently affected by water shortages.
    (b) Environmental Reporting Requirements for Domestic Cannabis 
Eradication Program.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General 
shall require, as a condition of the receipt of any funds under the 
Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression program of the Drug 
Enforcement Administration, or any successor program, a report from any 
participant in such program containing information on the environmental 
consequences of actions taken pursuant to program participation. The 
Attorney General, in making any determination to provide funding under 
the program, shall take into account the information so reported.
    (c) Trespass Marijuana Location Registry.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
establish and maintain a registry, in which reports received by the 
Attorney General of incidents of cultivation of marijuana on Federal or 
State property or while intentionally trespassing on the property of 
another shall be recorded and, to the extent feasible, made available 
to the public.
    (d) Funding for Remediation of Trespass Marijuana Sites.--
            (1) From forfeiture fund.--Section 524(c)(1)(E)(ii) of 
        title 28, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subclause (II), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon at the end; and
                    (C) by inserting after subclause (II) the 
                following:
                                    ``(III) costs incurred by or on 
                                behalf of any State, local, or Tribal 
                                government in connection with the 
                                remediation of any area formerly used 
                                for the production or cultivation of 
                                marijuana, including the removal of any 
                                hazardous substance or pollutant or 
                                contaminant, in which such State, 
                                local, or Tribal government has 
                                assisted in a Federal prosecution 
                                related to marijuana;''.
            (2) From restitution in criminal cases.--Section 413(q) of 
        the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853(q)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting after ``manufacture'' the 
                        following: ``or cultivation''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or methamphetamine'' and 
                        inserting ``, methamphetamine, or marihuana''; 
                        and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``or 
                methamphetamine'' the following: ``, or cultivation of 
                marihuana,''.
    (e) Voluntary Guidelines.--
            (1) Establishment of voluntary guidelines.--Not later than 
        6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other 
        appropriate Federal agencies, including the Environmental 
        Protection Agency, and experts in the field, shall establish 
        voluntary guidelines, based on the best available scientific 
        knowledge--
                    (A) for the remediation of former indoor and 
                outdoor marijuana cultivation and processing sites, 
                including guidelines regarding preliminary site 
                assessment and the remediation of residual contaminants 
                and ecosystems; and
                    (B) for State, local, and Tribal governments to use 
                in developing and implementing laws, regulations, 
                guidelines, and other policies that apply the best 
                available research and technology to the remediation of 
                former indoor and outdoor marijuana cultivation and 
                processing sites.
            (2) Considerations.--In establishing the voluntary 
        guidelines under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture 
        shall consider, at a minimum--
                    (A) relevant standards, guidelines, and 
                requirements found in Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                laws and regulations;
                    (B) the various types and locations of former 
                marijuana cultivation or processing sites, including 
                both indoor and outdoor sites; and
                    (C) the estimated costs of carrying out any such 
                guidelines.
            (3) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall work 
        with State, local, and Tribal governments and other non-Federal 
        agencies and organizations the Secretary determines relevant to 
        promote and encourage the adoption of the voluntary guidelines 
        established under paragraph (1).
            (4) Revisions to the guidelines.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
                periodically review and revise the voluntary guidelines 
                to incorporate findings of the research conducted 
                pursuant to subsection (f) and other new knowledge.
                    (B) Consultation.--In carrying out subparagraph 
                (A), the Secretary of Agriculture may consult with 
                State, local, Tribal governments, and non-profits 
                engaged in scientific research and reclamation, and 
                other interested parties.
    (f) Research Program.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, including the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish a program of research 
to support the development and revision of the voluntary guidelines 
established under subsection (e). Such program shall--
            (1) identify marijuana cultivation or processing-related 
        chemicals of concern;
            (2) assess the types and levels of exposure to chemicals of 
        concern identified under paragraph (1) that may present 
        significant adverse biological effects, and identify actions 
        and additional research necessary to remediate such biological 
        effects;
            (3) assess the impacts of marijuana cultivation and 
        processing on waterways and bodies of water, and identify 
        actions and additional research necessary to remediate such 
        impacts;
            (4) evaluate the performance of current remediation 
        techniques for marijuana cultivation and processing sites;
            (5) identify areas for which additional research is 
        necessary, including research relating to--
                    (A) the impacts of indoor and outdoor marijuana 
                cultivation and processing, including biological and 
                hydrological effects and impacts to soil and landscape, 
                such as the potential for erosion; and
                    (B) the remediation of former indoor or outdoor 
                marijuana cultivation or processing sites;
            (6) support other research priorities identified by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with State, local, 
        Tribal governments, non-profits engaged in scientific research 
        and reclamation, and other interested parties; and
            (7) include collaboration with institutions of higher 
        education engaged in research on any matter described in this 
        subsection or additional research priorities determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 307. SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY DURING DROUGHTS.

