Upper San Joaquin River Storage Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4127
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2014-02-28
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California

Water resources funding

Water storage
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Upper San Joaquin River Storage Act of 2014 - Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a project for Upper San Joaquin River storage in Fresno and Madera Counties, California, if the Secretary determines that such project is feasible.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4127 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2014 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Bera of California , and Mr. Cárdenas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the construction of the Upper San Joaquin River Storage in California.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Upper San Joaquin River Storage Act of 2014 . 2. Upper San Joaquin river storage Section 103(d)(1)(B) of title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act, 118 Stat. 1681) is amended by— (a) adding after clause (iii) the following: (iv) Construction authorization If the Secretary determines a project described in clause (ii), subclause (II) of subparagraph (A) is feasible, the Secretary, subject to appropriations, is authorized to carry out the project in a manner that is substantially in accordance with the recommended plan, and subject to the conditions described in the feasibility study. ; and (b) striking in clause (ii) the project and inserting a project described in clause (ii), subclause (II) of subparagraph (A) .