    Section 9503(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
(42 U.S.C. 10363(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting ``and native 
        biodiversity'' after ``wildlife habitat''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ``and drought 
        biodiversity plans to address sustaining native biodiversity 
        during periods of drought'' after ``restoration plans''.

               TITLE IV--WATER JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION

SEC. 401. WATER RESOURCE EDUCATION.

    (a) General Authority.--In accordance with this section, the 
Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement or contract or provide 
financial assistance in the form of a grant, to support activities 
related to education on water resources.
    (b) Eligible Activities.--The Secretary may enter into a 
cooperative agreement or contract or provide financial assistance for 
activities that improve water resources education, including through 
tours, publications or other activities that--
            (1) disseminate information on water resources via 
        educational tools, materials or programs;
            (2) publish relevant information on water resource issues, 
        including environmental and ecological conditions;
            (3) advance projects that improve public understanding of 
        water resource issues or management challenges, including 
        education on drought, drought awareness, and drought 
        resiliency;
            (4) provide training or related education for teachers, 
        faculty, or related personnel, including in a specific 
        geographic area or region; or
            (5) enable tours, conferences, or other activities to 
        foster cooperation in addressing water resources or management 
        challenges, including cooperation relating to water resources 
        shared by the United States and Canada or Mexico.
    (c) Grant Priority.--In making grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to activities that--
            (1) provide training for the professional development of 
        legal and technical experts in the field of water resources 
        management; or
            (2) help educate the public, teachers or key stakeholders 
        on--
                    (A) a new or significantly improved water resource 
                management practice, method, or technique;
                    (B) the existence of a water resource management 
                practice, method, or technique that may have wide 
                application;
                    (C) a water resource management practice, method, 
                or technique related to a scientific field or skill 
                identified as a priority by the Secretary; or
                    (D) general water resource issues or management 
                challenges, including as part of a science curricula in 
                elementary or secondary education setting.

SEC. 402. WATER SECTOR CAREER GRANT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Coordination With Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce 
Development Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a grant 
        program to improve job placement and retention in the water and 
        wastewater utilities sector, to be administered in coordination 
        with the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development 
        Program.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4304(b) of Public Law 
        115-270 (42 U.S.C. 300j-19e) is amended by inserting ``and the 
        Secretary of the Interior'' after ``Agriculture''.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated for purposes of this section $10,000,000 for 
        each fiscal year through fiscal year 2026, to remain available 
        until expended.
    (b) Grants Authorized.--Beginning 360 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary may award grants to eligible 
entities for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving programs 
that increase the job placement and retention of skilled and diverse 
workers in the water and wastewater sector.
    (c) Allocation of Grants.--
            (1) Limitation on grant quantity and size.--An eligible 
        entity may not be awarded--
                    (A) more than 1 grant under this section for which 
                the eligible entity is the lead applicant; or
                    (B) a grant under this section in excess of 
                $2,500,000.
            (2) Allocation to community colleges.--Not less than 20 
        percent of the total amount awarded under this section for a 
        fiscal year shall be awarded to eligible entities that are 
        community colleges.
    (d) Partnerships.--An eligible entity seeking to receive a grant 
under this section may partner with 1 or more of the following:
            (1) Another eligible entity (including an eligible entity 
        that is a community college).
            (2) A water district or other organization with water 
        delivery authority.
            (3) A State or local government.
            (4) A nonprofit organization.
    (e) Use of Grant.--An eligible entity may use a grant awarded under 
this section for the following activities:
            (1) Assessment of water workforce needs and priorities.
            (2) Development of a water workforce plan.
            (3) Design and implementation of formalized mentorship or 
        registered apprenticeship programs.
            (4) Design and implementation of bridge programs, work-
        study opportunities, or other strategies to connect jobseekers 
        with employment opportunities.
            (5) Development of outreach strategies to recruit a more 
        diverse workforce.
            (6) Incumbent worker and career ladder training and skill 
        upgrading and retraining.
            (7) Identification and removal of barriers preventing 
        qualified individuals from securing and retaining a job.
            (8) Curriculum development at the undergraduate and 
        postgraduate levels.
            (9) Development and support of water resource management 
        major, minor, or certificate programs.
            (10) Outreach, recruitment, career guidance, and case 
        management services.
            (11) Such other activities, as determined by the Secretary, 
        to meet the purposes of this section.
    (f) Grant Proposals.--
            (1) Submission procedure for grant proposals.--An eligible 
        entity seeking to receive a grant under this section shall 
        submit a grant proposal to the Secretary at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
        require.
            (2) Content of grant proposals.--A grant proposal submitted 
        to the Secretary under this section shall include a detailed 
        description of--
                    (A) the specific project for which the grant 
                proposal is submitted, including the manner in which 
                the grant will be used to develop, offer, or improve a 
                program to improve recruitment and retention in the 
                water or wastewater utility sector;
                    (B) any previous experience of the eligible entity 
                in providing such programs; and
                    (C) the extent to which such project will meet the 
                needs identified under subsection (i).
    (g) Criteria for Award of Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to appropriations, the Secretary 
        shall award grants under this section based on an evaluation 
        of--
                    (A) the merits of the grant proposal;
                    (B) the likely improvement to job recruitment and 
                retention as a result of the grant proposal; and
                    (C) the availability and capacity of existing 
                educational programs in the community to meet future 
                demand for such programs.
            (2) Priority.--Priority in awarding grants under this 
        section shall be given to an eligible entity that--
                    (A) includes the equal participation of industry 
                and labor organizations, including joint labor-
                management training programs and workforce investment 
                boards;
                    (B) has entered into a memorandum of understanding 
                with an employer that is a water district or 
                organization with water delivery authority to foster 
                workforce development, recruitment, and retention, and 
                can leverage additional public and private resources to 
                fund activities that further the purposes of the grant;
                    (C) focuses on individuals who are--
                            (i) veterans, members of the reserve 
                        components of the Armed Forces, or former 
                        members of such reserve components;
                            (ii) unemployed;
                            (iii) seeking employment pathways out of 
                        poverty and into economic self-sufficiency;
                            (iv) at-risk youth;
                            (v) formerly incarcerated, adjudicated, 
                        nonviolent offenders; or
                            (vi) from populations that are 
                        traditionally underrepresented in the 
                        infrastructure workforce; or
                    (D) with respect to an eligible entity that is an 
                institution of higher education, has a high percentage 
                or number of minority or low-income students.
            (3) Geographic distribution.--The Secretary shall, to the 
        extent practicable, award grants under this section in a manner 
        that provides for a reasonable geographic distribution, except 
        that the Secretary shall prioritize grants to institutions 
        focused on the water management challenges of the Reclamation 
        States.
    (h) Data Collection and Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--A grantee under this section shall collect 
        and report to the Secretary on an annual basis the following:
                    (A) The number of participants enrolled in the 
                program.
                    (B) The number of participants that have completed 
                the program.
                    (C) The services received by such participants, 
                including a description of training, education, and 
                supportive services.
                    (D) The amount spent by the grantee per 
                participant.
                    (E) The rate of job placement of participants with 
                a water district or other entity in the water and 
                wastewater utilities sector.
                    (F) The rate of employment retention 1 year after 
                completion of the program or 1 year after the 
                participant is no longer enrolled in such institution 
                of higher education, whichever is later.
                    (G) The average wage at placement, including any 
                benefits, and the rate of average wage increase after 1 
                year.
                    (H) Any factors determined as significantly 
                interfering with recruitment and retention.
            (2) Disaggregation of data.--The data collected and 
        reported under this subsection shall be disaggregated by--
                    (A) race;
                    (B) gender;
                    (C) low-income status;
                    (D) disability; and
                    (E) English language proficiency.
            (3) Assistance from secretary.--The Secretary shall assist 
        grantees in the collection of data under this subsection by 
        making available, where practicable, low-cost means of tracking 
        the labor market outcomes of participants and by providing 
        standardized reporting forms, where appropriate.
    (i) Interagency Research Program and Coordination.--
            (1) Interagency labor market research program.--
                    (A) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 
                120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
                section, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of 
                understanding with the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture, and the Secretary of Labor, acting through 
                the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on a program to--
                            (i) collect and analyze labor market data 
                        in the water and wastewater utilities sector, 
                        including the data collected in subsection (h);
                            (ii) track workforce trends, including 
                        those affecting recruitment and retention; and
                            (iii) identify the educational and career 
                        training needs for current and future jobs in 
                        the water and wastewater utilities sector, 
                        including those related to construction and 
                        installation, engineering, operation, and 
                        maintenance.
                    (B) Collaboration.--Activities carried out under 
                this paragraph shall include collaboration with State 
                and local governments, workforce investment boards, 
                industry, labor organizations, water districts, and 
                nonprofit organizations.
            (2) Coordination between federal water career training 
        programs.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall enter into a 
        memorandum of understanding with the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency to facilitate coordination and 
        collaboration between the career training program established 
        by this section and the Innovative Water Infrastructure 
        Workforce Development Program, including the improvement of 
        such career training programs over time to reflect the needs 
        identified by the interagency research program established in 
        paragraph (1).
    (j) Guidelines.--Not later than 240 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall--
            (1) promulgate guidelines for the submission of grant 
        proposals under this section, including a list of the needs 
        identified under subsection (i); and
            (2) publish and maintain such guidelines on a public 
        website of the Secretary.
    (k) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate on the grant programs established by this 
section and the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development 
Program. The report shall include a description of the grantees and the 
activities for which grantees used a grant awarded under this section.
    (l) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Community college.--The term ``community college'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``junior or community college'' in 
        section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1058(f)).
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        nonprofit entity or partnership that demonstrates experience in 
        implementing and operating worker skills training and education 
        programs such as a labor organization or an institution of 
        higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            (3) Grantee.--The term ``grantee'' means an eligible entity 
        that has received a grant under this section.
            (4) Innovative water infrastructure workforce development 
        program.--The term ``Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce 
        Development Program'' means the program authorized by section 
        4304(b) of Public Law 115-270.
            (5) Lead applicant.--The term ``lead applicant'' means the 
        eligible entity that is primarily responsible for the 
        preparation, conduct, and administration of the project for 
        which the grant was awarded.
            (6) Low-income student.--The term ``low-income student'' 
        means a student whose income (adjusted for family size) does 
        not exceed--
                    (A) for metropolitan areas, 80 percent of the area 
                median income; and
                    (B) for nonmetropolitan areas, the greater of--
                            (i) 80 percent of the area median income; 
                        or
                            (ii) 80 percent of the statewide 
                        nonmetropolitan area median income.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 501. OFFSET.

    (a) Purpose; Definition.--
            (1) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
        an efficient and transparent 1-time process for deauthorizing 
        Bureau of Reclamation projects that have failed--
                    (A) to receive a minimum level of Federal 
                investment; or
                    (B) to initiate construction.
            (2) Definition of reclamation project.--In this section, 
        the term ``Reclamation project'' means a surface water storage 
        project or project under the purview of title XVI of Public Law 
        102-575 that is to be carried out, funded or operated in whole 
        or in part by the Secretary pursuant to 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) Backlog List.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives, and make available on a 
publicly accessible internet website in a manner that is downloadable, 
searchable, and sortable, a list of--
            (1) Reclamation projects--
                    (A) that are authorized; and
                    (B) for which, during the fiscal year in which this 
                Act is enacted and each of the preceding 10 fiscal 
                years--
                            (i) no application for Federal funding has 
                        been received; and
                            (ii) no construction has occurred; and
            (2) for each Reclamation project listed under paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) the date of authorization of the Reclamation 
                project, including any subsequent modifications to the 
                original authorization;
                    (B) a brief description of the Reclamation project; 
                and
                    (C) any amounts appropriated for the Reclamation 
                project that remain unobligated.
    (c) Interim Deauthorization List.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and make 
        publicly available an interim deauthorization list that 
        identifies each Reclamation project described in subsection 
        (b)(1).
            (2) Public comment and consultation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall solicit and 
                accept, for a period of not less than 90 days, comments 
                relating to the interim deauthorization list under 
                paragraph (1) from--
                            (i) the public; and
                            (ii) the Governor of each applicable State.
                    (B) Project sponsors.--As part of the public 
                comment period under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                shall provide to project sponsors the opportunity to 
                provide to the Secretary a notice of the intent to 
                initiate construction of the project by not later than 
                the date that is 2 years after the date of publication 
                of the preliminary final deauthorization list under 
                subsection (d).
            (3) Submission to congress; publication.--Not later than 90 
        days after the date of submission of the backlog list under 
        subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) submit the interim deauthorization list under 
                paragraph (1) to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives; and
                    (B) publish the interim deauthorization list in the 
                Federal Register.
    (d) Preliminary Final Deauthorization List.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a preliminary 
        final deauthorization list that includes each project 
        identified pursuant to paragraph (2).
            (2) Identification of projects.--
                    (A) Exclusions.--The Secretary may identify a 
                Reclamation project described in subsection (b)(1) for 
                exclusion from the preliminary final deauthorization 
                list if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case 
                basis following receipt of public comments, that the 
                project is critical for interests of the United States, 
                based on the practicable impact of the project on--
                            (i) public health and safety;
                            (ii) the national economy; or
                            (iii) the environment.
                    (B) Subject to deauthorization designation.--Any 
                Reclamation project the sponsor of which has provided 
                to the Secretary a notice of the intent to initiate 
                construction by not later than 2 years after the date 
                of publication of the preliminary final deauthorization 
                list under this subsection shall be designated on that 
                list as ``subject to deauthorization''.
                    (C) Appendix.--The Secretary shall include as part 
                of the preliminary final deauthorization list under 
                this subsection an appendix that--
                            (i) identifies each Reclamation project 
                        included on the interim deauthorization list 
                        under subsection (c) that is not included on 
                        the preliminary final deauthorization list; and
                            (ii) describes the reasons why each 
                        Reclamation project identified under clause (i) 
                        is not included on the preliminary final 
                        deauthorization list.
            (3) Submission to congress; publication.--Not later than 
        120 days after the date of expiration of the public comment 
        period under subsection (c)(2)(A), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives the 
                preliminary final deauthorization list and the appendix 
                required under this subsection; and
                    (B) publish the preliminary final deauthorization 
                list and appendix in the Federal Register.
    (e) Deauthorization; Congressional Review.--Effective beginning on 
the date that is 180 days after the date of submission to Congress of 
the preliminary final deauthorization list under subsection (d)(3)(A), 
each Reclamation project included on that list is deauthorized, 
unless--
            (1) the Reclamation project is designated as ``subject to 
        deauthorization'' pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(B); or
            (2) Congress has enacted a joint resolution disapproving 
        the preliminary final deauthorization list.
    (f) Updated Final Deauthorization List.--
            (1) Publication.--Not later than the date that is 2 years 
        after the date of publication of the preliminary final 
        deauthorization list under subsection (d)(3)(B), the Secretary 
        shall publish an updated final deauthorization list.
            (2) Projects subject to deauthorization.--On the updated 
        final deauthorization list under this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall describe any Reclamation project designated as ``subject 
        to deauthorization'' on the preliminary final deauthorization 
        list pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(B) as--
                    (A) authorized, if the Secretary has received 
                evidence that the sponsor of the Reclamation project 
                has substantially initiated construction on the 
                Reclamation project; or
                    (B) deauthorized, if the Secretary has not received 
                the evidence described in subparagraph (A).
            (3) Deauthorization.--Any project described as deauthorized 
        pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) shall be deauthorized on the date 
        that is 180 days after the date of submission of the updated 
        final deauthorization list under paragraph (1), unless Congress 
        has enacted a joint resolution disapproving that list.
    (g) Treatment of Project Modifications.--For purposes of this 
section, if an authorized Reclamation project has been modified by an 
Act of Congress, the date of authorization of the project shall be 
considered to be the date of the most recent modification.
                                 <all>